Scope and Contents Normandy Farms Sales Brochure, 2007-10-0, is a black and white publication from the 1950s-1960s.  The brochure includes descriptions of the grounds, house and farm buildings, as well as photographs of the interiors and exteriors of the estate.  There is an insert page with floorplans of the property and house and listing of farm equipment included.  The estate was not sold. Stanley (1897-1984) and Barbara W. Mortimer (1926-1993) married in 1941 and moved to Normandy Farms in Litchfield. ...

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The North Farms School Record Books Collection (1975-97-29 & 31) is organized into two items. Item one is the record book from 1844 and record book two is from 1846-1847. Please see the individual items (below) for a more detailed description unique to each item. The items can be found in one folder in Small Acquisitions.

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Three letters from Kate Westcott North (1834-1931) of New York City to Mr. [?] van Winkle in which she generally discusses her late husband Edward Payson North (1835-1911) and his genealogy.

Scope and Contents The Northfield Congregational Church Papers, 2012-33-0, consists of documents from the period when the first meeting house was constructed, starting in 1795.  Among the documents are meeting house subscription agreements, receipts for paying subscription, bills and receipts for construction materials and labor, and receipts for reimbursing William Washburn for holding church services in his home and boarding carpenters. The Ecclesiastical Society of Northfield was incorporated at the...

Scope and Contents The Northfield Girl Scouts records (1954-48-0) contains a variety of items dating from the years 1925-1929. The records are bound together in a black loose leaf notebook. Included are three group photographs of Oak Troop No.1 taken in 1925, 1926, and 1927. One photograph is at Bantam Lake. Also present in the records are annual reports submitted for 1925-1929. The annual reports contain descriptions of the troop's yearly activities, as well as officer and member lists, and brief descriptions...

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Northfield Knife Company Advertising & Packaging items, 2006-30-0, include printed color box wrappers for pocket knive blades, order form, stationary, typed and drawn advertising sheet for customers, and printed insert sheets regarding product quality.

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Listing of residences, businesses, churches, schools, and other properties in the Northfield area of Litchfield, Conn.

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The Northfield School Society Minute Book (1973-67-1) contains records of the School Society meetings, the officers, and what the organization voted on, usually officers but also voted on matters such as building (and where to build) a new school or maintaining a burial ground. Currently housed in 3A Box 30.

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A booklet of handwritten sermons with the dates the sermons were preached.

Content Description Letter from Clarissa Norton to her brother William Norton written from Litchfield on various dates from October to December 1839 and photograph of William Norton. A typewritten transcription donated with the letter is also in the folder. Clarissa was about 20 years old when the letter was written, and William would have been 28. She provides a detailed account of her life in Litchfield including social activities, singing in Church, and friends and family. At the time she wrote, William was...