New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy

Guide to New Haven County, Connecticut ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
New Haven County was created on 10 May 1666 and named for an English port town called Newhaven, which sits on the River Ouse sixty miles south of London. The counties in Connecticut do not have county seats. The cities and towns are responsible for all local governmental activities. It is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
New Haven County Courthouse 235 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510 Phone: 203-503-6800 New Haven County Courthouse

There is no county government today. The government is at the town level. County Clerk has divorce and court records. Probate Court has probate records. Town Clerks have birth, death and land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records
Bible Records at USGenWebArchives

Biographies

 * Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence New Haven County,
 * Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Historic personalities of the Lower Naugatuck Valley. [S.I. D.A. DeBisschop]. 1971. at Linkpendium
 * Commemorative Biographical Record of New Haven County, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families. Chicago, Ill. J.H. Beers. 1902. Includes index. Online at:, Internet Archive.
 * Munson, Myron A. 1637-1887, the Munson record, a genealogical and biographical account of Captain Thomas Munson, a pioneer of Hartford and New Haven, and his descendants. New Haven, Conn. : Printed for the Munson Association. 1895-1896. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

Census Records
Territory and State Census Records
 * 1840 1840 Census Of Pensioners at USGenWebArchives - City Of New Haven 1840, Other War. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 21, 2005, 6:57 pm.
 * New Haven County Records at Census Online
 * Connecticut Census Records at Census Finder - Online links by county.
 * New Haven County Census Records at LDSGenealogy.com
 * New Haven County Census Records and Indexes at Linkpendium

Federal Census Records
 * 1800 Lowell M. Volkel, An index to the 1800 federal census of Litchfield, New Haven, Tolland and Windham counties, state of Connecticut, ([S.l.] L.M. Volkel, c1969). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * US Federal Census Collection at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * New Haven County, Connecticut Federal Census Index, at USGenWebArchives -  Transcriptions in progress.

Church Records

 * 1749-1795 Scofield, Ethel Lord. "The Baptismal Record of the Societies of Whitehaven and Fairhaven, Now the United Church (Congregational), New Haven, Conn.," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Jan. 1911):28-50. Online at:, Internet Archive.
 * New Haven County Church Records at LDSGenealogy.com. Includes church and vital records.
 * Frederick John Kingsbury, A narrative and documentary history of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, formerly St. James, of Waterbury, Connecticut with some notice of St. Paul's Church, Plymouth, Christ Church, Waterbury, St. Michael's Church, Naugatuck, a church in Middlebury, All Saint's Church, Wolcott, St. Paul's Church, Waterville, Trinity Church, Waterbury, All Colonies of St. John's, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price Lee &amp; Adkins Co., 1907). Includes index. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * Court Records and Deeds at USGenWebArchives
 * New Haven County Connecticut Court Records Directory at Court Reference

Directories

 * Directories, New Haven County at Linkpendium
 * Waterbury suburban city directory including Middlebury, Terryville, Thomaston, Watertown, and Wolcott, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price &amp; Lee Company, 1940?-). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Prospect city directory including Beacon Falls, Bethany, Oxford, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price &amp; Lee Co., 1976-). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Seymour directory combining five distinct directories: governmental directory, buyers directory, alphabetical directory, numerical directory, classified directory, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price &amp; Lee, 1931-). Available at the FamilySearch Library,

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1804-1959 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection index/images
 * 1966-2002 Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Genealogies

 * New Haven County Genealogy at LDSGenealogy.com - 1,837 New Haven county genealogy record sources.
 * Doris B. Townsend, Townshend heritage a genealogical, biographical history of the Townshend family and of their old homestead on the east shore of New Haven harbor, (New Haven [Connecticut] New Haven Colony Historical Society, c1971). Includes index. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Charles E. Booth, New Haven genealogy, (Salt Lake City, Utah Genealogical Society of Utah, [19--]). Includes index. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Fifty Puritan ancestors in New Haven at Dunhamwilcox.net

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division, New Haven County, Connecticut land ownership map, 1852 and 1856, (Washington, District of Columbia Library of Congress, 1983). 1852 map available online at Flickr - Available at the FamilySearch Library, and FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6079301.

