Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

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

Description
Hartford County was created on 10 May 1666 and named for Hertfordshire, England. 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 north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hartford County Courthouse 95 Washington Street Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: 203-566-3170 Hartford County Courthouse

County judge has probate records and court records. City Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land records. Land records are kept on the town level.

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:

Towns Organized Before 1800:

Biographies

 * Biographies at USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence at Linkpendium
 * J.H. Sutherland, The city of Hartford and vicinity and their resources, (Hartford [Connecticut] Evening Post Association, 1900). Includes index. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. 3 Vols. By Charles W. Burpee. 1928. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. I - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. II -  FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. III (biographical) - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive;.

Census Records
Online indexes and records:
 * Hartford County Records at Census Online
 * Hartford County Census Records at LDSGenealogy
 * Hartford County Census Records and Indexes at Linkpendium
 * US Federal Census Collectiona at Ancestry - Index & images ($)
 * Hartford County, Connecticut Federal Census Index at USGenWeb Census Project

Books not online
 * 1800 Lowell M. Volkel, An index to the 1800 federal census of Fairfield and Hartford counties, state of Connecticut, ([S.l.] L.M. Volkel, c1968). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1833 United States. Congress (23rd, 1st session 1833-1834). House of Representatives, Citizens of Hartford County, Ct., 1833 , (Signal Mountain, Tennessee Mountain Press, [199-?]). Includes index. A memorial of citizens of Hartford County, in relation to the currency, addressed to Congress. Available at the FamilySearch Library,

Church Records

 * 1834-1867 Hartford County Association of Universalists (Hartford County, Connecticut), Records, 1834-1867, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976). Microfilm of original records. Contains the constitution and minutes of meetings. From 1834-1836, the association was called the Connecticut Association of Universalists. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Hartford County Church Records at LDSGenealogy. Includes church and vital records.
 * Hartford County Church Records at Linkpendium

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
 * 1649-1932 Connecticut. Probate Court (Hartford District), Probate Records, 1649-1932, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949-1954, 1982). Microfilm of original records in Hartford, Connecticut. Hartford Probate District includes the towns of Hartford, Bloomfield, Glastonbury, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor Locks. Indexes are found within each volume. Volumes 2-6 contain also records of the county courts in Hartford County, sometimes called Quarter courts, Court of Magistrates, particular courts, special courts, etc. Available at the FamilySearch Library starting with, 52 microfilm reels, 35 mm.
 * 1663-1697 Hartford County, CT: Index to Hartford County Court Minutes, Vols. 3-4, 1663-1687, 1697 at American Ancestors - index only ($)
 * 1752-1922 Barbara B. Ferris and Grace Louise Knox, Connecticut divorces Superior Court records for the counties of Litchfield, 1752-1922 and Hartford 1740-1849, (Bowie, Maryland Heritage Books, c2000). Includes index. Available on the desktop at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1814-1847 Connecticut. Superior Court (Hartford County), Court expenses, 1814-1847, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989). Microfilm of original records in the Connecticut State Archives, Hartford. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1829-1905 Ullmann, Helen Schatvet, Hartford County (Connecticut). County Court, Manwaring, Charles William 1829-1905, Hartford County, Connecticut, county court minutes volumes 3 and 4, 1663-1687, 1697, (Boston, Massachusetts New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005).Includes full-name index. "This present volume is a transcription of the 'court side' of volumes 3 and 4 of the Hartford County, Connecticut, county court records. In the seventeenth century, Hartford County included the whole northern part of the state, most of the territory from which Litchfield, Middlesex, Windham and Tolland counties were formed. In the reverse of the books are probate records, wills and inventories abstracted many years ago by Charles William Manwaring"... Pref., p. [v]. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1876-1906 Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas (Hartford County), Index to naturalization petitions 1876-1906 (Hartford County, Connecticut - Court of Common Pleas), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2003). Available at the FamilySearch Library, A to Johanson, Frederick and Johanson, Frederick to Z - FS Library US/CAN Film 2369653.
 * 1926-1992 United States. Circuit Court and District Court, Index to naturalization records, 1926-1992, Hartford [Connecticut], (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2004). Lists name, volume and page number. Some cards lists name, address, date of admission, petition number, name of court, and signature. Listed in alphabetical order by surname. Available at the FamilySearch Library, 1st of 21 Films:
 * Hartford County Connecticut Court Records Directory at CourtReference

