The following slide shows can be downloaded for classroom use. They cover a wide range of topics related to the history of the textile industry in Connecticut and the United States.
My Story of Cotton Dress explores all of the work children had to do to make a single garment, from growing and picking the cotton to selling the finished product.
This presentation was created for the Mill Museum’s Civil War exhibit in 2011-2012. It examines the connections among slavery (including its history in Connecticut), Southern cotton plantations, textile manufacturing in Connecticut, and the Civil War.
A Gneiss Prospect: Shaping an Early Industrial Ecosystem in Connecticut’s Lower Willimantic River Valley, 1820-1920