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These archives, libraries, societies, and museums preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Connecticut. | These archives, libraries, societies, and museums preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Connecticut. | ||
== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories | == Wiki Articles on Major Repositories for Connecticut == | ||
[[Albany Institute of History and Art]]{{•}} | [[Albany Institute of History and Art]]{{•}} | ||
[[American Antiquarian Society]]{{•}} | [[American Antiquarian Society]]{{•}} | ||
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=== [[Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library]] === | === [[Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library]] === | ||
175 Maple Street<br>East Hartford, Connecticut 06118-2634<br>'' | 175 Maple Street (''Street address'')<br>East Hartford, Connecticut 06118-2634<br>P.O. Box 435 (''Mailing address:'')<br> Glastonbury, CT 06033-0435 USA<br>Telephone: 860-569-0002<br>Fax: 860-569-0339<br>E-mail: [http://www.csginc.org/contact_us_connecticut_genealogy.php E-mail] form<br>Website: [http://www.csginc.org/csg_library_books.php Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library] | ||
:The library's holdings are not limited to Connecticut and include census records, tax lists, family histories, church records, local histories, and | :The library's holdings are not limited to Connecticut and include census records, tax lists, family histories, church records, and local histories. Printed genealogies and reference sources, and a unique collection of ancestor charts submitted by members.<ref>[http://www.csginc.org/web_page.php?id=2 Membership Benefits] in ''Connecticut Society of Genealogists'' (accessed 18 March 2017).</ref> | ||
=== DPH State Vital Records Office === | |||
410 Capitol Avenue<br>PO Box 340308<br>Hartford, CT 06134<br>Telephone: 860-509-7700 or 860-509-7897<br>Website: [http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388130 State Vital Records Office] | |||
:The State Vital Records Office has the births, marriages, and deaths that have occurred anywhere in Connecticut since July 1, 1897. Individual town offices can provide birth, marriage, or death certificates for events registered in their town in any time period. Especially, for vital records prior to July 1, 1897, [http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388128 contact the town] where the vital event occurred. Click the following link to access [http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=395338 Application Forms for Requesting a Vital Record] from the State or Town. The State Vital Records Office does not accept credit cards, does not accept online orders, and takes 6 to 8 weeks to fill; however, to use credit cards, for online service, or for expedited orders, use the VitalChek Network, Inc. an independent company.<ref>[http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388130 State Vital Records Office] in ''[Connecticut] Department of Public Health'' (accessed 18 March 2017).</ref><br><br> | |||
== Regional Repositories == | == Regional Repositories == | ||
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134 Newfield St.<br>Middletown, Connecticut 06457<br>Telephone: 860-346-4375<br>Fax: 860-347-9874<br>E-mail: [mailto:Sharon@godfrey.org Sharon@godfrey.org] Reference Librarian<br>Website: [http://www.godfrey.org/ Godfrey Memorial Library] | 134 Newfield St.<br>Middletown, Connecticut 06457<br>Telephone: 860-346-4375<br>Fax: 860-347-9874<br>E-mail: [mailto:Sharon@godfrey.org Sharon@godfrey.org] Reference Librarian<br>Website: [http://www.godfrey.org/ Godfrey Memorial Library] | ||
:The collection is national in scope with many [http://www.godfrey.org/scholar/login.html online records] in addition to its physical collection. They compiled the {{WorldCat|865629740|item|disp=''American Genealogical and Biographical Index (AGBI)''}}. This library is an excellent genealogical facility including many New England town records, guidebooks, indexes, biographies, and genealogies.<ref name="DB25" /><br><br> | :The collection is national in scope with many [http://www.godfrey.org/scholar/login.html online records] in addition to its physical collection. They compiled the {{WorldCat|865629740|item|disp=''American Genealogical and Biographical Index (AGBI)''}}. This library is an excellent genealogical facility including many New England town records, guidebooks, indexes, biographies, and genealogies.<ref name="DB25" /><br><br> | ||
=== Jewish Hist Society of Greater New Haven === | |||
'''Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven'''<br>PO Box 3251<br> New Haven, CT 06515-0351 USA<br>Telephone: 203-392-6125 <br>Email: [mailto:jhsgnh@yahoo.com jhsgnh@yahoo.com]<br>Website: [http://jhsgnh.org/ Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven] | |||
:Collects and preserves historical documents, photographs, and memorabilia of the Jewish community. Reaches audiences through publications, exhibitions, seminars, and educational programs.<ref>[http://jhsgnh.org/ Home] in ''Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven'' (accessed 18 Mar 2017).</ref><br><br> | |||
=== Mystic Seaport Museum Research Center === | === Mystic Seaport Museum Research Center === | ||
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'''[[New Haven Museum Whitney Research Library]]'''<br>114 Whitney Avenue<br>New Haven CT 06510<br>Telephone: 203-562-4183 x15<br>Fax: 203-562-2002<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@newhavenmuseum.org library@newhavenmuseum.org]<br>Website: [http://newhavenmuseum.org/the-whitney-library/ The Whitney Library] | '''[[New Haven Museum Whitney Research Library]]'''<br>114 Whitney Avenue<br>New Haven CT 06510<br>Telephone: 203-562-4183 x15<br>Fax: 203-562-2002<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@newhavenmuseum.org library@newhavenmuseum.org]<br>Website: [http://newhavenmuseum.org/the-whitney-library/ The Whitney Library] | ||
