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William H. Hannon Library
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This classic drama relates the true story of Mary Silliman, whose husband, a Connecticut State’s Attorney, was kidnapped in 1779 by Tories. Watch it streaming with Films on Demand.
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Interested in finding music that would have been heard around the time of the Revolutionary War? This database includes songs by and about Native Americans, miners, enslaved peoples, immigrants, children, and more.
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Holiday-themed postcards are some of the most popular items in our Werner von Boltenstern collection. Not just July 4, but also Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Year's, and more!
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“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” is a famous 1852 speech by orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Read this and more in "The Speeches of Frederick Douglass: A Critical Edition" e-book.