Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5.pm. Contact us: Museum Store at the Old State House, 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT, 06103 Phone: (860) 522-6766 x. 29 or Email: Museum Store   View our monthly newsletter Book Order Form Connecticut Disasters True Stories of Tragedy and Survival by Ellsworth S. Grant ISBN: 0-7627-3972-X $13.95 History writer Ellsworth S. Grant takes you back to Connecticut’s most catastrophic events, vividly re-creating the moments that changed the Nutmeg State forever. The twenty-two true stories in Connecticut Disasters are a chilling reminder to expect the unexpected and to respect the powerful, often deadly forces of nature. Connecticut Icons 50 Symbols of the Nutmeg State by Charles Monagan ISBN: 0-7627-3548-1 $16.95 Charles Monagan knows Connecticut. As editor of Connecticut Magazine he has spent years discovering and describing the people, places, and things that comprise the character of his home state. With this entertaining collection of photos, anecdotes, and little-known facts, Monagan presents fifty of his favorite icons- from the hot lobster roll to the Yale Bowl, the U.S.S. Nautilus to the Merritt Parkway- and shows native and newcomer alike the independent spirit and local pride at the heart of this great state of Connecticut. Connecticut Mining by John A. Pawloski ISBN: 073854504X $19.99 The search for mineral wealth in Connecticut has spanned more than 10,000 years of human history. It began with the migration of Native Americans into the Northeast soon after the last Ice Age glaciers melted away. The natives used materials for many of their tools, cooking vessels, and amulets. European colonists settled in what is now Connecticut in the early 1600s and immediately began searching for deposits of gold, silver, and precious gems. They soon learned that true wealth was not found in precious metals and stones but in the materials necessary to maintain life in their new world, such as iron, copper, and lead. The arrival of John Winthrop Jr. in the Connecticut colony in 1635 led to the discovery of many metal and stone deposits. This opened the door for the future United States to become an industrial giant. Greater Hartford Firefighting by Connecticut Fire Museum ISBN: 0738545384 $19.99 The Hartford area has a rich history of firefighting, beginning with the bucket brigades of early colonial history. As devastating blazes razed many key buildings and entire neighborhoods, these small teams developed into large volunteer groups. The city finally realized that paid fire departments were needed, and the modern firefighting world bloomed with technological advances in equipment and procedures. The evolution of these brave firefighting groups is richly chronicled in Greater Hartford Firefighting. Author Bio: Through the efforts of many people and organizations, this history has continued to survive with historic images, written histories, and the preservation of historic firefighting pieces. Bert Johanson, president of the Connecticut Fire Museum, directed this project and is passionate about preserving this information for future generations. Thomas E. Holcombe and Nancy Johanson, members of the Connecticut Fire Museum, also played a major role. Images were primarily culled from the museum and the East Hartford Fire Department. Hartford Volume II by Wilson H. Faude ISBN: 0-7524-0226-9 $16.99 In 1994, thousands of citizens enjoyed Wilson H. Faude’s photographic history of Hartford – a wonderful collection of images of the city from the 1850’s to the 1960’s. Now Wilson H. Faude brings us a second volume of images from our past. These photographics again lead us on a fascinating and fun journey down memory lane, back to the days when Frank’s was on Asylum, when Sage-Allen’s lit up the holiday sky, and when events such as the Mile of Dimes and people such as Dan the Bare Foot Man were an integral part of the city.Drawn from hitherto unpublished sources – most notably Tony De Bonee’s personal collection of fifty years of chronicling the city and the Hartford Collection of the Hartford Public Library – this is a feast for all those who enjoy Hartford. Hartford Volume III by Wilson H. Faude ISBN:0752408615 $16.99 Hartford, Volume III continues the celebration and remembrance of Connecticut’s capital that was started with Wilson H. Faude’s first two highly successful volumes on the photographic history of the city. This new volume features the hitherto unavailable collection of the city’s evening newspaper, The Hartford Times. This third trip into Hartford’s past takes us into the lives and celebrations of the city residents. The fascinating images within brings us into Hartford’s unique celebrations, including Discovery Day and the Tobacco Festival; we also get a glimpse of how the city’s residents interpreted traditional holidays, with photographs depicting St. Patrick’s Day revelry and shoppers braving holiday retail madness. As you peruse through the pages, remember the Times Carol Sing and the Times Camp; remember when presidential hopefuls spoke from the city’s portico vying for Hartford’s support. It is all here in Hartford, Volume III. Victorian Hartford Revisited By Tomas J. Nenortas ISBN: 0738549983 $19.99 The gilded city of Hartford triumphantly returns in this volume, Victorian Hartford Revisited, a compilation of many never before published images of Victorian splendor and incredible architecture. The social, economic, cultural, and architectural center of the state went through unparalleled growth after the Civil War. Demand for new technology made Hartford not only the political capital but the epicenter of the Industrial Revolution in the region. Tremendous wealth accumulated and materialized in the form of extensive estates, historic parks, magnificent schools, churches, public buildings, grand hotels, and a multitude of immigrant housing. This once Colonial port city along the Connecticut River rose to epitomize America’s Victorian age, and it is captured within these impressive pages. Author Bio: Tomas J. Nenortas, an avid collector and ardent proponent of historic preservation, has made a commitment to the revitalization of the city and the preservation of its unique neighborhoods. He is affiliated with the Hartford Preservation Alliance as well as the Isham Terry House and the Butler-McCook House and Garden, both properties of Connecticut Landmarks.   A good deal and a good deed! Members of the CT Historical Society receive a 10% discount. Consider joining today! All proceeds from the Museum Store support the daily operations at the Old State House and the CT Historical Society,which serve over 30,000 Connecticut school children every year.