Stratford’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Stratford. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Stratford was founded in 1639 by Puritan leader Reverend Adam Blakeman, William Beardsley, and either 16 families (according to legend) or approximately 35 families (suggested by later research) who had recently arrived in Connecticut Colony from England seeking religious freedom. In 1639 the General Court in Hartford made reference to the town as the "new plantation at Pequannock". In 1640 the community was known as Cupheag, a Native American Paugussett word meaning "at the enclosed place" or "place of shelter". By April 13, 1643, the growing town was known as Stratford, in honor of Stratford-upon-Avon in England.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Stratford’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stratford’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewStratford (CT) station 1908 postc…, c. 1908: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Stratford
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Stratford, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Stratford (CT) station 1908 postcard (c. 1908) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.