Waterbury History magazine

Waterbury History magazine A quarterly magazine celebrating the storied past of the Brass City.

After including readers' experiences about the Flood of 1955 in a feature article in our Summer 2025 issue, here is an a...
09/17/2025

After including readers' experiences about the Flood of 1955 in a feature article in our Summer 2025 issue, here is an alert for those wanting to share comments about two upcoming topics for the magazine – Howland-Hughes department store and Holy Land. Send along an email to [email protected] with comments about those city landmarks, whether it was shopping, working or even seeing Santa at the department store, or sharing photos and accounts from visits to Holy Land during its heyday decades ago. Thanks!

We're pleased to announce that the winner of our "Guess The Landmark" photo contest for the Summer 2025 issue of Waterbu...
09/17/2025

We're pleased to announce that the winner of our "Guess The Landmark" photo contest for the Summer 2025 issue of Waterbury History magazine is Al Coley. His name was picked from among those who correctly guessed that the old photo was of the Naugatuck Valley Mall. Congratulations to Al; a Frankie's gift card will soon be sent his way! And look for your next chance to win when our Fall 2025 issue comes out next month.

The 70th anniversary of the Flood of 1955, recounted in this article from our summer issue:
08/19/2025

The 70th anniversary of the Flood of 1955, recounted in this article from our summer issue:

We're happy to announce that the winner of our "Guess The Landmark" photo contest for Issue #2 of Waterbury History mag...
06/24/2025

We're happy to announce that the winner of our "Guess The Landmark" photo contest for Issue #2 of Waterbury History magazine is Michael Stere. His name was picked from among those who correctly guessed that the old photo was of the restaurant area in the basement of Howland-Hughes. Congrats to Mike; a Frankie's gift card will soon be sent his way! And look for your next chance to win when our Summer 2025 issue comes out in July.

Will be sending the next issue off to the printer this week. Here is a sneak peek at the cover!
03/11/2025

Will be sending the next issue off to the printer this week. Here is a sneak peek at the cover!

Can you guess this former city landmark? It is the photo teaser from the first issue of Waterbury History magazine, a ne...
10/26/2024

Can you guess this former city landmark? It is the photo teaser from the first issue of Waterbury History magazine, a new quarterly publication celebrating the glorious past of the Brass City. Among the articles and features of each issue will be an old photo to identify; a gift card for a city restaurant (Frankies, this time) will go to the lucky winner selected among correct respondents to the magazine's email account. Do you have your copy of the inaugural issue yet?

What better time to launch a publication dedicated to the history of Waterbury than during a landmark anniversary year! ...
09/21/2024

What better time to launch a publication dedicated to the history of Waterbury than during a landmark anniversary year! As the city celebrates its 350th birthday this coming weekend (with a downtown bash on September 27 and 28), the premiere issue of Waterbury History magazine will be available (online and at the big event). Published by Highbury Press and edited by Michael Griffin – who has written three books on Waterbury-related history. most recently one on the history of Hamilton Park – the new publication will be issued four times a year, highlighting the people, places and events that have gained fame in the city over the years.

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