Windham County, Connecticut Genealogy
Guide to Windham County, Connecticut ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
- This is about a county in Connecticut. For other uses, see Windham (disambiguation).
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Windham County was named for Windham, Sussex, England.[1] The counties in Connecticut do not have county seats. The cities and towns are responsible for all local governmental activities. Windham County is located in the northeastern corner of the state.
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Windham County Courthouse
155 Church Street
Putnam, CT 06260
Phone: 860-928-7749
Windham County Website
There is no county government and no county seat today. The government is at the town level.
Town Clerks have birth, marriage and land records from 1692 and burial records from 1900.
Probate Judge has probate records.
Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce records.[2]
Windham County, Connecticut Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1692 | 1692 | 1692 | late 1600s | Unknown | Unknown | 1670 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families, (Chicago, Illinois J.H. Beers, 1903). Includes full name index (in part 1 for pts. 1 and 2). Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Book 974.64 D3c pt. 1 and 2, or FS Library US/CAN Film 982349.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. Volunteer Aids, Index to Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut, part 1, Manuscript. Includes full name index to part 1 but only through pt. 1's page 602.Available online at Ancestry($). Available in the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Book 974.64 D3c pt. 1 index.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
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Census Records[edit | edit source]
For online and statewide census resources and information, see: Connecticut Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1790 | 28,881 | — |
| 1800 | 28,222 | −2.3% |
| 1810 | 28,611 | 1.4% |
| 1820 | 31,684 | 10.7% |
| 1830 | 27,082 | −14.5% |
| 1840 | 28,080 | 3.7% |
| 1850 | 31,081 | 10.7% |
| 1860 | 34,747 | 11.8% |
| 1870 | 38,518 | 10.9% |
| 1880 | 43,856 | 13.9% |
| 1890 | 45,158 | 3.0% |
| 1900 | 46,861 | 3.8% |
| 1910 | 48,361 | 3.2% |
| 1920 | 52,815 | 9.2% |
| 1930 | 54,086 | 2.4% |
| 1940 | 56,223 | 4.0% |
| 1950 | 61,759 | 9.8% |
| 1960 | 68,572 | 11.0% |
| 1970 | 84,515 | 23.3% |
| 1980 | 92,312 | 9.2% |
| 1990 | 102,525 | 11.1% |
| 2000 | 109,091 | 6.4% |
| 2010 | 118,428 | 8.6% |
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Territory and State Census Records
- Windham County Records at Census Online
- Connecticut Census Records at Census Finder - Online links by county
- Windham County, Connecticut Census Records and Indexes at Linkpendium
Federal Census Records
- 1800 Lowell M. Volkel, An index to the 1800 federal census of Litchfield, New Haven, Tolland and Windham counties, state of Connecticut, ([S.l.] L.M. Volkel, c1969). Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Book 974.6 X22vLm 1800.
- US Federal Census Collection at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- Windham County, Connecticut Federal Census Index at USGenWeb Census Project. Transcriptions in progress.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- 1849-1865 Woodstock Methodist Episcopal Church (Woodstock, Connecticut), Church records, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987). Includes baptisms 1850-1863, marriages 1850-1861, and membership 1849-1865. Also includes records of East Woodstock Methodist Episcopal Church, West Woodstock Methodist Episcopal Church, and North Woodstock Methodist Episcopal Church. Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Film 1508864 Item 2.
- Windham County Church Records at LDSGenealogy.com. Includes church and vital records.
- Church Records, Windham County at Linkpendium
- John Sherman, A view of ecclesiastical proceedings in the county of Windham, Connecticut in which the original association of the county and a few members of the First Church in Mansfield were concerned; containing public documents, letters &c. relative to the subject; to which are annexed, the result of council, and addresses to the society, the church, the youth of Mansfield and others, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993). Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Film 1697816 Item 17.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Online Court Indexes and Records
- 1719-1910 Grace Louise Knox & Barbara B. Ferris, Connecticut divorces Superior Court records for the counties of New London, Tolland & Windham,'1719-1910, (Bowie, Maryland Heritage Books, c1987). Includes index. Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Book 974.6 P2k.
