Connecticut Cultural Groups

United States Connecticut  Connecticut Ethnic Groups

Records and histories of minorities and ethnic groups may provide clues to immigrant origins, migration information and previous residences. See United States Minorities for further sources on ethnic, racial, and religious groups.

Ethnic Research in Connecticut
You can find information on ethnic ancestors in most of the same records as other groups. Start your research in the same resources you would search for non-ethnic ancestors. The records listed on this page provide information about specific groups in Connecticut.

Additional resources for Connecticut ethnic groups may be found in the topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog. Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at FamilySearch Centers. Also find Connecticut ethnic resources available at various libraries (WorldCat). Explore how to search WorldCat and the FamilySearch Catalog.

African Americans
Books


 * Brown, Barbara W. and James M. Rose. Black Roots in Southeastern Connecticut, 1650-1900. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1980.


 * Piersen, William D. Black Yankees: The Development of an Afro-American Subculture in Eighteenth Century New England. Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press, 1988.
 * Rose, James M. and Barbara W. Brown. Tapestry, a living history of the Black family in southeastern Connecticut. - New London: New London County Historical Society, 1979.- vi, 163p., E185.93.C7 R67 FHL Book 974.6 F2r
 * Stewart, Daniel Y. Black New Haven: personal observations involving Colored people, Negroes, Blacks, Afro-Americans - 1st ed. -[S.l.:s.n.], c 1977 (New Haven: Advocate Pres). - 74 p. F104.N69 N337


 * White, David O. Connecticut's Black Soldiers, 1775-1783. Chester, Connecticut: Pequot Press, 1973.

On-Line Resources


 * Tangled Roots: A Project Exploring the Histories of Americans of Irish Heritage and American of African Heritage.
 * Research Guide to African-American Genealogical Resources at the Connecticut State Library


 * African-American Ancestry in Connecticut (AfriGeneas)

Societies


 * African American Historical and Cultural Society New Haven, Connecticut

American Indians
Several tribes of American Indians resided in the colony of Connecticut prior to the Revolutionary War. Some of their descendants still live in the state. For more information about Connecticut's American Indians and their records, see Indians of Connecticut.

French Americans

 * Gingras, Raymond. Quelques Francos au Connecticut: Notes, Références, et Index des Nécrologies Parues Dans des Journaux de 1963 à 1975. Québec, Québec: R. Gingras, 1976.

Irish Americans

 * Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society

Jewish Americans

 * Jewish Genealogy Society of Connecticut $

Polish Americans

 * Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast

Swedish Americans

 * O'Connor, David E. The Swedes in Their Homeland, in America, in Connecticut. Storrs, Connecticut: I.N. Thut World Education Center, University of Connecticut, 1983.


 * For more information about Swedish Americans in Connecticut, see Connecticut: Swedish American.

Multiple Ethnic Groups

 * USGenWeb Connecticut Archives has a list of ethnic records that includes cemeteries, census, court, history, military, obituaries, and vital records.


 * The Ethnic Heritage Center at Southern Connecticut State University has an archive, museum, and research center.


 * Minority Military Service, Connecticut, 1775-1783 Washington, D.C.: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1988..