Stacks of paper files in a gray metal file organizer.

Archives & Historical Collections

William R. Wood and his two oxen. 1920's, East Windsor Hill, CT
Hildred Sperry Raymond Photo Collection, Archive of the Wood Memorial Library and Museum

About the Archives

The Wood Memorial Library and Museum holds an extensive Archive of material from South Windsor and the region. The holdings are a remarkable snapshot of history dating back 300 years:

  • Personal & professional papers & correspondence

  • Business & farm records

  • Family letters and Bibles

  • Town records

  • Oral histories

  • Journals & diaries

  • Genealogical records

  • Photographs, prints, postcards, maps

  • Architectural drawings

  • Speeches, lectures

  • School yearbooks

  • Audiovisual recordings

  • Unpublished writings

  • Historical publications

These materials are housed in a museum-quality, secure, climate-controlled vault in the Wood. 

 View our collections online or schedule a visit to the Wood to view our physical archive.

Three Ways to Search the Archives

Title page of a report about the selectmen of South Windsor.
ARCHIVE SPOTLIGHT

Reports of the Selectmen of the Town of South Windsor

Local archival resources for the town of South Windsor, CT.