Collections : [The Litchfield Historical Society]

A small collection consisting of a small record book, Mary B. Merriam in account with Firth and Hall, 1849-1852, includes prices for girls work; invoice, 1839; snapshot of a windmill with unidentified correspondence on reverse.

The Sarah E. Hutchinson Friendship Album (1971-31-4) contains a few illustrations along with poetry written to Sarah Hutchinson or notes from family and friends in and around Plattekill and Ulsterville, New York. Most of the entries are from 1839, but a few can be found from later years such as 1840 or 1853.

Marketing postcard for special summer sale by a store that sells vintage and unique clothing, jewelry, home decor, furniture, art, and artifacts.

The research materials related to Dr. Solyman Brown compiled by Dr. Leonard Elkins, who was working on an uncompleted biography of Dr. Brown.

South Street postcard

St. Anthony's church fire photographs

Stephanie Whitney Cunningham manuscript (2011-29-0) is an unfinished manuscript draft of "From Bride to Great-Grandmother in Litchfield" by Stephanie Whitney Cunningham. Written in a small spiral bound notebook, the manuscript gives insight into the author's life in Litchfield, as well as the social scene, families, buildings, etc. that were present in the community in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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.

Nine 16x24 photographic prints of Litchfield buildings and architectural details taken by photographer Suzi Funnell in 2005 for a local restaurant. They are unedited prints from 35mm film.