Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

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

Connecticut Online Genealogy Records

Description

 * Named after Hertfordshire, England.

County Courthouse

 * The County is located in the north central area of the state.
 * City Clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land records
 * Judge has probate records
 * There is no county government.
 * The government is at the town level.

Hartford County, Connecticut
Towns Organized Before 1800:

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: Created 10 May 1666, one of four original counties from the Colonial lands.
 * County Seat: has none since 1960 and the county was created 1668.
 * 14 Oct 1751: The west part was taken to create Litchfield County.
 * 12 May 1726: The east part of the county was taken to form Windham County.
 * 2 May 1785: The southeast portion was taken to create Middlesex County

For animated maps illustrating Connecticut county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Connecticut County Boundary Maps" (1643-1960) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

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:

Biographies

 * Biographies USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Linkpendium, Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence, (accessed 7 Mar 2011).
 * J.H. Sutherland, The city of Hartford and vicinity and their resources, (Hartford [Connecticut] : Evening Post Association, 1900). Includes index. Available at the Family History Library,
 * Charles W. Burpee, History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. 3 Vols. By Charles W. Burpee. 1928. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. Online at: FamiySearch Digital Library - Vol. 1, FamilySearch Digital Library - Vol. 2; Internet Archive, FamilySearch Digital Library - Vol. 3;.
 * J.H. Beers & Co., Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, (Chicago, Illinois : J.H. Beers &amp; Company, 1901). Includes index.   Online book available at Internet Libraries, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).   Part 1 and 2 are available at the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Fiche 1000149.
 * Charles W. Burpee, History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. 3 Vols. By Charles W. Burpee. 1928. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. Online at: FamiySearch Digital Library - Vol. 1, FamilySearch Digital Library - Vol. 2; Internet Archive, FamilySearch Digital Library - Vol. 3;.

Census

 * 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 Family History Library,


 * Census Online, (accessed 6 Mar 2011), Hartford County Records.
 * Census Finder, Connecticut Census Records, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Online links by county.
 * Connecticut Genealogy, Hartford County Census Records, (accessed 6 Mar 2011).
 * Linkpendium, Census Records and Indexes, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Hartford County, Connecticut.
 * US Census Collection, (accessed 8 Mar 2011), FamilySearch.
 * US Federal Census Collection, ancestry.com$, (accessed 6 Mar 2011).
 * USGenWeb Census Project, Hartford County, Connecticut Federal Census Index, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Transcriptions in progress.
 * 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 Family History Center,

Church Records

 * Connecticut Genealogy, Hartford County Church Records, (accessed 6 Mar 2011). Includes church and vital records.
 * Linkpendium, Church Records, (accessed 7 Mar 2011). Hartford County.
 * 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 Family History Library,

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 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 Family History Library, A to Johanson, Frederick  and Johanson, Frederick to Z - FHL US/CAN Film 2369653.
 * 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 Family History Library, 1st of 21 Films:


 * Hartford County Connecticut Court Records Directory, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
 * 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 Family History Library starting with,  52 microfilm reels, 35 mm.
 * 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.  Avaiable at the Family History Library,
 * 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 fullname 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 Family History Library,
 * 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 Family History Library,

Directories

 * Linkpendium, Directories, Hartford County, (accessed 7 Mar 2011).
 * 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 Family History Library,
 * Price &amp; Lee Company, Hartford suburban (Hartford County, Conn.) city directory, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price &amp; Lee, [195-?]-).  Available at the Family History Library,
 * Elihu Geer Sons, Hartford city directory including West Hartford and East Hartford, Connecticut, (Hartford [Connecticut] : Hartford Printing, 1837-).  Available at the Family History Library,
 * Manchester Directory, (New Haven [Connecticut] : Price &amp; Lee, 1931-). Available at the Family History Library,
 * Enfield (Connecticut) city directories, (Woodbridge, Connecticut : Research Publications, [199-?]). Available at the Family History Library, first of 3 films.
 * Hartford (Hartford County, Conn.) suburban directories, (Woodbridge, Connecticut : Primary Source Microfilm, [199-?]). Available at the Family History 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 Family History Library,

Emigration and Immigration

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

African American

 * Museum of Connecticut History, Connecticut's Black Govenors, (accessed 9 August 2017).
 * The Hartford Black History Project, (accessed 1 Mar 2011), digitalized this collection of images and placed them on line 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.  A database for this book can be found at Ancestry$, (accessed 9 August 2017), or WorldVitalRecords.com$, (accessed 4 Mar 2011).  It is also available online at Google Books, (accessed 4 Mar 2011).
 * Hartford County Genealogy 1,985 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 Family History 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 Family History 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). ncludes pedigree information. Available at the Family History Library,
 * Connecticut 1600s-1800s, ([S.l.] : Brøderbund, c2000).  Available on CD at the Family History Library,  or FHL 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 chu rch, Hartford, Connecticut, fifty years ago, (Hartford, Conn. : W. Smith, 1884 (167 p.)) Available at the Family History Library,

Land and Property Records
Deeds, mortgages, releases, and other related documents were recorded by the town clerk and are at the town halls. Most are indexed by grantor and grantee. There is no statewide index.

