The
History of Ridgefield by Daniel W. Teller (1878).
Teller's history of Ridgefield is a particularly well-researched and
well-written town history about a town with a colorful history.
See our
Fairfield County page for more
information.
Ridgefield, CT High School's Caudatowan for 1950
A high school
yearbook of a mid-20th century Fairfield CT town. See our
Fairfield County page for more
information.
Norwalk: Ancient and Modern (1895)
-- an article about the community as it was
before the dawn of the 20th Century from the Connecticut Quarterly,
Volume I. See our Fairfield
County page for more information.
Delegates' Reports: CT Board of
Agriculture (1869) --
The report from the Fairfield County delegate begins on page 15 of this
document. See our Connecticut miscellany
page for more information.
The Owl for 1917. The Yearbook of
Hartford High School, Hartford, CT. -- This is one
of the nicest yearbooks we have published, as well as being one of the earliest. See our Hartford County page
for more information.
Suffield: Quarter Millennial -
Based on the 250th
anniversary of the town, with the full program and considerable additional
material, as well as our index. See our Suffield
page
for more information.
The Suffield High
School Sagitta for 1948.
This high school yearbook, formerly part
of our discontinued Suffield CD-ROM, is now available as a download.
See our Suffield page for more information
and to download it.
1924-5
Year Book and Church Directory of the First Church
of Christ, Congregational of Suffield.
See our Suffield page for
more information and to download it.
Early Annals of Newington
Welles' history of Newington is a classic! See our
Newington page
for more information.
Newgate of Connecticut, by Richard
H. Phelps (1876) -- a wonderful book that encompasses some
history of the original town of Simsbury, of East Granby, and even Wethersfield
in its discussion of the Newgate copper mine/prison. See our
Hartford County page, as well as
our Connecticut copper industry page.
Historic Homes of Hartford
from the
Connecticut Quarterly, Volume I (1895). Three successive
numbers of the Quarterly – combined into a single download here,
celebrating what was at the time one of the wealthiest and most beautiful
cities in the United States.
See our Hartford County page
for more information.
Glastonbury Sketches, from the
Connecticut Quarterly, Volume II (1896). Recollections of Glastonbury
in a two part article (two consecutive issues of the magazine) by Henry Storrs
Goslee with numerous photographs. Please see our
Hartford County page for more information.
Farmington: Smallpox Hospital
Rock, from the Connecticut Quarterly, Volume I (1895).
This short article about a local curiosity reflects changing attitudes
about what once had been a dread disease. See our
Hartford County page for more
information.
Suffield:
Miscellanous Items. Here's a set of smaller
items about Suffield. Included are an article about Suffield from
the first volume of the Connecticut Quarterly, a few pages from The
Connecticut Guide, The Suffield entry from the 1927 Connecticut
Register, and a number of photos and ephemera about Suffield from many
different sources.
See our Suffield page for
more information and to download it.
Canton, from the Connecticut
Quarterly, Volume I (1895). A historical profile of the town,
with particularly nice photographs. See our
Hartford County page for more
information.
The Farmington River and its Origins, from
the Connecticut Quarterly, Volume III (1897). Today
one thinks of the Farmington River, starting with its origins in Massachusetts
and through its course in Connecticut, primarily in terms of scenic and
recreational uses, but a century ago this was emphatically not the case.
Please see our
Hartford County page for more information.
Center Church, Hartford, burials (1749-1784)
a three-part article from the Connecticut Quarterly (1898) including
lists. See our Hartford County page
for more information.
Janus for 1943 of East Hartford High
School, East Hartford, CT. An excellent example of a
World War II high school yearbook, reflecting the effect of the war both on the
community and on the high school.
See our
Hartford County page for more
information.
Simsbury, from the
Connecticut Quarterly, Volume I (1895). A portrait of the town, with a poem
about the burning of Simsbury in King Philip's War. See our
Hartford County page for more
information.
Manchester: Highland Park,
from the
Connecticut Quarterly, Volume I (1895). A short article,
with photographs, of this community's park. See our
Hartford County page for more
information.
Newington
from the Connecticut Quarterly, Volume III (1897)
by Edwin Stanley Welles.
This is our second publication about
Newington, the other being our republication of Early Annals of
Newington, by Roger Welles (available on CD-ROM).
See our Newington page for more information.
Scenes in and around Granby from the
Connecticut Quarterly, Volume I (1895). See our
Hartford County page for more information.
Ancient Burying Ground at Hartford
-- an article
with lists of individuals buried from the Connecticut Quarterly
(1898). See our Hartford
County page for more information.
