Connecticut History Review

Editor: Thomas J. Balcerski

DETAILS

Current Volume: 65 (2026)
Issued biannually (Spring and Fall)
ISSN: 0884-7177
eISSN: 2639-5991

About

The only academic journal devoted to the history of Connecticut.

The Connecticut History Review is a publication of the Association for the Study of Connecticut History (ASCH). The journal publishes twice annually, in the spring and fall. The journal serves many different constituencies: museum and historical society professionals, academic scholars, history buffs, graduate students, and educators. Each issue of the Connecticut History Review contains original research articles, book reviews, and research notes on the history and culture of Connecticut.

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Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Academic Search Ultimate, America: History & Life with Full Text, America: History and Life, Brepols, Current Abstracts, EBSCO, Master FILE Elite, Master FILE Premier, MasterFILE Complete, Poetry & Short Story Reference Center, TOC Premier


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Editors

Editor
Thomas J. Balcerski

Associate Editor - Book Reviews
Kathryn Angelica, Purdue University Fort Wayne

Editorial Office
The Center for Connecticut Studies,
Eastern Connecticut State University,
83 Windham St,
Willimantic, CT 06226

Editorial Board

  • Kathryn Angelica, Purdue University Fort Wayne
  • Daisha Brahbm, Yale University
  • Cecelia Bucki, Fairfield University
  • Katherine A. Hermes, Connecticut Explored 
  • Andy Horowitz, University of Connecticut
  • Eugene Leach, Trinity College 
  • Kelly Marino, Sacred Heart University
  • Marie Basile McDaniel, Southern Connecticut State University
  • Fiona Vernal, University of Connecticut
  • Christina Volpe, The Barnes Museum
  • Jonathan L. Wharton, Southern Connecticut State University
  • Walter Woodward, University of Connecticut


The Association for the Study of Connecticut History

    President
    Jeffrey O’Leary, Mitchell College (2026)

    Vice President
    Natalie Belanger, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History (2026)

    Treasurer
    Jeffrey O’Leary, Mitchell College (2026)

    Secretary
    Stephen Armstrong, Connecticut Department of Education (interim)

    Directors

    • Eugene Leach, Trinity College (2026)
    • Robert Naeher, Emma Willard School (2026)
    • Sally Whipple, Connecticut’s Old State House (2026)
    • Allison Norrie, Fairfield Warde High School (Past President)

    PDF Policy

    Upon publication, authors will receive a link to access their article free for three months. They are permitted to share the link (not the PDF) with friends, colleagues, and on social media.


    Below are the permissions policies for PDFs, preprints, and postprints of articles printed in the Connecticut History Review

    PDFs are permitted and issued for the following:

    • Tenure dossier.
    • Special workshops the author is moderating.
    • Other requests to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
    • All PDFs will include a statement of copyright and a provision that the articles will not be photocopied, distributed, or used for purposes other than the terms agreed to by UIP.

    Within the above parameters . . .

    Preprints are permitted only for:

    • Gated university repositories (usership restricted to members of the university community); UIP requires a publication statement to be posted along with the preprint.
    • Personal use (not including any online posting or pr).

    Postprints are permitted only for:

    • Gated university repositories (usership restricted to members of the university community); UIP requires a publication statement to be posted along with the preprint.
    • Personal use (not including any online posting).

    Please contact the Intellectual Property Manager for more information.

    Please send all requests to:

    Intellectual Property Manager
    UIP-RIGHTS@uillinois.edu

    Submissions

    Please verify that all communications come from the editor directly (see “Editors” for contact information). There is no cost to submit or publish in the journal unless you have requested open access for your accepted article.

    SUBMISSION TO CONNECTICUT HISTORY REVIEW

    Connecticut History Review, a continuation of Connecticut History, is a publication of the Association for the Study of Connecticut History (ASCH), and appears twice annually, in the spring and fall. The journal is produced in cooperation with the University of Connecticut and receives financial support from the University of Connecticut. All authors desiring to submit original articles for publication consideration in Connecticut History Review may send an electronic copy of the proposed article (in .doc or .docx format) to the editor-in-chief. The author’s name should not appear on the submission itself. All articles and other submissions should conform to the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed., utilizing footnotes; seethe Style Sheet posted on the ASCH website [www.asch-cthistory.org]. Please provide both email and USPS mail addresses so that the editorial office may contact you regarding the receipt and possible acceptance of the proposed article. Articles and essays submitted to Connecticut History Review should not be submitted to any other publication while under consideration.

    Thomas J. Balcerski, Editor

    balcerskit@easternct.edu


    BOOK REVIEWS

    Publishers and individual authors may submit a copy of relevant books to:

    Professor Kathryn Angelica, Book Review Editor
    Department of History
    Purdue University Fort Wayne
    22101 East Coliseum Boulevard
    Fort Wayne, IN 46805
    kangelic@pfw.edu

    Peer Review Policy 

    Any submitted manuscript is immediately recorded in a database and then stripped of identifying markers. It is then read internally (by the editor and the editorial assistant) for its potential suitability for the journal and to make judgements on good peer reviewers. If it is potentially suitable it goes to two peer reviewers. Those peer reviewers do not know any identifying information about the author, nor do they know the other reviewer. All articles have at least one reviewer who is external to the journal (not involved in the journal's editorial management). Reviewers are asked to give constructive feedback and make a suggestion of accept, accept with minor revisions, revise and resubmit, reject. Book and exhibit reviews do not have additionally reviews outside of editorial staff and From the Archives/Research Notes pieces are usually only assigned one reviewer.


    View our Publications Ethics and Malpractice Statement

     

    Featured Articles



    Barkhamsted's Oligarchy: Exposing Nuance in Early Connecticut Town Development
    Brendan T. Fritch
    https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/chr/article/64/1/5/399455/Barkhamsted-s-Oligarchy-Exposing-Nuance-in-Early

    The Price of Service: The March and Retreat of Danbury and Connecticut's Bonuseers of 1932
    Brian Stevens
    https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/chr/article/64/1/35/399456/The-Price-of-Service-The-March-and-Retreat-of

    Keynote: “Let's Do It!”—Women Making History in the Land of Steady Habits
    Barbara Sicherman
    https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/chr/article/64/2/12/404141/Keynote-Let-s-Do-It-Women-Making-History-in-the

    “To Tell Our Story”: Mary Townsend Seymour and the Early Years of Hartford's Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1917–1920
    Mark H. Jones
    https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/chr/article/64/2/123/404155/To-Tell-Our-Story-Mary-Townsend-Seymour-and-the

    A Pocket of Quiet Persistence—In the Age of the Feminist Doldrums?: Florence Kitchelt and the Connecticut Committee for the Equal Rights Amendment, 1943–1961
    Danelle Moon
    https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/chr/article/64/2/235/404160/A-Pocket-of-Quiet-Persistence-In-the-Age-of-the

    The Death of Sarah Hopewell: The Intersection of Colonial Law and Indigenous Jurispractice
    Katherine Hermes
    https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/chr/article/65/1/3/409369/The-Death-of-Sarah-Hopewell-The-Intersection-of

    Granite, Greenstone, and Geest: Edward Hitchcock and the Geology of Connecticut
    Robert T. McMaster
    https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/chr/article/65/1/22/409371/Granite-Greenstone-and-Geest-Edward-Hitchcock-and

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    Allen C. Guelzo
    https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/chr/article/65/1/60/409368/Charles-Ives-s-Civil-War