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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> | 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}}. {{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: | :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 State Library also houses the [http://www.museumofcthistory.org/ Museum of Connecticut History] (860-757-6521).<br> | :The State Library also houses the [http://www.museumofcthistory.org/ Museum of Connecticut History] (860-757-6521).<br> | ||
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'''<span lang="en" dir="ltr"><big><u>Facilities</u></big></span>''' | '''<span lang="en" dir="ltr"><big><u>Facilities</u></big></span>''' | ||
* State Library and Supreme Court Building, 231 Capitol Ave., Hartford, Connecticut. Includes the Library, State Archives, and Museum of Connecticut History. | *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 | *Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St. Middletown, Connecticut | ||
* Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 198 West St. Rocky Hill, Connecticut | *Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 198 West St. Rocky Hill, Connecticut | ||
* State Records Center, 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 | *State Library Storage Facility, 75 Van Block Ave. Hartford, Connecticut | ||
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 [ | 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 [https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home here]. (this link will open in PDF)<br> | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||