Research at the Old Town Hall
We have a large collection of documents, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts pertaining to our town’s history, which are available to researchers and anyone with Enfield history questions.
As we have limited staff, we ask that you search our finding aids below to determine if we have materials that are of interest to you before contacting us. As we are still preparing finding aids, please contact us about subjects not yet covered.
The Old Town Hall research collections are open for use by appointment.
Finding Aids
Subject Collections (Record Groups):
Artificial collections of material grouped by subject. The primary resources of the Enfield Historical Society. Each record group contains many accessions and has been added to continuously over the years.
RG 03: Government (includes police, fire, libraries, post offices, civil defense, prisons, etc.)
RG 05: Clubs, Organizations, and Societies
RG 07: Events and Disasters
RG 10: People – photos and documents about Enfield individuals
RG 12: Stereo cards and postcards
RG 13: Theaters: Orpheum and Majestic
RG 14: Newspapers
RG 20: Enfield Historical Society collection
RG 21: Enfield Probate District record volumes
RG 22: Scrapbooks
RG 23: Maps and surveys
Manuscript Collections:
Collections, usually a single accession, donated by an individual. Finding aids for these collections are in the works!
MS 01: Anthony Secondo Enfield History Collection
MS 03: Martha Parsons House Collection
MS 04: Frew Collection
MS 05: Christine DePellegrini Collection
MS 06: Episcopal Churches Collection
MS 07: Griswold/Neelans
Genealogy Collections
Collections focused on genealogy for a specific family.
Genealogy vertical file – Folders in filing cabinet containing material about various families in town
GEN 02: Hazard/Harris
GEN 03: Olmstead/Moore Genealogy
GEN 04: Bridge and Gordon genealogies
GEN 05: Hurlburt/Russell families
Library Collection
The Old Town Hall’s library of Enfield history resources, including yearbooks, town reports, histories, and more.