Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Guide to Litchfield County, Connecticut ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
 * This article is about a county in Connecticut. For other uses, see Litchfield (disambiguation).

Description
The county was named after Litchfield, in England. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Litchfield County Courthouse 50 Field Street Torrington CT 06790 Phone: 860-626-2100 Litchfield County Website

There is no county government and no county seat today. The government is at the town level. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1800's. Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death, and land records. Probate Judge has probate records.

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:

Bible Records
Atwood Family Bible, USGenWeb CTArchives

Biographies

 * Linkpendium, Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence, Litchfield County.
 * Arthur Goodenough, The clergy of Litchfield County, (Winchester, Connecticut Litchfield County University Club, 1909). Available online at Google Books, Also available at the Family History Library,
 * Dwight C. Kilbourn, The bench and bar of Litchfield County, Connecticut, 1709-1909 biographical sketches of members, history and catalogue of the Litchfield Law School, historical notes, (Litchfield, Connecticut D. C. Kilbourn, c1909).Includes index.Available online at Internet Archives.Also available at the Family History Library, or on the desktop at the Family History Library,
 * David S. Boardman, Sketches of the early lights of the Litchfield bar, (Ann Arbor, Michigan University Microfilms, 1987).Includes index.Available online at Internet Archives.Also available in the Family History Library,
 * Charles F. Sedgwick, Fifty years at the Litchfield County bar, (Ann Arbor, Michigan University Microfilms, 1987).A database for this book is available at ancestry.com($), Also available at the Family History Library,
 * Payne Kenyon Kilbourn, A biographical history of the county of Litchfield, Connecticut comprising biographical sketches of distinguished natives and residents of the county; together with complete lists of the judges of the county court, justices of the quorum, county commissioners, judges of probate, sheriffs, senators, c., (New York, New York Clark, Austin, 1851). Available online at Internet Archives, Also available at the Family History Library,
 * Biographical review, this volume contains biographical sketches of the leading citizens of Litchfield County, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974). Includes index.Available at the Family History Library,

Census Records
Territory and State Census Records
 * Census Online, Litchfield County Records.
 * Census Finder, Connecticut Census Records, Online links by county.
 * Connecticut Genealogy, Litchfield County Census Records,
 * Linkpendium, Census Records and Indexes, Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Federal Census Records
 * US Federal Census Collection, ancestry.com($),
 * USGenWeb Census Project, Litchfield County, Connecticut Federal Census Index, Transcriptions in progress.
 * Lowell M. Volkel, An index to the 1800 federal census of Litchfield, New Haven, Tolland and Windham counties, state of Connecticut, ([S.l.] L.M. Volkel, c1969). Available at the Family History Center,

Church Records
The Congregational Church was predominant in early Connecticut and was the state church until 1818. Other prominent churches in the state are the Methodist and Episcopal churches (colonial period), and the Roman Catholic and Baptist churches (19th century). It is recommended that you also look at the Connecticut Church Records page, which has additional information about church records in Connecticut.
 * Church Records, USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Connecticut Genealogy, Litchfield County Church Records, Includes church and vital records.
 * Arthur Goodenough, The clergy of Litchfield County, (Winchester, Connecticut Litchfield County University Club, 1909).Available online at Google Books, A database for this book can be found at ancestry.com($),  Also available at the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Fiche 6100461.
 * Litchfield County Foreign Mission Society (Litchfield County, Connecticut), Semi-centennial of the Litchfield Co. Foreign Mission Society celebrated at Litchfield, October 16, 1861 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995).Available at the Family History Library,

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
 * Court Records, USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Litchfield County Connecticut Court Records Directory,
 * Wills, USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Barbara B. Ferris and Grace Louise Knox, Connecticut divorces Superior Court records for the counties of Litchfield, 1752-1922 and Hartford 1740-1849 , Available on the desktop at the Family History Library,

