South End
Little Liberia – WNPR pod cast from “Where We Live”
Maisa Tisdale, President of the Mary and Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community, and…
BHC Topic: Neighborhood: South End
The Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe
By Charles Brilvitch The Golden Hill Paugussett tribe has been a part of Greater Bridgeport’s…
Alice Whiting Farrar and Geraldine Farrar Johnson
By Mary K. Witkowski Editor: Ann Marie Virzi Alice Whiting Farrar had many passions: music,…
Viola Louise Smith Bridgeforth: Making the Most From Extraordinary Times
By Mary K. Witkowski, Editor: Ann Marie Virzi In her 99 years on earth, Viola…
Black Market Rally Bridgeport:1943
Rationing of many products during World War II, such as food items, gasoline, and coffee,…
P.T. Barnum: The Later Years
As a senior citizen, P.T. Barnum was a man who never stopped working. He never…
The Locomobile Company of America
In 1899 the Locomobile began as a steam-powered car. With inventor and electric car manufacturer…
Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses
By: Charles Brilvitch A community of “free people of color” began to coalesce around the…
Bibliography: Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses
Mary and Eliza Freeman and houses A History of Connecticut’s Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, by…
Neighborhoods
Bridgeport has often been called a “City of Neighborhoods.” There are commonly used designations for the…
Bridgeport Lighthouse
The Bridgeport Lighthouse, shown here in 1930, marked the entrance to the Bridgeport harbor for…