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| === Probate Districts === | | === Probate Districts === |
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| Probate records in [[Connecticut Genealogy|Connecticut]] are kept by probate district courts. In many cases a probate district consisted of a larger community and several nearby smaller towns. Sometimes a probate district crosses county boundaries. | | Probate records in [[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|Connecticut]] are kept by probate district courts. In many cases a probate district consisted of a larger community and several nearby smaller towns. Sometimes a probate district crosses county boundaries. |
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| The Connecticut State Library has a [http://www.cslib.org/probate/index.htm probate district guide] showing which probate district or court covered a certain town or city at a particular time. This is very important. It also lists what records for which years are at that district. | | The Connecticut State Library has a [http://www.cslib.org/probate/index.htm probate district guide] showing which probate district or court covered a certain town or city at a particular time. This is very important. It also lists what records for which years are at that district. |