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Oral History Project |
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1974-2024
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The Greenwich Library Oral History Project exists to collect, preserve, and make available the personal recollections of people who have helped to make, or lived through and observed, the history of Greenwich, Connecticut, from the 1890s forward.
Founded in 1974, the Project has conducted more than 1,250 interviews, published 142 books from its collection, and since 2011 published monthly blogs. It has presented programs for different organizations and trained volunteers and town residents in the techniques of conducting and preserving oral history interviews. The entire collection is available at the Greenwich Library. Interviews may also be found at the Cos Cob Library, Byram Shubert Library, and Perrot Memorial Library. Books and transcribed interviews may be purchased at the Oral History Project office, or through our Books for Sale webpage. Read our latest blog:
John Gleason Policing in Greenwich 1931-1956 “If someone told me at that time that one day a Greenwich policeman would have a little radio around his shoulder, and would be able to talk to headquarters two-way, I’d think they were ready for the nut house!”
John Gleason proudly led the Greenwich Police Department as Chief of Police for fifteen transformative years.
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