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Probate records in [[Connecticut|Connecticut]] are kept by probate district courts. In many cases a probate district consisted of a larger community and several nearby smaller towns. Sometimes a probate district crossed county boundaries. Thomas J. Kemp's ''Connecticut Researcher's Handbook.'' Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1981. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=175093&disp=Connecticut+researcher%27s+handbook%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.6 D23k]) describes each district. This book contains a detailed list of available sources. | Probate records in [[Connecticut|Connecticut]] are kept by probate district courts. In many cases a probate district consisted of a larger community and several nearby smaller towns. Sometimes a probate district crossed county boundaries. Thomas J. Kemp's ''Connecticut Researcher's Handbook.'' Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1981. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=175093&disp=Connecticut+researcher%27s+handbook%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.6 D23k]) describes each district. This book contains a detailed list of available sources. | ||
Another helpful resource for determining Connecticut probate districts and available records is ''Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Districts'' The guide can be accessed online through the [http://www.cslib.org/probate/districtsa.htm Connecticut State Library]. | |||
The Connecticut State Library has numerous files of wills, bonds, letters, and other probate documents. For more information, go to http://www.cslib.org/probintr.htm | The Connecticut State Library has numerous files of wills, bonds, letters, and other probate documents. For more information, go to http://www.cslib.org/probintr.htm | ||