Local Histories

 * History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut. 3 Vols. By William Cothren. 1854-1879. Waterbury, Connecticut : Bronson Brothers. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 3 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1-3 - HathiTrust, Pub. 1854; Vols. 1-2 - HathiTrust, Pub. 1872-79; Ancestry ($);.
 * History of New Haven County, Connecticut. 3 Vols. Edited by J.L. Rockey. 1892. New York, New York : W.W. Preston. Online at: Vol. I - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; HathiTrust;.
 * History of the Colony of New Haven. By Edward R. Lambert. 1976. Milford, Connecticut : Rotary Club. Reprint. Originally published: New Haven : Hitchcock & Stafford, 1838. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.
 * History of the Colony of New Haven to its Absorption into Connecticut. By Edward E. Atwater. 1989. Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books. 1902. Meriden, Conn. : Journal Publishing Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust; Internet Archive;.
 * History of New Haven County, Connecticut. 3 volumes. 1930. By Mary Hewitt Mitchell. Chicago, Illinois Pioneer Historical Publishing. Online at: Vol. I - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. III - FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * Leading Business Men of New Haven County; and a Historical Review of the Principal Cities. By William Hale Beckford. 1887. Boston, Massachusetts ; Mercantile Publishing Company. 2006. Salt Lake City, Utah : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust, Internet Archive.
 * A Modern History of New Haven and Eastern New Haven County. 2 volumes. 1918. By Everett Gleason Hill. New York, New York S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. I - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
 * New Haven, Connecticut. By Winifred Wolcott. 2008. Salt Lake City, Utah : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.


 * Decatur Genealogical Society, Index to History of New Haven County, Connecticut, (Decatur, Illinois Decatur Genealogical Society (Illinois), 1989). Every-name indexes to original volumes published: New York W. W. Preston &amp; Co., 1892. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Richard Hegel, Nineteenth century historians of New Haven, (Hamden, Connecticut Archon Books, c1972). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Beacon Falls Centennial : 1871-1971. 1971. [Beacon Falls, Connecticut : s.n.]. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Historical Discourse ... New Haven. By James L. Kingsley. (Washington [District of Columbia] - Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1988). Online at:  Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * New Haven County, Gazetteer at HomeTownLocator
 * Maps of Connecticut (1643-1960) at Maps of US
 * Connecticut Maps at the Department of Economic and Community Development. Organized by State and County. Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.
 * Maps and Gazetteers at Linkpendium
 * F.W. Beers &amp; Co. and A.B. Prindle, Atlas of New Haven County, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
American Revolution
 * 1775-1783 James Spencer Hedden and Sons of the American Revolution. General David Humphries Branch, Roster of graves of, or monuments to, patriots of 1775-1783, and of soldiers of colonial wars in and adjacent to New Haven County, Connecticut, Typescript (photocopy). Includes indexes. Available at the FamilySearch Library, or FS Library US/CAN Film 1421668 Item 9.
 * Individual Records of the American Revolution at USGenWebArchives

Civil War
 * Civil War Research Database at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database at the National Park Service
 * Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grave Database
 * History of the Soldiers' Monument in Waterbury, Connecticut at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Soldiers of Waterbury, New Haven County, in the War For the Union at Dunhamwilcox.net. History of the Soldier's Monument in Waterbury, Conn.: to which is added a list of the soldiers and sailors who went from Waterbury to fight in the war for the Union, by Joseph Anderson. Also available at the FamilySearch Library,  or

