Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library

United States Connecticut Hartford Archives and Libraries Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library

Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library Insert building images here.jpg Contact Information E-mail:  E-mail form Address: 175 Maple Street East Hartford, Connecticut 06118-2634 Telephone:  860-569-0002 Fax: 860-569-0339 Hours and holidays:  Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Map, directions, and public transportation:   Map:  Google map: Connecticut Society of Genealogists Directions from Hartford and points north • I-84 or I-91 to Route 2 East • Exit 5C, down ramp then turn left at light • Approximately 0.5 miles, brick building on right (set back from road) Directions from Manchester and vicinity • Silver Lane left on Forbes • 2 miles to Maple Street on right • 0.5 miles to brick building on left (set back from road) Directions from Middletown and points south • I-91 North to Exit 25 (Putnam Bridge / Route 3) • Exit to Main Street, Glastonbury • Turn LEFT at light, stay in left lane • Turn LEFT again at next light onto Main Street • Pass the Putnam Bridge Plaza about 0.5 miles • Turn RIGHT at light onto Maple Street • Approximately 0.5 miles, brick building on right (set back from road) Public Transportation: Internet sites and databases: Connecticut Society of Genealogists join us, events, publications, genealogy basics, books, about us, literary awards, and links. CSG Library Holdings 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. Tips {Optional} Guides {Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. } Alternate Repositories 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 in Connecticut: Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland, and in Massachusetts: Hampden State Vital Records Office State Historical Society State Genealogical Society University Libraries Church archives Repositories in surrounding states: Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island 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. American Antiquarian Society has many Connecticut vital records, newspapers, and town histories. Also genealogy, Bibles, maps, biography, directories, Native Americans, women, canals, railroads, photos, and manuscripts. Sources

National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)