Directories

 * Directories, Hartford County at Linkpendium
 * Price &amp; Lee Company, Avon '(Hartford County, Conn.) city directory including Simsbury, East Granby, Granby, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price &amp; Lee Company, [196-?]-). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Price &amp; Lee Company, Hartford suburban (Hartford County, Conn.) city directory, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price &amp; Lee, [195-?]-). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Elihu Geer Sons, Hartford city directory including West Hartford and East Hartford, Connecticut, (Hartford [Connecticut] Hartford Printing, 1837-). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Manchester Directory, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price &amp; Lee, 1931-). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Enfield (Connecticut) city directories, (Woodbridge, Connecticut Research Publications, [199-?]). Available at the FamilySearch Library, first of 3 films.
 * Hartford (Hartford County, Conn.) suburban directories, (Woodbridge, Connecticut Primary Source Microfilm, [199-?]). Available at the FamilySearch Library, first of 3 films.
 * The Greater Hartford directory including Hartford, East Hartford, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, Bloomfield, and Newington, (Hartford [Connecticut] Hartford Printing Company, [19--]-). 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 ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * Connecticut's Black Governors at Museum of Connecticut History
 * The Hartford Black History Project at The Hartford Black History Project, digitalized this collection of images and placed them online so that it might become more readily accessible to Hartford public school students.

Genealogies

 * Lucius Barnes Barbour, Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, (Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982). Includes index. Online at: Internet Archive, Ancestry ($).
 * Hartford County Genealogy. Hartford county genealogy record sources.
 * Dorothy Huggins Harding, The founder's monument at Hartford, Conn., our lines of descent from early settlers whose names are inscribed on it. Part II, the north face, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Elmer I. Shepard, Elmer I. Shepard Collection Connecticut and Vermont family group records, ca. 1550-1900 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990).The Shepard Collection represents the working files of Elmer I. Shepard. He gathered his material from a number of sources, both primary and secondary, and then combined it on 3 x 5 index cards, arranged by geographic location (county and town) and then by surname, listed under the heads of families. Available at the FamilySearch Library, 4 films starting with,
 * The Hart family of Wallingford, Connecticut and the Hollister family of Wethersfield and Glanstonbury, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2000).Includes pedigree information. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Connecticut 1600s-1800s, ([S.l.] Brøderbund, c2000). Available on CD at the FamilySearch Library, or FS Library US/CAN Access Window CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 515 v. 2.
 * Wilder Smith and Gustavus F. Davis, Reminiscences of Gustavus Fellowes Davis, D.D., pastor First Baptist church, Hartford, Connecticut, fifty years ago, (Hartford, Conn. W. Smith, 1884 (167 p.))Available at the FamilySearch Library,

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Deeds at USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division, Land ownership maps - Hartford County, Connecticut land ownership maps, 1855 and 1884 , (Washington, District of Columbia Library of Congress, 1983). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Tinmouth (Vermont). Proprietors' Clerk, Proprietors records, 1761-1809, (Montpelier, Vermont Vermont Public Records Division, 1973). Microfilm of original records filmed at Tinmouth, Vermont. Contains deeds and land surveys. Also includes land records from various counties in Connecticut. Includes charter book which contains a copy of the 1761 Tinmouth charter and minutes of proprietors meetings. Available at the FamilySearch Library,

