General Resource Sites

• AccessGenealogy - Connecticut Genealogy Resource Center 
• American Local History Network - Connecticut 
• Ancestor Search - Connecticut Genealogy Search Engines 
• Ancestors: Resource Guide - Connecticut 
  Contact information for archives, libraries, genealogical & historical societies, church records and ethnic resources.
• Ancestry.com - The Great Migration Study Project 
  Article by Robert Charles Anderson.
• Ancestry.com - Connecticut Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• Colonial Ancestors 
  Genealogy records and information about ancestors in the 13 original colonies.
• Connecticut Genealogy 
  Includes links for the best record sources, sorted by locality and record type, for doing genealogy research in Connecticut.
• Connecticut Migrations Project 
• ePodunk 
  Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
• Family Tree Connection - Connecticut Resources 
  Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
• Footnote.com - Connecticut 
  Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
  Search Connecticut Records

  First Name

  Last Name

• GenealogyBank.com - Connecticut 
  GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
• Genealogy Buff - Library - Connecticut Data 
  Data files for many counties including obituaries, death notices, marriage indexes, death indexes, baptisms, and births.
• Genealogy.com: State Resources -- Connecticut 
• Genealogy Trails History Group - Connecticut Genealogy Trails 
  Volunteers working together to transcribe records: biographies, cemeteries, court records, family Bibles, obituaries, newspapers, vitals, marriages, & more.
• Geneasearch: A Guide to Connecticut Genealogy 
  Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.
• G's Adoption Registry - Connecticut 
• Kindred Trails - Connecticut Genealogy Resources 
• Lineages.com - Connecticut Research Room 
• Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Connecticut 
• Looking 4 Kin - Connecticut 
• Naming children in early New England 
  Scholarly work on the naming patterns used by early Puritans.
• New England History 
  Companion Site for New-England-History-L Mailing List. This site contains information, submitted by members, pertaining to the history of the New England States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Related submissions are welcome from anyone who wishes to contribute material to the site.
• New England Roots Web Ring 
• The Olive Tree Genealogy - Connecticut 
• StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - Connecticut 
• Surname Navigator USA 
  A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.
• USGenWeb - CTGenWeb Project 
• Websites at RootsWeb 
  • Connecticut at RootsWeb 
    State-specific resources hosted at RootsWeb.
  • CTResources at RootsWeb 
  • ROOTS-L United States Resources: Connecticut 
    Comprehensive list of research links, including many to history-related sites.
  • RootsWeb Message Boards - Connecticut 
• WorldVitalRecords.com - Connecticut in Databases  or Connecticut in Titles 
  An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.

Government & Cities

• 50states.com - Connecticut State Information Resource 
  A list of general information for each state, including a list of colleges, state symbols, links to maps, newspapers, and other miscellaneous state information.
• Connecticut Towns and Their Establishment 
• Connecticut.com 
• ConneCT - State of Connecticut Website 
• Court Web Sites - Connecticut 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• Essex, Connecticut 
• FindLaw: Connecticut: Courts 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• Interactive Connecticut State Register & Manual 
• Middletown, Connecticut 
• NACo - About Counties - Connecticut 
  From the National Association of Counties. Includes links to county courthouse addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to official county government web sites.
• Norwich.org 
• Official City Web Sites for the State of Connecticut 
• Old Saybrook, Connecticut 
• Public Records Online 
  Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
• Southington, Connecticut 
• USA CityLink Project - Connecticut 
• Westbrook, Connecticut 
• Yahoo! Get Local...Connecticut Counties and Regions  or Cities
  Maps, yellow pages, white pages, newspapers and other local information.

History & Culture

• 1981 Volume on Connecticut History: Connecticut History - 1981 
• Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy 
  • Camps by State 
    • Connecticut 
• Connecticut History Online 
  Database of 19th and 20th century photographs, drawings and prints from three institutions depicting social, business, political, educational, cultural and civic life.
• Connecticut History Timeline 
• GenDisasters.com - Events That Touched Our Ancestor's Lives - Connecticut 
  GenDisasters.com, chronicles the events that touched our ancestors' lives - train wrecks, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, mining explosions, ship wrecks, drownings, and accidents. Transcribed newspaper accounts, excerpts from historical books and photographs detail hundreds of life's tragedies that our ancestors' endured, from the 1800s to the 1950s. New material is being transcribed and added daily. Searchable.
• The History & People of Connecticut 
  Article by Rickie Lazzerini.
• New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut: The Tri-State Region and more in Stereoscopic Views 
  12,000 photographs of those three states as they were captured in stereoscopic views from the 1850s to the 1910s.
• Quinnipiac University | Quinnipiac's Digitized Connecticut History Books 
  Several books about Connecticut history, digitized by the Arnold Bernhard Library at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.
• Sources of Information on Connecticut's History 
  From the Connecticut State Library.
• Yahoo!...History...Connecticut 

