Our History. Your Voice. New Haven’s Shared Stories.
Help the Ethnic Heritage Center tell New Haven’s next chapter for America250.
New Haven’s history is not only about what happened centuries ago. We continue to write New Haven’s history with the people, cultures, organizations, and traditions shaping the city today.
As part of New Haven’s America 250 celebration, the Ethnic Heritage Center is updating its 33-panel exhibit, Ethnic History of New Haven.
Now, we are updating this exhibit with new panels covering 2000 to 2026 — and creating a smaller traveling exhibit that can be shared with the community.
How can you help update our community’s ethnic history?
Help us identify:
Important events from the last 25 years
Shared cultural traditions and celebrations
Family histories, migration stories, and community contributions
Photos, documents, memories, and archival materials that help tell the story
Join the Project Launch
Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Ethnic Heritage Center, 270 Fitch Street, New Haven, CT, on the SCSU campus
Come learn about the project, hear local stories, and find out how you or your organization can participate.
Questions? Contact info@ethnicheritagecenter.org or call (203) 392-6126.
Let us know you can Help
Use our collection form.
This project is proudly made possible through a grant from New Haven’s 250 Commission, sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven and Yale University.
About the Ethnic Heritage Center Established in 1988, the EHC is a non-profit archive, museum, and research center dedicated to cultivating pride and celebrating both our cultural differences and our shared commonalities. We proudly unite five member societies: Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven, Italian-American Historical Society of Connecticut, Connecticut Ukrainian-American Historical Society, Connecticut Irish American Historical Society, and the Greater New Haven African American Historical Society.