THE BETTY GUINAN/ALICE NEWMAN HISTORICAL ROOM

The Alice Newman Historical Room began in 1983 with materials collected by the East Granby Public Library and the East Granby Historical Committee, a committee that was appointed in 1971 to research the history of the town. If you would like to schedule an appointment, please call the library at (860)653-3002 or email: history@egpl.org​.

INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTION:

  • Material on Newgate Prison and Copper Mine
  • Church records
  • Genealogies of East Granby families
  • Cemetery records
  • Local railroad history
  • Account books and diaries
  • Material on tobacco growing
  • War records
  • Local oral histories on cassettes
  • Miscellaneous information relating to town government and local organizations
  • Extensive information on and photos of old East Granby houses
  • Histories of surrounding towns
  • Census records on microfilm
  • Photo Collection
  • Newspaper clippings
  • Maps

TOWN OF EAST GRANBY CEMETERIES:

  • Copper Hill Cemetery - 39 Griffin Road
  • Center Cemetery - 5 School Street
  • Elmwood Cemetery - Nicholson Road
  • Beth Hillel Synagogue Cemetery - Wolcott Road
  • Hartford Mutual Society/Memorial Park - Wolcott Road
  • Congregational Teferes Israel Cemetery - Wolcott Road