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This original survey of Starr Street from 1835 and 1876 shows how the area has evolved over the years. It shows plots of land with property lines and handwritten information explaining the subdivision. As one note explains, for example, a couple of…

This pamphlet helps us to understand each house’s personality and history through images and notes about the original owners. The houses were built for average people such as grocers and school teachers. The decline and subsequent restoration of each…

This double-length postcard with a picture of the Williams Mansion and Public Library of New London next to each other shows what this street corner looked like in the nineteenth century.

Capitol Theater was once a lively spot, regularly selling out shows and movies, but as New London’s economy sunk so did attendance records. These images from an article in the local newspaper The Day evidence the beauty of the once thriving theater,…

This exhaustive study of riverside park provides further insight into the human uses of the park, such as circulation, as well as its more intricate ecosystem functions. This 21-page planning document outlines the existing conditions and a future…

Badge titled "New London Police Chief"

Audio recording of NLPD officers and local students. Local NPR reporter Brian Scott-Smith interviews Officers and patrons at September ​Coffee with Cops e​vent.