Greenwich (Conn.) -- History

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The Brush and Lockwood families were joined by the 1855 marriage of Mary Angeline Brush and George A. Lockwood. The collection includes personal writings of family members, correspondence, deeds, estate material, and material relating to the Stanwich Society.

Scope and Contents This collection contains the papers of Helen Binney Kitchel. A Connecticut State Representative from 1931-1939, Mrs. Kitchel was a prominent figure on the Greenwich political scene, serving as a member of the Representative Town Meeting, the Chamber of Commerce, the Greenwich Reorganization Committee, the Greenwich League of Women Coters, as well as being a member of the Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich and the Old Greenwich Garden Club among other organizations. The daughter of...

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This collection contains correspondence, deeds, and financial documents of the Hoit family of Stanwich, Connecticut and related families (Brush, Ferris, Hull, Ingersoll). The collection also contains papers concerning the Stanwich Society.

Scope and Contents These papers are primarily comprised of Bill’s collected research and documents. Bill was often asked to write histories and biographies of people and places in town, but also researched and collected documents on his own particular interests. He was especially interested in mail, postmasters, stamps, post offices, etc.; in Christ Church, as his mother was a devoted member and he was close friends with many of the congregation and clergy; and in his family’s and related families...