Research Resources

Official Connecticut Government Website

Fairfield Region Government Website

Hartford Region Government Website

Litchfield Region Government Website

New Haven Region Government Website

New London Region Government Website

Middlesex Region Government Website

Tolland Region Government Website

Windham Region Government Website

 

Genealogy Groups

Connecticut Genealogy Network Facebook Group - You need to apply to join this group, It's purpose is to share genealogical and historical information to help those researching their family history.

 

Connecticut Genealogy Facebook Group - You need to apply to join this group, provides resources for those researching their Connecticut ancestors.

 

Charter Oak Genealogy Facebook Group - Professional Genealogists Specializing in Lineage Society Applications. Their website.

 

Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast Facebook Group - Their mission has been to actively promote the research of Polish-American families and unite all persons interested in genealogy. Their website.

 

New Haven County Connecticut Genealogy Facebook Group - You need to apply to join this group, early history & genealogy of New Haven, Connecticut.

 

New London County Historical Society Facebook Group - Founded in 1870, the New London County Historical Society is the oldest historical organization in eastern Connecticut. Housed in the Shaw Mansion since 1907, 11 Blinman St, New London, CT 06320, (860) 443-1209. Their Website.

 

Connecticut Ancestry Society

Connecticut Historical Society

Family Tree Magazine - CT resources

 

Current Newspapers

CT Post - Southwest Connecticut Area News, Fairfield County.

Hartford Courant - The Hartford Courant Media Group was founded in 1764, the Courant is the nation’s oldest continuously published newspaper in America and the state’s largest daily.

The Day Publishing Company - New London CT.

Stamford Advocate - Stamford CT.

CT Mirror - News and In-Depth Reporting in Connecticut.

Newstimes - Greater Danbury Area News, Fairfield County.

Greenwichtime - Southwest Connecticut Area News, Fairfield County.

The Hour - Southwest Connecticut Area News, Fairfield County.

Republican-American

Journal Inquirer - North-Central Connecticut.

CT Examiner

The Middletown Press

 

Old Newspaper Collections

GenealogyBank Newspapers - 1690 to today.

Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers

Chronicling America - Library of Congress newspaper collection for Connecticut.

CT Digital Archive - Newspapers of Connecticut.

CT State Library - The State Library holds an extensive collection of Connecticut newspapers.

 

Libraries & Museums

Connecticut State Library
231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
860-757-6500 or Toll-free: 866-886-4478
University of Connecticut Library
369 Fairfield Way, Unit 1005
Storrs, CT 06269-1005
(860) 486-2518
Fairfield County Public Libraries New Haven County Public Libraries
Hartford County Public Libraries New London County Public Libraries
Litchfield County Public Libraries Tolland County Public Libraries
Middlesex County Public Libraries Windham County Public Libraries
Connecticut Tourism Office - Over 40 Museums  

 

Military

The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies

Vietnam Veteran's Memorial - The Virtual Wall

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors

The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Nationwide Gravesite Locator

 

Transcribed History Books

Bristol by Milo Leon Norton, Published in the Connecticut Quarterly, Vol 1, No 1, January, 1899.

A Short History of Riverton, Conn. by Edmund L Smiley, M.A.

Constitutional History of Connecticut, Published in Connecticut Magazine February 1899     Part 1     Part 2

A Case of Witchcraft in Hartford, By Charles J Hoadly, LL. D., Connecticut Magazine November, 1899.

Pre-Revolution Episcopal Church Bristol CT - From A History of Bristol, Connecticut, 1932, By: Epaphroditus Peck.

 

USGenWeb® Project

The USGenWeb® Project - Free genealogical Information, records & resources for over 25 years!

USGenWeb Special Projects

USGenWeb Helpful Research Links - For a variety of topics

The USGenWeb Census Project

 

Various Other Resources

AccessGenealogy - Some Free Connecticut Genealogy

Library of Congress - Research resources

FamilySearch - LDS Family History Site

Connecticut Biographies Project

Connecticut Migrations Project

WorldGenWeb Project

Jane Devlin's Genealogy Site - Information & links to Connecticut resources

Indian & Colonial Research Center

Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Records

Census Online

Find-A-Grave

Connecticut's State Vital Records Office

Vital Records for Connecticut - Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Connecticut Church Directory

 

Professional Genealogists (fee based services)

Connecticut Society of Genealogists

Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council, Inc.

NGS/National Genealogical Society

 

 

 

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