City of Hartford - Hartford city links and online information for
associations, media, business, food, travel, history and other subject
areas.
City
of Hartford, Connecticut - Official municipal site, providing extensive information
on the city, its government, services, education, news and events
Hartford Magazine - Online magazine offering news, articles, weather, local
information, dining guide, calendar of events, message boards, shopping.
Touring Historic Hartford - Reprint of article by Tom Bross originally published in
the September 2001 edition of Travel America.
The Goodwin
Hotel - Luxury hotel in
downtown Hartford offers information on its
accommodations, dining, fitness center, rental facilities
and catering services.
The Hastings
Hotel - Accommodations
located at conference center in downtown Hartford. Online
room availability check and reservations provided.
Bradley International
Airport - Aeronautical information, including location,
runways, taxiways, navaids, radio frequencies, FBO information, fuel
prices, hotel and motel listings, hotels, weather, sunrise and
sunset times, aerial photo and airport diagram.
Artworks Gallery - Visual artists cooperative which promotes local and
regional artists. Online exhibit, and information on purchasing art,
members and board of directors.
Joseloff Gallery - Offers series of exhibitions throughout the year of the
work of artists, illustrators and designers of national and
international stature.
Pump House
Gallery - Owned and operated by the City of Hartford, with
changing exhibits by local artists.
Taub Hall Gallery - Gallery for showcasing student artwork as well as to
provide students the experience of exhibition preparation and
installation.
Wadsworth Atheneum - Founded
in 1892 and featuring collection of American and European
paintings, sculpture and decorative arts. Collection
highlights, exhibits and program information.
Mark Twain Home - Residence of Samuel Clemens located in Hartford,
Connecticut and listed as a National Historic Landmark by the
National Park Service.
Mark Twain House - Tour the Hartford, Connecticut home where Mark Twain
lived and worked from 1874 to 1891. Learn about Twain's life and
times, check out the children's activities and events calendar or
visit the Museum Shop.
Mark
Twain House - Contemporary color photographs of exterior with
architectural information, from the Kidder Smith Images Project.
Mark Twain
House - Story by David Kendall on how computer scanning
technology was used in the restoration of the home.
Mark Twain House - Oversized (1024x686 pixels) black and white vintage
photograph.
Mark Twain House - Vintage photo and information from the American
Memory Project.
Taste of Hartford - Annual food and beverage festival which takes place on
Constitution Plaza in downtown Hartford each summer. Information
provided on current event's vendors, sponsors and entertainment line-up.
The
New England Fiddle Contest - Annual competition. Review of recent event with photos,
information on registering for upcoming contest, history and organizers
of the program.
Andersonville Boy - Civil War monument located on the grounds of the
State Capitol which memorializes Connecticut soldiers who became
prisioners at Andersonville. Photograph, description, historical
significance, reprint of lettering on the plaque and profile of the
artist who created it.
Founders of Hartford - List of names, as inscribed on the Founders Monumnet in
the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford. Provided by the Connecticut
State Library.
Hungerstrikers Memorial - Celtic Cross of granite inscribed with the names of the
ten Irish Republican prisoners jailed in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh who
died in 1981 as a result of a hunger strike to win status as political
prisoners.
Forlorn Soldier - Civil War monument located on Airport Road.
Photograph, description, historical significance, reprint of
lettering on the plaque and profile of the artist who created it.
General Griffin A.
Stedman - Civil War monument and sarcophagus located in Cedar
Hill Cemetery. Photograph, description, historical significance,
reprint of lettering on the plaque and profile of the artist who
created it.
Griffin A. Stedman
Monument - Civil War monument located in Barry Square which
memorializes a highly-regard general. Photograph, description,
historical significance, reprint of lettering on the plaque and
profile of the artist who created it.
Petersburg Express - Civil War monument located on the grounds of the
State Capitol which is a piece of heavy artillery used by the 1st
Connecticut in the campaign before Petersburg. Photograph,
description, historical significance, reprint of lettering on the
plaque and profile of the artist who created it.
Soldiers and Sailors
Memorial Arch - Civil War monument located in Bushnell Park.
Photograph, description, historical significance, reprint of
lettering on the plaque and profile of the artist who created it.
Thomas McManus Plaque - Civil War monument located in Barry Square which
memorializes a major in the 25th Connecticut. Photograph,
description, historical significance, reprint of lettering on the
plaque and profile of the artist who created it.
Weld Monument - Civil
War monument located in the Old North Cemetery which
memorializes Lewis Ledyard Weld who served in the 41st
Colored Infantry. Photograph, description, historical
significance, reprint of lettering on the plaque and
profile of the artist who created it.
Regal Stageways Limousine - features late
model limousines, sedans, and 1957 Rolls Royce. Also offers special packages for weddings,
proms, business, and nights out.
Museum of Connecticut History - Information on collections, research and resources.
Located at the Connecticut State Library.
Old
State House - Contemporary color photographs of exterior with
architectural information, from the Kidder Smith Images Project.
Old Statehouse - National Historic Landmark erected 1793-96, the
first of the great public buildings attributed to Charles Bulfinch
and the site of the Hartford Convention in 1814, which voiced New
England's opposition to the War of 1812.
The
First State House - Illustration and information on the structure which
preceded the Old State House, and from which the Charter of 1662 was
stolen and hidden in the Charter Oak Tree.
The Old State House - Information on living history tours, exhibits,
conferences, special events and rentals.
Bushnell Park - America's first public park provides QTVR tours, park
history and information on historical monuments in the park.
Friends of Pope Park - Brochure of organization dedicated to improving and
preserving the park.
Healthy
Hartford: Hartford Parks - Interactive map of the city showing locations of parks,
with facts for each park and photos of several.
Knox
Parks Foundation - Organization
that beautifies the city and increases the awareness of
horticulture through programs, special events and
community outreach.
Pope Park Master Plan - Describes the history of the park and current plans for
improving the park – including lighting, roadways, and playing fields.
58-page document published in 2001.
Hartford Stage - Recipient of the 1989 Tony Award for Outstanding
Resident Theatre. Season schedule, box office information and education
programs.
Montage Productions - Community theater group in Hartford, whose goal is to
produce quality entertainment opportunities for both performers and
audience members.
The
Bushnell - Live performance venue for Broadway theatre, music,
dance, travel films, opera, and children's theatre.
The Webster Theatre - Live performance venue with events listing and
ability to purchase tickets online.
TheaterWorks - Professional off-Broadway-style theater that
produces unique repertory that addresses a broad variety of
community issues. Information on current production, season program
and tickets.
Wallace
Stevens Walking Tour - Each morning, the poet walked the two miles from his
home to his office, occupying himself by composing poetry in his head.
The route of his walk is shown, with sites of interest along the way.
