Connecticut Archives and Libraries

The following archives, libraries, and societies have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.

Connecticut State Library 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Telephone: 860-566-4301 Fax: 860-566-8940 Internet: http://www.cslib.org/

A helpful inventory of this library is Connecticut State Library, Guide to Archives in the Connecticut State Library, Third Edition. (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library, 1981; Family History Library book 974.6 A1 No. 30).

National Archives—Northeast Region (Boston) 380 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02452-6399 Telephone: 781-663-0130 Fax: 781-663-0154 Internet: http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/

National Archives—Northeast Region (Pittsfield) 10 Conte Drive Pittsfield, MA 01201-8230 Telephone: 413-236-3600 Fax: 413-236-3609 Internet: http://www.archives.gov/northeast/pittsfield/

Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc. P.O. Box 249 Stamford, CT 06904-0249 Internet: http://connecticutancestry.org/

Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. P.O. Box 435 2106 Main Street Glastonbury, CT 06033-0435 Telephone: 860-569-0002 Internet: http://csginc.org/

Connecticut Historical Society 1 Elizabeth Street Hartford, CT 06105 Telephone: 860-236-5621 Fax: 860-236-2664 Internet: http://www.chs.org/

New England Historic Genealogical Society 101 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116-3007 Telephone: 617-536-5740 Fax: 617-536-7307 Internet: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/

Research Guides
A useful guide to the published and original records of Connecticut is Connecticut Researcher's Handbook by Thomas Jay Kemp (Detroit, MI: Gale, 1981. 755p.). (Family History Library book 974.6 D23k).

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. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:

The USGenWeb Project

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.

Roots-L

http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/

A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.

FamilySearch™ 

The Family History Library and Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.