Local Histories

 * The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut : ... Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington; and of Glastonbury prior to its incorporation in 1693 .... 2 volumes. c1904. By Sherman W. Adams, Henry R. Stiles. New York, New York : Grafton Press. Online at: Vol. I - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. I, pt. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. I, pt. 2 - Internet Archive; Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vols. I & II - Ancestry ($);.
 * The History of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut. 2 volumes. 1859. By Henry R. Stiles. New York : Charles B. Norton. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust;.
 * The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor. 2 volumes, revised edition. 1891-1892. By Henry R. Stiles. Hartford, Connecticut : Case, Lockwood & Brainard. Online at: Vol. I - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. I & II - HathiTrust;.
 * History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. 3 volumes. 1928. By Charles W. Burpee. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. I - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. II -  FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. III (biographical) - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive;.
 * The Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884. 2 volumes. c1886. By J. Hammond Trumbull. Boston, Massachusetts : Edward L. Osgood. Online at: Vol. I - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. I & II - HathiTrust, Ancestry ($), Ancestry ($) - another version;.
 * The River Towns of Connecticut : a Study of Wethersfield, Hartford, and Windsor. c1990. By Charles M. Andrews. Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books. Online at: HathiTrust, Internet Archive;.
 * Connecticut Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Hartford County, Gazetteer at Hometown Locator
 * Maps and Gazetteers, Hartford County at Linkpendium
 * Maps of Connecticut (1643-1960) at MapofUS
 * Connecticut Maps at Department of Economic and Community Development. Organized by State and County. Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1840 Census at USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Military Pensions at USGenWeb Archives, Hartford County

American Revolution
 * Richard Harvey Phelps, Newgate of Connecticut; its original and early history... . 1876. Hartford, [Connecticut] : American Publishing Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

Civil War
 * Civil War Research Database at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database at National Park Service
 * Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War at Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
 * Ray's Place, Men from Bristol who died in the Civil War, Inscriptions on the Civil War Monument in West Cemetery Bristol, CT. From the Hale Collection

Regiments. Servicemen from Hartford 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 Hartford County.
 * -1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company A, C, K and L.
 * -1st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Infantry Company A, B, C, G and Rifle Company A and B
 * -1st Squadron, Connecticut Cavalry
 * -3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rifle Company A and E.
 * -8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
 * -14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company F
 * -16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D, F and K.
 * -20th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E
 * -21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
 * -22nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
 * -24th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E
 * -25th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company C, E and I.

The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for the Hartford County Hospital are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

World War I 
 * 1917-1918 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; 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 ($)
 * 1793-1951 Hartford County Court of Common Pleas and Superior Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; List of Records Included in Collection; index and images
 * 1834-1906 Connecticut. County Court and Superior Court, (Hartford County), Naturalization records, 1834-1906 (Hartford County, Connecticut), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983).Available at the FamilySearch Library, (11 films)
 * 1868-1898 Connecticut. Superior Court (Harford County), Naturalization testimony, v. 1-3, 1868-1898 (Hartford County, Connecticut), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1876-1903 Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas (Hartford County), Naturalization testimony, 1876-1903 (Hartford County, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Available at the FamilySearch Library, and FS Library US/CAN Film 1320431 Items 1-5.
 * 1876-1906 Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas (Hartford County), Declarations of intention, v. 1-3, 1876-1906; index to declarations, 1876-1904 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1876-1906 Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas (Hartford County), Naturalization records, 1876-1906; index to naturalization, 1876-1903 (Hartford County, Connecticut), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1876-1976 Connecticut. City Court (Hartford), Naturalization record book, 1876-1976, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984). Contains petitions for naturalization for persons from the city of Hartford, or nearby towns of Hartford and Tolland counties. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1893-1906 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 Connecticut Circuit Court at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1893-1911 U.S. Circuit Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1945 United States. Circuit Court and District Court, (Connecticut District), Naturalization records (Hartford County, Connecticut), 1906-1945 NARA, RG21, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2007-2008). The petitions are listed as 'Petition for Naturalization' or 'Petition for Citizenship'. Includes index.Includes declaration of intention, petition for naturalization, and petition for citizenship. Available at the FamilySearch Library, (110 films)
 * 1906-1992 Hartford Circuit Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1911-1991 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 Hartford District Court and new Britain Superior Court at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1917-1939 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 New Britain City Court at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1917-1939 Connecticut. City Court (New Britain) and Connecticut. Superior Court (Hartford County), Naturalization records (New Britain, Connecticut), 1917-1939 NARA, RG21, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2008). Includes index at the front of each volume. Available at the FamilySearch Library, (17 films)

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Hartford County, Connecticut Obituaries at NewspaperObituaries.net. A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.
 * Newspapers at Linkpendium

Obituaries

 * Hartford County, Connecticut Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the New Britain, Berlin, Newington, Hartford, and Enfield areas.