Directories

 * Linkpendium, Litchfield Directories,
 * Waterbury suburban city directory including Middlebury, Terryville, Thomaston, Watertown, and Wolcott, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price ; Lee Company, 1940?-).   Available at the Family History Library,
 * Price Lee Company, Southbury (New Haven County and Litchfield County, Ct.) city directory including Roxbury, Washington and Woodbury, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price Lee Company, [197-?]-).Available at the Family History Library,
 * Torrington, Winsted, Litchfield, Norfolk, Goshen directory combining five distinct directories: governmental directory, buyers' directory, alphabetical directory, numerical directory, classified directory, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price Lee, 1931-). Available at the Family History Library, (3 Films)
 * Price Lee Company, New Milford (Litchfield County, Conn.) city directory including Bridgewater, Brookfield, Brookfield Center, New Fairfield and Sherman, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price Lee Company, [196-?]-). Available at the Family History 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 State Library, Litchfield County African Americans and Native Americans Collection
 * New Milford Minority Surnames/No Surnames

Native American
 * Connecticut State Library, Litchfield County African Americans and Native Americans Collection.
 * Connecticut State Library has an extensive list of Native American Tribes associated with the state of Connecticut.
 * Access Genealogy indicates the Wawyachtonoc, a tribe of the Mahican Confederacy occupied the northwestern corner of Litchfield county, Connecticut.
 * Shagihticoke tribe The Schaghticoke historically consisted of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, Podunk, and their descendants, peoples indigenous to what is now New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. The remnant tribes amalgamated in the area near the Connecticut-New York border after many losses. Their reservation, granted in 1736 by the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut, is one of the oldest in the United States. It is located near the New York border within the boundaries of Kent in Litchfield County, to the west of the Housatonic River.

Genealogies

 * Litchfield County Genealogy 1,332 Litchfield county genealogy record sources.
 * R. Manning Chipman, The history of Harwinton, Connecticut, (Hartford [Connecticut] Williams, Wiley &amp; Turner, 1860).Includes bibliographical references and index.Available online at Internet Archives, Also available at the Family History Library, or FHL US/CAN Film 1698076 Item 4.
 * 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,

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Deeds and Land Records, USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Library of Congress, Topography and Map Division, Litchfield County, Connecticut land ownership map, 1859 , (Washington, DC Library of Congress, 1983). Available online at flickr from Yahoo, Also 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
Dwellings
 * Old Woodbury Historical Society (Woodbury, Connecticut), Homes of Old Woodbury, ([Woodbury, Connecticut] Old Woodbury Historical Society (Connecticut), c1959).Old Woodbury included the present towns of Woodbury, Washington, Bethlehem, Roxbury, and Southbury.Available at the Family History Library,

Online County Histories
 * History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut. 3 Vols. By William Cothren. 1854-1879. Waterbury, Connecticut : Bronson Brothers. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol 1, FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol 2, FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 3; Hathitrust - various publication dates; Hathitrust - Vol. 1-3, Pub. 1854; Hathitrust - Vol. 1-2, Pub. 1872-79; Internet Archive - Vol. 1, Google Books; Google Books - Vol. 3; Ancestry ($);.
 * The History of Harwinton, Connecticut. By R. Manning Chipman. 1860. Hartford, Connecticut : Williams, Wiley & Turner. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; Internet Archive; Google Books;.
 * History of Litchfield County, Connecticut. 1881. Philadelphia, Pa. : J.W. Lewis. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; Internet Archive; Google Books. Index (not available online): Index to History of Litchfield County, Connecticut published by J. W. Lewis &amp; Co. 1881, (Pittsfield, Massachusetts Berkshire Family History Association, c1999).Available at the Family History Library,
 * Jean S. Morris, The Pennsylvania-Connecticut controversy bibliography, (Pittsburgh [Pennsylvania] J.S. Morris, [c1984])."In 1774, the territory now comprising the Pennsylvania counties of Bradford, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wyoming was organized into the Township of Westmoreland, Litchfield County, Connecticut. In 1776 it became a separate county in CT. In 1782 this area was officially awarded to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. At this time the area was mostly within the bounds of Northumberland County, Pa."--Introd. Available at the Family History Library,

