New Haven Environmental History Project to launch new teaching website

The New Haven Environmental History Project will host a launch event on Wednesday, March 5, 4:45pm to launch its new website exploring the history of the built and natural environment of the New Haven, Connecticut region.

 

The free teaching website curates engaging and easily accessible historical materials organized around key themes in environmental history– water, energy, transportation, land use, and public health. The content includes historical photos, maps, textual documents, infographics, and other materials. 

 

The New Haven Environmental History Project aims to connect New Haven-area students and teachers with the community and invite us all to think about why the New Haven region has developed the way that it has, and how it might change in the future. 

 

At the launch event, special guests Ed Joyner, Michael Morand, and Colleen Murphy-Dunning will each speak briefly on a theme in New Haven’s history, drawing on an item from the new website. Yale History professor Paul Sabin will facilitate a conversation on topics and themes for teaching the environmental history of the city.