The Local History Archives has been awarded a Connecticut Humanities Cultural Fund grant of $6,700. These funds will be used to defray the cost of digitizing the valuable and much-requested two thousand or so pages of the George Caples diaries, using a non-profit company that specializes in the careful handling and preservation of archival materials.

Wondering what the Archives are all about? Read about our collections here on the website. We also invite you to stop by the Carolyn Bacdayan Local History Archives at the Lyme Public Library, Tuesdays from 2:00-5:00 pm to speak with our volunteers, or Thursdays from 11:00 am-3:00 pm when our archivist Julie is available to assist you.  To guarantee time with Julie, call (860-598-9760) for an appointment.