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Grant
Family Documents(abt 1750-1900) Beginning with Mathew Grant in the mid 17th century, the Grant family and the Grant Mansion on Main Street have continued to be important to South Windsor. Our archives contain nine business ledgers of Ebenezer Grant, Roswell Grant and Thomas Mickell dated from about 1750 through about 1820. Also in our possession is an abstract manuscript taken from these and other Grant documents. "The Grant Mansion", written by Frances Judd, a descendant of the Grants. We have prepared an index of names mentioned in the Judd work to assist researchers. |
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Erastus W Burnham Collection (1851-1865) Noted primarily for the 75 Civil War letters dated 1862-1865 , this collection also contains letters from his whaling days (1851-1858), letters from relations in Glasgow, Scotland(1855-1870), Civil War memorabilia, photos of the Burnham homestead on Pleasant Valley Road, a collection of about 500 Native American artifacts from the local area, and audio tapes recorded when descendants Elizabeth Burnham Bennett and Edwin Burnham gifted the collection. |
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Hildred
Raymond Photo Collection(1870-1950) Catherine Hildred Sperry Raymond grew up on Main Street in South Windsor. This collection contains over 600 black and white photos of South Windsor people, places, and events, and provides a wonderful glimpse into the past. Thumbnails of all photos are available by clicking on the heading above. |
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Hartford Audubon Documents(1909-1997) On permanent loan to Wood Memorial Library, this collection consists of newsletters, programs, minutes of meetings, etc from the original "Hartford Birding Study Club" of 1909 to the present. These dovetail (pun intended!) with our wonderful mounted bird collection. (click on Collections on our Home Page.) |