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[[Image:NARA Boston.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Boston (in Waltham MA)]]

380 Trapelo Road<br>Waltham, MA 02452-6399<br>Phone: (781) 663-0130<br>Fax: (781) 663-0154<br>E-mail: [mailto:waltham.archives@nara.gov waltham.archives@nara.gov]<br> Website: [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ National Archives at Boston]

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:The National Archives at Boston collects '''Connecticut''', Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont documents, photos, and maps of 80 federal agencies, War of 1812, fortifications, coastal facilities, World War II research at Harvard and MIT, federal bankruptcy courts, First Circuit Court of Appeals, Navy, Coast Guard, westward expansion, ethnology, genealogy, Revolutionary War, Civil War, territorial papers, censuses, passenger arrivals for Boston and New England, and Canadian border crossings.<ref name="DB124">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 124. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>

[[Image:Connecticut Historical Society.png|thumb|right|280px|Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford]]1 Elizabeth Street<br>Hartford, Connecticut 06105<br>Telephone: 860-236-5621<br>Fax: 860-236-2664<br>E-mail: [mailto:ask_us@chs.org ask_us@chs.org]<br>Website: [http://www.chs.org/ Connecticut Historical Society]

:Town records, biographies, manuscripts, families, early settlers, church records, photos, and maps.<ref name="DB25">Dollarhide and Bremer, 25.</ref><br><br>

:Barbour Collection, Bibles, census, church, Hale Collection newspaper marriages and deaths, manuscripts, books, cemeteries, probates, vital records, directories, land, local histories, maps, military, naturalization, passenger arrivals, and e-mail questions.<ref name="DB25">Dollarhide and Bremer, 25.</ref> <ref>[http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home History and Genealogy Home] in ''CT State Library'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref> Holdings include the collection, [http://www.cslib.org/ctarch.htm ''"Connecticut Archives," 1629–1820.''] A helpful inventory of this collection is:

:*Connecticut State Library, ''Guide to Archives in the Connecticut State Library, 3rd ed.'' (Hartford, CT: Connecticut State Library, 1981). [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE222128 Online digital version]; {{WorldCat|8677320|disp=At various Libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|221829|title-id|disp=FHL Book 974.6 A1 No. 30}}.<br>

:The State Library also houses the [http://www.museumofcthistory.org/ Museum of Connecticut History] (860-757-6521).<br><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, 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>

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>

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>

'''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>

[[Image:Mystic Seaport Museum.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Mystic CT Seaport Museum Research Center]]'''[[Mystic Seaport Museum Collections Research Center]]'''<br>75 Greenmanville Ave.<br>Mystic, CT 06355<br>Telephone: 860-572-5367<br>E-mail: [mailto:collections@mysticseaport.org collections@mysticseaport.org]<br>Website: [http://www.mysticseaport.org/research/collections/ Collections and Library]

:Best first-stop for ships' logs and images, journals, ledgers, diaries, and documents from the whaling, fishing, and shipping industries. Preserves the maritime history of Connecticut and New England. 1,300 logbooks, 390 collections, and 800 related volumes from 1720-present.<ref>[http://www.mysticseaport.org/research/collections/manuscripts/ Manuscripts] in ''Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea'' (accessed 20 September 2015).</ref><br><br>

'''[[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>

: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>

[[Image:Homer D Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT.jpg|thumb|right|280px|UConn Homer Babbidge Library in Storrs]]369 Fairfield Way<br>Storrs, CT 06269<br>Telephone: 860-486-2518<br>E-mail: [http://lib.uconn.edu/services/research/ask/ Ask a library] form<br>Website: [http://lib.uconn.edu/ UConn Libraries]

:They have an outstanding Connecticut genealogy collection.<ref name="DB25" /><br><br>

'''[[Western Connecticut State University Haas Library]]'''<br>181 White Street<br>Danbury, CT 06810<br>Telephone: 203-837-9100<br>E-mail: [http://libguides.wcsu.edu/c.php?g=119507&p=782857 E-Mail Reference] form<br>Website: [http://libguides.wcsu.edu/wcsu_libraries/home WSCU Libraries]

:Their collection includes histories, biographies, genealogies, and local histories.<ref name="DB25" /><br><br>

[[Image:Sterling Memorial Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Yale Univ Sterling Library in New Haven]]120 High Street<br>New Haven, CT 06511-1918<br>Telephone: 203-432-1775<br>E-mail: [mailto:askyale@gmail.com askyale@gmail.com]<br>Website: [http://web.library.yale.edu/building/sterling-library Sterling Memorial Library]

:Their genealogical strength is their religious collection and Puritain and Congregational Church records. They are also strong on Connecticut, New Haven, and New England history, manuscripts, diaries, and journals.<ref name="DB25" /><br><br>

[[Image:Albany Institute of History and Art.png|thumb|right|280px|Albany Institute of History and Art NY]]

125 Washington Avenue<br>Albany, New York 12210<br>Telephone: 518-463-4478<br>E-mail: [mailto:information@albanyinstitute.org information@albanyinstitute.org]<br>Website: [http://www.albanyinstitute.org/library.html Albany Institute of History and Art Library Collections]

