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Local History

We partner with the Darien Historical Society, the Flagg Creek Heritage Society, and local residents, businesses, and municipalities to collect and share the histories of: 

 

Oral History

  • Listen to more than 100 interviews with local veterans from World War II to the Iraq War
  • Listen to interviews of long-time residents to see how the community has changed and grown

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Photos of People and Places

  • Flickr: Look through online photo albums of people, places, and events
  • Historypin: View images of buildings and places overlaid on Google Street View for "then and now" perspectives.

 

Microfilm/Fiche Digital Scanner

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