The Guilford Historical Society

The Guilford Historical Society was formed in April of 1998. It was at a Town Community meeting at the Klee House in Guilford where Tom Gray suggested that a historical society be organized. Early officers included President: Gertie Pierce-Boyd, Vice Presidents: Steve Booth and Fran Seaman, and Secretary/Treasurer: Tony Mangini and Jacquee Mason. In the early days there were only 10–20 members, but as that membership grew so did our needs. An absolute charter was approved July 18, 2011. In December of 2015, we were offered the Presbyterian Church in Guilford Center. We needed more space, and it was appealing to have a historical structure to display our growing collections, but it was realized this would take additional money to keep up with the building's care and bills.

Work started on the church in 1816 and was completed in 1820. We also own the old Roots Corner's schoolhouse.

Our research room is extensive with many genealogy sources including books, family histories, and scrapbooks. We also have school, store, and tax records and numerous local history binders. The building is open Saturdays in the summer from 10-12.