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    Aug 16, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Archivists scramble after men accused of stealing historic documents

    On an invitingly bright summer day, the reading room at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania starts filling up nonetheless as soon as the doors open: professors, Ph.D. candidates and amateur genealogists alike stream in to spend hours perusing the yellowed letters and faded land records, the presidential papers and everyday ephemera that are stored in the group's vaults.
    On an invitingly bright summer day, the reading room at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania starts filling up nonetheless as soon as the doors open: professors, Ph.D. candidates and amateur genealogists alike stream in to spend hours perusing the...

    Tags: Personal Data Collection, Maryland, Elections, Arts and Culture, Harriet Tubman

    2. Feb 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Disgraced collector pleads guilty to stealing historical documents

    Barry H. Landau, the once-esteemed collector of presidential memorabilia, admitted in federal court Tuesday that he stole thousands of documents regarded as cultural treasures from historical societies and libraries in Baltimore and up the East Coast.
    Barry H. Landau, the once-esteemed collector of presidential memorabilia, admitted in federal court Tuesday that he stole thousands of documents regarded as cultural treasures from historical societies and libraries in Baltimore and up the East Coast....

    Tags: Sociology, Prescription Drugs, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Hancock, Culture

    3. Apr 25, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  3. Connecticut Arts Groups Get $1.15 Million From NEA Grants

    Hartford Courant
    National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced today that the NEA plans to award 928 grants totaling $77.17 million to not-for-profit organizations nationwide. These grants support exemplary projects in arts education, dance,...

    Tags: Theater, Economy, Business and Finance, Customs and Tradition, Colleges and Universities, Entertainment

    4. Mar 20, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  4. Tracking Extremists: A new study shows a rise in "Patriot Groups" here in Connecticut

    The good news: Connecticut's "hate group" index appears to be holding fairly steady. The bad news: the number of far-right wing, anti-federal-government-conspiracy "Patriot groups" in Connecticut more than doubled last year.
    The good news: Connecticut's "hate group" index appears to be holding fairly steady. The bad news: the number of far-right wing, anti-federal-government-conspiracy "Patriot groups" in Connecticut more than doubled last year. That's the word from the...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Poverty, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, Canterbury

    5. Apr 17, 2012 | Hartford Courant

  5. 'A Tradition Of Craft' At Connecticut Historical Society In Hartford

    There's a beautiful new exhibit at Connecticut Historical Society, "A Tradition of Craft," which shows antique furniture, and the work of contemporary furniture makers who try to preserve the old styles. Read my story <a href="http://www.courant.com/entertainment/arts/hc-historical-society-furniture-0413-20120420,0,7979002.story" target="_blank">here</a>.
    There's a beautiful new exhibit at Connecticut Historical Society, "A Tradition of Craft," which shows antique furniture, and the work of contemporary furniture makers who try to preserve the old styles. Read my story here.

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)

    6. Apr 16, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  6. Contemporary woodworkers show off historical techniques at the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford

    Who said furniture isn't sexy? Check out these two chairs, one from the present day (left, made in 2009 by John Rexroad) and one from the past (right, crafted in 1781 by Eliphalet Chapin). All summer long, the Connecticut Historical Society pairs the work of contemporary woodworkers with centuries-old tools and pieces from its own collection, and many of the new woodworking guys are keeping the flame of tradition lit by utilizing historical techniques. There's also a family day on June 2, which features hands-on activities, live demonstrations and tours.
    Who said furniture isn't sexy? Check out these two chairs, one from the present day (left, made in 2009 by John Rexroad) and one from the past (right, crafted in 1781 by Eliphalet Chapin). All summer long, the Connecticut Historical Society pairs the work...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)

    7. Jan 9, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  7. Connecticut Historical Society offering Veeder House tours

    There's a vast and unknown world of goods and secret cubbyholes at the CHS's 1928 house on Elizabeth Street in Hartford, where inventor Curtis H. Veeder once lived. Beginning Jan. 14, and every second Saturday thereafter, they'll be inviting people in to tour some of the weirdness, including clothing and textiles, furniture, hand-written manuscripts and diaries, tavern signs, early children's books, tools, and Veeder's own car wash, elevator and vacuum system.
    There's a vast and unknown world of goods and secret cubbyholes at the CHS's 1928 house on Elizabeth Street in Hartford, where inventor Curtis H. Veeder once lived. Beginning Jan. 14, and every second Saturday thereafter, they'll be inviting people in...

    Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)

    8. Jul 28, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Alleged document thieves indicted on federal charges

    The two New Yorkers charged with stealing historic documents from Maryland were indicted federally Thursday in a far broader scheme in which prosecutors say they stole many more valuable manuscripts from museums in both states. A National Archives...

    Tags: Thomas Jefferson, April Fools' Day, Sociology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Homes

    9. Aug 4, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Alleged document thief pleads not guilty

    Barry H. Landau, whom authorities call the mastermind behind a scheme to swipe American treasures from museums throughout the Mid-Atlantic, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal theft and conspiracy charges that prosecutors now characterize as the...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Maryland, Vermont, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice

    10. Mar 16, 2011 |Story| Hartford Courant

  10. About Bob Englehart

    The Hartford Courant
    Bob Englehart was born November 7, 1945 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Influenced by children's book illustrators Tibor Gergely and H.A. Rey, he determined early in life to be an artist. Later, as a teenager, Bill Mauldin, Norman Rockwell, and the illustrators...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Entertainment, Eastern Connecticut State University, The New York Times, Newspaper and Magazine

    11. Oct 8, 2010 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. Two Exhibitions Highlight Historic Connecticut Needlework

    The history of visual art in Connecticut usually is traced to the first professional painter, William Johnston of Boston, who began working in the region around 1762.
    The history of visual art in Connecticut usually is traced to the first professional painter, William Johnston of Boston, who began working in the region around 1762. But, as Susan P. Schoelwer notes in the introduction to a new scholarly catalog, "at...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Norwich, Long Island, Lyme, Travel

    12. Feb 17, 2010 |Story| Hartford Courant

  12. Hartford

    <b>ORIGINS:</b> Settled in 1633 as a Dutch trading post called House of Hope. Founded in 1635 by a group of settlers from Massachusetts led by the Rev. Thomas Hooker.
    The Hartford Courant
    ORIGINS: Settled in 1633 as a Dutch trading post called House of Hope. Founded in 1635 by a group of settlers from Massachusetts led by the Rev. Thomas Hooker. NAME: Originally called Newtown, it was named Hartford in 1637 after Hertford, England. DID...

    Tags: Samuel Colt, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Trinity College, Education, Harriet Beecher Stowe

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