:This is the best collection of the earliest southern Connecticut town records.<ref name="DB25" /> They also have passenger arrival lists, Federal censuses, and a complete set of New Haven city directories since 1840.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven_Museum_and_Historical_Society New Haven Museum and Historical Society] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 18 September 2015).</ref> Formerly known as the ''New Haven Colony Historical Society''.<br><br> | :This is the best collection of the earliest southern Connecticut town records.<ref name="DB25" /> They also have passenger arrival lists, Federal censuses, and a complete set of New Haven city directories since 1840.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven_Museum_and_Historical_Society New Haven Museum and Historical Society] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 18 September 2015).</ref> Formerly known as the ''New Haven Colony Historical Society''.<br><br> | ||
=== Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford === | |||
134 Farmington Ave<br>Hartford, CT 06105<br>Telephone: 860-541-6491<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@archdioceseofhartford.org info@archdioceseofhartford.org]<br>Website: [http://archdioceseofhartford.org/ Archdiocese of Hartford] | |||
:Genealogical requests should be in writing (please, no telephone requests) or by appointment to visit the Archives. Sacramental registers of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and deaths are located at the individual parishes and they should be contacted first for sacramental record requests. If the individual parish cannot locate the record, the Archdiocesan Archivist can search for sacramental records from the period 1829-1999. The Archdiocesan Archives maintains microfilmed copies of Sacramental Registers for the period 1829-1999. A Sacramental Record Inventory by Town/Church, 1829-1964 is available to determine if records are present at the Chancery.<ref>[http://archdioceseofhartford.org/archdiocesan-archives/ Archdiocesan Archives] in ''Diocese of Hartford'' (accessed 18 March 2017).</ref><br><br> | |||
=== [[UConn Libraries Homer Babbidge Library]] === | === [[UConn Libraries Homer Babbidge Library]] === | ||
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=== [[New England Historic Genealogical Society]] === | === [[New England Historic Genealogical Society]] === | ||
101 Newbury Street<br>Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007<br>Telephone: 617-536-5740; Library 617-226-1231<br>Fax: 617-536-7307<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@nehgs.org info@nehgs.org]<br>Website: [http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html AmericanAncestors.org] | 101 Newbury Street<br>Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007<br>Telephone: 617-536-5740; Library 617-226-1231<br>Fax: 617-536-7307<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@nehgs.org info@nehgs.org]<br>Website: [http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html AmericanAncestors.org] | ||
:Best overall collection for New England (and '''Connecticut''') vital records and probates, and excellent collection for Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe. The manuscript collection for members-only has diaries, letters, account books, business papers, church and town records, sermons, maps, wills, deeds, unpublished town and family genealogies, photos, and papers of the region's best genealogists since 1850.<ref name="Wik"> | :Best overall collection for New England (and '''Connecticut''') vital records and probates, and excellent collection for Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe. The manuscript collection for members-only has diaries, letters, account books, business papers, church and town records, sermons, maps, wills, deeds, unpublished town and family genealogies, photos, and papers of the region's best genealogists since 1850.<ref name="Wik">"New England Historic Genealogical Society" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Historic_Genealogical_Society (accessed 30 August 2010).</ref> <ref>[http://www.americanancestors.org/education/learning-resources/read/using-the-nehgs-library/ Using the NEHGS Library] in ''American Ancestors" (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref> <ref name="DB55759">Dollarhide and Bremer, 5, 57, and 59.</ref><br><br> | ||
=== [[New York Public Library]] === | === [[New York Public Library]] === | ||
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:*Kermit J. Pike, ''A Guide to the Manuscripts and Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society'' (Cleveland, Ohio: Western Reserve Historical Society, 1972). {{WorldCat|483574}}; {{FHL|94342|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 A3p}}.<br> | :*Kermit J. Pike, ''A Guide to the Manuscripts and Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society'' (Cleveland, Ohio: Western Reserve Historical Society, 1972). {{WorldCat|483574}}; {{FHL|94342|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 A3p}}.<br> | ||
:*Western Reserve Historical Society. History Library. ''Card Catalog to the Manuscripts Collection in the Library of the Western Reserve Historical Society'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974). {{WorldCat|865891564}}; {{FHL|210248|item|disp=FHL Films 934566-69; 934617-18}}.<br><br> | :*Western Reserve Historical Society. History Library. ''Card Catalog to the Manuscripts Collection in the Library of the Western Reserve Historical Society'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974). {{WorldCat|865891564}}; {{FHL|210248|item|disp=FHL Films 934566-69; 934617-18}}.<br><br> | ||
== Family History Centers == | |||
Some of the above collections are partially duplicated at the [[Family History Library]] and its branch '''[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers]]''' around the world. Most centers can help you by: | |||
*Giving you limited, personal, one-on-one research suggestions (but they do not do research for you) | |||
*Providing access to genealogical records either through the premium online Internet '''[[Family History Center Portal|FHC Portal]]''' for free, or a [[Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche|microfilm loan program]] | |||
*Offering free how-to classes (varies by location) | |||
*Fostering contact between genealogical enthusiasts | |||
There are several [[:Category:Connecticut Family History Centers|centers located in Connecticut]], ''for example:'' | |||
::[[Groton Connecticut Family History Center]]<br>1230 Flander Rd<br>Mystic, Connecticut USA<br>Telephone: 860-536-5102 | |||
:::Each center is staffed by volunteers and has varying hours and services. Telephone in advance to verify their hours. | |||
To locate one of these 4,500 centers in your own neighborhood, see [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator Find a Family History Center].<br><br> | |||
== For Further Reading == | == For Further Reading == | ||