Enfield
from the Connecticut Quarterly,
Volume II (1896). A portrait of the community, with emphasis on its
history, by C. Terry Knight. There are abundant photographs in the 16+
pages. Please see our Hartford County
page for more information.
Berlin High School "The Lamp"
The Berlin, CT high school yearbook
from 1955. 70+ pages. Please see our
Hartford County page for more information.
The Tattler for 1936.
The Yearbook of Bloomfield High School, Bloomfield, Connecticut.
This yearbook, soft
cover and limited size included, give us a glimpse of Bloomfield during the
Great Depression. Please see our Hartford
County page for more information.
Delegates' Reports: CT Board of
Agriculture (1869) --
The report from the Hartford County delegate begins on page 3 of this
document. See our Connecticut miscellany
page for more information.
Catalog of the North Church, Hartford (1842)
--
This is as good a
church “catalog” as we have seen. Published by a newish, but solidly
established Congregational church in Hartford, it is quite complete.
Please see our Hartford
County page for more information.
Salisbury, CT:
Trinity Lime Rock in Context -- a history
A brand new kind of parish history of this small, rural Episcopal parish
church, containing all that you might expect to find in a parish
history, but also a whole lot of the context in which the parish was
founded and has existed.
See our Salisbury page for more
information.
Salisbury, CT:
Lakeville Crucifix
A new book exploring the episode of the Lakeville Crucifix in the 1880s.
See our Salisbury page for more
information.
Salisbury, CT
Abstract of Early Land Records
This article abstracts
some of the more historically significant early land records.
See our Salisbury page for more
information.
Salisbury, Connecticut: The Early Years
by Judith M. Sherman. An analytical overview of the years of Salisbury's
settlement.
See our Salisbury page for more
information.
Land Speculation in Salisbury, CT
(1739 – 1761)
by Judith M. Sherman (1990).
In addition to the importance of this
master's thesis in the history of Salisbury, it also marked a trend in
historiography that was only beginning to appear in local history when
it was written in 1990: quantitative analysis based on early records. See
our Salisbury page for more information.
Ancient History Notebook (1910) -
Canaan High School.
by Kenneth
C. Hart.
In addition to its role
documenting the times when Canaan had its own High School, it also
documents in great and legible detail what a high school freshman was
expected to know of ancient history back in those times. If you were
fortunate enough to study ancient history in school (a subject rarely
taught except in private schools anymore, unfortunately) you will
recognize immediately how thorough an understanding of the histories of
Greece and Rome was considered necessary for a high school graduate to
possess back in those days. It is really rather daunting!
See the Canaan section of our
Litchfield County, CT page for more information.
Lakeville
Horse Show Program (1964).
The Lakeville Horse Show, back in these
days, was an important regional horse show. The advertisements in the program
reflect a time when the Northwest Corner of Connecticut was a different place.
See our Salisbury page for more information.
Two Centuries of New Milford:
1707-1907 -- See our
New Milford page.
New Milford High School Yearbook
for 1937 -- See our
New
Milford page.
Scrap Book of North Canaan A
history of North Canaan by the editor of the Western Connecticut News.
CLICK
HERE for
more information
Pilgrim Church
(North Canaan) Manual for 1912.
See our Canaan page for more
information.
Pilgrim Church
(North Canaan) Manual for 1937.
See our Canaan page for more
information.
Annals of Winchester
(including Winsted). This download includes the
famous local history of the title with additional information as well.
See our
Winchester page
for
more information
Lime Rock: an illustrated walking tour
We conducted a walking tour of this historic hamlet a few years
ago. This document is based on a heavily supplemented PowerPoint presentation we had prepared
for those who were not up to the walk.
See our Lime Rock page for
more information.
Lime Rock Cemetery --
an old plot map of the Lime Rock Cemetery. See our
Lime Rock Cemetery page
for more information.
Winsted: The Gilbert School, 1929 -
30. A school catalog with lists of students, faculty, and
alumni for this unique public/private school. See our
Winsted/Winchester page
for more information.
Litchfield -- an article
about the community from the Connecticut Quarterly, Volume II (1896). Please see our
Town of Litchfield page
for more information.
Convention Troops in Connecticut
-- some Revolutionary War history from
the Connecticut Quarterly (1897). Of particular
interest to those studying the Norfolk CT area. 6+ pages, PDF format,
download now for $1.75.
Washington, Litchfield County, CT
-- an 1898 article from the Connecticut Quarterly.
Please see our Litchfield page for more
information.
