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A brief biography of William Douglas based on the notes of a talk given at the Northford Historical Society, January 14, 1971.

A brief history of Warham Williams, a Northford minister, and his prominent home.

This report appears to be the first annual report written after North Branford became a separate town.

Includes a transcription of a Civil War letter of Allan Sawyer to his family written August 23, 1864.

Reference : Life Story

An Eagle Scout project of Christopher De Matteo who selected and research historic points of interest in North Branford, created a path to visit the sights, created plaques, and mapped the points on a map for the public to view and use.

Includes some history of the Shoreline Electric Railway and the Great North Branford Trolley as well as accounts of the wreck that occurred in August 1917.

Announces the winners of the All America Cities Awards, an urban environment development competition among U.S. cities sponsored by "The Saturday Evening Post" and the National Municipal League, in 1972. Urban problems that emerged as railroads and…

Includes a transcript of a talk delivered about the prominent Northford Reverend Warham Williams and his aunt, Eunice Williams, who was captured in the Deerfield Massacre in 1704.

Includes information about the murder of Emily Cooper in North Branford in 1849. Also included is information about the murderer, Henry Leander Foote, newspaper accounts of the murder and more.