Description and Travel - Guidebooks
 * Newell Meeker Calhoun and Julius Turner Edson, Litchfield County Sketches, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990). Available online at Google Books, Also available at the Famiy History Library,
 * Connecticut Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Litchfield County, Gazetteer
 * Maps of Connecticut (1643-1960)
 * Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Maps  Organized by State and County.Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.
 * Linkpendium, Maps and Gazetteers, Litchfield County
 * Clark's Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut, flickr from yahoo
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Litchfield County included:
 * Hudson River a navigable river stretching from north of Albany then flowing south to empty into the Atlantic Ocean at New York City
 * Albany Post Road from New York City to Albany, New York 1669
 * Alford and Egremont (MA) Turnpike 1812
 * Ancram (NY) Turnpike 1805, also sometimes called the Catskill Road, from Salisbury, Connecticut to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York
 * Catskill Turnpike  (aka Susquehannah Turnpike ) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by 1792; toll booths opened by 1804.
 * Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799
 * Great Barrington and Aford (MA) Turnpike 1812
 * Greenwood Road 1799 from Hartford, Connecticut to Albany, New York
 * Hampden and Berkshire (MA) Turnpike 1826
 * Hillsdale and Chatham Turnpike 1805 from Alford, Massachusetts to Albany, New York
 * Housatonic River (MA) Turnpike 1809
 * Massachusetts 10th Turnpike 1800
 * Massachusetts 12th Turnpike 1812
 * Minsi Path 1766 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Kingston, New York
 * Old Connecticut Path  1630 from Boston, Massachusetts to Hartford, Connecticut
 * Rensselaer and Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799
 * Salisbury and Canaan (CT) Turnpike 1801-1829
 * Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Connecticut to Bainbridge, New York

Military Records

 * Military Data Extracted From Barkhamsted, Conn., Its Centennial 1879 To Which is Added A Historical Appendix 1881, transcribed by Jane Devlin.A list of Barkhamsted men who served in the War of the Revolution, the War of 1812-14, the Mexican War and the Rebellion of 1861-65.

American Revolution
 * American Revolution, USGenWeb CTArchives, Litchfield County
 * Josephine Ellis Richards, Honor Roll of Litchfield County Revolutionary Soldiers, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969).Transcription available online at rootsweb, Organized by Town.Also available at the Family History Library, Includes index.Can also be found on the Family History Library Desktop,
 * New Milford Blacks who served in the American Revolution

Civil War
 * New Milford Blacks who served in the Civil War.
 * Civl War Research Database ($),
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
 * Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grave Database
 * Samuel Orcutt, History of the Towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1703-1882, The War [Transcribed by Richard Clarke] Includes: A Record of the Soldiers who enlisted in the Civil War from New Milford.
 * Those who served in the Civil War, List of names given from Charles F. Sedgwick's, The General History of The Town of Sharon, Litchfield County, Connectictut From Its First Settlement, (Amenia, NY: Charles Walsh, Printer and Publisher 1877).
 * Litchfield County and the Civil War. Reprint of various articles describing soldiers from the area.

Regiments. Civil War service men from Litchfield 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 Litchfield County.
 * -1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company I - Wolcottville, now known as Torrington
 * -2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.
 * -2nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rifle Company E
 * -19th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry -Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I.
 * -28th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company E and F.

World War I
 * 1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 $
 * 1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

World War II
 * 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1942 of men age 45-64 (born 1877-1897) ,at FamilySearch — How to Use This Collection;  index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1851-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * Connecticut.Court of Common Pleas.Superior Court, Index to naturalization petitions 1790-1906, 1906-1973  (Litchfield County, Connecticut - Court of Common Pleas, and Superior Court), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2003). Available at the Family History Library, (3 films)
 * Connecticut. Superior Court (Litchfield County), Naturalization records (Litchfield County, Connecticut), 1906-1945 NARA, RG21, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2008). Includes index.Some volumes have the index at the back of the volume.  Available at the Family History Library,  (17 Films)

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * Litchfield County Newspaper List,

Obituaries

 * Index to obituaries, Litchfield County times, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1989 
 * Litchfield County, Connecticut Obituaries, A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.
 * Obits, USGenWeb CTArchives
 * Litchfield County, Connecticut Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. This is Taken From Various Funeral Homes in the New Milford, Watertown, Torrington, Plymouth, Harwinton, and surrounding areas.

