Meet the Archivist at Greenwich Historical Society: Gatekeeper to the Past

Step in side the archives building at the Greenwich Historical Society. The archives are a jackpot full of information on local properties and ancestry. There is also an extensive collection of ephemera and old diaries, manuscripts and journals. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. “We also get a lot of realtors marketing homes who want to research the context of a property,” said the Historical Society’s archivist Christopher Shields.  The archives include collections of files and photos from two former real estate companies, Edson & Edson and Ladd & Nichols. Continue Reading →