How To

• Ancestry.com - Connecticut Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• FamilySearch Research Guidance - Research Outline - Connecticut 
  This outstanding outline introduces records and strategies that can help you learn more about your ancestors. It explains terms associated with this state's particular genealogy research and describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records.

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Archives in New England on the Internet - Connecticut 
  New England Archivists.
• Center for Connecticut Studies 
  A library that maintains a collection of primary and secondary sources on Connecticut and New England History including town histories and reports, old newspapers, journals, military rolls, census microfilm, and genealogical materials.
• Connecticut Family History Centers 
  A list of addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation from the Genealogy Home Page.
• Connecticut Historical Commission 
  Charged by state statute with, among other tasks, the identification, investigation, and preservation of Connecticut's historic, architectural, and archaeological resources.
• Connecticut Libraries 
• Connecticut Library Association 
  Connecticut's professional organization of over 1,000 librarians, library staff, friends and trustees working together.
• Connecticut Polish American Archive 
• Connecticut State Archives 
• Connecticut State Library 
  • Bible and Family Records Index 
  • Church Records Index 
  • Connecticut Vital Records 
    • Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records 
  • Databases of Individuals listed in the Connecticut State Archives Records 
    Fitch's Home for Soldiers Database and Noble Pension Database (Records relating to Civil War and Spanish American War Veterans), and World War I Veterans Database.
    • Fitch's Home for Soldiers 
      Fitch's Home for Soldiers and Orphans (1863-1940), also known as the Noroton Home, located in Darien, Connecticut, was first erected by Benjamin Fitch for soldiers and the children of soldiers and was dedicated July 4, 1864. It was incorporated by legislation in 1864 and until 1883 the Home received limited aid from the State of Connecticut. In 1887, the State assumed control and renamed the home Fitch's Home for Soldiers.
    • Noble Pension Database 
      General William H. Noble and his daughter Henrietta M. Noble, Pension Agents in Bridgeport, assisted veterans and their descendants to secure pensions from the United States Government.
    • Wethersfield Prison Records 
    • World War I Veterans Database 
  • History and Genealogy Unit 
  • Research Guide to Census Records at the Connecticut State Library 
  • Research Guide to Connecticut Land Records 
  • Research Guide to Manuscript Military Resources at the Connecticut State Library 
    • Research Guide to Civil War Materials at the Connecticut State Library 
    • Research Guide to Colonial Wars Sources at the Connecticut State Library 
    • Research Guide to Mexican War Sources at the Connecticut State Library 
    • Research Guide to Revolutionary War Sources at the Connecticut State Library 
    • Research Guide to War of 1812 Sources at the Connecticut State Library 
  • Research Guide to Native American Resources at the Connecticut State Library 
  • Research Guide to Ships' Passenger Lists at the Connecticut State Library 
  • Research Guide to Women's History Archival Resources at the Connecticut State Library 
  • Wethersfield Prison Records 
    Database includes prisoner's name, aliases, residence, crime committed, victim (if known), sentence, court and date of issue.
• Family History Library Catalog 
  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
  • Connecticut 
• FamilySearch - Family History Centers in Connecticut 
  A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.
• Godfrey Memorial Library  ~ Middletown
  The book collection, about 16,000 volumes, is divided into three main categories: family genealogy, local history, and biography. Coverage is mainly New England and the thirteen original colonies. The reference file contains about seven million references, each of which contains the name, birth date, state of residence, and biographical information of a person. It is from this file that the American Genealogical-Biographical Index  is made.
• The Indian and Colonial Research Center, Inc.  ~ Connecticut
  Non-profit resource center dedicated to the study of Native American and Colonial American history and genealogy.
• LIBCAT: US - Connecticut 
  A directory of library resources on the Internet.
• LibDex - The Library Index - Connecticut 
  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
• Museum of Connecticut History 
• Newberry Library | Bibliography of African American History - Connecticut 
• Newberry Library | Genealogy Bibliographies - Connecticut 
• New England Civil War Museum  ~ Vernon, Connecticut
• Peters Railroad Museum  ~ Wallingford
• PublicLibraries.com - Connecticut 
• Repositories of Primary Sources: Connecticut 
  A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
• Steam & Electric Locomotives of the New Haven Railroad Digital Collection 
  University of Connecticut.
• United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives 
  List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Connecticut Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: USA/CT 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• BOSTON-STATES Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the migration between the Eastern Provinces of Canada and New England/New York. Archives: browse or search.
• CT-10THINF Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the 10th Connecticut Infantry in the Civil War. Archives: browse or search.
• CT-AfriGeneas Mailing List 
  To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored family researchers within Connecticut.
• CT-CEMETERIES Mailing List 
  For anyone searching for their ancestors in Connecticut cemeteries and anyone interested in preserving historical information about Connecticut cemeteries. Archives: browse or search.
• CT-CENSUS Mailing List 
  For the volunteers who are engaged in transcribing Connecticut census records in support of the USGenWeb Census Project to discuss the status of the project.
• CT-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List 
  . Archives: browse or search.
• CT-FREEDMEN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in Connecticut from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Native American, Caucasian). Archives: browse or search.
• CTGEN Mailing List 
  A part of the USGenWeb Project. For discussing the creation of a single source for all Connecticut genealogy databases. Archives: browse or search.
• CT-GHOSTTOWNS Mailnig List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the ghost towns of Connecticut. Archives: browse or search.
• CT-OLD-NEWS Mailing List 
  For the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from Connecticut newspapers published prior to 1931. Archives: browse or search.
• CT-POLISH Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding Polish ancestors who lived in or passed through Connecticutm. Archives: browse or search.
• CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical and/or historical interest in the Connecticut River Valley which is the area where the migrants from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Plymouth Colony settled as early as 1635. The towns of interest are 30 miles on both sides within the boundry of the Connecticut River which include the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Archives: browse or search.
• CT-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Connecticut residents who served in the military. Archives: browse or search.
• GenConnecticut Mailing List 
  Archives: browse or search.
• Ma-Bay-Colony Mailing List 
  For those with a genealogical/historical interest in the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1630-1700. Archives: browse or search.
• NEWENG Mailing List 
  For anyone who with a genealogical or historical interest in the New England states.
• NEW-ENG-GEN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the New England states. Archives: browse or search.
• newengland-gene Yahoo! Group 
  For for anyone with a genealogical interest in the New England states.
• NEW-ENGLAND-ISLANDS Mailing List 
  For anyone who has an interest in genealogy or history related to ancestors who settled on islands of New England. Archives: browse or search.
• NEW-ENG-NATAM Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Native Americans in the New England and New York areas. Archives: browse or search.
• NEW-ENGLAND-SEAFARERS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the New England area of the United States as it pertains to the seafaring community and their ships. Archives: browse or search.
• NEW-NETHERLAND Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in New Netherland Colony. Archives: browse or search.
• NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L Mailing List 
  Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island & Vermont.

