Database of the Week: Historical Hartford Courant (1764-1922)

The Historical Hartford Courant (1764-1922) database includes full-page coverage of the Hartford Courant and its predecessors from the first issue of the Connecticut Courant in 1764 to December 31, 1922. This searchable digital archive of more than 280,000 pages of important historical content offers article-level search results, article zoning, and edited metadata, including headlines, bylines and first paragraphs. Historical Hartford Courant is available to patrons using the public access Internet terminals at the Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT. It is also available at Connecticut academic libraries, public libraries and branches, historical society libraries, and schools. Remote access is available to anyone with a Connecticut public library card, including a library card or Secured Collections & Archives Card from the Connecticut State Library.