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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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

Peter C. Vermilyea teaches history at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Valley, Connecticut, and at Western Connecticut State University. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he serves as a scholarship director at his alma mater's Civil War Institute. He was an assistant editor for Of the People, By The People, For the People" and Other Quotations from Abraham Lincoln.

Other publications include:

• Civil War America (Almanacs of American Life). New York: Facts on File, Forthcoming. (Research editor)
• "The Professor and the Major: A Gettysburg Controversy." America's Civil War. Forthcoming.
• "A Damnable Outrage": Theodore Roosevelt's 1902 Streetcar Accident." American History. August 2005.
• "The Grave of General John Sedgwick." Blue and Gray Magazine. February 2005.
• "Military Operations in the Gettysburg Area to June 24, 1863." Gettysburg Magazine. Issue 32. January 2005
• "The Effect of Lee's Invasion on Gettysburg's African-American Community." Gettysburg Magazine. Issue 24. January 2001.
• "General John Sedgwick and the Pursuit of Lee's Army After Gettysburg." Gettysburg Magazine. Issue 22. January 2000.

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

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