But a second is that, mysteriously, it seems a large number of Americans believe that the inventor of the cotton gin, Eli Whitney, was black. This became a topic of chatter online on Wednesday ...

the Eli Whitney Museum reaches into its attic to unpack its annual nostalgia trip back into New Haven history -- the A.C. Gilbert Company American Flyer Trains exhibition. This year's exhibit ...

HAMDEN — Every year for more than a quarter-century, the Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop on the border of Hamden and New Haven has orchestrated a unique fundraising event in the spring ...

the S.M. Whitney Co., run by descendants of cotton gin inventor Eli Whitney, is set to close. Company president Barry Whitney, whose great grandfather opened the business in 1868, checks his ...

NEW HAVEN -- Dressed in blue and gold caps and gowns, Eli Whitney Technical High School's class of 2009 packed Southern Connecticut State University's Lyman Center Monday evening. This year's ...

About Hancock Holding Company Following completion of the Whitney merger, Hancock Holding Company has assets of approximately $20 billion. Both Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank were founded more than ...

No wonder that he was the inspiration 20 years ago for the unique fundraiser held every April by Hamden’s Eli Whitney Museum. Leonardo was renown for his artistic genius and he would have been ...

Hancock Bank will begin operating under a new name that reflects a longstanding partnership with Whitney Bank. Signage and logos will reflect ... the importance of the company's announcement ...

HAMDEN, CT — Eli’s on Whitney is temporarily closed for renovations, the owners announced over the weekend. The popular restaurant, located at 2392 Whitney Ave. in Hamden, was closed starting ...

It's really a great show." Whitney has many other creative endeavors, as he shared with The Daily Dish. "I am hardworking, No. 1. I have a production company [with] various shows in development or ...

Like some of the art that fills the Whitney Museum of American Art, the new logo for the New York museum is prompting several people to ask: “Why?” The logo, which replaces the museum’s 13 ...