Waterbury: A City of Transition
Waterbury's Beginnings
View a transcribed estate inventory from 1724 and then "bid" on what items you think have the most value in a colonial estate.
Waterbury's Black History
Play the Amends Game on the table in the gallery and discover the 6 elements of a meaningful apology and the 6 elements that might derail one!
Take an in depth look at the life and death of Fortune, an enslaved man living in Waterbury in the 1700's.
After playing the Amends Game and learning about Fortune's story, see some apologies from different institutions in Connecticut. Use the tool below to assess whether they are meaningful apologies, and give us your feedback on the wall.
A City of Immigrants
Community and Migration
Listen to snippets from the Mattatuck Museum's oral history projects which collected oral histories from the city's wide range of communities in the 1980's- early 2000's.
Can Cooking Connect Us?
Check out recipes in our historic community cookbooks and contribute your own. Listen to oral histories about foods from different cultural groups in Waterbury.
The Immigrant Suitcase Project: Italian-Americans
Visit the Oral History Phone Booth
Discover companies and organizations from Waterbury's past. Use the phone book (or the next page) to dial back in history.
Clocks and Cameras
Discover the Rose-Colored Glasses panel - by using your phone!
The Changing Landscape of Waterbury
Discover how the Waterbury landscape has evolved from pre-colonial times to today.