- 1726-1736 Marcella Houle Pasay, The Windham County, CT, county court records, (Bowie, Maryland Heritage Books, c2000-c2002). Includes (v. 1) name/location and case indexes and (v. 2) name, place, and subject indexes. Contents: v. 1. abstracts of volume 1 [1726-1732], CT State Library Archives, Captial Avenue, Hartford, CT -- v. 2. abstracts of volume 2 [1732-1736], Connecticut State Library Archives, Captial Avenue, Hartford, CT. Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Book 974.645 P28p v. 1 and 2.
- 1826-1883 Court expenses, 1826-1883, Connecticut. Superior Court (Windham County), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990). Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Film 1638582 Item 2.
- Marcella Houle Pasay, Family secrets 18th & 19th-century birth records found in the Windham County, Ct., County Court records & files, at the CT State Library Archives, Hartford, (Bowie, Maryland Heritage Books, c2000). Includes index. Includes some records from towns in surrounding counties. Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Book 974.645 V2p.
- Windham County Connecticut Court Records Directory at Court Reference
Directories[edit | edit source]
- 1913, 1921-1927 Danielson (Connecticut) city directories, (Woodbridge, Connecticut Research Publications, [199-?]). Available at the FamilySearch Library, 1913 FS Library US/CAN Film 2308484 Item 1, 1921-22, Item 2. 1923-24, Item 3 and 1927-28, Item 4.
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
- Directories, Windham County at Linkpendium
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- 1804-1959 Connecticut, passenger and crew lists, 1804-1959 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index & images
- 1966-2002 Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Native and African Americans
- 1650-1900, Marcella Houle Pasay, Full circle a directory of Native and African Americans in Windham County, CT, and vicinity, 1650-1900, (Bowie, Maryland Heritage Books, c2002). Includes index. Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Book 974.645 F2p v. 1, and FS Library US/CAN Book 974.645 F2p v. 2.
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
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Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- Windham County Genealogy at LDSGenealogy.com - 858 Windham County genealogy record sources
- William L. Weaver, History of Ancient Windham, Ct.--Genealogy, part 1: A--BIL. Willimantic, Connecticut : Weaver & Curtiss, 1865. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
- William L. Weaver, History of Ancient Windham--Genealogy, parts XC through XCVII--Elderkin. Lakeland, Florida : R.D. Elderkin, c1. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1, or FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6017293.
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Deeds, mortgages, releases, and other documents are at the town halls. Most are indexed by grantor and grantee, no statewide index. Microfilm copies (early to the mid or late 1800s, with some up to the 1900s) are available at the Connecticut State Library and also online at FamilySearch.org.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- 1856 Windham County, Connecticut land ownership map, 1856 (Washington, District of Columbia: Library of Congress, 1983).Available online at Flickr. Also available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6079305.
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Historic Gleanings in Windham County, Connecticut. By Ellen D. Larned. 1899. Providence, R.I. : Preston and Rounds. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Windham County, Connecticut. 2 Vols. By Ellen D. Larned. 1874. Worcester, Massachusetts : E.D. Larned. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 1, Pt. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Windham County, Connecticut. Edited by Richard M. Bayles. 1889. New York, New York : W.W. Preston. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat). Index not online but available at: Index to Richard M. Bayles History of Windham County, Connecticut. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. Volunteer workers. 1974. FS Library US/CAN Book 974.645 H2b index, or FS Library US/CAN Film 908965 Item 1.
- Modern History of Windham County. 2 Vols. Edited by Allen B. Lincoln. 1920. Chicago : The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- 1643-1960 Maps of Connecticut (1643-1960) at Maps of US
- Windham County, Gazetteer at HomeTownLocator
- Connecticut Maps at the Department of Economic and Community Development. Organized by State and County. Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.
- Windham County Maps and Gazetteers at Linkpendium
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Civil War
- Civl War Research Database at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database at the National Park Service
- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grave Database at Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
- Chaplin Military Records, Men in the Army and Navy during the Civil War, Source: Connecticut. General Assembly. Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion, (Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard,1889).
- Scotland Military Records, Men in the Army and Navy during the Civil War, Source: Connecticut. General Assembly. Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion. (Hartford: Case, Lockwood, & Brainard, 1889).
- Richard M. Bayles, History of Windham County, Connecticut, Chapter VIII, The Civil War, (New York: W.W. Preston and Company, 1889). Online at: Internet Archives.
- The Hale Collection, Veteran Burial Records - Town of Chaplin, Windham County, Connecticut. Lists names, regiment, death, date and age.
Regiments. Servicemen from Windham County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men in the following companies were from Windham County.