The Family History Library and the Connecticut State Library have microfilm copies of many proprietors' and town records from the earliest years to the mid or late 1800s'. Some are as recent as the 1900s. They are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the name of the town.


 * Deeds 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 Family History 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 Family History Library,

Local Histories
Online County Histories


 * History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. 3 Vols. By Charles W. Burpee. 1928. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. Online at: FamiySearch Digital Library-Vol. 1, FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 2; Internet Archive, FamilySearch Digital Library- Vol. 3;.
 * The History of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut. 2 Vols. By Henry R. Stiles. 1863. Albany, New York : J. Munsell. Online at: ; Hathitrust; Google Books.
 * The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor. 2 Vols, revised edition. By Henry R. Stiles. 1891-1892. Hartford, Connecticut : Case, Lockwood & Brainard. Online at: - Vol. 1,  - Vol. 2; Hathitrust; Internet Archive - Vol. 1, Pt. 1; Internet Archive - Vol. 2; Google Books;.
 * The Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884. 2 Vols. By J. Hammond Trumbull. c1886. Boston, Massachusetts : Edward L. Osgood. Online at: - Vol. 1,  - Vol. 2; Hathitrust; Internet Archive - Vol. 1, Internet Archive - Vol. 2; Google Books - Vol. 1, Ancestry ($); Ancestry ($) - another version;.
 * The River Towns of Connecticut : a Study of Wethersfield, Hartford, and Windsor. By Charles M. Andrews. c1990. Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books. Online at: Hathitrust; Internet Archive; Google Books;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Hartford County, Gazetteer, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).
 * Linkpendium, Maps and Gazetteers, Hartford County, (accessed 7 Mar 2011).




 * Maps of Connecticut (1643-1960)
 * Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Maps, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). 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 USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Military Pensions USGenWeb Archives, Hartford County

American Revolution

 * Richard Harvey Phelps, Newgate of Connecticut; its original and early history. Being a full description of the famous and wonderful Simsbury mines and caverns, and the prison built over them. To which is added a relation of all the incidents, insurrections, and massacres, connected with their use as a prison for the Tories during the revolution .... An illustrated description of the state prison at Wethersfield, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 19). Available online at Google Books, (accessed 7 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,

Civil War

 * Civl War Research Database $, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, (accessed 9 Aug 2017);
 * Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grave Database (accessed 9 Aug 2017);
 * Ray's Place, Men from Bristol who died in the Civil War, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). Inscriptions on the Civil War Monument in West Cemetery Bristol, CT. From the Hale Collection

Service men 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.


 * 1) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company A, C, K and L.
 * 2) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Infantry Company A, B, C, G and Rifle Company A and B.
 * 3) 1st Squadron, Connecticut Cavalry
 * 4) 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rifle Company A and E.
 * 5) 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
 * 6) 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company F
 * 7) 16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D, F and K.
 * 8) 20th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E
 * 9) 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company B
 * 10) 22nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
 * 11) 24th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E
 * 12) 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 and World War II

 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
 * at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 $, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
 * U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 $, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
 * United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (accessed 8 Mar 2011). Collection Description: Images of cards for men, age 45-64 (born 1877-1897), included in the fourth draft conducted on April 27, 1942.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1851-1992 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection


 * 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 Family History Library,
 * 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 Family History Library,
 * 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 Family History Library, and FHL US/CAN Film 1320431 Items 1-5.
 * 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 Family History Library,   (11 films)
 * Connecticut. City Court (Hartford), Naturalization record book, 1876-1876 , (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 Family History Library,
 * 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 Family History Library,
 * 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 Family History Library,  (110 films)
 * 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 Family History Library,  (17 films)

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Hartford County Newspaper List, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
 * Hartford County, Connecticut Obituaries, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.
 * Linkpendium, Newspapers, (accessed 7 Mar 2011).

Obituaries

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

Other Records

 * Hartford Circus Fire of 1944 (167 deaths), web site and Facebook page.

