Photographic Credits - Bruce L. Oliver

Bruce Oliver is a biographical
reference in the internationally recognized publication: Who's Who in America,
2000

This site
consists of information collected since 1975 with new photos being added all of
the time.

1776-1976 - ENFIELD BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION sub-committee: RESEARCH OF
FRESHWATER POND REDEVELOPMENT AREA (1974 to 1977),  Elizabeth W. Oliver and
Bruce L. Oliver, co-chairmen

page 269 - the challenge of change...three centuries of Enfield,
Connecticut history

"Economic conditions and the ravages of time had affected the downtown
Thompsonville area.  During the 1970s most of the area buildings were
scheduled for demolition and redevelopment.  It was in this area that
Enfield's early commercial development was concentrated.  In an effort to
record the segment of Enfield's history, the Olivers undertook the project of
extensively photographing all of the redevelopment area prior to the demolition
of the buildings.  This effort will insure the availability of material for
future scholars."

From 1974 to 1977, Bruce Oliver researched the archives in the Connecticut
State Library to find references for all major buildings in the entire town of
Enfield, Connecticut.  He photographed pages of the Thompsonville press
that referenced historical buildings over the last couple hundred years. 
Using those photographs, he took pictures of the very same buildings (and
sites), from the same angles, to record the buildings as they stood during the
70's, some before demolition.  Over the last thirty years he has continued
taking pictures of those historical sites and some of those pictures are on the
website.  It is his intention to complete this work over the next several
years and catalog his findings on this website.