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Town records generally begin with the founding of the town and are kept to the present. Many of the original town records are in the town clerks' offices. Some are at the Connecticut State Library. | Town records generally begin with the founding of the town and are kept to the present. Many of the original town records are in the town clerks' offices. Some are at the Connecticut State Library. | ||
An excellent inventory of Connecticut local records is Nelson P. Mead, "Public Archives of Connecticut: County, Probate, and Local Records," in ''[https:// | An excellent inventory of Connecticut local records is Nelson P. Mead, "Public Archives of Connecticut: County, Probate, and Local Records," in ''[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/191847-annual-report-of-the-american-historical-association-1906-v-1?offset=3 Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1906]''[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/188515-annual-report-of-the-american-historical-association-1906-v-2?offset=2 , Volume 2], pp. 53-127 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1908; FHL book 973 C4ah; film 896557). | ||
The Family History Library has microfilms of many Connecticut town records from the creation of the town to the early 1920s. To find the film numbers for these records, use the FamilySearch Catalog [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=place Place-names search] for a particular town. The films can be used at the Library, and many can also be sent to [https://www.familysearch.org/locations family history centers].<br> | The Family History Library has microfilms of many Connecticut town records from the creation of the town to the early 1920s. To find the film numbers for these records, use the FamilySearch Catalog [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=place Place-names search] for a particular town. The films can be used at the Library, and many can also be sent to [https://www.familysearch.org/locations family history centers].<br> | ||