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'''New England Historic Genealogical Society'''<br>101 Newbury Street<br>Boston, MA 02116-3007<br>Telephone: 617-536-5740<br>Fax: 617-536-7307 <br>Internet: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/  
'''New England Historic Genealogical Society'''<br>101 Newbury Street<br>Boston, MA 02116-3007<br>Telephone: 617-536-5740<br>Fax: 617-536-7307 <br>Internet: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/  


=== '''Overview of Connecticut genealoigcal Resources'''  ===
=== '''Research Guides'''  ===


A useful guide to the published and original records of Connecticut is '''''Connecticut Researcher's Handbook''''' by Thomas Jay Kemp (Detroit, MI: Gale, 1981. 755p.). (Family History Library book&nbsp;[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]).  
A useful guide to the published and original records of Connecticut is '''''Connecticut Researcher's Handbook''''' by Thomas Jay Kemp (Detroit, MI: Gale, 1981. 755p.). (Family History Library book&nbsp;[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]).  


=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards ===
=== Web Sites ===


Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Connecticut in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.


*Locate other researchers
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:
*Post queries
*Send and receive e-mail
*Search large databases
*Search computer libraries
*Join in computer chat and lecture sessions


You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Connecticut in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.
[[USGenWeb|'''The USGenWeb Project''']]<br>  
 
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:
 
=== [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]<br> ===


A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  


=== Roots-L ===
'''Roots-L'''


http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/  
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/  
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A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.  
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.  


For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.
'''FamilySearch™ '''
 
=== FamilySearch™ ===


The Family History Library and [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers]] have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. {{Place|Connecticut}}  
The Family History Library and [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers]] have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. {{Place|Connecticut}}  


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