Town of East Hartford records

Series 1. Administrative Records, 1862-1967, contain a variety of material including various town papers dating from 1862 to 1870 such as abatements, meeting notices, petitions, reports, and town orders. There is also a Selectmen's minute book, 1926-1929.

Series 2. Poor Relief Records, 1926-1936, primarily cover the years of the Great Depression. Included are family assistance account books, 1926-1933; poor support ledgers, 1933-1936; and poor support books, 1928-1933.

Series 4. Military Records, circa 1861-1922, include a variety of Civil War papers such as: Changes in the Connecticut Volunteer Force in the Field; Committee for the Relief of Drafted Men; Payments to Connecticut volunteers; Enlistment expenses; military tax; and list of soldiers with families receiving support. Also present are military enrollments, 1902-1922 and a discharge book, 1923-1945.

Series 6. School Records, 1863-1911, include two volumes from the South School District: a secretary's minute book, 1839-1867 and a treasurer's account book, 1858-1911.

The bulk of Series 7. Election Records, 1837-1929, are lists of electors, or voters' lists, that cover town, state, and national elections from 1840 to 1929. Also included is a volume of electors admitted, 1876-1898, election returns, 1870-1920; and a list of women who registered to vote for school officer, 1893-1917.

Series 8. Tax Records, 1827-1945, contain a variety of records including individual tax lists, 1869-1929; old age assistance tax lists, 1935-1936; old age assistance tax cashier stubs, 1940-1941; personal tax additions, 1932, 1934; rate books, 1856-1865, 1923-1945; street books, 1894, 1903, 1912, 1921; and tax abstracts, 1836-1945. Tax abstracts beginning in 1836 include separate columns for name, number of polls, buildings, land, horses, cattle, sheep, money at interest, and luxury goods such as chaises and watches. Automobiles are mentioned starting in 1909. Tax abstracts from 1935 to 1945 cover real estate only.

Series 9. Financial Records, 1837-1946, contain a variety of record books such as account books, appropriation ledgers, cash journals, charity time books, check stub books, day books, general ledgers, municipal store cash books, orders, payroll, receipts and expenditures, selectmen's orders, and treasurer's payments. Also included are two Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) project time books that list individuals who worked on various projects.

Series 10. Boards, Commissions, and Committees Records, 1929-1977, include administrative files for the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1973-1977. The bulk of the series are minutes for the Claims Committee, 1931-1937; Board of Finance, 1929-1957 (original), 1961-1967 (photocopy); and Hockanum Cemetery Committee, 1933-1948. Also present are photocopies of minutes for the Insurance Committee, 1945-1968; Park Board, 1945-1968; Board of Police Commissioners, 1929-1945, 1956-1969; and Board of Welfare Commissioners, 1955-1960, 1965.

The bulk of Series 11. District Records, 1890-1932, pertains to the East Hartford Fire District. Included are administrative files, annual and special meeting minutes, Board of Commissioner minutes, financial records and tax records. Also represented are the Hockanum Lighting District, Hockanum Sewer District, Meadow Fire District, and Silver Lane Fire and Lighting District. There is a small amount of material that postdate the abolishment of the districts by the charter in 1929.