Local History
Local History Resources
Historical Maps
(1896 & 1909)
Historical Sites
Touring Guide
W.H. News & Predecessors
(1932-1960)
West Hartford Life
(1998-2011)
Hidden History
Slavery in WH
Digital Collections
CT State Library
How to Visit the Local History Room:
The Local History Room at Noah Webster Library is open to the public!
HOURS: Monday 12-6, Wednesday 2-8, Friday 10-2, and 10-2, 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month.
Local History Room CLOSED November 2, 4, and 27
For more information, call 860-561-6987 or email the Local History Librarian, Brett Freiburger at bfreiburger@westhartfordct.gov
Our collection includes:
- Books and Town Reports
- Historical Maps
- High School Yearbooks
- Historic City Directories
- Historic Newspaper Clippings by Subject
- Historic and Architectural Resource Survey of the Town of West Hartford
- On Microfilm:
- West Hartford News
- West Hartford Life
- West Hartford Press
Did You Know
West Hartford was once the home of an amusement park? What is currently a Home Depot used to be Luna Park, which opened in 1906.
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