One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!

– Winston Churchill

55 historical pictures of Southington Connecticut during WWII

This collection of pictures shows what daily life was like in Southington during WWII.

Beautifully restored map of Canton, CT from 1869

Vintage landowners map of Canton, Connecticut as it used to be

Bird’s eye view of Willimantic, CT from 1882

This old map shows Willimantic, Connecticut in the late 19th century.

Ulysses S. Grant’s deathbed letter to his wife and children

With these few injunctions and the knowledge I have of your love and affection, and of the dutiful affection of all our children, I bid you a final farewell, until we meet in another and, I trust, a better world. You will find this on my person after my demise.