Watertown Historical Society
Encyclopedia
The Watertown Historical Society is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to preserving the social, commercial and cultural heritage of Watertown, Connecticut
, and the surrounding Litchfield County, Connecticut
. Through its museum, historic house tours, lecture series and archival collection, the society has traced and recorded the history of its region from the pre-Columbian period through the present day.
The society and its president, Jeffrey S. Grenier
, have received state and national honors for their work in digitizing an archive of historic local publications from fragile newspapers and obsolete microfilm spools.
Nonprofit organization
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dedicated to preserving the social, commercial and cultural heritage of Watertown, Connecticut
Watertown, Connecticut
Watertown is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 21,661 at the 2000 census. The zip code for Watertown is 06795. It is a suburb of Waterbury. It borders the towns of Woodbury, Middlebury, Litchfield, Plymouth, Bethlehem, and Thomaston.-Founding History:More...
, and the surrounding Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut but is geographically the state's largest county. As of 2010 the population was 189,927...
. Through its museum, historic house tours, lecture series and archival collection, the society has traced and recorded the history of its region from the pre-Columbian period through the present day.
The society and its president, Jeffrey S. Grenier
Jeffrey S. Grenier
Jeffrey S. Grenier is an award-winning American historian and archivist. Since 1997, he has been the president of the Watertown Historical Society, a non-profit organization based in Litchfield County, Connecticut; he previously served as the society’s treasurer from 1993 to 1997.In his...
, have received state and national honors for their work in digitizing an archive of historic local publications from fragile newspapers and obsolete microfilm spools.