The family Bible of William Bonell,
originally of Goshen, CT. This is a free download! (This
page is temporarily unavailable)
The Clergy of Litchfield County.
See our Clergy of
Litchfield County page for more information
about this download.
Litchfield County Sketches, by Newell Meeker Calhoun (1906).
See our Litchfield County
page.
The Rev. Jonathan Edwards,
biographical material from the Connecticut Quarterly. Two biographical
articles. See our Litchfield County
page.
The Litchfield Archdeaconry Record (1901).
Detailed reports from several Episcopal churches in the county.
See our Litchfield County page.
A
Tour to Historic Places in the Town of Winchester.
The full title of this booklet is “A
tour to places of historic interest in the Town of Winchester made as part of
the observance of the Connecticut tercentenary August 31, 1935”. There’s a
remarkable amount of history here. It appears to have been collected from
the remarks of many local citizens with special knowledge of local events and
institutions, made during an automobile tour of the Town of Winchester. See our
Winsted/Winchester page for
more information.
Winsted Green and its Neighborhood
(1800 – 1840) By Emily Perkins Roberts.
This 1935 booklet traces the history of
the Winsted Green – now the area of downtown Winsted opposite Northwestern
Connecticut Community College – and the area surrounding it. See our
Winsted/Winchester page for
more information.
--Introductory
information and index from
Orcutt’s History of Torrington, Connecticut
(1878).
See our
Torrington page for more information.
(FREE)
John Brown: From Torrington to Harpers Ferry
from Orcutt’s History of Torrington, Connecticut (1878).
John Brown, Torrington’s most
famous – perhaps notorious – son, was the subject of a lengthy biography in the
town history. Today, of course, someone who did what he did -- seize a Federal
military installation by force of arms and encourage armed insurrection by a
portion of the population – would fall under the classification of “terrorist”.
(Download)
See our
Torrington page for more information.
Salisbury, Litchfield County, CT
An 1898 article from the Connecticut Quarterly.
See our Salisbury page for more
information.
History of
the Salisbury Town Hall, by Malcolm D. Rudd (1916).
See our Salisbury page for more
information.
Norfolk, Litchfield County, CT
Baptisms, marriages, burials, and list of members taken from the church records
of the Church of Christ, Congregational , 1761-1813.
See our Litchfield page for
more information
History of Litchfield, Conn.,
1720 - 1920. A comprehensive town history with our own complete index.
See our Litchfield page
for more information.
The White Oak for 1954
Yearbook of Housatonic Valley Regional
High School, Falls Village. Includes Canaan, North Canaan, Sharon,
Salisbury, Cornwall, and Kent. See our
Litchfield County page for more information.
Salisbury: Old Section of the New
Cemetery (1916) from the Historical Collections of the
Salisbury Association, Volume II. This 46+ page compilation of the oldest
section of the so-called "New Cemetery" (the one located on Route 41 just north
of Salisbury village provides records that will be of use to many who came to
Salisbury a bit too late for the smaller and older cemeteries around the
township (published separately). A section at the end identifies Civil War
veterans buried in this ground as well as some buried elsewhere. See our
Salisbury page for more
information.
Torrington in Wartimes
from Orcutt’s
History of Torrington, Connecticut (1878).
This section from that book – Chapter
18, Wartimes – covers the American Revolution and the Civil War, and has added
material about the efforts on the home front, as well as on special topics such
as women in the wars. Not confined to lists of muster rolls (although these are
included) it is useful for anyone with an interest in either of these wars and
their impact in rural New England. See our
Torrington page for more information.
History of the Winsted Savings Bank.
This 1935 booklet traces the history of
the Winsted Savings Bank from its foundation in 1860 until the year of
publication, and along the way includes a fair amount of the history of Winsted
and Winchester as well. See our
Winsted/Winchester page for
more information.
Churches
of Torrington From Orcutt’s History of Torrington, Connecticut
(1878). Here are four
chapters: Chapter 4, Religions Privileges; Chapter 6, Torrington
Church; Chapter 7, Torringford Church; and Chapter 11, the Churches
in Wolcottville. See our
Torrington page for more information.
Norfolk, Litchfield County, CT
an 1895 article from the
Connecticut Quarterly. See
our Litchfield page for
more information
Gravestone Inscriptions at Salisbury, CT -- an 1898 collection of
gravestone inscriptions by Malcolm
Day Rudd. See our Salisbury
page for
more information.
