Affirmation for Success:

My mind, body and spirit are in divine alignment.

ImageBarta IV [Affirmation by KNOWOL – CC BY 2.0]

Connecticut’s Chester–Hadlyme Ferry

The Chester-Hadlyme ferry is the second oldest continuously operating ferry service in the state.

Vintage map featuring historical Connecticut facts and trivia

This old map features historical Connecticut trivia from the 17th – 20th century.

Hartford’s State Capital, Memorial Arch, and Bushnell Park

These pictures of Hartford, Connecticut were taken over the span of 20 years, from 1900 -1920.

Beautifully restored map of Cheshire, Connecticut from 1882

Detailed bird’s eye view of Cheshire, Connecticut as it used to be

Theodore Roosevelt admired those who worked hard, pitied those who didn’t

I pity the creature who doesn’t work, at whichever end of the social scale…

15 fascinating pictures of America’s oldest amusement park in the 1940’s

Lake Compounce in Bristol, CT is America’s oldest continuously operated theme park.

Vintage hand-colored map of Connecticut from 1857

This beautiful hand drawn map of Connecticut was created in 1857 by Laura Roys, a student who attended Hartford Female Seminary, an all-female academy in Hartford, Connecticut. The map is beautifully colored, with shades of blue, orange, red, pink, yellow, and violet adorning the border of each city and town.

4 vintage images of Savin Rock Amusement Park in West Haven

Savin Rock was an amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut that operated from the 1870’s – 1966.