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Genealogy databases and websites, genealogy and local history collection, one-on-one assistance, genealogical and historical societies, FamilySearch, and DNA testing.
Darien Library catalog.
Genealogy and Local History databases.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Includes the Middlesex Genealogical Society's collection, and Darien's catalog lists the Darien Historical Society holdings. They also have major Internet databases, as well as Darien High School yearbooks, city directories, guides to genealogical research, and an extensive collection on the history of Darien & Noroton Heights. They offer one-on-one assistance, and serve as a Family History Center where you can view limited-access FamilySearch databases.^[1]

Tips[edit | edit source]

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Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ 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 Darien 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
Closest Family History Center has premium online services for free and offers research suggestions.^[2]
Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
State Vital Records Office
State Historical Society
State Genealogical Society
University Libraries
Church archives
Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Such-and-Such Repository

{OPTIONAL: Delete this IF no similar Wikipedia article exists!}

Sources[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Genealogy in Darien Library (accessed 20 March 2017).
↑ Introduction to FamilySearch Centers in Family History Research Wiki (accessed 29 February 2016).

[Gen-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Genealogy in Darien Library (accessed 20 March 2017).

[2] Introduction to FamilySearch Centers in Family History Research Wiki (accessed 29 February 2016).

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 *Public Libraries
 *Museums and heritage societies
-*[[Closest Family History Center]] has [[Family History Center Portal|premium online services]] for free and offers research suggestions.<ref>[[Introduction to FamilySearch Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 29 February 2016).</ref>
+*[[Closest Family History Center]] has [[FamilySearch Center Portal|premium online services]] for free and offers research suggestions.<ref>[[Introduction to FamilySearch Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 29 February 2016).</ref>
 *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
 *State Vital Records Office