Probate Records
The records are kept at district courts. The County government does not exist. Not every town has a court. Some are included in a district making up from 1 to 5 towns. The Districts are: Avon, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Farmington, Granby, Hartford, Hartland, Manchester, Marlborough, Plainville, Simsbury, Southington, Suffield, and Windsor.

Connecticut State Library, Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Records.

Probate 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.


 * 1) Volume 1 is available online at Google Books, (accessed 8 Mar 2011), Internet Archives, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
 * 2) Volume 2 is available online at Internet Archives, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
 * 3) Volume 3 is available online at Internet Archives, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
 * 4) All three volumes are available at the Family History Library, and Volume 1: FHL US/CAN Film 873816 Item 1. Volume 2: FHL US/CAN Film 599296 Item 2. Volume 3: FHL US/CAN Film 873816 Item 2.


 * 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 Family History Library,  (11 films)

Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1609 – 1999 Connecticut Wills and Probate Records 1609-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Vital Records
See also How to order Connecticut Vital Records


 * To 1850 - at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * Census Finder, Connecticut Vital Records Online transcriptions are listed by county.
 * Linkpendium, Vital Records, Hartford County

Birth

 * 1639-1941 — index
 * 1640-1955 — index

Marriage

 * 1640-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * Hartford County, Connecticut Marriage Records, (Online transcriptions listed by town.)
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1897-2001 Connecticut Index of Marriages at Connecticut State Library - index
 * 1966-2002 - Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Death

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 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 Family History Library,  (17 films)
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 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 Family History Library, 5 films starting with,

Archives

 * USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, Hartford County, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
 * Connecticut Public Libraries, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).
 * Connecticut State Library - State Library and Archives located in Hartford
 * Linkpendium, Libraries, Museums, Archives, Hartford County, (accessed 7 Mar 2011).
 * 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 FHL US/CAN Film 908524 Ite

Family History Centers

 * Goshen Connecticut Family History Center
 * Hartford Connecticut Family History Center
 * Manchester Connecticut Family History Center
 * Southington Connecticut Family History 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

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Avon Historical Society PO Box 448 Avon, CT 06001-0448 860-678-7621 E-mail: [mailto:info@avonhistoricalsociety.org info@avonhistoricalsociety.org] Website

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 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

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 Historical Society 98 Summer Street Bristol, Connecticut 06010 860-583-6309 E-mail: [mailto:President@BristolHistoricalSociety.org President@BristolHistoricalSociety.org] 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 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

Burlington Public Library 34 Library Lane Burlington, CT 06013 (860) 673-3331 E-mail: [mailto:info@burlingtonctlibrary.org info@burlingtonctlibrary.org] Facebook Website

Canton Historical Museum 11 Front Street Canton, CT 06019 860-693-2793 E-mail:[mailto:Library@CantonMuseum.org Library@CantonMuseum.org] Website Canton Public Library 40 Dyer Avenue Canton, CT 06019 860-693-5800 E-mail: [mailto:smccusker@townofcantonct.org smccusker@townofcantonct.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

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 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

The 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 Enfield Public Library There are two branch locations E-mail: [mailto:librarydirector@enfield.org librarydirector@enfield.org] Facebook Website

The 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 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

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 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

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

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 [at] libraryconnection.info lhiller [at] libraryconnection.info] Facebook 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

Manchester Public Library- Mary Cheney Library 586 Main Street Manchester, CT 06040 860-643-2471 Website

Milford Historical Society 24 High Street Milford, CT 06460 203-874-2664 Website

Milford Public Library 57 New Haven Ave Milford, CT 06460 (203) 783-3290 Website

New Britain Public Library&lt;br? 20 High St. New Britain, CT 06051 (860)224-3155 ext. 125 E-Mail:[mailto:nbpllhr@netscape.net bpllhr@netscape.net] 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

Richmond Memorial Library 15 School Drive Marlborough, CT 06447 860-295-6210 E-mail: [mailto:amuscaro@richmondlibrary.info amuscaro@richmondlibrary.info] 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

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

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

 * Hartford County, CT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Connecticut Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * ancestry.com$, (accessed 8 Mar 2011). Available databases for Hartford County.
 * Connecticut Genealogy, Hartford County Genealogy
 * Cyndi's List, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Hartford County General Resource Sites
 * epodunk, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Hartford County, Connecticut Ancestry and Family History
 * The Hartford County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project.
 * Hartford County, Migrations Project, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).
 * Linkpendium, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). Hartford County Genealogy and Family History
 * MyGenealogist Hartford County Connecticut Genealogy Resources (accessed 9 Aug 2017).
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project.
 * Websites at RootsWeb for Hartford County, (accessed 4 Mar 2011).
 * Hartford County at Our Family Tree
 * Hartford County Subjects