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• 1895 U.S. Atlas - Connecticut 
  Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
• 1,933 Placenames from the 1884 Issue of Geer's Hartford City Directory 
• American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Connecticut 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Connecticut 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• Antique Town Maps for Genealogy and History 
  Reproductions of old town maps with family names.
• Boston Rare Maps 
  Dealer specializing in antique and rare maps (and books with maps) of New England and the Northeast.
• Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - Connecticut 
  Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.
• Color Landform Atlas: Connecticut 
  Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 
  From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
• Historic USGS Maps of Connecticut - Alphabetic Quad Listing 
• Historic USGS Maps of Connecticut - Alphabetic Town Listing 
• Historic USGS Maps of Connecticut - Image Map 
• Historic USGS Maps of Connecticut - Quad Index 
• Historic USGS Maps of Connecticut - Town Index 
• MAGIC - Map and Geographic Information Center - University of Connecticut 
  • Scanned Historical Maps 
    Primarily Connecticut and southern New England.
• Map of Connecticut Counties 
• MapQuest: World Atlas: Connecticut 
• Old Maps of New York, Pennsylvania and New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts) 
  Quality reproductions of towns in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine with family names.
• The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Connecticut Maps 
  From the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Map of Connecticut Counties 
• RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo 
  Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.
• U.S. Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts - Connecticut County Selection Map 
• U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Connecticut 
  At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
• USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library 
  • Connecticut Digital Map Library 
• Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Connecticut 
  Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.

