A Witch Hanged in Bridgeport By Eric D. Lehman In the middle of the 17th century, Bridgeport was simply a no-man’s land between the growing colonial villages of Stratford and Fairfield. That is no doubt why the citizens of these Puritan communities decided to hang a witch ...
My grandfather, Daniel Wakelee, built a new homestead for this family between 1832 and 1836 in Long Hill, Trumbull, CT. This homestead was on what was called the New Turnpike, and is now the main road running from Bridgeport to Stephney, CT. This new homestead ...
Written by Ebenezer Wakeley, Jr. (1843-1916) Edited by great-great grandson Gregory Robert Cunningham My father, Ebenezer Wakelee, the son of Daniel Wakelee and Mary Baldwin, was born January 13, 1818. He married Mary Jennings of Greenfield Hill, CT, who was the daughter of Seth Jennings who lived ...
By Robert Foley Caleb Brewster left the quiet life on his family farm home in Setauket, Long Island, at 19 years old for the adventure of a position on a Nantucket whaler. He then pursued a life at sea as a mate on a merchant ship. ...
by Elizabeth Boyce Just a few years back, my youngest daughter innocently summed up my work to new friends saying: “Oh, and that’s my mom.” As they passed by, she added, “She works with dead people.” She wasn’t wrong. I do spend an inordinate amount of time ...
By Carolyn Ivanoff One of my father’s favorite stories about growing up on Bridgeport’s East Side was the day the Hindenburg flew over St. Mary’s School. He remembered that the nuns let all the students out of school to view the massive aircraft. Seeing the Hindenburg ...
By Lennie Grimaldi Donald Trump placed his right hand on the shoulder of a model – tall, blonde, striking, must have been 22 – and with his left hand steered Joe Ganim by the shoulder, easing the two together. “Let me introduce you to a friend ...
by Abraham Lima This is Part 2 of a 5 Part Series at the Bridgeport History Center: The tri-color flag of Mexico, the green red and white. In the middle stands an eagle on a cactus with a snake, the legacy of this eagle, the eagle the ...
