Stories
May 1: The Deadly Pequot War Begins
Today in 1637, Connecticut colonists formally declared war against the Pequots, the Native American tribe whose territory covered some 250 square miles in southeastern…
Commemorating Lafayette’s Visit to the U.S.
Old Saybrook residents may be interested in knowing that the Marquis de Lafayette traveled through 24 states of the United States in 1824-25, including…
It Truly Is A Small World!
by Donna DiBella Over the years, I have met so many interesting people through the Society and today would like to share a special…
Indenture of Elizabeth Standard
CH-1814.080 Indenture of Elizabeth Stannard to Stephen Chalker This Indenture Witnesseth, that I Elisha Sill of Saybrook in the County of Middlesex, in the…
“If I am Dead and Gon”
“If I am Dead and Gon”: Oliver Graham of Saybrook, Connecticut and Elizabethtown, Upper Canada (1758–1838) –Pamela Vittorio, Professional Genealogist, Brooklyn, NY The Old…
Looking Back: Saybrook, still haunted by witches
Photo courtesy Tedd Levy. The back of this old postcard showing Sentinel Cedar reads in part: “This historic landmark is one of the original…
