Scope and Contents The Spring Hill School photographs (2011-13-0, .92 linear feet) document the activities of students circa 1930 at Spring Hill School, a private school located in Litchfield, Conn. The founders of the school used a progressive education model, and the photographs depict social, recreational, and scholastic activities, including images of horseback riding, making maple sugar, the study of geography, students in their quarters, and a Roman dinner, among other topics. The photographs are mounted...

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St. Anthony's church fire photographs

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The St. Michael's Parish Vital Records collection (2011-108-0) is comprised of two volumes of transcripts. The first volume ranges from 1757-1870 and covers burials (separated by race), communicants, confirmations, deaths (separated by race), and marriages (separated by race). The second volume covers only baptisms from the years 1750-1867. Each volume is organized alphabetically, not chronologically. The records give the name of the person and the date of whatever service they received.

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Staats, H. P. photographic negatives 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" B&W negatives of buildings in Litchfield, Connecticut. Images include: Congregational Church, Apothecary Shop, First National Bank (now Union Savings), Tallmadge House, other.

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Moses Staddor and Jacob Griswold, committee, have laid out 100 acres in the second 100 acres right of Staddor to the heirs of John Staddor. A true copy signed by Isaac Baldwin, Register, Litchfiled 15 Jan 1771.

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Two letters written by Frederic Stanley in Windham to his brother Rufus in Litchfield and one from Rufus in Litchfield to Frederic in Windham.

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Sermons written by Peter Starr. One is dated June 1770 at Ponnalborough [Pownalborough?] and lists dates & places where the sermon was given from June 24, 1770 to May 31, 1772. Places include Greenfield, Winchester, Litchfield South Farms and East Greenwich. The second is dated Nov. 29,. 1792 at Warren and also Nov. 14, 1793 Thanksgiving at Danbury.

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State of Connecticut Treasury Office receipt for 32 pounds 9 shillings lent by Peter Colt. Notes interest paid 1790-1792. Index card states "State of Connecticut Indentured Note -- Monies Loaned to State For Revolutionary War Soldiers Pay and Equipment. Peter Colt, Treasurer, is of the Colt Firearms Family"

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Deed to James D. Peck for land in Litchfield, Conn.

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Stewart, William R. to Stewart, Grace Pinney (2016-06-0) Letter and envelope, mailed from Camp Wonposet. After asking about his family his letter addressed to his mother mentions activities Stewart was doing while at camp, fishing, Mount Tom and counselors. Camp Wonposet began operating as a summer boys camp in 1906 on the east shore of Bantam Lake. It ran continuously until it closed after the 1997 camping season.