Periodicals

 * The Lure of the Litchfield Hills, (Winsted, Connecticut N. W. Adams, [1940]-). Available at the Family History Library,
 * Mid-Hudson Genealogical Journal, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988). Available at the Family History Library,

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * Sharon - Kent, Salisbury and Sharon Towns
 * 1609-1999 Connecticut Wills and Probate Records 1609-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and 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

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * January 15, 1787 Litchfield County CT Archives History - Taxlists .....Tax Abatements, Woodbury (Parish Of Southbury).

Birth

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1892-1973 Mildred E. Berry Nott, Cythia Nott Ockels, and June Berry, The Longfellow birthday book, Includes primarily birthdates with some death and marriage dates for residents of Burrville, Winsted, and Harwinton, (Litchfield County), Connecticut with other relatives in other states. Entries were kept from 1892-1973.Available at the Family History Library,

Marriage

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1640-1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 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
 * 1883-1934 Litchfield County (Connecticut). Coroner, Coroner's Records, 1883-1934, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988).Indexes are found within each volume.Available at the Family History Library, Volume 1-2: Volume 3-10: FHL US/CAN Film 1602521-1602525.
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1949-2012 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Divorce

 * Connecticut. Superior Court (Litchfield County), Divorce papers, 1752-1922 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989-1990).Records are in approximate alphabetical order. Available at the Family History Library, (26 films)

Family History Centers

 * Goshen Connecticut Family History Center
 * Hartford Connecticut Family History Center
 * Manchester Connecticut Family History Center
 * Poughkeepsie New York Family History Center
 * Southington Connecticut Family History Center
 * Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Connecticut State Library - an affiliate library
 * New Milford Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Southbury Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Bakerville Library 6 Maple Hollow Road New Hartford, CT 06057 860.482.8806 E-mail: [mailto:info@bakervillelibrary.org info@bakervillelibrary.org] Website Beekley Community Library 10 Central Ave P.O. Box 247 New Hartford, CT 06057 860-379-7235 E-mail: [mailto:​staff@beekleylibrary.org ​ staff@beekleylibrary.org] Website

Bethlehem Public Library 32 Main Street South P.O. Box 99 Bethlehem, CT 06751 203 266-7510, ext. 7 E-mail: fill-in the email contact form Website Burnham Library 62, Main Street South Bridgewater, CT 06752 (860) 354-6937 E-mail: [mailto:staff@burnhamlibrary.org staff@burnhamlibrary.org] Website

The Cornwall Library 30 Pine Street Cornwall, CT 06753 860-672-6874 E-mail: [mailto:Director@CornwallLibrary.org Director@CornwallLibrary.org] Facebook Website Douglas Library 108 W Main St Canaan, CT 06018 (860) 824-7863 E-mail: [mailto:douglaslibrary@comcast.net douglaslibrary@comcast.net] Website

Gunn Memorial Library & Museum 5 Wykeham Road Washington, CT 06793 (860) 868-7586 E-Mail: [mailto:GunnCirc@biblio.org GunnCirc@biblio.org] Website

Goshen Public Library 42B North Street Goshen, CT 06756 860.491.3234 E-mail: [mailto:frontdesk@goshenpublib.org frontdesk@goshenpublib.org] Facebook Website

Harwinton Public Library 80 Bentley Drive Harwinton, CT 06791 (860) 485-9113 E-mail: [mailto:director@harwintonlibrary.org director@harwintonlibrary.org] Facebook Website Hughes Memorial Library 35 Lower River Rd PO Box 4 Cornwall, CT 06796 (860) 672-5221 Facebook Website Kent Memorial Library 32 North Main Street PO Box 127 Kent, CT 06757 860.927.3761 E-mail: [mailto:kmlinfo@biblio.org kmlinfo@biblio.org] Facebook Website Morris Public Library P.O. Box 85 4 North Street Morris, CT 06763 1-860-567-7440 Website Oliver Wolcott Library P.O. Box 187 160 South Street Litchfield, Connecticut 06759 860-567-8030 Website

