Historian Jeff Murray takes a look into West Hartford’s past to uncover some surprising information, stir up some memories, or reflect on how much life has changed – or hasn’t changed at all. Enjoy this week’s ‘From West Hartford’s Archives’ …

By Jeff Murray

This photograph shows the pupils of West Hartford schools who were receiving free musical instruction as part of the regular curriculum at the beginning of 1927.

The Hartford Courant considered West Hartford “one of the first [towns] in the country to give free instrumental instruction integrated with the academic program from elementary school to Hall High School.” This development was pioneered by Mark A. Davis, who came to West Hartford from Greenfield, Massachusetts in 1925 and immediately transformed the cultural landscape in t

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