Books for Sale

Happy Autumn. The air is turning cooler and the leaves are turning color. Time to put on the sweater, heat up your tea, and cuddle with a good book!
​Are you looking for a way to avoid raking the leaves? 
Watch them flutter to the ground while you're inside reading a great book. We have many stories, personal histories and observations going back to the turn of the previous century, that will keep you enthralled. ​Learn about the people who lived here, worked here, moved here. Read about the many changes in Greenwich over the decades. 
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​Do you need a housewarming gift? A birthday gift? A book of memories? Oral History Project books are definitely the unique item you are looking for. Give a little bit of history as remembered by those who witnessed history. 
​Take a look at our Books Inventory (click on the red button below). And if you need a little help with the wrapping or ribbon, we're more than happy to assist.
Tod's Point, our most popular book, has been reprinted and is available for $18. To order your copy, please send a check to the address at right. If you prefer to pay with a credit card, click on the PayPal button at the bottom of the page.
Tod's Point brings the history and evolution of the town's crown jewel, Greenwich Point. This book includes excerpts from sixty-seven narrators and many photographs of our beloved waterfront town park.
This book can also be purchased Back 40 Mercantile, 496 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT 06870.
Our previous book, The Lady in the Portrait, on the life of Clementine Lockwood Peterson, is priced at $20.
The rest of our inventory are currently selling at the greatly reduced price of $10.

The Grace Notes

Fiftieth Anniversary
1967–2017
Grace Notes is now available for purchase at the OHP office for $20. If you want it mailed to you, please add $2 per book for shipping and handling. To order your copy, follow the payment instructions below.
The Grace Notes, a volunteer women's a cappella singing group, has been bringing the joy of music to people in Greenwich and surrounding communities for more than fifty years. The Oral History Project interviewed three members (two former and one current) of the group who shared their marvelous experiences.

Purchasing Information

If you are interested in purchasing a book from the Oral History Project, please contact the office at ​203-622-7945 or via email at ohistory@greenwichlibrary.org.
To purchase a copy of a transcript, either printed on paper or copied to a CD, the cost is $10, plus $2 shipping and handling per item. If you would like multiple copies, please contact our office. Library sales are free of CT sales tax. To purchase a copy of a digitized transcript, the cost is $10.
Sound files are not for sale.
Please send a check or money order, made payable to the Oral History Project, to:
Greenwich Library Oral History Project
101 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830-5387
We can accept credit cards through PayPal. Instructions can be found by clicking on the PayPal Instructions button. And you can go directly to PayPal by clicking the PayPal button below. Please send us a copy of your completed transaction by email (to ensure a good paper-trail for both of us) and then we can send you the book(s) that you ordered, or you can pick up your order at the OHP office, which is located on the lower level of the Greenwich Library. Please call or email ahead so that we can arrange an appointment.