Archivist to address Shelton Historical Society

SHELTON - At the annual meeting of the Shelton Historical Society Feb.1
Michael Dooling, archivist at Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, former news librarian
at the Republican-American, and author of five historical books, will present examples of
how archives are located and used by researchers.

The presentation, "What Use is An Archive," gives an overview of the types of archives. One case
study relating to research conducted about the history of Charles Island off the coast of Milford
provides real-life examples that local history isn’t just local.
Dooling will prove that historical information about a locale
or event can be found just about anywhere, sometimes in the most surprising places.
Dooling has written dozens of historical articles for the Republican-American, Connecticut
Explored, Log of Mystic Seaport and Naval History. His books include An Historical Account of Charles Island, Milford Lost & Found, Clueless in New
England, about unsolved disappearances, The Haunting on East 27th, the story of an
investigation into a haunted house in New York in 1862, and Seaworthy Timber, a biography of sea captain Aaron H. Wood.

Shelton Historical Society maintains its archival collections, which includes business ledgers, personal diaries and letters, late 19th and early 20th century maps, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and ephemera at Shelton History Center. Some treasures from the collections will be on display.

The meeting is free and open to the public; donations are welcome. It will be held at 2 p.m. in Huntington Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 19 Church St.

There will be a brief business meeting prior to the presentation.

Refreshments will be served. (In case of inclement weather, an announcement will be 
made on WICC-AM and on Facebook.com/Shelton History Center.)

The Shelton Historical Society owns Shelton History Center, a museum complex of six historic
buildings located just north of the Huntington Green, and strives to provide programs of historical interest to the community. 
For more information or directions, call 203-925-1803 or visit
www.sheltonhistoricalsociety.org.


This is a press release from Tracey Tate, executive director, Shelton Historical Society.