Why is Connecticut called the ‘Constitution State?’

Описание: How did Connecticut earn the moniker “Constitution State”?


Hint – it’s not the Constitution (https://www.archives.gov/founding-doc...)  you learned about in history class!


We’ll travel back to the 1600s to explore how history, conflict and big aspirations helped shape the state’s identity.


GUESTS:


• Thomas Balcerski (https://www.easternct.edu/faculty-dir...) , professor of history at Eastern Connecticut State University and director of the Center for Connecticut Studies

• Kathy Craughwell-Varda (https://clho.org/makeover) , director of Conservation ConneCTion, Connecticut State Library

• Andrea Rapacz (https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/abo...) , chief curator of collections, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History


 


This episode originally aired  on Aug. 20, 2025. 


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