- -7th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company K
- -18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company H and K
- -21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company K
World War I
- 1917 Connecticut, World War I, Military Census of Nurses, 1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index & images
- 1917-1918 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
World War II
- 1940-1945 Connecticut, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1942 United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 of men age 45-64 (born 1877-1897), at FamilySearch — How to Use This Collection - index & images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
For more databases, see Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship and U.S. Naturalization Online Genealogy Records
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1791-1906 US Naturalization Records, New England, 1791-1906 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
- 1808-1926 Connecticut Naturalization Records, 1795-1942 Windham County Superior Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; List of Records Included in Collection; index & images
- 1855 Naturalizations, 1855, Connecticut. County Court (Windham County), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Includes index. Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Film 1378199 Item 2.
- 1855-1906 Declarations of intentions, 1855-1906, Connecticut. Superior Court and County Court (Windham County), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Indexes are found within each volume. Includes records of the County Court, 1855-1856. Available at the Family History Library, 1855-1892 FS Library US/CAN Film 1378200 Items 4-5, and 1892-1906 FS Library US/CAN Film 1378201 Item 1.
- 1855-1906 Naturalizations, 1855-1906, Connecticut. Superior Court (Windham County), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Indexes included within each volume. Available at the FamilySearch Library, FSC|598899|item|disp= FS Library US/CAN Film 1378199 Item 1,}} and 1866-1888 Item 3-4 and 1888-1906 FS Library US/CAN Film 1378200 Items 1 - 3.
- 1893-1906 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 Connecticut Circuit Court at Ancestry; index & images ($)
- 1893-1911 Connecticut Naturalization Records, 1795-1942 U.S. Circuit Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1906-1974 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 Windham County Superior Court at Ancestry; index & images ($)
- 1906-1945 Naturalization records (Windham County, Connecticut), 1906-1945, Connecticut. Superior Court (Windham County), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983-2008). Includes index. Available at the FamilySearch Library, Vault US/CAN Film 2436082 Item 3. (12 Films)
- 1927-1974 Index to naturalization records 1927-1974 (Windham County, Connecticut - Superior Court), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2003). Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Film 2369780 Item 2.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- 1800s-Current Connecticut, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- Windham County, Connecticut Obituaries at NewspaperObituaries.net. A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
The records are kept at district courts. The County government does not exist. Not every town has a court. Some are included in a district making up from 1 to 5 towns. The Districts are: Avon, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Farmington, Granby, Hartford, Hartland, Manchester, Marlborough, Plainville, Simsbury, Southington, Suffield, and Windsor.
See Connecticut Probate Records. See also Connecticut State Library, Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1609-1999 Connecticut Wills and Probate Records 1609-1999 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Records at the Connecticut State Library
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records[edit | edit source]
Online School Indexes and Records
- 1794-1860 John Keep, Adin Webb and Baptist Church in Homer, New York, Miscellaneous records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941). Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Film 17702, or FS Library US/CAN Film 1421103 Items 2-4.
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
- 1865-1874 Connecticut, U.S., Excise Tax Lists, 1865-1874 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
- Pre 1850 Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850 (Barbour Collection) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1639-1941 Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index & images
- 1897-1917 The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Births at Reclaim the Records - index; Also at: Ancestry ($)
- 1897-1917 Connecticut, Births at MyHeritage — index ($)
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- Pre 1850 Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850 (Barbour Collection) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1640-1939 Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - Index/images
- 1897-2017 The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Marriages at Reclaim the Records - index; Also at: Ancestry ($)
- 1966-2002 Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)
Death[edit | edit source]
- Pre 1850 Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850 (Barbour Collection) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1640-1955 Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index & images
- 1883-1932 Windham County (Connecticut). Coroner, Coroner's records, 1883-1932, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988). Indexes are included within each volume. Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Film 1602848 Item 4, (first of 5 films).
- 1897-2017 The Connecticut Genealogy Index - Deaths at Reclaim the Records - index
- 1917-2017 Connecticut, U.S., Death Index, 1917-2017 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1949-2012 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at MyHeritage - index ($)
- Vital Records, Windham County at Linkpendium
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1726-1907 Divorce papers, 1726-1907, Connecticut. Superior Court (Windham County), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990). Available at the FamilySearch Library beginning with, FS Library US/CAN Film 1638582 Item 3, (27 films)
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Windham County. For state-wide facilities, see Connecticut Archives and Libraries.
FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Groton Connecticut FamilySearch Center
- Manchester Connecticut FamilySearch Center
- Lyme Public Library - an affiliate library
- Otis Library - an affiliate library
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Windham County. For state-wide library facilities, see Connecticut Archives and Libraries.
Babcock Public Library
25 Pompey Hollow Road
Ashford, CT 06278
Phone: 860-487-4420
Email: babcocklib@gmail.com
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Brooklyn Town Library
10 Canterbury Road
P.O. Box 357
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Phone: 860-774-0649
Email: brooklyntownlibrary4@yahoo.com
Facebook
Canterbury Public Library
1 Municipal Drive
Canterbury, CT 06331
Phone: 860-546-9022
Email: canterburypubliclibrary@gmail.com
Website
Facebook
Chaplin Public Library
130 Chaplin Street
Chaplin, CT 06235
Phone: 860-455-9424
Email: librarydirector@chaplinct.org
Website
Facebook
Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU)
J. Eugene Smith Library
83 Windham Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
Phone: 860-465-5563
Email: hurtt@easternct.edu
Website
Eastford Public Library
179 Eastford Rd
Eastford, CT 06242
Phone: 860-974-0125
Facebook
Fletcher Memorial Library
257 Main Street
P.O. Box 6
Hampton, CT 06247
Phone: 860-455-1086
Email: fletchermemoriallibrary@gmail.com
Website
Killingly Public Library
25 Westcott Rd
Killingly, CT 06239
Phone: 860-779-5383
Email: info@killinglypl.org
Website
Facebook
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Windham County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Connecticut Societies.
Ashford Historical Society Inc
5 Town Hall Road
Ashford, CT 06278
Phone: 860-429-4568
Email: joan@ashfordhistoricalsociety.org
Website
Aspinock Historical Society of Putnam
206 School Street
PO Box 465
Putnam, CT 06260
Phone: 860-963-0092
Email: aspinockhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Website
Facebook
Brooklyn Historical Society
25 Brooklyn Rd
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Phone: 860-774-7728
Email: Contact form
Website
Facebook
Canterbury Historical Society
P.O. Box 2
Canterbury, CT 06331
Website
Facebook
Eastford Historical Society
16 Westford Road
P.O. Box 350
Eastford, CT 06242
Email: ehsarchives@gmail.com
Website
Facebook
Hampton Antiquarian and Historical Society
P.O. Box 12
Hampton, CT 06247-0012
Phone: 860-455-9132
Email: suemh35@yahoo.com
Website
Facebook
Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.
196 Main St
P.O. Box #265
Danielson, CT 06239
Phone: 860-779-7250
Website
Plainfield Historical Society
P.O. Box 104
Central Village, CT 06332
Email: Plfdhistory@SBCglobal.net
Website
Pomfret Historical Society
P.O. Box 152
17 Town House Dr
Pomfret Center, CT 06259
Phone: 860-974-1748
Email: whinchman@gmail.com
Website
Scotland Connecticut Historical Society
P.O. Box 35
Scotland, CT 06264
Phone: 860-423-1547
Email: scotlandhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Website
Sterling Historic Society
P.O. Box 157
1183 Plainfield Pike
Oneco, CT 06373
Phone: 860-564-2904
Email: sterlinghistoricalsocietyct@gmail.com
Website
Thompson Historical Society
P.O. Box 47
Thompson, CT 06277
Phone: 860-923-3776
Website
Windham Historical Society
Jillson House Museum
P.O. Box 105
627 Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
Phone: 860-456-2316
Email: jillson@windhamhistory.org
Facebook
Woodstock Historical Society
P.O. Box 65
523 CT-169
Woodstock, CT 06281
Phone: 860-928-1035
Email: collectionsWHS@gmail.com
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Ancestry($) - Available databases for Windham County.
- Windham County Genealogy at LDSGenealogy.com
- Windham County, Connecticut General Resource List at Cyndi's List
- Windham County, Connecticut Genealogy and Family History at Linkpendium
- The Windham County CTGenWeb Project, a member of The CTGenWeb Project
- The USGenWeb Archives Project
- GenWeb Windham County
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Windham County, Connecticut" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windham_County,_Connecticut 04/27/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 113, 181. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Windham County, Connecticut . Page 113 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 104-110.
- ↑ Newberry
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors,"Windham County, Connecticut, " in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windham_County,_Connecticut, accessed 13 October 2018.