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COLONIZED!

COLONIZED!

A radio drama chronicling the centuries-long journey, pivotal events, and influential figures in the exploration and settlement of the Connecticut River Valley.

It is iCRV Radio’s most ambitious project yet…two years in the making…a throwback and “tip of the cap” to the radio serials of old. COLONIZED!… a radio drama that chronicles the notorious events and influential figures in the exploration and settlement of the Connecticut River Valley.  Penned by author Wick Griswold, COLONIZED! traces and honors the motivations and missions that led to the cultivation of a colony.  Take a journey with us…

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Professor Wick Griswold

Professor Renwick Griswold is lovingly referred to as Wick...lover of all things Connecticut River. He lectures atht eUniversity of Hartford...and when he is not writing books or hosting museum talks or playing pirate or privateer in full costume, he hangs with us at iCRV Radio. Wick hosts the monthly Connecticut River Drift, where he lets the conversation flow as the currents do...and take us wherever...but usually to a place celebrating the River and River life, past and present.  He also penned a radio serial about the colonization of the Connecticut River whcih shall debut on iCRV Radio this coming Fall.... Credits: Associate Professor Sociology, University of Hartford. Signature class, the Sociology of the Connecticut River Watershed. Commodore Connecticut River Drifting Society Author: A History of the Connecticut River Griswold Point: History From The Mouth of The Connecticut River Connecticut Pirates and Privateers Crossing the Long Tidal River: Four Centuries of Ferries on The Connecticut River (due for release Fall 2017) All books available from The History Press  www.arcadiapublishing.com/THP Current Project: Working with Connecticut River Museum and Connecticut River Academy on a book, film, museum exhibit focusing on 400 Years of Immigration Into the Connecticut River Valley. SEE YOU ON THE RIVAH!

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