Salisbury Cemetery Records
(1913),
from the Historical Collections of the Salisbury Association,
Volume I. 688 inscriptions found in
several cemeteries: Chapinville, Dutchers Bridge, Mt. Riga, Town Hill,
and five small, isolated cemeteries. See our
Salisbury page for
more information.
Salisbury in War Time -- a Memorial Day
1910 address by Thomas Lot Norton, with a list of Salisbury men who fought for
the Union. See our
Salisbury page for
more information.
The Salisbury Academy, documents
and student lists, comprising Volume IV of the Historical Collections of
the Salisbury Association. See our
Salisbury page for
more information.
Salisbury, Litchfield County, CT
-- vital
records circa 1730 - 1767. See our
Salisbury page for
more information.
Salisbury, Litchfield County, CT
-- vital records circa 1768 - 1800.
See our Salisbury page for more information.
A Brief Military History of Salisbury,
Connecticut --
An address by
Malcolm D. Rudd (1911) from the historical collections of the Salisbury
Association. See our
Salisbury page for
more information.
Lists of Names (Chapter XX) from
Orcutt's History of Torrington. See our
Torrington page for more
information.
Genealogies from Orcutt's History
of Torrington (1878). See our
Torrington page for more
information.
Wolcottville from Orcutt’s History of Torrington,
Connecticut (1878).
Three chapters from Orcutt’s
History deal specifically with Wolcottville. The chapters
reproduced here concern the history of the village, the Wolcottville
manufacturing companies, and the churches in Wolcottville.
See our Torrington page for more information.
1820 census of children attending
school in the Town of Salisbury, by school district.
See our
Salisbury page for
more information.
Members and officers of the Salisbury
Association (1913) from the
historical collections of the Salisbury Association. See our
Salisbury page for
more information.
Early Iron Industry of Connecticut.
Two articles by one of the earlier researchers of this subject in one
download. See our Iron page for
more information.
Among the Litchfield Hills from the Connecticut Quarterly.
This article is a free download!
Canaan,
CT from the Connecticut Quarterly. This article is a free
download; see our main Canaan page.
For Marbledale and New Preston:
Lake Waramaug. From the Connecticut Quarterly,
Volume III (1897).
This short article, with photographs, also covers both New Preston and Marbledale,
the two nearest communities. See our
Litchfield County page for more information.
Delegates' Reports: CT Board of Agriculture
(1869) -- The report from the
Litchfield County delegate begins on page 21 of this document. See our
Connecticut miscellany page for more information.
The Lure of the Litchfield Hills - Volume III, no. 2,
August 1931.
This issue featured Torrington, the area around
Lake Waramaug, Lime Rock (in its days as an artists’ colony), and a biographical
article on one John Pierpont (a preacher and poet). See our
Litchfield County page for more
information.
--The
Lure of the Litchfield Hills - Volume XX, no. 3, Winter
1960.
This issue covered a particular research topic
of ours, namely women spies in American conflicts. Other topics in
this issue included articles about skiing, about Litchfield village,
about Barkhamsted, about Admiral Andew H. Foote, Ethan Allen, the
Farmington Valley, and Ichabod Crane. See our
Litchfield County page for more
information.
The Litchfield Book of Days,
by George C. Boswell
(1899).
(Download) See our
Town of
Litchfield page for more information.
Middletown
Collection, including the 1931 real property list.
Orginally published as a CD-ROM, the contents are
now available as individual downloads at a significant savings.
See our Middletown page for more information.
Clinton, once Killingworth, from the
Connecticut Quarterly, Volume I (1895). A short history of
this community, with photographs. See our
Middlesex County page for more
information.
Riverside Cemetery in Middletown, CT from the Connecticut Quarterly,
Volume II (1896). This is a free download!
Middletown Real
Property list for 1931 tabulated by street
1947 Cauldron
Yearbook of Middletown High School, with supplement.
Middletown
as it appeared in one of the earlier feature articles in the
Connecticut Quarterly
Middletown
Ephemera: everything from appearances of Middletown
in CT Directory to a dance card from Middletown High School
Something for everyone!
Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven
-- from
the Connecticut Quarterly, Volume II (1896). Good history of this
resting place of many famous people and excellent photos. Please see our
New Haven County page for more
information.
The Wolcott Plateau
from the Connecticut Quarterly, Volume III
(1897). Located at the north end of New Haven County, the Town of
Wolcott has always been considered a bit on the primitive side, and this short
article, by Milo Leon Norton, does little to dispel that impression.
See our New Haven County page for
more information.
John Hodgkin
(Hotchkin) of Guilford, CT and his Descendents by
Geoffrey Brown (1988).