Probate Records
Probate Records Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * Charles William Manwaring, A digest of the early Connecticut probate records, (Hartford [Connecticut] R.S. Peck &amp; Company, 1904-1906).Includes indexes. Contents: v. 1. Hartford District, 1635-1700. -- v. 2. Hartford District, 1700-1729. -- v. 3. Hartford District, 1729-1750. Online at:.
 * General index to probate files, Hartford Probate District, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958).An index to Hartford District probate files deposited in the Connecticut State Library, Dec. 27, 1944, Jan. 4, 1949.Available at the FamilySearch Library, (11 films)
 * 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
 * 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

Marriage

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1640-1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * Hartford County, Connecticut Marriage Records, (Online transcriptions listed by town.)


 * 1897-2001 Connecticut Index of Marriages at Connecticut State Library - 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 Hartford County (Connecticut). Coroner, Coroner's records, 1883-1932, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988).Microfilm of original records in the Connecticut State Archives, Hartford.Indexes are found within each volume.Available at the FamilySearch Library, (17 films)


 * 1897-2001 Connecticut Death Records Index at Connecticut State Library - index
 * 1949-2012 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Divorce

 * Connecticut. Superior Court (Hartford County), Divorce Papers, 1725-1849 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989).Microfilm of original records in the Connecticut State Archives, Hartford.Records are arranged in rough alphabetical order.Available at the FamilySearch Library, 5 films starting with,

Archives

 * USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, Hartford County
 * Connecticut Public Libraries
 * Connecticut State Library - State Library and Archives located in Hartford
 * Linkpendium, Libraries, Museums, Archives, Hartford County
 * Historical Records Survey, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Works Progress Administration, Inventory of the town and city archives of Connecticut, no. 2, Hartford County, vol. I, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, (New Haven [Connecticut] The Survey, 1939).Includes indexes. or FS Library US/CAN Film 908524 Item

FamilySearch Centers

 * Goshen Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Hartford Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Manchester Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Southington Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - An affiliate library
 * Connecticut State Library - an affiliate library
 * Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. - an affiliate library
 * Cora J.Belden Library - an affiliate library
 * Russell Library - an affiliate library
 * Thomas J. O'Connell Memorial Library-New England Civil War Museum and Research Center - an affiliate library

