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=== Contact Information  ===


=== Contact Information ===
'''Email:'''<ref name="Ask">[http://libguides.wcsu.edu/c.php?g=119507&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;p=782857%20WSCU%20Libraries Ask a Librarian] in ''WCSU Libraries'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref> [http://libguides.wcsu.edu/c.php?g=119507&p=782857 E-Mail Reference] form<br>


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="S1">Source 1.</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:repository@whatever.net repository@whatever.net] <br>  
'''Address:'''<ref name="Home">[http://library.wcsu.edu/ WCSU Libraries] in ''WCSU Libraries'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />  
{{Block indent|181 White Street<br> }}
{{Block indent|Danbury, CT 06810<br><br>}}


:000 Santa's Workshop Lane<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Home" /> 203-837-9100<br>  
:North Pole,&nbsp;AK 99999-9999 <br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;802-000-0000<br>  
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Hours">[http://libguides.wcsu.edu/c.php?g=119478&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;p=779984 About the Libraries: Hours] in ''WCSU Libraries'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref>  [http://libguides.wcsu.edu/c.php?g=119478&p=779984 Ruth A. Haas Library Hours] <br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>
'''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''  


'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>  
*'''''Map:'''''  [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ruth+A+Haas+Library/@41.4020728,-73.4499121,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e7ff6b5dc08e0f:0x1f56b6be473c665e Google map: WCSU Haas Library]
*'''''Directions to Midtown Campus (WCSU Haas Library):'''''<ref>[http://libguides.wcsu.edu/about/maps Maps and Directions] in ''WCSU Libraries'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref>  
**'''''From the West'''''  Take Exit 5 off I-84 to first traffic light (Main Street). Turn right and continue on Main Street to White Street (fourth traffic light). Turn left on White Street and continue 1/2 mile. The campus is on the left. Parking is available in the parking garage on the right.
**'''''From the East'''''  Take Exit 5 off I-84 to first traffic light (Clapboard Ridge Road). Turn right and continue on (Clapboard Ridge will turn into Main Street) to White Street (fifth traffic light). Turn left on White Street and continue 1/2 mile. The campus is on the left. Parking is available in the parking garage on the right.<br>  
*'''''Public transportation:'''''


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <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>  
*[http://libguides.wcsu.edu/c.php?g=119507&p=782857 WSCU Libraries] about, hours, remote access, FAQs, contact.<br>
*Repository catalog online. <br>
*[http://www.consuls.org/search~S8/ Online catalog] by keyword, author, title, family name, or subject.<br>
*Repository database. <br>
*other(s).<br>


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


{''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>''}
{{Block indent|1=Their collection includes histories, biographies, genealogies, and local histories.<ref>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>|2=1}}
 
=== Tips  ===
 
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=== 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.  
 
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
 
*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>
*<br>
*''such as:'' NARA I
*NARA II
*National Archives at _____
*State Archives
*State Library
 
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
 
*<br>
*<br>
*National Personnel Records Center
*LC
*FHL
 
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>


*<br>
Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Connecticut:''''' [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield]], [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven]], and '''''in New York:''''' [[Bronx County, New York|Bronx]], [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]], [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]], [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]], [[Queens County, New York|Queens]], [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]], and [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]].  
*County Vital Records Office
*[[Connecticut Historical Society]], Hartford, town records, biographies, manuscripts, families, early settlers, church records, photos, and maps.
*City Vital Records Office
*[[Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library]], East Hartford, their holdings are not limited to Connecticut and include census records, tax lists, family histories, church records, local histories, and much more.<ref>[https://csginc.org/ CSG Library] in ''Connecticut Society of Genealogists'' (accessed 9 April 2021).</ref>
*County Archives
*[[Godfrey Memorial Library]], Middletown, an excellent genealogical facility including many New England town records, guidebooks, indexes, biographies, and genealogies.<br>
*County Orphan's Court
*[[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>
*County Probate Court
*[[New Haven Museum Whitney Research Library]] best collection of the earliest southern Connecticut town records; 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>
*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 Vital Records Office  
*State Historical Society
*State Genealogical Society
*University Libraries
*Church archives  
*Church archives  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [SC], [TN], and [VA]
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Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Massachusetts Archives and Libraries|Massachusetts]], [[New York Archives and Libraries|New York]], and [[Rhode Island Archives and Libraries|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]], 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.
*[[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>
*[[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>


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Latest revision as of 12:03, 20 August 2025

Western Connecticut State University Haas Library

Contact Information

Email:[1] E-Mail Reference form

Address:[2]

181 White Street
Danbury, CT 06810

Telephone:[2] 203-837-9100

Hours and holidays:[3] Ruth A. Haas Library Hours

Map, directions, and public transportation:

  • Map: Google map: WCSU Haas Library
  • Directions to Midtown Campus (WCSU Haas Library):[4]
    • From the West Take Exit 5 off I-84 to first traffic light (Main Street). Turn right and continue on Main Street to White Street (fourth traffic light). Turn left on White Street and continue 1/2 mile. The campus is on the left. Parking is available in the parking garage on the right.
    • From the East Take Exit 5 off I-84 to first traffic light (Clapboard Ridge Road). Turn right and continue on (Clapboard Ridge will turn into Main Street) to White Street (fifth traffic light). Turn left on White Street and continue 1/2 mile. The campus is on the left. Parking is available in the parking garage on the right.
  • Public transportation:

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description

Their collection includes histories, biographies, genealogies, and local histories.[5]

Repositories in surrounding counties in Connecticut: Litchfield, New Haven, and in New York: Bronx, Dutchess, Nassau, Putnam, Queens, Suffolk, and Westchester.


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, Worcester MA, collects newspapers, history, genealogy, Bibles, maps, biography, directories, Native Americans, women, canals, railroads, photos, manuscripts. [9]
  • 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.
  • 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.[10] [11] [12]
  • 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.[13]
  • 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>
  • Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland OH, premier repository for the Connecticut Western Reserve including original land records, many genealogies, biographies, histories, and Bibles.[14]

Sources

  1. ↑ Ask a Librarian in WCSU Libraries (accessed 21 September 2015).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 WCSU Libraries in WCSU Libraries (accessed 21 September 2015).
  3. ↑ About the Libraries: Hours in WCSU Libraries (accessed 21 September 2015).
  4. ↑ Maps and Directions in WCSU Libraries (accessed 21 September 2015).
  5. ↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 25. WorldCat 39493985; FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.
  6. ↑ CSG Library in Connecticut Society of Genealogists (accessed 9 April 2021).
  7. ↑ Manuscripts in Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea (accessed 20 September 2015).
  8. ↑ New Haven Museum and Historical Society in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 18 September 2015).
  9. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 59.
  10. ↑ "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).
  11. ↑ Using the NEHGS Library in American Ancestors" (accessed 21 September 2015).
  12. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 5, 57, and 59.
  13. ↑ Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy in New York Public Library (accessed 21 September 2015).
  14. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 89.


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