WikiProject:Various Records for Towns in CT

Purpose
*To Add Various Records for Towns in CT

Contact
Angela.Sellers@FamilySearch.org

Task Lists
This project is found in tab Part 53
 * Connecticut Task List

Example Page

 * Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Project Instructions
Project Various Records for Towns in CT   Top of Page
 * Choose a County to work in & put your name by the first Town from the
 * Connecticut Task List
 * 1) Click the Town link to open up the new Town page
 * 2) In the Table of Contents on the top left of the Town page scroll down and under Section 3, named Resources, then click on the section headers that correspond with each Part on this instruction page. Starting with: Part One: Biographies, Part Two: Census, Part Three: Court Records, Part Four: Newspapers, Part Five: Obituaries, and Part Six: Tax Records
 * 3) Copy & Paste each Part Section until all Six Parts are finished in the Task List
 * 4) By the Records link click on the Edit source link and open the Editing (section)
 * 5) Copy & Paste the Wiki Text on this Wiki Project instruction page in the sections below to the Records Editing (section) on the Town page
 * 6) Make sure to to put these record links underneath the sentence or paragraph introduction if there is one
 * 7) Do not remove other links or information except for duplicates...replace old links with new links
 * 8) Put all old and new Record links together into a chronological order list, if there are no dates then put those Record links below the date list and arrange them in alphabetical order
 * 9) Click on Preview
 * 10) Copy & Paste the Summary WikiText in the sections below into the Summary box on the Town page:
 * Click on Save changes
 * Make sure all of the Town Record links work by clicking on them and opening them up to the right Records page, then in the....
 * Continue adding each Part from the Task List in the same Town until all Six Parts are finished before going on to the next Town
 * Put the date you finished by your name on the Task List, then start over again at the Top of Page with the Project Instructions, and click open the next Town link to work in

Part One: Biographies
Copy & Paste Biographies for Connecticut Copy & Paste Summary in Summary box Project Various Records for Towns in CT This is What the Biographies will Look Like When the Town page is Saved Top of Page
 * Connecticut Task List
 * Note: Put the titles in alphabetical order
 * 1600-1775 (*) by Royal Ralph Hinman, 1785-1868 at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1600s-1800s (*) by John Warner Barber, 1798-1885 at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1600s-1900s (*) by Samuel Hart, 1845-1917 at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1700s-1800s (*) compiled by Frederick H. Nash at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1800s-1900s (*) by Ward E. Duffy at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut: With the Time of Their Arrival in the Country and Colony, Their Standing in Society, Place of Residence, Condition of Life, Where From, Business, etc., as Far as is Found on Record. By Royal Ralph Hinman. Hartford, Connecticut: Case, Tiffany Co., 1852. Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by FamilySearch International, 2017. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Connecticut Historical Collections: Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, With Geographical Descriptions, Illustrated by 190 Engravings. By John Warner Barber. 2nd ed. New Haven, Connecticut: Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber, 1837. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography, Genealogical-Memorial: Representative Citizens. By Samuel Hart. Boston, Massachusetts: American Historical Society, 1917-1923. Online at: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 5, Vol. 6, Vol. 7, Vol. 8, Vol. 11, Vol. 13 FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Ye Names & Ages of All Ye Old Folks in Every Hamlet, City and Town in Ye State of Connecticut, Now Living: With Ye Sketches of Twenty Living Centenarians Compiled by Frederick H. Nash. New Haven, Connecticut: Price, Lee & Co., 1884. San Francisco, California: Internet Archive, 2012. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Who's Who in Connecticut By Ward E. Duffy. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1975. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Connecticut Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Part Two: Census
Copy & Paste Census Records for Connecticut Copy & Paste Summary in Summary box Project Various Records for Towns in CT This is What the Census Records will Look Like When the Town page is Saved Top of Page
 * Connecticut Task List
 * 1790-1840 (*) United States. Census Office at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1790-1890 Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 at Ancestry - index only
 * 1790-1950 Search Census Records Online and Other Resources at Archives.gov (The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
 * Connecticut Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * 1790-1840 (*) United States. Census Office at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1790-1890 Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 at Ancestry - index only
 * 1790-1950 Search Census Records Online and Other Resources at Archives.gov (The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
 * Connecticut Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Part Three: Court Records
Copy & Paste Court Records for Connecticut Copy & Paste Summary in Summary box Project Various Records for Towns in CT This is What the Court Records will Look Like When the Town page is Saved Top of Page
 * Connecticut Task List
 * 1636-1945 (*) Connecticut State Library at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Records at jud.ct.gov, ($)
 * 1636-1945 (*) Connecticut State Library at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Records at jud.ct.gov, ($)

Part Four: Newspapers
Copy & Paste Newspaper Records for Connecticut Copy & Paste Summary in Summary box Project Various Records for Towns in CT This is What the Newspaper Records will Look Like When the Town page is Saved Top of Page
 * Connecticut Task List
 * 1700s (*) by Jarvis Means Morse, 1899 at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * List of Newspapers in Connecticut at Wikipedia
 * The Press of Connecticut - Newspapers at portal.ct.gov
 * 1700s (*) by Jarvis Means Morse, 1899 at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * List of Newspapers in Connecticut at Wikipedia
 * The Press of Connecticut - Newspapers at portal.ct.gov

Part Five: Obituaries
Copy & Paste Obituary Records for Connecticut Copy & Paste Summary in Summary box Project Various Records for Towns in CT This is What the Obituary Records will Look Like When the Town page is Saved Top of Page
 * Connecticut Task List
 * 1629-1934 Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1977-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * United States Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * 1629-1934 Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1977-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * United States Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Part Six: Tax Records
Copy & Paste Tax Records for Connecticut Copy & Paste Summary in Summary box Project Various Records for Towns in CT This is What the Tax Records will Look Like When the Town page is Saved Top of Page
 * Connecticut Task List
 * 1862-1866 (*) United States. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, United States. National Archives and Records Administration (Repository), at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1915-1926 (*) Connecticut. Inheritance Tax Division at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * 1862-1866 (*) United States. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, United States. National Archives and Records Administration (Repository), at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1915-1926 (*) Connecticut. Inheritance Tax Division at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki