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Grating the Nutmeg

Connecticut is a small state with big stories. GTN episodes include top-flight historians, compelling first-person stories and new voices in Connecticut history. Executive Producers Mary Donohue, Walt... Read more

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170. Connecticut Senator George McLean Protects America’s Wild Birds

170. Connecticut Senator George McLean Protects America’s Wild Birds

Connecticut Senator George P. McLean’s crowning achievement was overseeing passage of one of the country’s first and mos... Read more

1 Aug 2023

27mins

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169. Connecticut’s 17th Regiment Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg

169. Connecticut’s 17th Regiment Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg

This episode was recorded on July 5th, 2023 just two days after the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg-the tu... Read more

15 Jul 2023

37mins

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168. Connecticut’s Cape Verdean Community

168. Connecticut’s Cape Verdean Community

In this episode of Grating the Nutmeg, Natalie Belanger of the Connecticut Museum of History and Culture chats with some... Read more

1 Jul 2023

44mins

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167. New Lives for Old Factories: Cheshire’s Ball & Socket Arts

167. New Lives for Old Factories: Cheshire’s Ball & Socket Arts

What’s being done to save the state’s industrial history? In today’s episode, Producer Mary Donohue talks to Renee Tribe... Read more

15 Jun 2023

31mins

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166. Connecticut at the 1964 New York World’s Fair

166. Connecticut at the 1964 New York World’s Fair

It’s almost summertime and kids everywhere are already dreaming about their summer vacation. In 1964, Jimmy O’Sullivan o... Read more

1 Jun 2023

31mins

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165. Connecticut's Would-Be Woodstock: The Powder Ridge Festival

165. Connecticut's Would-Be Woodstock: The Powder Ridge Festival

In this episode of Grating the Nutmeg, Natalie Belanger of the Connecticut Historical Society  takes you back to the gre... Read more

15 May 2023

34mins

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164. Philip Johnson’s Glass House

164. Philip Johnson’s Glass House

“Lifestyle site Thrillist set out to find the most beautiful building in each state and Philip Johnson's New Canaan Glas... Read more

1 May 2023

42mins

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163. How Connecticut Got Zoning (CTE Game Changer Series)

163. How Connecticut Got Zoning (CTE Game Changer Series)

You may have heard the phrase “it’s not zoned for that” as in “Can I build a factory next to my house?” or “Can I put a ... Read more

15 Apr 2023

29mins

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162. Picturing Puerto Rico in Conceptual Art: The Museum of the Old Colony by Pablo Delano (CTE Game Changer Series)

162. Picturing Puerto Rico in Conceptual Art: The Museum of the Old Colony by Pablo Delano (CTE Game Changer Series)

Connecticut and Puerto Rico have strong ties. The guest for this episode is Pablo Delano, a visual artist, photographer,... Read more

31 Mar 2023

35mins

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161. Carbonated Connecticut

161. Carbonated Connecticut

In this episode of GTN, Natalie Belanger and Elena Peters of the Connecticut Historical Society take a look at the begin... Read more

14 Mar 2023

28mins

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