Military

• 26th Connecticut Volunteers 
  The complete roster and unit history of the 26th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
• 2nd Company Governor's Foot Guard - Two Hundred Years 
  History of the Second Company Governor's Foot Guard from New Haven, Connecticut.
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Military Records 
    • Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War 
      Original source: Johnston, Henry P., ed.. The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution 1775-1783. Vol. I-III. Hartford, CT, USA: 1889.
    • Connecticut Pensioners, 1835 
      Original source: United States Senate. Report from the Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, In Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States. [Connecticut. Washington, D.C.: Duff Green, 1835.
    • Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists, 1775-83 
      Original source: Johnston, Henry P., ed.. Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society Revolution Rolls and Lists, 1775-1783. Vol. VIII. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Historical Society, 1901, 1999.
• Captain Josiah Starr's Company of Foot, 1746 
  Muster roll for Capt. Starr's company in the Col. Elisha Williams' Regiment of Foot (Connecticut militia) which was raised in 1746 for an expedition against Canada.
• The Civil War Archive - Union Regiments - Connecticut 
• Civil War - Norwich, Connecticut 
• Civil War Rosters - Connecticut 
  List of links to web sites with rosters for each state.
• Connecticut Historical Society Civil War Manuscripts Project 
• Finding Aid to Revolutionary War Sources at the Connecticut State Library 
• Fitch's Old Soldiers Home Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT 
• First Company Governor's Foot Guard 
  A brief history of the First Company Governor's Foot Guard of Hartford, Connecticut.
• From the London Plantation to the Pequot War 
  An account of the war between early Connecticut settlers and the Pequot Indians.
• John Durkee's Men of Wyoming 
  Two companies of Col. John Durkee's Regiment of the 4th CT Line of Capt's. Durkee and Ransom of the Wyoming Valley.
• Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Connecticut 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records. Listed by home state, then by place, and there under alphabetically by name.
• Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Connecticut 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records. Listed alphabetically by name.
• Medal of Honor Recipients - State of Connecticut 
• Research Guide to Civil War Materials at the Connecticut State Library 
• Research Guide to Colonial Wars Sources at the Connecticut State Library 
• Research Guide to the Connecticut Military Census of 1917 
• The Seventeenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry 
  Full and complete roster of all soldiers in the 17th Connecticut. Some images. Full history of the only regiment enlisted entirely from Fairfield County, CT.
• Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Connecticut 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records. Listed alphabetically home state, home city, and there under by name.
• Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Connecticut 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records. Listed alphabetically by name.
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Connecticut 

Newspapers

• ABYZ News Links - Connecticut - Newspapers and News Sources 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Newspapers & Periodicals Records 
• Connecticut Newspaper Project 
• Connecticut Newspapers - 1876 
  Listed in the Centennial News Paper Exhibition.
• History of Newspaper Publishing in Connecticut 
• GenealogyBank.com - Historical Newspapers - Connecticut 
  GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
• Home Town News - Connecticut 
  Directory of daily and weekly newspapers in the United States.
• NewsDirectory.com: Newspapers: Connecticut 
• NewsLink | Newspapers | U.S. | Connecticut 
• Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Connecticut 
• NewspaperLinks.com - Connecticut 
• TheOldenTimes.com: Old Connecticut News 
  Historic newspapers online: births, deaths & marriages, notices, old news, legal notices, recipes & more, all scanned from original issues of 18th-20th century newspapers. Index of names, site search.
• OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: Connecticut 
• ThePaperboy.com Newspaper Directory - Connecticut Newspapers 
• The Press of Connecticut 
  From the Interactive Connecticut State Register and Manual.
• The United States Newspaper Program 
  Cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.
  • Connecticut 
• US Newspaper Links - Connecticut Newspapers 
• World-newspapers.com - Connecticut Newspapers 
• Yahoo!...Newspapers...Connecticut 

Occupations

People & Families

• African American Genealogy Resources: States/Connecticut 
  From Christine's Genealogy Website.
• AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in Connecticut 
• Biographies of the Class of 1865 Wesleyan University  ~ Middleton, Connecticut
  From their 40th reunion publication in 1905.
• Connecticut Blacksheep Ancestors 
  Directory of links for prison and convict records, court records, executions, famous outlaws, criminals & bandits.
• Connecticut Paugaussett Indians 
• GEDCOM Index .com - Connecticut 
  Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.
• Governor John WEBSTER of Hartford, Connecticut and Hadley, Massachusetts 
• Tribes and Villages of Connecticut 
• WPA Life Histories from Connecticut 
  Manuscripts from the Federal Writer's Project, 1936-1940, Library of Congress.

