A: Outside the headquarters of the Connecticut Historical Society, at 1 Elizabeth St.

Q: Who was the "G. Fox" of the G. Fox & Co. department store?

A: Gershan Fox, an immigrant from Bekunstadt, Germany who opened his dry-goods store on Main Street in 1847. (Source: "How the Other Half Lived: An Ethnic History of the Old East Side and South End of Hartford," by Robert E. Pawlowski and the Northwest Catholic High School Urban Studies Class, 1973.)

Q: What was the Hartford Convention?

A: Members of the Federalist Party met in the city for several weeks in late 1814 and early 1815 to spell out their grievances over the country's second war with Great Britain, later known as the War of 1812. New England had retained close mercantile ties to Britain after the Revolutionary War and didn't want this conflict. The convention is best remembered for hearing calls of succession from the union, though the delegates opted in the end for much more moderate resolutions, meant to increase states' autonomy and restore the national power of New England Federalists. The effort was made irrelevant within a month, since the Senate ratified a peace treaty in February 1815.

Source: HistoryChannel.com

Q: For whom is the Burns School named?

A: Dominic Burns. Here's a brief description of him from "How the Other Half Lived: An Ethnic History of the Old East Side and South End of Hartford," by Robert E. Pawlowski and the Northwest Catholic High School Urban Studies Class, published in 1973:

"Dominic Burns owned a well-known grocery store on Park Street between Lawrence and Broad streets. He was especially prominent between the years 1915 and 1935. As one former Frog Hollow resident commented, 'He never let you go hungry.' Burns was also important for holding the community together during the Depression. For this charity one man referred to Burns as 'the saint of Frog Hollow.' The Burns School is named in his honor."

Q: For whom is the Dwight School named?

A: General Henry C. Dwight was mayor of Hartford from 1890 to 1892, a wool merchant, president of Mechanics Savings Bank, and chairman of the autonomous South School District. (Sources: "Structures and Styles: Guided Tours of Hartford Architecture," by Gregory E. Andrews and David F. Ransom, and "The City of Hartford: 1784-1984," by Ellsworth Strong Grant and Marion Hepburn Grant.)