Historic Map Works is a database containing more than 1.5 million full color digital maps, with thousands more being added monthly. For members of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, access to this database is now included. Members can access Historic Map Works by going to the NEHGS American Ancestors website. On the “Search” tab, click on “External Databases” and then scroll down to find Historic Map Works.
The location of the building now known as the Henry Whitfield Museum, said to be the oldest stone house in the United States, can be seen on this 1868 map of Guilford, Connecticut.[i] At the time of the survey, it was the property of Mrs. H.W. Chittenden. Mary, wife of Henry Ward Chittenden, had inherited this property from her mother, Mrs. Sarah (Brown) Grifling, said to be one of the wealthiest women in Connecticut at the time.[ii]
