Connecticut’s Irish Stood Strong Through Hardship and Hope #connecticut #irish #heritage #history Connecticut’s Irish story began in hardship and hope. From early settlers seeking freedom to the famine refugees who arrived by the thousands, they built churches, factories, and communities that shaped the state. Though they faced prejudice, their unity endured — from the parishes of the 1800s to Fairfield’s Gaelic American Club today. More than 600,000 descendants now carry forward a legacy of fai

The Sweet History Behind Connecticut’s State Candy #newhavenct #fairfieldct #candy #history The lollipop was born in New Haven in 1908, when George Smith and Andrew Bradley began molding hard candy onto sticks and named it after a racehorse—Lolly Pop. A stick-inserting machine boosted production to 750 per minute, fueling rapid growth. Though they trademarked the name in 1931, it soon became generic. In 2021, third graders at Fairfield’s Dwight Elementary proposed making it Connecticut’s officia