Affirmation for Success:
The tide of Destiny has turned and everything comes my way.
Image: bluesundrops [Affirmation by KNOWOL – CC BY 2.0]
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.
The value of a smile at Christmas
It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing…
Fascinating Pictures of Colchester Connecticut in the 1940’s
Jack Delano’s photos of Colchester, CT from the 1940’s.
Beautiful bird’s eye view of Terryville, Connecticut from 1894
This old map shows Terryville, Connecticut in the late 19th century.
Vintage Picture of the Chicken Roost in Bridgeport from the 1950’s
The Chicken Roost was a restaurant in Bridgeport, CT that was famous for its “As You Like It” southern fried chicken.
Beautifully restored map of Meriden, Connecticut from 1875
Detailed bird’s eye view of Meriden, Connecticut in 1875
Beautifully restored map of Iowa City, Iowa from 1854
It has a high, beautiful and very healthy location upon the Iowa River, which is a bold deep stream of clear water, navigable with Steamboats during several months of each year, and commands the growing trade of a large scope of exceedingly fertile country, well timbered and watered.
Hand colored map of Bristol, Connecticut from 1893
Click here to see what Bristol looked like more than 100 years ago!
