Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This is an index to the Charles R. Hale Collection, which is a collection of vital records garnered from cemetery inscriptions, and newspaper death notices created through a W. P. A. Project (Works Progress Administration), directed by Charles R. Hale. The records have been alphabetized in a file, on slips of paper, housed at the Connecticut State Library in Hartford, Connecticut.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * The names of individuals
 * Birth dates
 * Marriage dates
 * Death dates
 * Burial dates

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the person
 * The town where the person lived
 * An approximate date of birth, marriage or death

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add the new information to your records
 * Use the information to find the person in other records
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Connecticut.
 * Connecticut Guided Research
 * Connecticut Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Connecticut Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * edited by Rhonda R. McClure, Genealogist's handbook for New England research 6th ed. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society®, 2022 FS Library 974 D27mr
 * Thomas Jay Kemp, Connecticut researcher's handbook Detroit, Michigan : Gale Research, c1981 FS Library 974.6 D23k
 * Charles R. Hale Collection
 * Barbour collection : Connecticut vital records prior to 1850
 * Bible records from Connecticut, index cards

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.