Born around 1783 in the West Indies, William Monteflora Harris moved to America in search of an education. Frustrated with the racism that limited his ability to achieve that goal, his focus turned towards ensuring his children received an education.

You may recall that 2 years ago, I challenged Yale University's Beinecke Library on their identification of a 29th Connecticut Colored Regiment soldier in an image in their collection. The image is part of their Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection.

To celebrate the 160th anniversary of the return of the 29th Connecticut Colored Regiment from the Civil War, we are organizing a memorial walk, following in the exact footsteps of the soldiers during the Hartford parade they were given on November 24,1865!  The walk will occur on Saturday November 22, 2025. 

In October 1637, the Connecticut colony passed a law in response to Native American's fighting back against the encroachment of English settlers. The law allowed for enslavement of Native Americans if they destroyed the property of English settlers.

In October 1637, the Connecticut colony passed a law in response to Native American's fighting back against the encroachment of English settlers. The law allowed for enslavement of Native Americans if they destroyed the property of English settlers.

On June 19, 2025 at 10am, the Alex Breanne Corporation in Collaboration with Simsbury Historical Society and the Town of Simsbury will be unveiling a new monument at Simsbury Cemetery honoring a historic black couple and their family. Their names are Peter and Esther Jackson.

In 1835, James and Martha Bulloch, the grandparents of Theodore Roosevelt, traveled from Roswell Georgia to Connecticut.