This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Grasso obituary marks first woman governor’s death
Ella T. Grasso, Connecticut’s first woman elected governor in her own right, died at 61 from cancer and organ failure. Flags flew at half staff. funeral plans set for Hartford as tributes pour in from Carter and Dodd. She served as governor from 1975 to 1980 after a long political career including two terms in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Ella Grasso
Atlanta
Sen
Christopher J. Dodd
Jeions
Kita Carec
Grasso
Connecticut