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“So gorgeous was the spectacle on the May morning of 1910 when nine kings rode in the funeral of Edward VII of England . . .” So begins Barbara Tuchman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Guns of August, an epic tale of the first month of World War I. That first sentence, brimming with details and expressive … Read more

Anya Seton’s goal for her writing is summed up in a single sentence: “[I want to] make history come alive and [be] as exciting as the past is to me.” She loved history for the sake of history and aimed to represent it as fairly and as interesting as possible. As she reached new heights … Read more

Anya Seton: Author, socialite, history lover, and lifelong Greenwich resident. Born Ann Seton onJanuary 23, 1904, the Setons moved to Greenwich when Ann was three months old. By the timeof her death in 1990 at the age of 86, she had hopped between Old Greenwich, Cos Cob, andGreenwich proper, but never left Connecticut for more … Read more

By Christopher Shields, Director of Library and Archives A highlight of my work in the Library & Archives is helping people learn more about family members who lived in Greenwich in the past. More often than not, I am able to provide additional information and/or suggestions for where to look next. Inevitably, the details that … Read more

By Christopher Shields, Curator of Library and Archives Long before online shopping threatened brick and mortar retail businesses, the challenges posed by mail order shopping were felt by local Greenwich merchants. The advent of mail order houses reminds us of the powerful impact new ideas and methods of distribution can have over time and the … Read more

Presented by Christopher Shields, Curator of Library and Archives, Greenwich Historical Society, July 18, 2024 at Innis Arden Cottage, Greenwich Point Occasions like Founders Day give us the opportunity to step away from our routine day to day activities and be thoughtful of the many people whose contributions both large and small, well-documented and anonymous, … Read more