Periodicals & Pamphlets

Photographs & Memories

• Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive - Connecticut 
  Searchable database containing images of thousands of identified and mystery 19th & 20th century photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. Search vintage school annuals, faculty & students,images & names. Upload your own vintage yearbooks so others can discover their ancestral images.
• FamilyOldPhotos.com - Connecticut 
  Old, antique, or vintage photos. User submitted with family history and details.

Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

• Accelerated Genealogy Research - Professional Genealogists - Connecticut 
  Our directory lists professional genealogists by education, experience, credentials, research specialty, international or U.S. region, and billing rate to help you find the researcher best qualified to find your ancestor.
• American Ancestral Associates  ~ Cranston, Rhode Island
  A full-service genealogical company, with over twenty years experience, including research, consultation, education, and literary assistance.
• Barbara Jean Mathews, CG 
  Professional genealogical research in Connecticut and eastern Massachusetts.
• Clifford L. Stott & Associates, Genealogical Research 
  A certified genealogist, accredited genealogist, and a fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, with more than 30 years of research experience in U.S. and British records. Specializing in Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Rhode Island.
• Connecticut Ancestor Connections 
  Town Hall searches: vital records (birth, marriage, and death) land and taxes. Local and digital library searches: manuscripts, newspapers, directories, obituaries, land, census, and histories and journals. Linage societies' assistance, house history, compiled genealogical data for GED, project consultations and source suggestions, Photographs: cemetery, homes, and locality. Member of the Connecticut Professional Genealogist Council.
• Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council  ~ Hartford, Connecticut
• Board for Certification of Genealogists - Roster of Those Certified - Residing in Connecticut  or Specializing in Connecticut 
• genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for North Eastern United States 
  Including the states of Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
• Laura Prescott - Genealogy Research & Education 
  Michigan, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, and Rhode Island.
• My Camera at Your Service 
  Connecticut genealogy photographs.
• Northeast Professional Genealogy  ~ Middlebury, Connecticut
• Professional Genealogists Familiar with Connecticut State Library Collections 
• Professional Genealogist, Richard M. Pope 
  Specializing in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York City, Germany.
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Connecticut 
  A list of volunteers who are willing to help you with your research in this locality.
• Rhonda R. McClure Genealogical Services 
  Solid experience in most of the United States as well as Canada, France and Italy, with regional specialties in New England, New York, Midwest and Southern states. In addition to these regions, there are certain research specialties including immigrant research (going beyond the basic passenger lists), Native American research, compiling of family histories, and editing.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Connecticut  and New England 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • Apprentices of Connecticut 1637-1900 
    A book by Kathy A. Ritter.
  • The Art of Family: Genealogical Artifacts in New England 
    A book by D. Brenton Simons.
  • Atlas of Historical County Boundaries: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island 
    A book by John H. Long.
  • City Directories: New England States 1881-1902 
    A CD-ROM by Ancestry.
  • Connecticut Place Names 
    A book by Arthur Hughes.
  • Connecticut Vital Records: Marriages & Deaths, Selected Years 
    A CD-ROM by Ancestry.
  • Digging for Genealogical Treasure in New England Town Records 
    A book by Ann S. Lainhart.
  • Epitaphs to Remember: Remarkable Inscriptions from New England Gravestones 
    A book by Janet Greene.
  • Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research, Fourth Edition 
    A book by Marcia D. Melnyk.
  • General History of Connecticut 
    A book by Samuel Peters.
  • The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 
    A CD-ROM by Robert Charles Anderson.
  • The Italian Immigrants of Connecticut, 1880-1940 
    A book by Louis J. Gesualdi.
  • New England Court Records: A Research Guide for Genealogists And Historians 
    A book by Diane Rapaport.
  • Notable Kin: An Anthology of Columns First Published in the NEHGS Nexus, 1986-1995 
    A book by Gary B. Roberts.
  • Scots in New England, 1623-1873 
    A book by David Dobson.
  • Stones and Bones of New England : A Guide to Unusual, Historic, and Otherwise Notable Cemeteries 
    A book by Lisa Rogak.
  • Warning Out in New England 1656-1817 
    A book by Benton.
• AncestorSpy - CDs and Microfiche for Connecticut 
• Archive CD Books USA 
  Digital reproductions (or e-books) of old books, maps, and other rare genealogical material.
  • Connecticut 
    • Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution, With an Historical Essay 
      By Lorenzo Sabine.
    • A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England 
      By James Savage.
    • Genealogical Notes, or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts 
      By Nathaniel Goodwin.
    • A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England 
      By John Farmer.
• Barbara Green's Used Genealogy Books - Connecticut 
• Barnette's Family Tree Books - Connecticut 
• Books We Own - Connecticut 
  Find a book from which you would like a lookup and click on the submitter's code at the end of the entry. Once you find the contact information for the submitter, write them a polite request for a lookup. Be sure to follow the Tips for making a request . See also the Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright page and please also consider reading through: How to Contribute to Books We Own.
• Boyd Publishing Company - Connecticut  or New England States 
  See their home page for details on placing an order.
• Broad View Books 
  Used Genealogy Books, Local History of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont and New England.
• Broder's Rare and Used Books  ~ Waterbury, Connecticut
  Rare, used and out of print books including Jewish, genealogy, town histories, and more.
• David Brown Book Company - Phillimore 
  The David Brown Book Company is Phillimore's exclusive distributor in North America and carries their entire range of titles in its Connecticut warehouse.
• eBay Listings: Search for Connecticut Genealogy 
  Online auction service for buying & selling.
• Genealogical.com - Connecticut 
  The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
  • The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records 
    A series of books by Lorraine Cook White.
  • Connecticut Local and Family Histories 
    A CD-ROM by Genealogical.com.
  • Connecticut Military Records: Soldiers and Officers 
    A CD-ROM by Genealogical.com.
  • Connecticut Revolutionary Pensioners 
    A book by the Connecticut Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
  • Early Connecticut Marriages 
    A book by Frederick W. Bailey.
  • Genealogies of Connecticut Families 
    A CD-ROM by Genealogical.com.
  • Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Connecticut 
    A book by the United States Bureau of the Census.
  • Lists of Officials of Connecticut Colony 1636 through 1677 and of New Haven Colony with Soldiers in the Pequot War  
    A book by Donald Lines Jacobus.
  • Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762 
    A book by Alfred C. Bates.
  • Second Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700 
    A book by Melinde Lutz Sanborn.
• Heritage Books: Connecticut 
• Higginson Book Company - Connecticut 
• NEHGS Online Store 
  From the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
• Picton Press - Connecticut 
• Quintin Publications | Connecticut 
• SK Publications Census CDs and Books - Connecticut 
• Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe - Connecticut 

Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Connecticut 
• RootsWeb Surname List - RSL Connecticut
  The RSL and this form concept & design are courtesy of Karen Isaacson
  Type in your Connecticut surname:
  

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

Cemeteries

• Cemetery Junction: Connecticut Cemeteries 
  A list of links and addresses for cemeteries in the state.
• Cyndy's Photos - Cyndy's Home - Written in Stone 
  The Connecticut River Valley area of New England was the "Cross roads of migration" to Vermont, New York and westward. Photographs of gravestones in the Connecticut River Valley area of Massachusetts and Connecticut, the earlier the date, the better. The cemeteries are located within 30 miles on BOTH sides of the Connecticut River which covers a good deal of area.
• ePodunk - Cemeteries 
  Listing of cemeteries in the state.
• Farber Gravestone Collection 
  Over 13,500 images documenting the sculpture on more than 9,000 gravestones, most of which were made prior to 1800. The data accompanying the photographs include the name and death date of the deceased, the location of the stone, and information concerning the stone material, the iconography, the inscription, and (when known) the carver. The focus of the collection are Massachusetts & Connecticut grave markers.
• Find-A-Grave by Location: Connecticut 
  Graves of noteworthy people.
• FSN Funeral Homes - Connecticut 
• Funeral Services Providers - Connecticut 
  A directory of funeral service providers including funeral homes and cemeteries.
• Grove Street Cemetery  ~ Connecticut
• I Dream of Genealogy - Connecticut Cemeteries 
• iMortuary.com - Cemetery Directory - Connecticut Cemeteries 
• iMortuary.com - Funeral Home Directory - Connecticut Funeral Homes 
• Interment.net: Connecticut Cemeteries 
  Online archive of cemetery transcriptions, with dates and names of people interred in local cemeteries. Also links to related materials online.
• The Political Graveyard - Cemeteries in Connecticut 
• Preplanning Network - Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory - Connecticut 
• Saving Graves - Connecticut 
• USA Funeral Homes Online Directory - Connecticut 
• US Funerals Online - Connecticut 
  US Funeral Guide & Comprehensive Funeral Homes Directory.
• USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project - Connecticut 

