ABOUT US
We connect the public to our state’s history by providing accessible, engaging, diverse storytelling.
Who we are
Founded in 2002 as an independent non-profit history magazine, Connecticut Explored is on a mission to tell the stories that have shaped our history.
We publish Connecticut Explored, the magazine of Connecticut history.
Connecticut Explored is our award-winning quarterly magazine. Each issue centers around a different creative theme. In addition to in-depth articles, we also provide information on exhibits, events, and sites to explore.
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We produce the podcast of Connecticut history.
Grating the Nutmeg features top-flighthistorians, compelling first-person stories,and new voices in Connecticut history
We create resources for students and teachers of Connecticut history.
We publish classroom materials that make Connecticut history come alive, including Where I Live: Connecticut, Venture Smith’s Colonial Connecticut, and African American Connecticut Explored.
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Meet Our Partners
History Advocate: Connecticut Public 
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
The Amistad Center for Art and Culture
Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation
Connecticut League of History Organizations
The Fairfield Museum and History Center
Friends of Indian Hill Cemetery
Stowe Center for Literary Activism
Institute for American Indian Studies
Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center
The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
The Ancient Burying Ground Association
Association for the Study of Connecticut History
Friends of the magazine
CT Department of Economic and Community Development, State Historic Preservation Office
Office of the Connecticut State Historian
Sponsors of the Podcast
Connecticut history, one good story after another.