Regiments. Servicemen from New Haven County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men in the following companies were from New Haven County.
 * -1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Field, Staff, Band and Company A, B, D and F.
 * -2nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Infantry Company C and D. Rifle Company F.
 * -3rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - Field and Staff, Infantry Company B and D. Rifle Company B and C.
 * -1st Regiment Connecticut Cavalry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M and Unassigned Recruits.
 * -1st Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers -
 * -1st Regiment Heavy Artillery Connecticut Volunteers - Field, Staff and Band, Company B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, and M.
 * -2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery Connecticut Volunteers - Company A, B, C, D, G, I, M and Unassigned Recruits.
 * -5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, C, D and F.
 * -6th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field, Staff and Band, Company C, E, F, G, H, I, and K.
 * -7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, C, D, F, and K.
 * -8th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, D, E, F, I and K.
 * -9th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, B, C, E, F, K and Unassigned Recruits.
 * -10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, E, F, H, I and Unassigned Recruits.
 * -11th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company D, E, G, I and K.
 * -12th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, C, F and Unassigned Recruits.
 * -13th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company B, D, and H.
 * -14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and K.
 * -15th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I and K.
 * -18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company D.
 * -20th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, E, F, G, I and K.
 * -23rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Field and Staff, Company A, F, and H.
 * -24th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company H and I.
 * -27th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I and K.
 * -29th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored) - Company A, B, H and K.
 * -30th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company B and C.

World War I
 * 1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index/images
 * 1917-1918 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1942 of men age 45-64 (born 1877-1897), at FamilySearch — How to Use This Collection;  index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * For more databases, see Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship and U.S. Naturalization Online Genealogy Records

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1791-1906 US Naturalization Records, New England, 1791-1906 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1803-1844 Scott, Kenneth. "Some New Haven County, Connecticut Naturalizations, 1803-1844," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 71 (1983):217-219. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($);
 * 1803-1920 New Haven Court of Common Pleas, City Court, County, District, and Superior Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; List of Records Included in Collection; index and images
 * 1843-1923 Name index to petitions filed, 1843-1923; Connecticut. City Court (New Haven), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984). Includes records for persons living in the city of New Haven, or in nearby towns.Available at the FamilySearch Library, (3 films)
 * 1844-1923 Name index to declarations filed, 1844-1923; Connecticut. City Court (New Haven), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984). Includes records for persons living in the city of New Haven, or in nearby towns. (6 films)
 * 1851-1926 New Haven Circuit Court and District Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1854-1926 Waterbury District Court, City Court, and Superior Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; List of Records Included in Collection; index and images
 * 1874-1877, 1906-1923 Naturalization records (New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut), 1874-1877, 1906-1923; Connecticut, City Court (New Haven), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984-2008). Includes index. Contains records of declarations of intent for persons from the city of New Haven, or from towns in New Haven County.Available at the FamilySearch Library, (12 Films)
 * 1893-1906 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 Connecticut Circuit Court at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1893-1911 U.S. Circuit Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1903-1939 Petitions and records of naturalization (Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut), 1903-1939; Connecticut, City Court (Meriden), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984-2008). Indexes are found within each volume. Available at the FamilySearch Library, (8 Films)
 * 1906-1945 Naturalization records (New Haven County, Connecticut), 1906-1945; United States. Circuit Court and District Court (Connecticut District), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2007-2008). Includes index in some volumes. Available at the FamilySearch Library,  (92 Films)
 * 1906-1992 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 New Haven District Court, Superior Court, District Court at Waterbury, and Meriden City Court at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Index to naturalization records, New Haven, CT; United States Circuit Court; United States District Court, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2004). Index is in alphabetical order by surname. Includes name, age, country of birth, name of court, date issued, volume and page number. Available at the FamilySearch Library, (18 Films)

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index only ($)

Obituaries

 * New Haven County, Connecticut Obituaries at NewspaperObituaries.net. A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.
 * Obits of New Haven Co at USGenWebArchives
 * Obituaries and Funeral Homes at Linkpendium

Photographs

 * New Haven County, Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images at Linkpendium
 * Photos of New Haven Co at USGenWebArchives

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1609-1999 Connecticut Wills and Probate Records 1609-1999 at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1865-1874 Connecticut, U.S., Excise Tax Lists, 1865-1874 at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Birth

