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[[File:Connecticut_Society_of_Genealogists_Library.jpg|right|450px|Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library]]  
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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===
*[https://ctfamilyhistory.com/contact/ Contacting the Connecticut Society of Genealogists] in ''Connecticut Society of Genealogists''
<br>
'''Email:'''<br>
*[mailto:csginc@csginc.org csginc@csginc.org] <br>
<br>
'''Address:'''<br>
:175 Maple Street
:East Hartford, Connecticut 06118-2634 <br>
<br>
'''Telephone:'''<br>
:860-569-0002<br>
<br>
'''Fax:''' <br>
:860-569-0339
<br>
'''Hours and holidays:'''<br>
:Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
<br>
'''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''<ref name="Dir">[https://ctfamilyhistory.com/directions/ Directions to the CSG Library] in ''Connecticut Society of Genealogists'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref>  <br>
<br>
'''''Map:'''''  [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Connecticut+Society+Inc,+175+Maple+Street,+East+Hartford,+CT+06118//@41.734085,-72.6155144,16z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e65162ac0d7df5:0x44fe8c1a4bd302ad!2m2!1d-72.6146531!2d41.7343168!1m0 Google map: Connecticut Society of Genealogists]


'''''Directions from Hartford and points north'''''<br> • I-84 or I-91 to Route 2 East <br> • Exit 5C, down ramp then turn left at light <br> • Approximately 0.5 miles, brick building on right (set back from road) <br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Con">[http://www.csginc.org/contact_us_connecticut_genealogy.php Contacting the Connecticut Society of Genealogists] in ''Connecticut Society of Genealogists'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref> &nbsp;[http://www.csginc.org/contact_us_connecticut_genealogy.php E-mail] form <br>
 
'''Address:'''<ref name="Con" />
 
:175 Maple Street<br>
:East Hartford, Connecticut 06118-2634 <br><br>
 
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Con" /> &nbsp;860-569-0002<br>Fax: 860-569-0339<br><br>
 
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>  
 
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>  


'''''Directions from Manchester and vicinity''''' <br> • Silver Lane left on Forbes <br>• 2 miles to Maple Street on right <br> • 0.5 miles to brick building on left (set back from road) <br>
<br>
'''''Directions from Middletown and points south''''' <br> • I-91 North to Exit 25 (Putnam Bridge / Route 3) <br> • Exit to Main Street, Glastonbury <br> • Turn LEFT at light, stay in left lane <br> • Turn LEFT again at next light onto Main Street <br> • Pass the Putnam Bridge Plaza about 0.5 miles <br> • Turn RIGHT at light onto Maple Street <br> • Approximately 0.5 miles, brick building on right (set back from road)<br>
<br>
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[http://www.csginc.org/ Connecticut Society of Genealogists] join us, events, publications, genealogy basics, books, about us, literary awards, and links.<br>  
*Repository Internet site ''{create a link for each bullet, and then give a line or two listing content so the reader will know if it is worthwhile to click on that link}.''<br>  
*[https://www.ctfamilyhistory.com/web_page.php?id=17 CSG Library Holdings]
*Repository catalog online. <br>
<br>
*Repository database. <br>
*other(s).<br>
 
=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


The library's holdings are not limited to Connecticut and include census records, tax lists, family histories, church records, local histories, and much more.<ref>[https://ctfamilyhistory.com/csg-library-holdings/ CSG Library Holdings] in ''Connecticut Society of Genealogists'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref>
{''Please briefly '''describe the strengths and weaknesses''' of each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections).<ref>Source 2.</ref> For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.<ref>Source 3.</ref>''}
 
=== Tips  ===
 
{Optional}


=== Guides  ===
{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
{''&nbsp;'''List''' (link to a Wiki article for) '''at least one or more other repositories''' that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}


If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
<br>
 
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
*[[National Archives at Boston]] (that is Waltham), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty land, photos, naturalizations, passenger arrival records for Boston and New England, and Canadian border crossings, Chinese immigration, Navy and maritime records.<ref name="DB124">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 124. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br>  
 
*[[Connecticut State Library]], Hartford, has the Barbour Collection, Bibles, census, church, [[Charles R. 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>[http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home History and Genealogy Home] in ''CT State Library'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref> <ref name="DB25">Dollarhide and Bremer, 25.</ref><br>
*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>  
<br>
*<br>  
*''such as:'' NARA I
*NARA II
*National Archives at _____
*State Archives
*State Library
 
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
<br>
 
*Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, town records, biographies, manuscripts, families, early settlers, church records, photos, and maps.
*<br>  
<br>
*<br>  
*National Personnel Records Center
*LC
*FHL
 
