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• Mianus and North Mianus

  Hartley, Wakeman • Oral History Project. Friends of the Greenwich Library

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  Narrators describe what this section of town was like during the early 1900s. Still, other red books cover different sections of town.

• Building Greenwich

  Architecture and Design, 1640 to the Present

  Carley, Rachel

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  Rachel Carley describes the history of Greenwich using houses and buildings as starting points. The author used many books and photos from our Local History collection!

• The Great Estates: Greenwich, Connecticut, 1880-1930

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  Commissioned by the Junior League, this book covers the history of 44 significant estates in town. There are many interesting photos included.

• Chickahominy

  Oral History Interview

  Oral history project. Friends of the Greenwich Library

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  When Italian immigrants came to Greenwich, they had a difficult time finding housing. Many ended up in Chickahominy, which is now a very unique, ethnic section of town.

• Other Days in Greenwich, Or, Tales and Reminiscences of An Old New England Town /

  Hubbard, Frederick A.

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  This book complements "The History of the Town of Greenwich" because it expands upon life in the 1800s. It goes into great detail about "Boss" Tweed and his Americus Club.

• Glenville

  Oral History Interview

  Oral history project. Friends of the Greenwich Library

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  What would we do without the Oral History Project? Another great narrative about an important section of town.

• Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich, County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, With Genealogical Notes on the Adams ...

  Mead, Spencer P., 1863-1935

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  This book is the "Bible" of early Greenwich history. Full of historic and genealogical information.

• A Greenwich Childhood in the 1890's

  Oral History Interview With Gertrude Finn Spillane ; by Marcia C.Coyle

  Oral History Project. Friends of the Greenwich Library

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  Gertrude Spillane was the daughter of an Irish stonemason, and she lived in Greenwich all her life. She reminisces about life in Greenwich during the late 1800s.

• Greenwich: An Illustrated History

  a Celebration of 350 Years

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  The Historical Society and Greenwich Time collaborated on this book, which was published for the 350 Anniversary of the Town.

• A History of the Greenwich Waterfront

  Tod's Point, Great Captain Island and the Greenwich Shoreline

  Jewell, Karen

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  Karen Jewell researched the history of the many public and private yacht and boat clubs to complete this book. It gives you a history from a maritime point of view.

• Greenwich History, the Judge's Corner

  150 Vintage Newspaper Columns

  Hubbard, Frederick A, 1851-1933,

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  Judge Hubbard wrote columns for the Greenwich Press from 1927 to 1933. These are real jewels of historical information.