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1897-1917 The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Births at Reclaim the Records - index

Marriage

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1640-1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1897-2017 The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Marriages at Reclaim the Records - index
 * 1966-2002 Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Death

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1883-1932 New Haven County (Connecticut). Coronor, Coroner's records, 1883-1932, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988-1989). Indexes are found within most volumes. Available at the FamilySearch Library,  (20 films)
 * 1917-1931 New Haven County (Connecticut). Coronor, Coroner's records, Waterbury District, 1917-1931, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988). Indexes are found within each volume. Available at the FamilySearch Library, first of 4 films.
 * 1897-2017 The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Deaths at Reclaim the Records - index
 * 1949-2012 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * Death Records at USGenWebArchives

Divorce

 * 1712-1899 Divorce Papers, 1712-1899; Connecticut, Superior Court (New Haven County), Manuscript/On Film. Available at the FamilySearch Library starting with, (56 films)
 * 1746-1927 Volume 6: Bible, cemetery and church records, 1746-1927; Daughters of the American Revolution. Oneida Chapter, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1808-1900 Divorce papers, no appearance files, 1808-1900; Connecticut, Superior Court (New Haven County), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990). A record of divorce cases that were withdrawn or discontinued. Available at the FamilySearch Library starting with, (9 films)
 * Vital Records, New Haven County at Linkpendium

Archives

 * Connecticut Archives, New Haven County at USGenWebArchives
 * Historical Records Survey. Connecticut. Inventory of the town and city archives of Connecticut, no. 5, New Haven County vol. viii, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, (New Haven, Connecticut The Survey, 1938). Includes index. Available at the FamilySearch Library, or FS Library US/CAN Film 897354 Item 2.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Madison Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Newtown Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Southington Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Woodbridge Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Bridgeport Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Fairfield Museum and History Center - an affiliate library
 * Gadsden Public Library - Main - an affiliate library
 * Hagaman Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * James Blackstone Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * North Branford Libraries - Edward Smith Library - an affiliate library
 * North Haven Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Southbury Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Wilton Library Association Inc. - an affiliate library

Libraries
County Public Libraries.

Ansonia Public Library 53 South Cliff Street Ansonia, CT 06401 Phone: 203-734-6275 Email: [mailto:ansonialibrary@biblio.org ansonialibrary@biblio.org] Facebook Website

Beacon Falls Public Library 10 Maple Avenue Beacon Falls, CT 06403 Phone: 203-729-1441 Email: https://www.mybflib.org/contact-staff/ Facebook Website

Bernice Morehouse Research Center 1090 Hanover Avenue South Meriden, CT 06451 Phone: 203-639-1913 Email: [mailto:meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website

Charlotte L. Evarts Memorial Archives 8 Meetinghouse Ln Madison, CT 06443 Phone: 203 245-5667 Email: [mailto:evartsarchives@aol.com evartsarchives@aol.com] Website

Cheshire Public Library 104 Main Street Cheshire, CT 06410 Phone: 203-272-2245 Website

Clark Memorial Library – Bethany Library 538 Amity Road (CT 63) Bethany, CT 06524 Phone: 203-393-2103 Email: [mailto:director@bethanylibrary.org director@bethanylibrary.org] Facebook Website

Derby Historical Society Research Library 37 Elm Street Ansonia, CT 06401 Phone: 203-735-1908 Email:[mailto:info@derbyhistorical.org info@derbyhistorical.org] Facebook Website

Derby Public Library 313 Elizabeth Street Derby, CT 06418 Phone: 203-736-1482 Email: [mailto:ncignoli@biblio.org ncignoli@biblio.org] Facebook Website

Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Ave Derby, CT 06418 Phone: 203-734-1492 Email: [mailto:headlibrarian@biblio.org headlibrarian@biblio.org] Facebook Website

Guilford Free Library 67 Park Street Guilford, CT 06437 Phone: 203-453-8282 Email: [mailto:rmccoole@guilfordfreelibrary.org rmccoole@guilfordfreelibrary.org] Facebook Website

