25 April, 1914	New Haven Squadron is founded. New Haven is the oldest operating squadron in USPS.
2 June, 1931	Middletown Squadron is founded.
28 November,1931	Hartford Squadron is founded.
January, 1938	C/C Wesley E. Morse, N of Hartford (Chief Commander 1937-1938) recommended the setting up of the present district organization and made our District #1.
14 April, 1939	New London Squadron is founded.
15 April, 1939	Springfield Squadron is founded.
25 April, 1940	New Britain Squadron is founded.
30 March, 1946	R/C Arthur N. Clifton, N of Springfield presided over the annual spring conference that ratified the first district bylaws in the USPS. P/C/C Frederic W. Keator, N of New Haven was chairman of the bylaws committee that developed them. These bylaws were used as models for other districts.
11 January, 1947	The National bylaws were changed to rename the “Rear Commander” to “District Commander.”
27 January, 1950	Westerly Squadron is founded.
6 February, 1953	Saybrook Squadron is founded.
27 April, 1953	Norwich Squadron is founded.
2 February, 1954	Meriden Squadron is founded.
28 February, 1957	Milford Squadron is founded.
14 January, 1961	Manchester Squadron is founded.
19 January, 1963	Waterbury Squadron is founded.
25 February, 2023	Milford Squadron is merged into the New Haven Squadron. Westerly Squadron is merged into the Norwich Squadron

 

Past Chief Commanders, Rear Commanders, and District Commanders (pdf)

The History of District 1 (pdf)
submitted by P/D/C James E. Coley, JN former D/1 Historian

 History Of The United States Power Squadrons Ensign (pdf)
(by the National Historians Committee, 2004) Compiled by P/D/C James E. Coley, JN, National Historians Committee March 2004

Hartford perspective: This history of Hartford Squadron
excerpted from the 75th Anniversary Special Issue of the Bilge Pump of the Hartford Power Squadron.
 This document also includes their historical notes and “Hartford Firsts” from their 75th Anniversary celebration.

Saybrook perspective: History of D/1 and Saybrook Squadron (pdf)
(as posted to the Saybrook web site - and used by permission of Saybrook Cdr. Lynn Billings-Thomas).
Saybrook Webmaster Keith Doucette reports that this was read at a Saybrook Founders Day event by P/C Frank Gossett, and was probably written by him.