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Includes the transcription of the hand-made ledger of the inventory of real and personal estate of Jonathan Foot, plus a photocopy of the original ledger.

Includes the results of a study of a pond adjacent to North Branford High School performed by the author and fifteen of his students in 1969.

Includes two title pages of articles published about Linsley Pond.

Nestled near the foothills, and not far from a murmuring brook in the center of North Branford is a library. It's simple colonial architecture is most fitting, for it stands on the historic training ground of colonial times, and was built as a…

As one enters the front door and passes through the inside portals, a memorial tablet immediately attracts the attention. The new-comer pauses to read, then to admire the building. Beneath the placque are numerous volumes of the reference works from…

On the opposite wall, between the two entrance ways, hangs a picture of the Rev. Charles Atwater. Beneath are rows of classics, also the gift of Mr. Charles B. Atwater. To the right of the entrance way is a book truck on which are placed the newest…

A charming corner meets the eye as one turns to look more closely at the interior. Perhaps the friendly tick-tock of the grandfather's clock is the reason, but without fail, the visitor seems to look in this direction first.
A doorway opens outward…

This view shows the central part of the main library a bit more clearly. Here stands, midway, the magazine table, easily scanned by youth and adult. Here is found a collection of magazines which surpasses many collections in larger libraries.

Across the room is the children's section. Here, the same type of tables and chairs have been fashioned for children. Boys find here stories of adventure, bird and animal life, and facts as well as stories of airplanes and modern sciences. The entire…

It is not unusual to find several children seated about the tables, reading books purchased for the little people, but so charming that the older girls and boys pause to read and enjoy them. Or, perhaps, homework is done here, reference material in…