The Society's New Exhibit
May 21, 2006 through June 30, 2007:
Pride and Patriotism: Stamford’s Role in World War II

Useful Links
Stamford, Fairfield County & Connecticut
Libraries, Historical Societies, etc.
Stamford, UK
The National Council for History Education
History gives context for human activity.
History is the foundation for sound judgement.
History extends human knowledge
beyond what individuals experience on their own.

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Search the Internet Search stamfordhistory.org Search cslib.org for our archival material (add 'stamford' to your search words)         Make sure to search both sites!

THE STAMFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1508 High Ridge Road Stamford, CT 06903 takes pleasure in hosting the CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY

Directions: Merritt Parkway, Exit 35 to High Ridge Road, North 3/4 mile to 2-story, c.1915 fieldstone building located on the left, past gas station. map

Emeritus professor of history Craig Symonds retired from the U.S. Naval Academy after thirty years of teaching. During that time, he won both the Naval Academy's "Excellence in Teaching" award (1988) and its "Excellence in Research" award (1998). A Civil War historian, Symonds has ten previously published books, including Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History, which won the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in 2006. Lincoln and His Admirals, which focuses on naval strategies during the Civil War, recently won the prestigious Lincoln Prize, which is administered by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College and has been awarded annually since 1991 for the best non-fiction historical work of the year on the American Civil War.

Harold Holzer is one of the leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. A prolific writer and lecturer, and frequent guest on television, he serves as co-chairman of the United States Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, appointed by President Clinton in September 2000, and elected co-chairman in 2001. President Bush, in turn, awarded Holzer the Natiional Humanities Medal in 2008. Holzer currently serves as Senior Vice President for External Affairs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns

BOOKS

LINKS

Civil War Collections at the Connecticut Historical Society
The Sneden Civil War Collection
Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites, Inc.
American Battlefield Protection Program, National Park Service
Monumental Battlefields
Friends of the National Parks at Gettysburg
Welcome to Virtual Gettysburg
The Civil War Home Page
Blue & Gray Magazine
North & South - the Official Magazine of the Civil War Society / Civil War Links
Selected Civil War Photos
III Corps Union this site has many Civil War related links on the bottom of the page
Civil War Interactive - A Free Online Civil War Magazine
Civil War Education Association
Civil War Studies at The Smithonian Associates

Civil War Information Resources on About.com
United States Military History on About.com
About.com usually provides excellent resources

Connecticut Civil War Round Table
Stamford Historical Society:
Record Group 16: The Diaries of Noah W. Hoyt: Summary, excerpts & bibliography

The Denbigh Project
supervised by J. Barto Arnold III (Institute for Nautical Archaeology, Texas A&M).
Denbigh, Archaeology of a Civil War Blockade Runner

Blogs
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