Connecticut Stories from the Western Reserve - Lecture

Imagine taking Connecticut’s northern and southern borders and extending them west to the Pacific Ocean. This is what Connecticut would have looked like in 1662 under the colony’s royal charter (in theory, at least). After the Revolution, Connecticut gave most of these claimed lands over to the new American government, but it “reserved” land in the northeast of present-day Ohio for its continued use and settlement. This became the Connecticut Western Reserve, also known as “New Connecticut.” Litchfield Historical Society Curator Alex Dubois shares stories of Connecticut residents involved in and affected by westward migration to Ohio lands, in conjunction with an upcoming major exhibition opening in April 2023 at the Litchfield Historical Society.
Originally presented on Thursday, January 5th with the Women's Forum of Litchfield
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