BACK ISSUES - Fall 2011 - Connecticut Explored

Natural Disasters, Man-made Calamities
Saving Waterbury City Hall
Eagle Sails Out of War & Into Peace
On the Hunt for Civil War Treasures

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On the Cover: The Connecticut State Police assisting in search and rescue at Ground Zero, September 2001. Connecticut State Police

Features
14 What a Disaster! Connecticut Connecticut catastrophes through the ages. By Emma Demar with Elizabeth J. Normen
20 Everyday Heroes On duty or off, ordinary people, extraordinary courages. By Karen L. Fredrick and Anne H. Young
26 September 11, 2001 Connecticut Responds and Reflects How we responded to the terrorist attackes of 9/11. By Anne Guernsey
32 America’s Tall Ship The rebirth of the German Horst Wessel. By Tido H. Holtkamp
Contents
pg 9	Hog River Journal: Remembering 9/11 By Elizabeth J. Normen
pg 10	Letters, etc
g 13	From the State Historian: Where Were You?… By Walter W. Woodward
pg 14	What a Disaster! By Emma Demar with Elizabeth J. Normen
pg 20	Everyday Heroes. By Karen L. Frederick and Anne H. Young
pg 26	September 11, 2001: Connecticut Responds and Reflects. By Anne Guernsey
pg 32	America’s Tall Ship. By Tido H. Holtkamp
pg 38	Tuskegee Airman Connie Nappier: “I Wanted to Fly.” By Eileen Hurst
pg 40	“What Would Dr. King Want You to Do?” By Cynthia Reik
pg 42	Site Lines: Putting Waterbury City Hall Back into Commission. By Robert W. Grzywacz
pg 44	History Day in Connecticut
pg 48	Destination: The Living 9/11 Memorial. By Nicole Chalfant
pg 50	re: Collections:Hartford History Center From the Desk of Stuart Parnes
pg 48	Spotlight: Events & News from Partner Organizations
pg 56	Afterword