From the Ancient Burying Ground, the earliest cemetery of the colonial period, to a twentieth-century sculpture group created for Temple Beth El in West Hartford, photographs depict places, buildings, people and activities connected to religion in Connecticut. Architecture and design are often distinctive, in keeping with the particular religion or denomination traditions and practices. Some faith communities were established to serve the needs of particular groups, such as African Americans, the French Canadians in the northeastern part of the state, or members of the fishing communities of southeastern Connecticut. Some groups, such as the Shakers, chose to live in communal settlements apart from the rest of society. For more on religion and faith in Connecticut, use terms and phrases to search for particular topics, names of people, religious groups, denominations or movements, or structures; for example: “clergy,” “roman catholic,” "synagogue*," “,” (enclose phrases in quotes and use "*" to allow for singular or plural forms); use the facets to the left of the results to limit to narrow your search to a particular place or specific topic.