Hagaman Memorial Library 227 Main Street East Haven, CT 06512 Phone: 203-468-3890 Email: [mailto:bgeorge@hagamanlibrary.org bgeorge@hagamanlibrary.org] Facebook Website

James Blackstone Memorial Library 758 Main Street Branford, CT 06405 Phone: 203-488-1441 Karen Jensen, Library Director, ext. 312 Email: [mailto:kjensen@blackstonelibrary.org kjensen@blackstonelibrary.org] Website

Hamden Public Library There are three branch locations in the town of Hamden Facebook Website

Howard Whittemore Library 243 Church Street Naugatuck, CT 06770 Phone: 203-729-4591 Website

James Blackstone Memorial Library 758 Main Street Branford, CT 06405 Phone: 203-488-1441 Email: [mailto:kjensen@blackstonelibrary.org kjensen@blackstonelibrary.org] Facebook Website

Meriden Public Library 105 Miller Street Meriden, CT 06450 Phone: 203-238-2344 Email: [mailto:Croseboro@meridenct.gov Croseboro@meridenct.gov] Website

Memorable Milford History Milford, CT 06460 Website

Middlebury Public Library 30 Crest Rd Middlebury, CT 06762 Phone: 203-758-2634 Website

Milford Public Library 57 New Haven Ave Milford, CT 06460 Phone: 203-783-3290 Website

New Haven Free Public Library-Ives Main Campus 133 Elm Street New Haven, CT 06510 Phone: 203-946-8130 Website

North Branford Libraries Atwater Memorial Library 1720 Foxon Road North Branford, CT 06471 Phone: 203-315-6020 Edward Smith Library 3 Old Post Road Northford, CT 06472 Phone: 203-484-0469 Email: [mailto:director@nbranfordlibraries.org director@nbranfordlibraries.org] Website

North Haven Memorial Library 17 Elm Street North Haven, CT 06473 Phone: 203-239-5803 Website

Scranton Library 801 Boston Post Road Madison, CT 06443 Phone: 203‑245‑7365 Website

Silas Bronson Library 267 Grand St Waterbury, CT 06702 Phone: 203-574-8225 Email: [mailto:sbl-refdesk@waterburyct.org sbl-refdesk@waterburyct.org] Website

Southern Connecticut Ancestry Network (SCAN) Hamden Miller Memorial Central Library 2901 Dixwell Ave Hamden, CT 06518 Email: [mailto:hhs@hamdenlibrary.org hhs@hamdenlibrary.org] Website

Museums
New Haven Museum and Historical Society 114 Whitney Ave New Haven, CT 06510 Phone: 203-562-4183 Fax 203-562-2002 Email: [mailto:info@newhavenmuseum.org info@newhavenmuseum.org] Website North Haven Historical Society and Museums 27 Broadway North Haven CT 06473 Phone: 203-239-7722 Website

Societies
Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society 1907 Litchfield Turnpike Woodbridge, CT 06525 Phone: 203-768-1029 Email: [mailto:info@woodbridgehistory.org info@woodbridgehistory.org] Website

Beacon Falls Historical Society 10 Maple Ave PO Box 171 Beacon Falls, CT 06403 Phone: 203-558-8565 Email: http://www.bfhistorical.org/contact-us/ Facebook Website

Bethany Historical Society Inc 512 Amity Road Bethany, CT 06524 Phone: 203-393-1832 Email: [mailto:bethanyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com bethanyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Branford Historical Society The Harrison House Museum PO Box 504 124 Main Street Branford, CT 06405 Phone: 203-488-4828 Email: [mailto:info@branfordhistoricalsociety.org info@branfordhistoricalsociety.org] Website

Cheshire Historical Society 43 Church Drive Cheshire, CT 06410-3104 Phone: 203-272-2574 Email: [mailto:cheshirehistory@che.necoxmail.com cheshirehistory@che.necoxmail.com] Facebook Website