Libraries
Avon Public Library 281 Country Club Road Avon, CT 06001 860-673-9712 E-mail: [mailto:avonref@avonctlibrary.info avonref@avonctlibrary.info] Facebook Website Berlin-Peck Memorial Library 234 Kensington Road Berlin, CT 06037 860-828-7125 E-mail: [mailto:library@berlinpeck.org library@berlinpeck.org] Facebook Website Bloomfield Public Library E-mail: [mailto:askbplct@gmail.com askbplct@gmail.com] Facebook Website Bristol Public Library 5 High Street Bristol, CT 06010 860-584-7787 E-mail: [mailto:bristollibrary@bristolct.gov bristollibrary@bristolct.gov] Facebook Website Burlington Public Library 34 Library Lane Burlington, CT 06013 (860) 673-3331 E-mail: [mailto:info@burlingtonctlibrary.org info@burlingtonctlibrary.org] Facebook Website Canton Public Library 40 Dyer Avenue Canton, CT 06019 860-693-5800 E-mail: [mailto:smccusker@townofcantonct.org smccusker@townofcantonct.org] Facebook Website East Granby Public Library 24 Center Street East Granby, CT 06026 (860) 653-3002 E-mail: [mailto:eastgranbylibrary@egpl.org eastgranbylibrary@egpl.org] Facebook Website East Hartford Public Library - Raymond Library 840 Main Street East Hartford, CT 06108 (860) 290-4330 E-mail: [mailto:smorgan@easthartfordct.gov smorgan@easthartfordct.gov] Facebook Website Enfield Public Library There are two branch locations E-mail: [mailto:librarydirector@enfield.org librarydirector@enfield.org] Facebook Website Farmington Libraries 860-673-6791 E-mail: [mailto:flref@farmingtonlibraries.org flref@farmingtonlibraries.org] Facebook Website Granby Public Library 15 North Granby Road Granby, CT 06035 (860) 844-5275 E-mail: https://www.granby-ct.gov/user/1673/contact Facebook Website Hartford Public Library 500 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 860-695-6300 E-mail: [mailto:contactus@hplct.org contactus@hplct.org] Facebook Website The Hartland Library 61 Center Street West Hartland, CT 06091 (860) 238-4400 E-mail: [mailto:hartlandlib@hotmail.com hartlandlib@hotmail.com] Facebook Website Lucy Robbins Welles Library 95 Cedar Street Newington, CT 06111 860-665-8700 Website The Library Association of Warehouse Point ﻿﻿107 Main Street East Windsor, CT 06088 (860) 623 - 5482 E-mail: [mailto:lhiller@libraryconnection.info lhiller@libraryconnection.info] Facebook Website Manchester Public Library- Mary Cheney Library 586 Main Street Manchester, CT 06040 860-643-2471 Website Milford Public Library 57 New Haven Ave Milford, CT 06460 (203) 783-3290 Website New Britain Public Library 20 High St. New Britain, CT 06051 (860)224-3155 ext. 125 E-Mail:[mailto:nbpllhr@netscape.net bpllhr@netscape.net] Website Richmond Memorial Library 15 School Drive Marlborough, CT 06447 860-295-6210 E-mail: [mailto:amuscaro@richmondlibrary.info amuscaro@richmondlibrary.info] Website The Genealogical and Research Library Old Academy Bldg 150 Main Street Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109 860 529-7656 E-Mail: [mailto:society@wethhist.org society@wethhist.org] Website

Museums
Canton Historical Museum 11 Front Street Canton, CT 06019 860-693-2793 E-mail:[mailto:Library@CantonMuseum.org Library@CantonMuseum.org] Website

