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: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).
: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 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.&nbsp; Their website offers a Guide to the Archives in the Connecticut State Library [https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home here].&nbsp;
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: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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*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.&nbsp; Their website offers a Guide to the Archives in the Connecticut State Library [https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home here].&nbsp; (this link will open in PDF)<br>
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