So what is so special about this old stone house? For one, it is the oldest house in Connecticut. It is also the oldest stone house in all of New England. The first settlers of Guilford, CT began construction on the Henry Whitfield House in late 1639 for Henry Whitfield, a Puritan minister who fled…
My son is a junior in high school, and we are beginning to explore his options for after graduation. He is planning to go to college, and so we have a number of college tours lined up. We recently visited Pennsylvania State University (Penn State for short), home of the Nittany Lions in State College,…
As an Ambassador working with the Connecticut Office of Tourism, I had the opportunity not long ago to visit a number of Connecticut’s landmarks. While you can read about all of them in my recently published article, below is an excerpt about the statue in the feature photo of this post. “With the incredible popularity…
Our winter in Connecticut has been a little lackluster in terms of snowfall, so one morning recently I was surprised to see that a few inches of the white stuff had accumulated during the night. I grabbed a coffee and my camera and hit the road to take some photos. Historic architecture looks especially beautiful…
My son had an event in White Plains, NY last week, and so after dropping him off I decided to explore the area a little bit. I received a number of recommendations for Scarsdale, NY, which is one town (or village as they call it in Westchester County) over from White Plains. As I traveled…
There are so many things that pique my interest on any given week, depending on the time of year and what is happening in the world, so I am starting a new feature called “Direct to Your Door” where I will share at least one interesting history tidbit and photograph, and then link up to…
