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[[Image:CT State Library & Archives II.jpg|border|right|175px|CT State Library & Archives II.jpg]]'''Connecticut State Library'''<br>231 Capitol Avenue<br>Hartford, Connecticut 06106<br>Telephone: 860-757-6500 or toll free: 866-886-4478<br>Email: [mailto:http://ctstatelibrary.org/contact-us/email-us/ http://ctstatelibrary.org/contact-us/email-us/] <br>[https://ctstatelibrary.org/ Website]<br>[http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/indexes History & Genealogy References]<br>
[[Image:CT State Library & Archives II.jpg|border|right|175px|CT State Library & Archives II.jpg]]'''Connecticut State Library'''<br>231 Capitol Avenue<br>Hartford, Connecticut 06106<br>Telephone: 860-757-6500 or toll free: 866-886-4478<br>[http://ctstatelibrary.org/contact-us/email-us/ E-mail Us] <br>Website: [https://ctstatelibrary.org/ Connecticut State Library]<br>History & Genealogy References: [http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/indexes Home]<br><br>  


Has the [[Barbour Collection]], Bibles, census, church, [[Charles R. Hale Collection|Hale Collection]] newspaper marriages and deaths, cemeteries, probates, vital records, directories, land, local histories, military, naturalization, passenger arrivals, and e-mail questions.<ref>[http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home History and Genealogy] in ''CT State Library'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref>
Has the Barbour Collection, Bibles, census, church, Hale Collection newspaper marriages and deaths, cemeteries, probates, vital records, directories, land, local histories, 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>


:Large genealogy collection of newspapers, books manuscripts, town histories, maps and lots of genealogies.<ref name="DB25">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 25. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Holdings include the collection, ''[https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/c.php?g=426846&p=6696496 "Connecticut Archives," 1629–1820.]'' A helpful inventory of this collection is:  Connecticut State Library, ''Guide to Archives in the Connecticut State Library'', Third Edition. (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library, 1981; FS Library book {{FSC|221829|title-id|disp=974.6 A1}} No. 30).
:Large genealogy collection of newspapers, books manuscripts, town histories, maps and lots of genealogies.<ref name="DB25">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 25. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Holdings include the collection, ''[https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/c.php?g=426846&p=6696496 "Connecticut Archives," 1629–1820.]'' A helpful inventory of this collection is:  Connecticut State Library, ''Guide to Archives in the Connecticut State Library'', Third Edition. (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library, 1981; Family History Library book {{FHL|221829|title-id|disp=974.6 A1}} No. 30).


The main branch in Hartford offers a wide variety of collections and the lower level of the building houses the Connecticut State Archives. The Connecticut State Archives hosts historical records, maps, indexes, newspapers, vital records, town histories and so much more. Their website offers a [https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home Guide to the Archives in the Connecticut State Library].
The main branch in Hartford offers a wide variety of collections and the lower level of the building houses the Connecticut State Archives. The Connecticut State Archives hosts historical records, maps, indexes, newspapers, vital records, town histories and so much more.&nbsp; Their website offers a Guide to the Archives in the Connecticut State Library [https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home here].&nbsp;


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Jeannie Sherman, Connecticut Town Guides: compiled from collections at the CT State Library.
 
A guide to town vital records held at the CT State Library (with FS Library microfilm numbers). You can download the book as a pdf at [https://cdm15019.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p128501coll2/id/45894 Connecticut Town Guides].
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CT State Library & Archives II.jpg

Connecticut State Library
231 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Telephone: 860-757-6500 or toll free: 866-886-4478
E-mail Us
Website: Connecticut State Library
History & Genealogy References: Home

Has the Barbour Collection, Bibles, census, church, Hale Collection newspaper marriages and deaths, cemeteries, probates, vital records, directories, land, local histories, military, naturalization, passenger arrivals, and e-mail questions.[1]

Large genealogy collection of newspapers, books manuscripts, town histories, maps and lots of genealogies.[2] Holdings include the collection, "Connecticut Archives," 1629–1820. A helpful inventory of this collection is: Connecticut State Library, Guide to Archives in the Connecticut State Library, Third Edition. (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library, 1981; Family History Library book 974.6 A1 No. 30).

The main branch in Hartford offers a wide variety of collections and the lower level of the building houses the Connecticut State Archives. The Connecticut State Archives hosts historical records, maps, indexes, newspapers, vital records, town histories and so much more.  Their website offers a Guide to the Archives in the Connecticut State Library here

The State Library also houses the Museum of Connecticut History (860-757-6521).

Facilities

  • State Library and Supreme Court Building, 231 Capitol Ave., Hartford, Connecticut. Includes the Library, State Archives, and Museum of Connecticut History.
  • Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St. Middletown, Connecticut
  • Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 198 West St. Rocky Hill, Connecticut
  • State Records Center, 198 West St. Rocky Hill, Connecticut
  • State Library Storage Facility, 75 Van Block Ave. Hartford, Connecticut


References[edit | edit source]

  1. History and Genealogy Home in CT State Library (accessed 21 September 2015).
  2. William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 25. WorldCat 39493985. FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.