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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Ask">[http://libguides.wcsu.edu/c.php?g=119507&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;p=782857%20WSCU%20Libraries Ask a Librarian] in ''WCSU Libraries'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="Ask">[http://libguides.wcsu.edu/c.php?g=119507&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> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="Home">[http://library.wcsu.edu/ WCSU Libraries] in ''WCSU Libraries'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Home">[http://library.wcsu.edu/ WCSU Libraries] in ''WCSU Libraries'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref> | ||
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:Danbury, CT 06810<br><br> | :Danbury, CT 06810<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Home" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="Home" /> 203-837-9100<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Hours">[http://libguides.wcsu.edu/c.php?g=119478&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;p=779984 About the Libraries: Hours] in ''WCSU Libraries'' (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Hours">[http://libguides.wcsu.edu/c.php?g=119478&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> | ||
'''Map, directions, and public transportation:''' | '''Map, directions, and public transportation:''' | ||
*'''''Map:''''' | *'''''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> | *'''''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''''' | **'''''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''''' | **'''''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:''''' | *'''''Public transportation:''''' | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
: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}}; {{ | :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> | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
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*[[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">Dollarhide and Bremer, 124.</ref><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">Dollarhide and Bremer, 124.</ref><br> | ||
*[[Connecticut State Library]], Hartford, | *[[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>Dollarhide and Bremer, 25.</ref><br> | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*Public Libraries | *Public Libraries | ||
*Museums and heritage societies | *Museums and heritage societies | ||
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*[[Connecticut Historical Society]], Hartford, town records, biographies, manuscripts, families, early settlers, church records, photos, and maps. | 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]]. | ||
*[[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>[ | *[[Connecticut Historical Society]], Hartford, town records, biographies, manuscripts, families, early settlers, church records, photos, and maps. | ||
*[[Godfrey Memorial Library]], Middletown, an excellent genealogical facility including many New England town records, guidebooks, indexes, biographies, and genealogies. | *[[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> | ||
*[[Godfrey Memorial Library]], Middletown, an excellent genealogical facility including many New England town records, guidebooks, indexes, biographies, and genealogies.<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> | *[[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; | *[[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> | ||
*State Vital Records Office | *State Vital Records Office | ||
*Church archives | *Church archives | ||
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*[[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. | 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> | *[[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. | *[[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 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> | *[[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> | ||
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