Browse Exhibits (5 total)
Bringing the Ships to New London: A Tale of Two Piers
An exhibition about the origins and history of the Connecticut State Pier and the Central Vermont Railway Pier in New London, Connecticut. Best viewed in Full Screen mode.
Please use the chapter headings in the sidebar to navigate the chronology.
---Brian Rogers, Online Exhibits Librarian
Remembering Ellery Thompson: Fisherman, Writer, Artist, Free Spirit
An exhibition of the life and times of Ellery Franklin Thompson (1899-1986), whose writings, published and unpublished, provide first-hand glimpses into the maritime history of southeastern Connecticut.
Brian Rogers, Online Exhibitions Librarian, April, 2020
Chapters about publication of Draggerman's Haul updated in 2023 to reflect correspondence donated by the Calhoun family.
Down to the Shore: By Steamboat from Norwich to Block Island and Back
A memoir by Gerard E. Jensen (1884-1970) of his boyhood trips at the turn of the 19th century aboard scheduled steamboats connecting Norwich, Connecticut, and Block Island, Rhode Island, with stops at Montville, New London, Stonington, and Watch Hill.
Originally published in the Fall, 1967, issue of Steamboat Bill, the Journal of the Steamship Historical Society of America. Reprinted with permission.
Illustrated with images from the original article and vintage postcards from the collection of the Frank L. McGuire Maritime Library.
Edited by Brian Rogers, Online Exhibits Librarian
New London and the First Steam-Powered Atlantic Crossing
An exhibit about New London's unique relationship with the SS Savannah and her pioneering transatlantic voyage in 1819 under Captain Moses Rogers and First Mate Stevens Rogers.
We gratefully acknowledge the support and advice of John Laurence Busch in the preparation of this exhibit.
---Brian Rogers, Online Exhibits Librarian
(Click on the first chapter title, top left, to start paging through the exhibit. Titles also display at the foot of each page for easy navigation.)
Old Ironsides - New London
Photographs, documents, and other resources which tell the story of the New London Custom House's connection to America's oldest commissioned warship, USS Constitution.
by Rebecca Parmer