INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTION:

Material on Newgate Prison and Copper Mine

Genealogies of East Granby families

Local railroad history

Material on tobacco growing

Local oral histories on cassettes

Extensive information on and photos of old East Granby houses

Church records

Cemetery records

Account books and diaries

War records

Miscellaneous information relating to town government and local organizations

Histories of surrounding towns

Simsbury vital records

Census records on microfilm

Materials Available at Town Hall

Office of the Town Clerk:

 Land records 1858 - to the present - permanent

Maps - permanent

Minutes for boards, commissions, and Town meetings - permanent

Dog license list - current - old ones held by the ANHR

Fish & Game license information - retained for five years only

Vital records:

birth, marriage, death certificates - indexed by book

(access to birth records is restricted) - all records permanent

Sexton reports - list by date of burials in Town of East Granby - permanent

Election results

Probate Court, District of East Granby

Wills - permanent

Inventories - permanent

Office of the Assessor

Street card for each building

showing interior amenities, lot size, assessment, additions, and certificates of occupancy

Assessor maps showing layout of each parcel

Photograph of each building

Building Department

Site plans

History of buildings - additions, electrical work, certificates of occupancy

Office of the Tax Collector

Payment history for real estate, personal property, and automobile taxes

Real estate tax history is a permanent record

Automobile tax records are retained 15 years

Water and sewer taxes are collected for areas served by these utilities