Census

• 1790 Census of Population and Housing 
  From the US Census Bureau. Printed transcriptions in .pdf or .zip format showing Heads of Household.
  • Connecticut PDF 
  • Connecticut ZIP 
• AccessGenealogy - Connecticut Census Records 
  Census links for online census research.
• Ancestry.com - Connecticut Census, 1790-1890 
  Searchable database available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses 
  Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
  1790 , 1800 , 1810 , 1820 , 1830 , 1840 , 1850 , 1860 , 1870 , 1880 , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Census Records 
    US, UK, and Canadian census records.
• Public Records Online 
  Contact information for Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices.
• Records Room: Connecticut Counties, United States 
• Research Guide to Colonial and State Census Records at the Connecticut State Library 
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Census Project 
    • Census Project - Connecticut 
• U.S. National Archives & Records Administration 
  • Census Records 
    • Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840 
    • Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930 
    • The Federal Population Censuses - Catalogs of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
      • 1900 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1900 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
      • 1910 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1910 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
      • 1920 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1920 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
      • 1930 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
      • 1930 Census Microfilm Locator 
        Provides the researcher with the correct microfilm roll number to search. It is not an online index of names and does not contain scanned images of the original records.

Land

Miscellaneous

• Ancestry.com - The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633 
  A CD-ROM for sale.
• Ancestry.com - Great Migration Begins Index: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 
  Searchable database available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Ancestry.com - Genealogy Databases 
    Browse this alphabetical index of all Ancestry databases.
  • Ancestry.com - Recent Genealogy Databases 
    Browse this list of genealogy databases posted or updated recently.
  • Ancestry.com - Search Records 
    Search across the entire collection (more than four billion names) from one search box.
    • Search Court, Land & Probate Records 
    • Search Directories & Member Lists Records 
    • Search Family & Local History Records 
    • Search Immigration Records 
      Passenger lists, citizenship, naturalization, and other immigration sources.
    • Search Reference & Finding Aids Records 
      Including dictionaries, maps, and gazetteers.
    • Search Trees & Community Records 
      Published genealogies, electronic files containing genealogical lineage, and other compiled sources.
• Before the Needles - Connecticut 
  A detailed listing of executions that occurred under civil authority in Connecticut. Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
• Colonial Connecticut Records 
• Connecticut Customs Database 
  Database of vessel, master and owner names of vessels registered in Connecticut between 1789-1939.
• Footnote.com - City Directories 
  City Directories for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
• Genealogy.com - County Resources 
• Guarantee Company of North America - List of Shareholders 1890 
  Search for names of shareholders in 1890. Includes residences and details of shares. Shareholders residences are Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Illinois.
• HeritageQuest - US Federal Census Schedules Available on Microfilm 
  Digitized images of the complete US Census from 1790 to 1930 for sale on microfilm.
  Census Schedules for Connecticut:
  1790 , 1800 , 1810 , 1820 , 1830 , 1840 , 1850 , 1860 , 1870 , 1880 , 1890 (partial) , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
• Microfilm of Connecticut Records at LDS Family History Centers 
• Mystic Seaport: Ship and Yacht Register List 
  Ship and Yacht registers, 1859-1895. Searchable by vessel and master name.
• NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration 
  • NARA | Genealogists/Family Historians 
  • NARA | Locations | Northeast Region (Boston) 
    Records for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands.
    • Guide to Archival Holdings at NARA's Northeast Region (Boston) 
    • Services for the Public 
  • NARA | Research | Order Online 
• Olive Tree Genealogy: Search Engines for Ships Passenger Lists to New England 
  Custom Search Engine allows you to search multiple Internet sites for Passenger Lists of ships going to New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) United States.
• Research Guide to Naturalization Records at the Connecticut State Library 
• Research Guide to Probate Records at the Connecticut State Library 
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Archives - CTGENWEB 
  • Pensions Project 
  • Special Collections Project 
  • USGenWeb Archives Search Page - Search by State 
    • Search only the text files in the archives for Connecticut:
      