Derby Historical Society 37 Elm Street Ansonia, CT 06401 Phone: 203-735-1908 Email:[mailto:info@derbyhistorical.org info@derbyhistorical.org] Facebook Website

East Haven Historical Society  200 Tyler Street PO Box: 120052 East Haven CT 06512 Phone: 203-467-1766 Email: [mailto:eh.historical@gmail.com eh.historical@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Greater New Haven African-American Historical Society Email: [mailto:gnhaahs@gmail.com gnhaahs@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Guilford Keeping Society 171 Boston St Guilford, CT 06437 Phone: 203-453-2263 Email: [mailto:info@guilfordkeepingsociety.com info@guilfordkeepingsociety.com] Facebook Website

Madison Historical Society 14 Meetinghouse Lane Madison, CT 06443-3155 Phone: 203-245-4567 Email: [mailto:contact@madisonhistory.org contact@madisonhistory.org] Website

Meriden Historical Society PO Box 3005 Meriden, CT 06450 Email: [mailto:meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com meridenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website

Middlebury Historical Society PO Box 104 Middlebury, CT 06762 Phone: 203-758-9798 Email: [mailto:robraff@frontier.com robraff@frontier.com] Website

Milford Historical Society PO Box 337 34 High Street Milford, CT 06460 Phone: 203-874-2664 Website

The Naugatuck Historical Society PO Box 317 195 Water Street Naugatuck, CT 06770 Phone: 203-729-9039 Email: [mailto:naugatuckhistory@att.net naugatuckhistory@att.net] Website

Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club c/o Prospect Public Library 17 Center Street Prospect, CT 06712 Website

Orange Historical Society 605 & 615 Orange Center Rd Orange, CT 06477 Phone: ​203-795-3106 Email: [mailto:​orangehistorical@yahoo.com ​orangehistorical@yahoo.com] Facebook Website

Oxford Historical Society 60 Towner Ln Oxford, CT 06478 Phone: 203-910-4574 Email: [mailto:office@oxford-historical-society.org office@oxford-historical-society.org] Facebook Website

Prospect Historical Society PO Box 7335 61 Waterbury Road Prospect, CT 06712 Phone: 203-758-5503 Email: [mailto:prospect.historical.society@gmail.com prospect.historical.society@gmail.com] Website

Seymour Historical Society PO Box 433 59 West St Seymour, CT 06483 Phone: 203-888-7471 Email: [mailto:President@SeymourHistoricalSociety.org President@SeymourHistoricalSociety.org] Website

Southbury Historical Society PO Box 124 Southbury, CT 06488 Phone: 203-405-3124 Email: [mailto:info@southburyhistory.org info@southburyhistory.org] Website

The Totoket Historical Society PO Box 491 Northford, CT 06472 Phone: 203-488-0423 Email: [mailto:totokethistoricalsociety@gmail.com totokethistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website

Wallingford Historical Society PO Box 73 180 South Main Street Wallingford, CT 06492 Phone: 203-294-1996 Email:[mailto:wallingfordhistory@att.net wallingfordhistory@att.net] Website

West Haven Historical Society 686 Savin Ave West Haven, CT 06516 Phone: 203-932-0088 Email: [mailto:info@whhistoricalsociety.org info@whhistoricalsociety.org] Website

Wolcott Historical Society PO Box 6410 Wolcott, CT 06716 Phone: 203-879-9818 Email: [mailto:stanzepa@sbcglobal.net stanzepa@sbcglobal.net] Website

Hamden Historical Society 2901 Dixwell Avenue Hamden, CT 06518 Phone: 203-287-2680 Email: [mailto:hhs@hamdenlibrary.org hhs@hamdenlibrary.org] Website

Websites

 * New Haven County at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * New Haven County Genealogy at LDSGenealogy.com
 * New Haven County at Cyndi's List
 * New Haven County Genealogy and Family History at Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Websites at GenWeb for New Haven County
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