Guide to Rediscovering the Old Connecticut Path

Photo: Walktober 2013 along the Old Connecticut Path in Ashford, CT.

The online guide provides a town-by-town guide across eastern Connecticut to the Old Connecticut Path and the proposed Connecticut Path Heritage Trail. Visit the guide for information on the Old Connecticut Path and proposed Connecticut Path Heritage Trail through the following cities and towns: Thompson; Woodstock; Eastford; Ashford; Willington; Tolland; Vernon; Manchester; and Hartford.

The guide is a work in progress.

You are invited to preview the outline and developing content. Please send suggestions and comments to the author on the Old Connecticut Path Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/oldconnecticutpath/ or by e-mail oldconnecticutpath@gmail.com

Copyright 2019 - Jason R. Newton

Guide to Explore the Old Connecticut Path website

You are invited to explore the Old Connecticut Path website. Links from this page will lead you to sections of the Old Connecticut Path where you can learn more through video presentations, pictures, maps and history. See the links below that will guide your exploration.

The project to rediscover Old Connecticut Path is a work in progress. Updates will be posted from time to time. Additions will be announced on this page and Facebook Old Connecticut Path. Please come back to check on our progress.

The Old Connecticut Path crosses the Mount Hope River at this special place in Ashford, CT. The "Old Connecticut Path crossing the Mt. Hope River" photo (left) is one of the many extraordinary places to be found along the Path.

COMING TO NEW ENGLAND (Click links left/below to visit)

More than 20,000 people came to New England between 1620-1640 as part of the Great Migration. They established new homes and began America's westward migration. This summer the Old Connecticut Path project will feature some of the places from the Massachusetts Bay to the Connecticut valley touched by these pioneers and their descendants. Follow their paths to connect with your own family stories! https://sites.google.com/site/oldconnecticutpath/introducing-the-old-connecticut-path/coming-to-new-england

Coming to Boston (July 8, 2017)

Coming to Woodstock (July 28, 2017)

1.0 Cambridge to Sutton, Massachusetts "Fay Mountain - Westborough, MA", "Hassanamesit - Grafton, MA" , " Megunko: Ashland, MA" & "Quansigamog - Hopkinton, MA" web pages are now open!

2.001 Guide to Crossing the Last Green Valley: West Sutton, MA to Tolland, CT (25 video episodes)

3.0 Tolland to Hartford, Windsor & Wethersfield, CT (1 video episode)

4.0 Finding Our Family Heritage on the Old Connecticut Path (Family resources)

5.0 Programs & Resources

6.0 Tours & Walks Along the Old Connecticut Path UPDATES COMING Old Connecticut Path walks and driving tours will be updated/corrected due to closing of the EveryTrail website.

Each section (1.0-3.0) provides an introduction and visits the path in the towns along the way through video, pictures, maps and other documents.

The Old Connecticut Path was traveled by families who settled in the Connecticut valley. Family history is explored in section 4.

Sometimes the story of the Old Connecticut Path is shared in presentations that can "tie the pieces together". Longer presentations are included in section 5.

There is growing interest in visiting places along the Old Connecticut Path. Section 6 provides tours and walks for visitors to directly experience some of the "pearls" found along the way.

BACK TO HOME PAGE: WELCOME TO OLD CONNECTICUT PATH

NEWS:

Old Connecticut Path started as a family history project to be shared with others via a web site, YouTube and Facebook. After four years have passed, the project has reached thousands of people through over 40,000 visits to the web site and over 30,000 views on YouTube. Many have come to connect with their own family's story.

One of the first pieces shared was a short video (4 min 38 sec) posted 3 years ago that provides an introduction to the story of the Old Connecticut Path. Begin your journey along the Path this spring and come explore the Path in 2015. http://youtu.be/d1heUu2r8rM

Updates on Old Connecticut Path programs, videos, photos and other information can be found on the Old Connecticut Path Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/oldconnecticutpath

LINK TO Connecticut Path Heritage Trail