This volume was our principal
partner’s first venture into publishing history and genealogy, when he (and a
lot of very capable relatives) collaborated to produce this genealogy. Two
rather small printings sold out, and with that, the author decided that enough
was enough and to move on to other things. Because people continue to request it, we have decided to add an
electronic version. See our New Haven County page for
more information.
Some Colonial Houses of New Haven -- from
the Connecticut Quarterly, Volume II (1896).
Includes photographs
of the following houses: Trowbridge (2), Beecher, Wooster, Arnold, Bontecou,
Foote, Pinto, and Hillhouse, and one of the parsonage of the “Blue Meeting
House.” See our New Haven County page for
more information.
The Oneida (NY) and Wallingford
(CT) Perfectionists,
from Charles Nordhoff's The Communistic
Societies of the United States (1875).
See our Madison County, NY
page for more information.
Hillhouse Avenue, in New Haven -- with
photographs. An 1897 article from the Connecticut Quarterly.
Please see our New Haven County page for
more information.
The New Haven Green -- with photographs.
An article from the Connecticut Quarterly, Volume I (1895). Please
see our New Haven County page for
more information.
The Bungalow at Short Beach, Branford, CT
-- an odd bit of social history from the Connecticut Quarterly, Volume I
(1895). See our New Haven County
page for more information.
Center Church in New Haven
from the Connecticut Quarterly,
Volume III (1897).
Ellen Strong Bartlett wrote this extensively illustrated article
about the original church of the New Haven Colony. Notable in the article are
the illustrations of many of the memorial tablets in the church, and a number of
photographs of the crypt. See our New Haven
County page for more information.
Delegates' Reports: CT Board of Agriculture
(1869) -- The report from the
New Haven County delegate begins on page 5 of this document. See our
Connecticut miscellany page for more information.
New London, Old Whaling Port
an article
from the Connecticut Quarterly (1897). See our
New London County page for more
information.
275th
Anniversary of the Town of Colchester, Connecticut
As well as the
customary letters from elected officials, the summary town history, and
the list of donors, there are many photographs of Colchester buildings,
and many pages of ads by local businesses. Also included is some
ephemera – found items including a newspaper clipping, a tag inviting
one to “tie one on” at the celebration, and a program of an historical
fashion show conducted by the Colchester Women’s Club in honor of the
275th Anniversary.
See our
New London County page for more
information.
Early Lebanon, CT -- an article from
Volume II of the Connecticut Quarterly (1896). Please see our
New London County page for more
information.
Reminiscences of Bean Hill, Norwich, CT --
two articles in consecutive numbers of the
Connecticut Quarterly, Volume III (1897).
Please see
our New London County page for more
information.
Bacon Academy
an article from Volume II
of the Connecticut Quarterly (1896) about the origins and near-first
century of this Colchester school. Please see our
New London County page for more
information.
Delegates' Reports: CT Board of Agriculture
(1869) -- The report from the
New London County delegate begins on page 10 of this document. See our
Connecticut miscellany page for more information.
Preston: Early Homes and Families
(1968) -- a nice booklet from the Preston Historical Society
providing photos of old houses in town as well as information about the families
who built and subsequently owned them. Please see our
New London County page for more
information.
Ellington, Tolland County, CT
-- an 1898 article
from the Connecticut Quarterly. Please see our
Tolland County page for more information.
Delegates' Reports: CT Board of Agriculture
(1869) -- The report from the
Tolland County delegate begins on page 26 of this document. See our
Connecticut miscellany page for more information.
The Banner for 1932, Yearbook of Rockville
High School, Rockville, CT --
An interesting combination of literary magazine and high school yearbook,
providing a more nuanced view of class members than usual yearbooks of this
period. Please see our
Tolland County page for more information.
Rockville
High School, Rockville, CT, Class of 1932 Reunion. A look at the class
of 1932 a quarter century later. Please see our
Tolland County page for more information.
Picturesque Pomfret -- from the
Connecticut Quarterly, Volume II (1896). See our
Windham County page for more information.
Town of Thompson 1925 Annual
Report. This example of a Connecticut
township annual report is quite remarkable because it appears
to have also served as the high school yearbook -- something we've
not seen elsewhere. We suppose that
anyone interested in the history of the town, or who had ancestors
who interacted with the town government, would find it of interest.
See our
Windham County page for more information.
Delegates' Reports: CT Board of
Agriculture (1869)
-- The report from the Windham County delegate begins on page 18 of
this document. See our Connecticut
miscellany page for more information.
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