“A Survey of the City of Hartford,” manuscript drawn by Solomon Porter, 1790. 54 ½ inches by 41 inches. Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library. Solomon Porter was a prominent citizen of Hartford (merchant, grammar school principal, city clerk, etc.), and his survey map of the city became a template …
Flowery Verses from a Tough Cookie In a season of flowers, the “Sweet Singer of Hartford” floats over the Hartford History Center and reminds us that Lydia Huntley Sigourney, who loved flowers and once compared her daughter to a “thornless rose,” is still worthy of study and attention. Born the …
see real women: really see women images by Carla Ten Eyck “see real women: really see women” is held in the permanent collection of the library’s Hartford History Center. The library debuted this body of work in 2008. The project was funded in part by the Edward C. and Ann …
Caroline M. Hewins In 1882, Caroline M. Hewins had been a librarian in Hartford for only six years when, through a fledgling …
