#tbt The Communications room of the Hartford Fire Dept's headquarters at 275 Pearl Street. The building closed permanently this past Monday. (Undated Hartford Collection photo, photographer unknown) #HartfordHistory

"BUSHNELL RALLY - Gospel Singer Mahalia Jackson looks over program for Bushnell benefit for burned Georgia churches, with the Rev. Richard Battles, left, one of the organizers of rally; and the Rev. Martin Luther King, main speaker at affair." Htfd Times 10/29/62 #MLK #MLKDay

In Mar 1920 Jessie Colpitts was among 100s of women who registered to vote in #Hartford. In Oct 1920, 1000s registered. We are looking for photos of those women. Pls email [email protected] if you know of someone who may have reg'd then #hartfordhistory #hartfordhasit #19thAmendment

Want to take your mind off the virus for a moment? We are still posting to our IG (Hartford HHT) and FB (facebook.com/hartfordhistory) accounts. #ManuscriptMonday and #TBT/#WomensHistoryMonth, with the occasional bonus post ☘️. You may email us, too! [email protected]

Joining the #StPatricksDay #ArchivesStPatricksParade! This is from the Hartford Times photograph morgue (photographer unknown). #HartfordHistory @hplct #hartfordhasit #publiclibraryarchives

Spring is here! (📷 Charles Vendetti, The Hartford Times)

Today is #NationalCensusDay; be counted! "Census Day: Like Americans throughout the country today, Mrs. Adam Prasuhn is mailing her U.S. Census questionnaire. Mrs. Prasuhn is librarian at #Hartford Seminary Foundation." ( (📷 Einar Chindmark, Hartford Times) #census2020

Check out the Black Heritage Project Team getting stuff done before the days of remote learning ✔👍 This team + their partner Htfd History Center are raising awareness about the Talcott Street Congregational Church, the 1st black Congregational church in Hartford (3rd in the nation).

We stopped by home this morning, and were glad to see everyone is taking precautions. #hartfordhasit #hartfordhistory #ilovehplct #publiclibraries #authorsofinstagram #marktwain

Have you seen our latest additions to the Connecticut Digital Archive? They include StoryCorps interviews, oral histories with former #Hartford #NAACP Presidents, and a printing project between #HPHS students and Hartford Prints!! Search here: ctdigitalarchive.org/islandora/sear…

Hartford Public Library shifts from sanctuary to outreach amid coronavirus crisis courant.com/coronavirus/hc…

#tbt Keney Park golf clubhouse, then and now. ⛳️ The original photo dates to 1936. #hartfordparks #hartfordhasit #hartfordhistory #publiclibraryarchives #archivesofinstagram @ Keney Park Golf Course instagram.com/p/CAc_Fuqp5md/…

.Fiona Vernal talks about the travelers that shaped city life and culture in Hartford Connecticut and her exhibition at @HPLCT Htfd History Center CT Humanities UConn 3/10 timetoeatthedogs.com/2020/03/20/rep…

New #onlineexhibit! #October1920: A Celebration of the Centennial of Women's Suffrage, has launched today (Sept 14) to mark the 100th anniversary of CT's ratification of the #19thamendment. View: bit.ly/oct1920 #suffragecentennial #hartfordhistory #publiclibraryarchives

Fanny Earl registered to vote in #Hartford for the first time at age 80. Learn about the thousands of others like her, who following passage of the #19thAmendment, made their voice heard in 1920. #vote @MayorBronin @SOTSMerrill Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz Connecticut's Old State House hplct.libguides.com/October1920/ho…

MLK in Hartford

Our #MuseumSnowballFight entry. From the Hartford Times photograph morgue (hdl.handle.net/11134/50002:72…) Connecticut League of History Organizations

Hartford native, Dr. Spencer Shaw #hartfordhistory #blackhistory

We included a bunch of #ArchivesAthletes in our "Hartford Springs into Summer" exhibit: hartfordparks.omeka.net/exhibits/show/… #ArchivesHashtagParty

#ArchivesAthletes from #Hartford high schools ca.1970. Caption reads, “Kathy McKinney and Carol Allison, both of Weaver, & Sue Jenks of Bulkeley (l-r) ‘fly, sit & toe’ their way to perfect balance in various gymnastics exercises during annual competition.” (📸 Einar G. Chindmark)