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Schultz

Dutch Schultz

The gangster Arthur Flagenheimer, more commonly known as “Dutch Schultz,” came to Bridgeport April 30, 1935. Schultz and his bodyguard, … Continue reading

Special event

writingclass

Memoir Writing Class

Saturday, May 12th, 2012 2:00 PM Burroughs & Saden – History Center The Bridgeport History Center has sponsored a Bridgeport Memoir Writing … Continue reading

Heroes and Villains

Oscar Palm1uist

Bridgeport Titanic Survivor Drowns in Beardsley Pond?

Photo: Oscar Palmquist In April of 1912, the news of the tragedy of the sinking of the ship Titanic resonated throughout … Continue reading

Films

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M. Daly’s Bridgeport: Pleasure Beach

M. Daly’s Bridgeport: Pleasure Beach

Bridgeport at War

Home of General Noble

General William Henry Noble

General William Henry Noble by Eric D. Lehman Born in 1813, William Henry graduated from Yale University with a law … Continue reading

Working Bridgeport

Buckingham and Brewers Printers

Bridgeport Working:Voices of the 20th Century

  www.bridgeporthistory.org The Bridgeport History Center created a website documenting the lives of the people who worked in Bridgeport, Connecticut in … Continue reading

Women

Elizabeth (Isabelle) Medina

Elizabeth (Isabel) Medina

Bridgeport’s  Hispanic Community: Rediscovering Elizabeth Medina Hispanic Activist and Reporter. During the late 40′s and early 50′s, Bridgeport was an important nucleus for the migration … Continue reading

African American Heritage

Black Bridgeporters

by Michelle Black Smith In 1977, a dedicated group of African American teachers decided to record the history of Black … Continue reading

Maritime

Fayerweather Lighthouse

Kathleen Moore

 1812-1899 In 1817, Captain Stephen Moore was injured while unloading goods from a ship.  Stephen then applied for a job … Continue reading

Architecture

Bridgeport Post Office, mural by Robert Lambdin, Bridgeport Post

Bridgeport Post Office Mural

  Photograph: History of Mail Transportation, United States Post Office, Bridgeport. Mural Painted by Robert Lamdin According to art historian … Continue reading