Societies
Barkhamsted Historical Society 100 East River Road PO Box 94 Pleasant Valley, CT 06063 860 738-2456 E-mail: [mailto:bhs@barkhamstedhistory.us bhs@barkhamstedhistory.us] Facebook Website Bridgewater Historical Society 48 Main Street South Bridgewater, CT 06752 E-mail: [mailto:Bridgewaterhistorical@yahoo.com  Bridgewaterhistorical@yahoo.com] Website Colebrook Historical Society P.O. Box 85 Colebrook, CT 06021 E-mail: [mailto:colebrookhistory@gmail.com colebrookhistory@gmail.com] Facebook Website Cornwall Historical Society 7 Pine Street P.O. Box 115 Cornwall, CT 06753 860-672-0505 E-Mail:[mailto:info@cornwallhistoricalsociety.org info@cornwallhistoricalsociety.org] Facebook Website The Falls Village-Canaan Historical Society 44 Railroad Street Falls Village, CT 06031 P.O. Box 206 Falls Village, CT 06031 ﻿860-824-8226 E-mail: [mailto:fvchs8226@gmail.com fvchs8226@gmail.com] Website Goshen Historical Society 21 Old Middle Road P.O. Box 457 Goshen CT 06756-0457 (860) 491-9610 Website The Kent Historical Society PO Box 651 10 Studio Hill Road Kent, CT 06757 860-927-4587 E-Mail: [mailto:info@kenthistoricalsociety.org info@kenthistoricalsociety.org] Website Litchfield Historical Society P.O. Box 385 7 South Street Litchfield, CT 06759 860-567-4501 Fax: 860-567-3565 E-Mail: [mailto:eogrady@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org eogrady@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org] Website Morris Historical Society 12 South St Morris, Connecticut 06763 (860) 567-1776 Facebook

New Hartford Historical Society P.O. Box 41 537 Main Street New Hartford, CT 06057 860-379-6894 E-Mail: [mailto:newhartfordhistory@att.net newhartfordhistory@att.net] Website

New Milford Historical Society & Museum N°6 Aspetuck Ave New Milford, CT 06776 860 354-3069 Website Old Bethlem Historical Society, Inc. 4 Main Street North PO Box 132 Bethlehem, CT 06751 (203) 266-5196 E-mail: [mailto:oldbethlem@bethlehemct.org oldbethlem@bethlehemct.org] Facebook Website

Old Woodbury Historical Society P.O. Box 363 15 Hollow Road Woodbury, CT 06798 203-263-2595 Website Plymouth Historical Society PO Box 176 572 Main St. Plymouth, CT 06782 860-681-7935 E-Mail: [mailto:plymouthct.history@gmail.com plymouthct.history@gmail.com] Facebook Website Salisbury Association The Academy Building 24 Main Street PO Box 553 Salisbury, CT 06068 860 435-0566 Email: [mailto:salisburyassn@gmail.com salisburyassn@gmail.com] Website Sharon Historical Society 18 Main Street P.O. Box 511 Sharon, CT 06069 860-364-5688 E-Mail: [mailto:sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com] Website Thomaston Historical Society 158 Main Street Thomaston, CT 06787 (860) 283-2159 Website Torrington Historical Society 192 Main Street Torrington, CT 06790 860 482-8260 E-Mail: [mailto:mark@torringtonhistoricalsociety.org mark@torringtonhistoricalsociety.org] Website The Warren Connecticut Historical Society 7 Sackett Hill Road Warren, CT 06754 860-503-8545 Website Watertown Historical Society, Inc. 22 DeForest Street Watertown, CT 06795 860 274-1050 E-Mail: [mailto:watertownctmuseum@sbcglobal.net watertownctmuseum@sbcglobal.net] Website Winchester Historical Society 225 Prospect St. Winsted, CT 06098 860-379-1677 Website

Websites

 * ancestry.com($) Available databases for Litchfield County.
 * Connecticut Genealogy, Litchfield County Genealogy
 * Cyndi's List Litchfield County General Resource Sites
 * The Litchfield County CTGenWeb Project, a member of The CTGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium Litchfield County Genealogy and Family History
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Litchfield County.
 * Websites at RootsWeb for Litchfield County


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