The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5, May, 1886

"The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5" is a compilation of writings from 1886 that paints a portrait of New Engine society through essays on local history, education, and important people. The volume starts with the story of how Trinity College in Connecticut was founded amid political and religious disagreements after the Revolution, showing the hard road to getting it officially approved in 1823. It highlights the important roles of people like Bishop Thomas Church Brownell and other church leaders in making the college real, and how they dealt with challenges like building, creating classes, and dreaming of what the college could become for higher education in Connecticut.