:This is the best collection of indexes and original records for "old" Albany County, New York, part of which included what is now all of Vermont. During the 1600s many families which started in '''Connecticut''' later migrated into Vermont and upstate New York.<ref name="DB25" /><br><br>

[[Image:WorcesterMA AntiquarianSociety 2.jpg|thumb|right|280px|American Antiquarian Society in Worcester MA]]185 Salisbury Street<br>Worcester, Massachusetts 01609-1634<br>Telephone: 508-755-5221<br>Fax: 508-753-3311<br>E-mail: [mailto:Library@americanantiquarian.org Library@americanantiquarian.org]<br>Website: [http://www.americanantiquarian.org/ American Antiquarian Society]

:They have many '''Connecticut''' vital records, newspapers, and town histories. The AAS is best known for their U.S. newspaper collection of over 18,000 bound volumes 1704-1820, history, genealogy, Bibles, maps, biography, directories, Native Americans, women, canals, railroads, photos, and manuscripts.<ref name="DB59">Dollarhide and Bremer, 59.</ref><br><br>

[[Image:Bennington Museum.jpg|thumb|right|245px|Bennington VT Museum Research Libr]]

75 Main Street<br>Bennington, Vermont 05201-2885<br>Telephone: 802-447-1571<br>E-mail: [mailto:tresch@benningtonmuseum.org tresch@benningtonmuseum.org]<br>Website: [http://www.benningtonmuseum.org/library.html Bennington Museum Research Library]  

:Their collection includes early '''Connecticut''', New York, and Vermont records. It is a great place to find records of families that moved up the Connecticut River and then west.<ref name="DB25" /><br><br>

[[Image:NEHGS Newbury Street.jpg|thumb|right|210px|NEHGS 101 Newbury St in Boston]]

101 Newbury Street<br>Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007<br>Telephone: &nbsp;617-536-5740; Library 617-226-1231<br>Fax: &nbsp;617-536-7307<br>E-mail: &nbsp;[mailto:info@nehgs.org info@nehgs.org]<br>Website: [https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx AmericanAncestors.org]  

[[Image:New York Public Library exterior.jpg|thumb|right|280px|New York Public Library NY]]U.S. History, Local History {{amp}} Genealogy Division<br>Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Room 315S<br>New York, New York 10018-2788<br>Telephone: 212-930-0829<br>E-mail: [http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/node/126488 Ask a librarian]<br>Website: [http://www.nypl.org/about/divisions/milstein/genealogy New York Public Library Genealogy Research]

:This is one of the largest research libraries in the world including excellent genealogical resources for '''Connecticut'''. The library has city and telephone directories, vital records indexes, local histories, genealogies, federal and state censuses, passenger lists, genealogical collections (including DAR transcripts), and church records.<ref name="DB81">Dollarhide and Bremer, 81.</ref> For maps, write to the Map Division at the same address.<br><br>

[[Image:Vermont Historical Society.jpg|thumb|right|280px|VT Historical Society Leahy Library in Barre VT]]Vermont History Center<br>60 Washington Street<br>Barre, Vermont 05641<br>Telephone: 802-479-8500<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@vermonthistory.org info@vermonthistory.org]<br>Website: [http://vermonthistory.org/visit/leahy-library Vermont History Center]

:VHS is a good place to research former early '''Connecticut''' residents who later moved to Vermont.<ref name="DB25" />  

:*Brigham, Loriman S. ''A Calendar of Manuscripts in Document Boxes at the Vermont Historical Society''. Montpelier, Vermont: n.p., 1972. {{WorldCat|865949996}}; {{FHL|256206|item|disp=FHL book 974.3 A3bri; film 908503 item 2}} This is a continuation of the above guide.<br><br>

[[Image:Connecticut Western Reserve in northeast Ohio.png|thumb|right|280px|Western Reserve Hist Soc in Cleveland OH]]10825 East Boulevard <br>Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1788 <br>Telephone: 216-721-5722 x1509 <br>Fax: 216-721-0645 <br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@wrhs.org reference@wrhs.org] <br>Website: [http://www.wrhs.org/research/library/genealogy/ Family History and Genealogical Research]

:The Western Reserve was a large part of Ohio at first intended for settlement by '''Connecticut''' Revolutionary War refugees. The '''Research Library''' at the '''''Western Reserve Historical Society''''' ''History Center&nbsp;'' is the premier repository for Cleveland, Ohio and the ''Connecticut Western Reserve&nbsp;'' history material. This important collection includes original land records, as well as many genealogies, biographies, histories, and Bibles from Pennsylvania, New York, and New England.<ref name="DB89">Dollarhide and Bremer, 89.</ref> Includes over 20 million manuscripts for genealogical research and northeast Ohio history. They have the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of Shaker materials. Other important collections include the American Civil War, and the automotive industry.<ref>[http://www.wrhs.org/research/library/significant-collections/ Significant Collections] in ''Western Reserve Historical Society'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref>

:*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>

Some of the above collections are partially duplicated at the [[Family History Library]] and its branch '''[[Introduction to 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 through the Internet '''[[Family History Center Portal|FHC Portal]]'''.

*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>

*Leclerc, Michael J., editor. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research''. Boston, Massachusetts&nbsp;: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012. {{FHL|1967587|disp=FHL book 974 D27g 2012}} {{WorldCat|779626228|disp=At various libraries(WorldCat)}}<br><br>