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United States Connecticut  Archives and Libraries

Many archives and libraries have resources such as maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids to help you locate information about Connecticut. They may have collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies. Many have record-finding aids such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere in the state. The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers in Connecticut.

National
National Archives Northeast Region (Boston) 380 Trapelo Road Waltham, Massachusetts 02452-6399 Telephone: 781-663-0144 or toll free: 866-406-2379 Fax: 781-663-0154

The National Archives—Northeast Region (Boston) has records created by federal agencies in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The archives has microfilms of all available federal census records, many naturalization records, passenger arrival lists, military records, and other historical resources. Learn more.

Statewide
Connecticut State Historical Society


 * Town records, biographies, manuscripts, families, early settlers, and church records.

Connecticut State Library 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Telephone: 860-757-6500 or toll free: 866-886-4478

Large genealogy collection of newspapers, books manuscripts, town histories, maps and lots of genealogies. Holdings include the collection, "Connecticut Archives," 1629–1820. A helpful inventory of this collection is:


 * Connecticut State Library, Guide to Archives in the Connecticut State Library, Third Edition. (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library, 1981; Family History Library book No. 30).

The State Library also houses the Museum of Connecticut History (860-757-6521).

Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library 175 Maple Street East Hartford, Connecticut 06118-2634 Telephone: 860-569-0002

The library's holdings are not limited to Connecticut and include census records, tax lists, family histories, church records, local histories, and much more.

Connecticut Historical Society 1 Elizabeth Street Hartford, Connecticut 06105 Telephone: 860-236-5621

The library collections include manuscripts, photos, books, maps, and other Connecticut-related resources.

Regional
Godfrey Memorial Library 134 Newfield St. Middletown, Connecticut 06457 Telephone: 860-346-4375

The library is national in scope with a large online collection in addition to its physical collection. Learn more.

New England Historic Genealogical Society Library 99 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116-3007 Telephone: 617-226-1231

The Research Library is national in scope. Learn more. Yale University

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library 121 Wall Street New Haven, Connecticut 06511 Phone: 1-203-432-2972


 * Godfrey Memorial Library 134 Newfield St. Middletown, Connecticut 06457 Telephone: 860-346-4375

Research Guides

 * Kemp, Thomas Jay.Connecticut Researcher's Handbook. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1981.
 * Leclerc, Michael J., editor. Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research. Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.

Web Sites
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Connecticut in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Much of the information is available at little or no cost. Addresses on the Internet are subject to frequent changes. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:

FamilySearch - At this site you can access digitized historical records, the FamilySearch Catalog, lists of Family History Centers, and other resources related to family history.

CTGenWeb - a cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country

CyndisList - a major portal linking to a variety of family history sites