Our Mission
The Guilford Keeping Society collects, preserves and shares the history and heritage of Guilford, Connecticut for present and future generations.
Learning about Guilford's History Virtually!
Virtual Early Guilford Days
Click on the picture above to see video!
Additional costume info below:
Click here for the Early Guilford Days Scavenger Hunt at the Thomas Griswold House Museum
Guilford History Scavenger Hunt
Click here for the Guilford Free Library Scavenger Hunt !
Elementary School Activities
Look for this sign on houses all over Guilford. Guilford has the third largest number of these houses in New England.
Click here for house styles sheet
Click the underlined below to get a worksheet
Find Houses over 100 years old!!
Click this link to find resources for researching the history of a house!
https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/a-guide-to-researching-the-history-of-a-house/
Worksheet on the Guilford Town shield
Video activities
Look at these videos and see if you can find items made of materials on this page: click here for the worksheet
Armistedville (miniature craft village)
Record for history your experiences and feelings about the 2020 Pandemic.
Click here for a booklet to share history wth future generations!
Guilford History Resources
Visit Guilford Website