History to Legend to Myth: Remembering the Revolution in Connecticut

The Branford Historical Society Presents:
History to Legend to Myth: Remembering the Revolution in Connecticut
Situated between Massachusetts & New York, both hotbeds of activity during the American Revolution, Connecticut’s role in the war is often overlooked. Using the state’s memorials, statues, & landmarks as touchstones, Richard Franklin Donohue will detail what happened in Connecticut throughout the Revolution, explore the ways in which the state’s patriots participated in the movement towards independence, and how these events have been remembered, and in some cases, romanticized, for 250 years.