Why is Connecticut called the ‘Constitution State?
Update: 2025-08-20
Description
How did Connecticut earn the moniker “Constitution State”?
Hint – it’s not the Constitution you learned about in history class!
We’ll travel back to the 1600s to explore how history, conflict and big aspirations helped shape the state’s identity.
GUESTS:
- Thomas Balcerski, professor of history at Eastern Connecticut State University and director of the Center for Connecticut Studies
- Kathy Craughwell-Varda, director of Conservation ConneCTion, Connecticut State Library
- Andrea Rapacz, chief curator of collections, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
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