      Query:    

Obituaries

• Ancestry.com - Obituary Collection 
  Searchable databases available by subscription. A compilation of obituaries published in newspapers, collected from various online sources.
  • United States Obituary Collection 
    • CT 
• ObitsArchive.com - Connecticut 
  The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices in the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information.
• The Obituary Link Page - Connecticut Obituary Links 
  Also includes links to cemetery resources.
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Obituary Project 

Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death

• Ancestors at Rest - Death Records for Connecticut 
  Coffin plates, funeral cards, death cards, wills, memorial cards, cemeteries, vital stats, obituaries, church records, family bibles, cenotaphs and tombstone inscriptions.
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records 
    Including baptism, christening, and burial records.
  • Search Court, Land & Probate Records 
• The Barbour Collection 
  A listing of The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Towns, years, volumes.
• Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records 
  From New Horizons Genealogical Services.
• Connecticut Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Records 
  Provides contact information, availability, and information for obtaining vital records from Connecticut.
• I Dream of Genealogy - Connecticut Marriage Records 
  A list of links to other sites.
• Morestuff - Barbour Collection For Connecticut Towns 
  Links to transcriptions of the Barbour Collection currently online.
• MyVitalRec.com - Connecticut Vital Records 
  Information for ordering by mail or online: birth, death, marriage or divorce.
• VitalChek Network - Connecticut 
• vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Connecticut 
  Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.
• Vital Records US - Connecticut Vital Records 
  Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.
• VitalSearch - Connecticut (USA): Connecticut State Vital Records 
  Searchable online indexes.
• Where to Write for Vital Records - Connecticut 
  From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Religion & Churches

• Church Angel - Connecticut Churches 
• CT Items of Interest/Links 
  Carpatho-Rusyn resources, including information about the Russian Orthodox Church in Connecticut.
• Local Catholic Church and Family History and Catholic Ancestors - Connecticut and Rhode Island 
• Mass Times 
  Provides addresses for Catholic churches in the state organized alphabetically by city name.
• Net Ministries Church Directory - Connecticut 
• Roman Catholic Dioceses and Parishes within the United States - Connecticut 
• United Methodist Church Directory - Connecticut 

Societies & Groups

• Connecticut Gravestone Network 
  Organized in 1995, CGN's purpose is to educate the public on how important old graveyards & cemeteries are to history, and that gravestone carving is a valuable art form.
  • Internet Sites - Connecticut Links 
  • Gravestone Carvers - The Basics 
    • Help Wanted - Connecticut Genealogists - Have you seen any clues?? 
• Connecticut Historical Societies and Museums 
• Connecticut Historical Society 
• Connecticut River Archives Group 
• Connecticut Society - Daughters of the American Colonists 
• Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. 
• Connecticut Society of Mayflower Descendants 
• The Connecticut Society Children of the American Revolution 
• Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America 
• The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution 
• Connecticut State Society of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution  
• CSCAR - Connecticut Society of the Children of the American Revolution 
• Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor 
• Finnish American Heritage Society of CT 
• French Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut 
• Hereditary Societies of Connecticut 
• Historical Societies 
  From the Interactive Connecticut State Register and Manual.
• Independent Order of Odd Fellows - Connecticut 
  Jurisdictions for the IOOF, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
• Kindred Roots Genealogical Society 
• The Nathan Hale Society 
  Dedicated to preserving the memory of Connecticut’s State Hero and the places and times which his short but famous life touched.
• New England Archivists 
• New England Association of Oral History 
• New England Historic Genealogical Society  ~ Boston, Massachusetts
  • Articles and Publications 
    • NEHGS eNews 
      Electronic newsletter.
    • New England Ancestors 
      Magazine published five times a year.
  • At Your Service! Research Services at the New England Historic Genealogical Society 
  • Education 
  • Libraries 
  • Research Guides 
  • A Secret No Longer: The NEHGS Circulating Library 
  • A Tour of the NEHGS Library 
  • Store 
• Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast 
  Includes searchable database of over 100,000 names transcribed from Polish (and some non-Polish) cemeteries from across New England and the Northeast U.S.
• Society Hill: Connecticut Genealogy 
  A list of addresses for genealogical and historical societies in the state.
• The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut 

U.S. - Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions

• Cyndi's List - U.S. - Connecticut - Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions 

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