Native Son New Haven

  In their introduction to Digital History , Cohen and Rosenzweig present the changes in  how history is both produced and consumed in the wake of the digital revolution. They see both positive and negative consequences to this dramatic shift in access , as more people have more access to the historical record and the scholarship that interprets that data. They raise many questions , both ethical and practical, and their book offers historians a guide to navigating the new technology that will help them capitalize on the b enefits while avoiding its liabilities. In “It’s a Wonderful Block,” Mark Oppenheimer offers readers a chance to zoom in to a particular place, a single block of West Rock Avenue, New Haven. Seeing the neighborhood through his eyes, he gi ves an interesting, detailed account of his block as an organism, and what he thinks are the dynamics that make it a great place to live. He places these dynamics within the context of trends in urban planning.    At f

 Monument to the 9th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers at Bayview Park in City Point New Haven   Close to 400 men from New Haven served in this Irish Regiment - Connecticut's 'Fighting Irish'

  Reflecting on the sacrifices of the 29th Colored Regiment on Memorial Day weekend 2024 Criscoulo Park New Haven

 Union Station New Haven

  Ed V u l liamy’s article on poverty and income inequality in the United States focuses on New Haven, Connecticut , as an example of the stark differences in wealth that exist there . He   employs the narratives of homeless individuals, whose daily struggle for survival takes place in close proximity to Yale University, one of the most prestigious and wealthy institutions of higher learning in the country. Also presented are the voices of the working poor, whose labor keeps the machinery of Yale going, yet they struggle to break free of the culture of poverty . He describes the incongruity of such poverty existing in the shadow of enormous wealth and offers New Haven as being emblematic of America’s income inequality. While the problems of homelessness and poverty have not gone away in the decades since the 2002 article, Mayor Justin Elicke r’s 2024 State of the City address is hopeful that programs that the city has initiated can address some the issues and improve the

  New Haven Harbor looking from Sandy Point West haven