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Articles included Cezar Chavezs visit to Connecticut during the grape boycott; the Fairfield Museum and History Centers curated exhibit on favorite ethnic foods in Fairfield; a photo essay of art at Cos Cob that focused on food, and what Native people drank in the early colonial period. Volume 23, Number 2: Spring 2025: theme of literacy that included articles about educators such as Dr. Henry Barnard and Dr. Benjamin Foster, Jr; Harriet Beecher Stowe, literary activism, and writers on slavery. Volume 23, Number 3: Summer 2025: theme of celebrations. The lead article celebrated the historical contributions of Dr. Lorenzo Greene of Ansonia; Puerto Rican festivals; the 300th anniversary of the Congregational Church in Cheshire.Volume 23, Number 4: Fall 2025: theme of environmental history. Articles included a photo essay about plastic pollution by a Connecticut photographer; shad fishing on the CT River; and land preservation and land trusts. Grating the Nutmeg, the podcast of Connecticut history, had 117,424 unique downloads in total. The staff created new social media pages for the podcast and published 24 semi-monthly episodes on topics including: Where I Live: Connecticut, a social studies book, e-book, and website for third and fourth graders, published in Fall 2017 and in use by more than 20,000 students. Venture Smiths Colonial Connecticut, a social studies book, e-book, and website for grades 5 8, published in September 2019. 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