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*<br>
*County Vital Records Office  
*County Vital Records Office  
*City Vital Records Office  
*City Vital Records Office  
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*Public Libraries  
*Public Libraries  
*Museums and heritage societies  
*Museums and heritage societies  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Connecticut:''''' [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield]], [[Middlesex County, Connecticut|Middlesex]], [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[New London County, Connecticut|New London]], [[Tolland County, Connecticut|Tolland]], and '''''in Massachusetts:''''' [[Hampden County, Massachusetts|Hampden]]
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]  
*[[Godfrey Memorial Library]], Middletown, an excellent genealogical facility including many New England town records, guidebooks, indexes, biographies, and genealogies.<ref name="DB25" /><br>
*[[Mystic Seaport Museum Collections Research Center]], Mystic, best first-stop for ships' logs and images, journals, ledgers, diaries, and documents from the whaling, fishing, and shipping industries.<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>
*[[New Haven Museum Whitney Research Library]] best collection of the earliest southern Connecticut town records;<ref name="DB25" /> also passenger arrival lists, Federal censuses, and 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>
*State Vital Records Office  
*State Vital Records Office  
*[[UConn Libraries Homer Babbidge Library]], Storrs, an outstanding Connecticut genealogy collection.<ref name="DB25" /><br>
*State Historical Society
*[[Western Connecticut State University Haas Library]], Danbury, histories, biographies, genealogies, and local histories.<ref name="DB25" /><br>
*State Genealogical Society
*[[Yale University Sterling Memorial Library]], New Haven, Puritain and Congregational Church records, as well as Connecticut, New Haven, and New England history, manuscripts, diaries, and journals.<ref name="DB25" /><br>
*University Libraries
*Church archives  
*Church archives  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Massachusetts Archives and Libraries|Massachusetts]], [[New York Archives and Libraries|New York]], and [[Rhode Island Archives and Libraries|Rhode Island]]
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [SC], [TN], and [VA]
*[[Albany Institute of History and Art]] best collection of indexes and records for "old" Albany County, New York, including many Connecticut families that migrated into Vermont and upstate New York.<ref name="DB25" />
*[[American Antiquarian Society]], Worcester MA, collects newspapers, history, genealogy, Bibles, maps, biography, directories, Native Americans, women, canals, railroads, photos, manuscripts. <ref name="DB59">Dollarhide and Bremer, 59.</ref>
*[[Bennington Museum Research Library]], Bennington VT, early Connecticut, New York, Vermont records. It is a great place to find records of families that moved up the Connecticut River and then west.<ref name="DB25" />
*[[New England Historic Genealogical Society]], Boston, national in scope. Over 100 million name database, of vital records, genealogies, journals, over 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, and over 20 million manuscripts with emphasis on New England since the 1600s.<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>
*[[New York Public Library]], New York City, Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New York censuses, directories, and vital records.<ref>[http://www.nypl.org/locations/divisions/milstein Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy] in ''New York Public Library'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref>
*[[Vermont Historical Society Leahy Library]], Barre VT, this society is a good place to research former early Connecticut residents who later moved to Vermont.<ref name="DB25" />
*[[Western Reserve Historical Society]], Cleveland OH, premier repository for the ''Connecticut Western Reserve'' including original land records, many genealogies, biographies, histories, and Bibles.<ref name="DB89">Dollarhide and Bremer, 89.</ref>


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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[[Category:United_States_Repositories]] [[Category:Hartford_County,_Connecticut]] [[Category:Connecticut Archives and Libraries|Connecticut Archives and Libraries]]
{IF this repository appears in the OCLC WorldCat's [http://www.worldcat.org/libraries Find a library near you] search results list with an OCLC WorldCat symbol next to its name, THEN in the '''Internet sites and databases''' section at the end of the ''Repository catalog online&nbsp;'' entry add the following phrase: '''<nowiki>{{WC}}Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].</nowiki>'''&nbsp;&nbsp;}
[[Category:Archives and Libraries]][[Category:Connecticut, United States]]
 
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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  E-mail form

Address:[1]

175 Maple Street
East Hartford, Connecticut 06118-2634

Telephone:[1]  860-569-0002
Fax: 860-569-0339

Hours and holidays:[2]  Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30

Directions, maps, and public transportation:[2]  {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:

  • Repository Internet site {create a link for each bullet, and then give a line or two listing content so the reader will know if it is worthwhile to click on that link}.
  • Repository catalog online.
  • Repository database.
  • other(s).

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

{Please briefly describe the strengths and weaknesses of each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections).[3] For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.[4]}

Tips[edit | edit source]

{Optional}

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.}

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}

  • such as: NARA I
  • NARA II
  • National Archives at _____
  • State Archives
  • State Library

Similar Collections



  • National Personnel Records Center
  • LC
  • FHL

Neighboring Collections


  • County Vital Records Office
  • City Vital Records Office
  • County Archives
  • County Orphan's Court
  • County Probate Court
  • County Recorder
  • County Coroner
  • U.S. District Court
  • County and local historical societies
  • County and local genealogical societies
  • Public Libraries
  • Museums and heritage societies
  • Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
  • State Vital Records Office
  • State Historical Society
  • State Genealogical Society
  • University Libraries
  • Church archives
  • Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Contacting the Connecticut Society of Genealogists in Connecticut Society of Genealogists (accessed 21 September 2015).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named S1
  3. ↑ Source 2.
  4. ↑ Source 3.


{IF this repository appears in the OCLC WorldCat's Find a library near you search results list with an OCLC WorldCat symbol next to its name, THEN in the Internet sites and databases section at the end of the Repository catalog online  entry add the following phrase: {{WC}}Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].  }

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