Category Archives: Connecticut

Representing 16 Signers, we were delighted that almost 50 members and guests attended the Fall 2018 meeting in Connecticut, traveling from 11 states and the District of Columbia. An overcast Friday did not dampen our spirits as we gathered at … Continue reading →

Almost 100 years after the initial settlement of Connecticut, towns were getting crowded and people began to look to the western part of the state.  Litchfield was incorporated in 1719 by an act of the Colonial Assembly of Connecticut on … Continue reading →

The DSDI Fall meeting will be held in Windsor and Litchfield, Connecticut Sept. 28-30.  It will be the Society’s first visit to the area, where we will learn about the Wolcott family.  Oliver Wolcott, one of the four signers from … Continue reading →

New Haven welcomed 57  DSDI members and guests for the fall meeting over the weekend of  September 20-22.   We were fortunate to have lovely weather with just a bit of rain while we were indoors. On Friday evening we met … Continue reading →

Program FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 2:00pm    Registration begins in the lobby of the Omni New Haven Hotel 3:00pm    Board of Governors’ Meeting: Omni New Haven Hotel, Church room 6:30pm     Reception with cash bar at The Graduate Club, New Haven 7:00pm     … Continue reading →

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 11:00 AM Grove Street Cemetery New Haven, CT www.grovestreetcemetery.org  Sometimes referred to as the Westminster of Yale, the Grove Street Cemetery maintains the graves of most early residents of New Haven, along with those of Eli Whitney … Continue reading →

Truxtun Brodhead of DSDI was given the honor of tapping the bell at the State Capitol in Hartford, Conn., on July 4, with his wife Mary in attendance.  This was  the sixth year  that Trux  has  represented  DSDI  at the event. In   New … Continue reading →