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Killingly Public Library

East Brooklyn, Connecticut

Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of East Brooklyn.

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1848 to 1977Dates represented

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103,932Archive pages

Historical pages reported for this collection.

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Discover the people, places, and stories of East Brooklyn, Connecticut.

Discover another side of East Brooklyn, Connecticut through newspapers preserved in the Killingly Public Library's digital archive. Its four titles include material from 1848 to 1977.

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  • Selected titles

    Selected titles from Killingly Public Library include “New Haven Daily Pilladium” and “Windham County Transcript”.

  • Free and open access

    No subscription or payment required.

  • A closer look

    Newspaper pages connect individual accounts with a wider story, preserving how events were reported and presented to the readers of the day.

The reporting of earlier years offers a way to explore how events were understood as they happened and how local experiences became part of the historical record. A family story, a classroom project or curiosity about a familiar place can lead to a closer look at the community and the lives of earlier generations. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.

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Titles in this collection

Browse four titles and 103,932 digitized pages, with material from 1848 to 1977. Through a partnership with Advantage Archives, Killingly Public Library shares these sources from the past. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.

Follow a family connection or a question about the community through the titles below and the history they preserve.

New Haven Daily Pilladium

8 pages in 1853

Windham County Telegraph

3,108 pages from 1848 to 1859

Windham County Transcript

82,032 pages from 1860 to 1977

Windham County Transcript

18,784 pages from 1914 to 1935

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About the Archive

About the Killingly Public Library's History Archives

The Killingly Public Library offers free access to historical resources through its digital archives, provided in partnership with Advantage Archives . The Killingly Public Library has digitized thousands of pages from local newspapers, preserving the rich history of Killingly and making it available for the public to explore.

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About the Library

About the Killingly Public Library

Established in 1893, the Killingly Public Library has grown into a vital community resource, offering a wide range of educational, cultural, and technological services. With a mission to promote literacy and lifelong learning, the library provides access to both physical and digital resources, as well as hosting community events and educational programs.

Library History

The History of the Killingly Public Library

Founded in 1870, the library has evolved from a modest collection of books into a modern institution that adapts to meet the needs of its patrons. Over the years, it has embraced new technologies while maintaining its role as a cornerstone of the community.

About the Community

About Killingly, Connecticut

Killingly, located in Windham County, Connecticut, is a town with a rich historical heritage. The Killingly Public Library plays a key role in preserving the town's history through its digitized archives and community engagement initiatives.

Local History

Did You Know?

  • Killingly is known for its historical ties to the textile industry and has many preserved landmarks from the 19th century.

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Research Guidance

Read a report in its time and place

The history of East Brooklyn includes individual lives as well as events remembered by the wider community. In the digital archive shared by the Killingly Public Library, begin with a name, place or date connected with the story you want to explore. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story. Check nearby issues or another listed newspaper when available. Differences in timing and wording can add perspective to a story, while the issue date and surrounding articles help show what kind of account you are reading.

Follow a promising report into a nearby issue or another title where available. Compare dates and surrounding coverage; a single account is one perspective on a story. Use the surrounding account to shape your next question, while keeping each source's perspective distinct.

Keep the title, date, page, or item reference with each useful finding. Separate the words in a historical account from your interpretation, and note conflicting perspectives rather than choosing one too quickly. These notes help connect a local story to its evidence and show what remains uncertain.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Killingly Public Library, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.

Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.

Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.

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Read All About It

Stories, research tips, and archive news

Read All About It connects archive research with the people and institutions preserving local history. Explore partner and community stories, project updates, research ideas, and perspectives on digitization, education, and working with primary sources. Use the articles as a starting point for your next question or a new way to share a discovery.

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March 18, 2025

It’s Your Community’s History, So Why Rent Something You Own?

We believe that history belongs to the communities where it was made - not locked behind paywalls or inaccessible due to budget restrictions. Subscription-based services and large content aggregators are generally more concerned with "content" and less concerned with the history that content contains. Their models typically involve a reoccurring charge for a plan that renews annually or licensing agreements with the library based on population served or circulation numbers. You are essentially Renting Access To YOUR History.
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