Connecticut newspapers are rich sources of information and perspectives on the events and politics of their times. An 1834 Connecticut Courant front page announces election results favorable for the then-robust Whig party. Specific political constituencies are represented by other Connecticut newspapers. These include The Free Soil Pioneer (published in Norwich), which opposed slavery being extended to western states. The German American community, a significant nineteenth-century immigrant group, had its own organ, which provided information to readers about German-American candidates for office. To find more materials on these and other subjects related to politics, use the topic headings within records to extend your searches—terms such as “election*,” “redistricting,” “voting rights” (enclosing phrases in quotes and using an * to allow for singular or plural forms). The text of newspapers is frequently quite dense; zoom in and drag the page to locate the section with the relevant information.
