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Riverside - The Community By The River

These books cover aspects of the Riverside community history as narrated by local residents. Like other communities and neighborhoods of Greenwich, Riverside has a unique personality as mirrored by events and its residents.

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  • If you're looking for primary sources (first-hand accounts) of Greenwich history, this is the place to go! Over the years, volunteers have published 800 transcripts, narrated by local residents about important historical events and people. The…
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  • The Greenwich Historical Society website contains a lot of information about town history. Photographs and other important documents have been uploaded to help you with your research. The GHS provides art camps, lectures and author talks, and…
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  • ORAL HISTORY REDBOOK Students from Riverside School and Eastern Middle School often frequented Ada's Store on Riverside Avenue after school. For some, it was a right of passage. It speaks to an earlier time, and many of us can probably remember…
    Book, 1983Greenwich : Greenwich Library, [1983] — 974.69 SIMPK
  • Sound Beach, Riverside and the Greenwich Trust Company

    Oral History Imterview With F. Reginald Gisborne, Jr. ; by Suzanne Kowalski

    ORAL HISTORY REDBOOK Reginald Gisborne worked his way up at Greenwich Trust. He was very active in the community, and was a model citizen. He lived to be over 100-years-old. His recollections are important to our town's history.
    Book, 1977Greenwich, CT : Greenwich Library, 1977. — 974.69 ORAL GISBO