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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records.
Online publication - Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006).
Online publication - Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
- ↑ Bayles, Richard M. History of Windham County, Connecticut. (New York: WW Preston, 1889)
Industry of Windham, Connecticut.
The town of Windham takes the lead in being the first in the county to send out that great modern educator, the newspaper. The first effort of this kind was made in 1790. During that year John Byrne, of Norwich, set up a printing press in the lower room of the court house in Windham Green, and early in the following year began the publication of The Phenix or Wind-ham Herald. His office was now removed to a location just north of the court house. The first issue was dated Saturday, March 12th, 1791. It was a modest little sheet, printed on coarse, bluish-gray paper, but in most respects, if not all, fully equal to the average newspaper of its day. General and foreign news was furnished with customary promptness-foreign news three months after date, congressional reports in ten or twelve days, and full reports of Connecticut elections three weeks after they took place. These, with advertisements, short moral essays, humorous anecdotes and occasional casualties, made up the table of contents. But few items of local events were printed. Meager as was the paper, it satisfied the public. It was accepted as the organ of Windham county, and in a few years was supported by some twelve hundred subscribers, being distributed in all directions by post riders.
- ↑ Ellen Larned. History of Windham County, Connecticut - Volume II. (Pequot Press, Chester, CT, 1976)
P. 216.
Business enerprises were stimulated by new facilities for advertising. In 1790, John Byrne of Norwich, set up a printing-press in the lower room of the Court-house, and early in the following year began the publication of Windham County's first newspaper.
The journal launched upon the world under this portentous figurehead was a modest little sheet of coarse bluish-gray paper, bearing little resemblence to its illustrious prototype save in the progeny of county newspapers destined to spring from its ashes. Striving for success in conformity to his mott, Mr. Byrne achieved a very creditable country newspaper, fully equal to its contemporaries. Like them, it lacked "leaders" and "locals." Its editor made no attempt to lead or form public opinion. Windham's rampant politicians cared little for such guidance but only asked for facts from which they could draw their own conclusions. General and foreign news was furnished with all possible dispatch, viz: foreign news of three months date; congressional reports ten or twelved days old; full reports from Connecticut election in three weeks. These, with advertisements, short moral essays, humou
- ↑ Bayles, Richard M. History of Windham County, Connecticut. (New York: WW Preston, 1889)
History of Industry.
"Manufactures were also progressing. u p to January 1st, 1795, the people were supplied with mail from Norwich, but on the date mentioned a post office was opened at Windham Green, John Byrne being postmaster."
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