Societies
Avon Historical Society PO Box 448 Avon, CT 06001-0448 860-678-7621 E-mail: [mailto:info@avonhistoricalsociety.org info@avonhistoricalsociety.org] Website Berlin Historical Society 305 Main Street PO Box 8192 Kensington, CT 06037 (860) 828-5114 E-mail: [mailto:berlincthistorical@gmail.com berlincthistorical@gmail.com] Facebook Website Bristol Historical Society 98 Summer Street Bristol, Connecticut 06010 860-583-6309 E-mail: [mailto:President@BristolHistoricalSociety.org President@BristolHistoricalSociety.org] Facebook Website Burlington Historical Society 781 George Washington Turnpike P.O. Box 1215 Burlington, CT 06013 (860) 673-3815 E-mail: [mailto:info@burlington-history.org info@burlington-history.org] Facebook Website Connecticut Historical Society One Elizabeth Street Hartford, CT 06105 860 236-5621 X 228 860 236-2664 E-Mail:[mailto:education_assistant@chs.org education_assistant@chs.org] Website Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor PO Box 39 Windsor, CT 06095 E-mail:[mailto:contact@dfaw.org contact@dfaw.org] Facebook Website East Windsor Historical Society 115 Scantic Road East Windsor, CT., 06088 E-mail: [mailto:eastwindsorhistory@gmail.com eastwindsorhistory@gmail.com] Facebook Website Enfield Historical Society P.O. Box 586 Enfield, CT 06083 USA 860.745.1729 E-mail: [mailto:questions@enfieldhistoricalsociety.org questions@enfieldhistoricalsociety.org] Website East Granby Historical Society P.O. Box 188 East Granby, CT 06026 860-653-2866 E-Mail:[mailto:moodynancy@att.net moodynancy@att.net] Website Farmington Historical Society 138 Main St P.O. Box 1645 Farmington, CT 06034 (860) 678-1645 E-mail: [mailto:info@fhs-ct.org info@fhs-ct.org] Facebook Website Hartland Historical Society P.O. Box 221 East Hartland, CT 06027 (860) 379-9722 E-mail: [mailto:HartlandHistoricalSociety@gmail.com HartlandHistoricalSociety@gmail.com] Facebook Website PO Box 39 Windsor, CT 06095 Historical Society of East Hartford PO Box 380166 East Hartford, Ct., 06138-0166 307 Burnside Ave East Hartford, CT 06108 860-528-0716 E-mail: [mailto:hseh@hseh.org hseh@hseh.org] Facebook Website The Historical Society of Glastonbury P.O. Box 46 Glastonbury, CT 06033 1944 Main St. Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-633-6890 FAX: 860-633-6890 Website Manchester Historical Society, Genealogy Group 175 Pine Street Manchester, CT 860-647-9983/860-528-3122 E-Mail: [mailto:krismiller13@cox.net krismiller13@cox.net] Website Milford Historical Society 24 High Street Milford, CT 06460 203-874-2664 Website Newington Historical Society 679 Willard Avenue Newington, Connecticut 06111 (860) 666-7118 E-mail: [mailto:NGTNheritage@aol.com NGTNheritage@aol.com] Website Plainville Historical Society 29 Pierce Street Plainville, CT 06062 860-747-6577 E-Mail: [mailto:plvhistorical@gmail.com plvhistorical@gmail.com] Facebook Website Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc. 8 Lyle Road New Britain, CT 06053-2104 860-229-8873 E-mail:[mailto:pgsctne@yahoo.com pgsctne@yahoo.com] Website Rocky Hill Historical Society P.O. Box 185 785 Old Main Street Rocky Hill, CT 06067​ (860) 563-6704 E-Mail: [mailto:infoRHhistory@gmail.com infoRHhistory@gmail.com] Website Salmon Brook Historical Society 208 Salmon Brook St Granby, CT 06035 (860) 653-9713 E-mail: [mailto:Salmonbrookhistoricalsociety@gmail.com Salmonbrookhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Facebook Website Simsbury Historical Society 800 Hopmeadow Street Simsbury, CT 06070 860-658-2500 E-mail:[mailto:archives@simsburyhistory.org archives@simsburyhistory.org] Website South Windsor Historical Society 771 Main St. South Windsor, CT 06074 860-291-9958 E-Mail: [mailto:rivard.brian071@gmail.com rivard.brian071@gmail.com] Website Southington Historical Society 239 Main Street Southington, CT 06489 860-621-4811 E-Mail: [mailto:history06489@gmail.com history06489@gmail.com] Website Suffield Historical Society PO Box 893 Suffield, CT 06078-0893 (860) 668-5256 E-Mail:[mailto:ArtSikes@aol.com ArtSikes@aol.com] Website Wethersfield Historical Society 150 Main Street Wethersfield, CT 06109 860 529-7656 FAX 860 563-2609 E-Mail:[mailto:society@wethersfieldhistory.org society@wethersfieldhistory.org] Website Windsor Historical Society 96 Palisado Avenue Windsor, CT 06095 860-688-3813 E-Mail: [mailto:bgoodwin@windsorhistoricalsociety.org bgoodwin@windsorhistoricalsociety.org] Website Windsor Locks Historical Society P.O. Box 733 Noden-Reed Museum 58 West Street Windsor Locks, CT 06096 860-627-9212 Website Wintonbury Historical Society P.O. Box 7454 Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-243-1531 E-Mail: [mailto:research@bloomfieldcthistory.org research@bloomfieldcthistory.org] Website

Websites

 * ancestry.com($), Available databases for Hartford County.
 * Connecticut Genealogy, Hartford County Genealogy
 * Cyndi's List,  Hartford County General Resource Sites
 * The Hartford County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project.
 * Hartford County, Migrations Project,
 * Linkpendium,  Hartford County Genealogy and Family History
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project.
 * Hartford County at Our Family Tree


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