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The collection is valuable because it contains cemetery inscriptions for stones no longer extant or no longer legible. It includes cemeteries under highways and covered by reservoirs.<ref name=":1" /> | The collection is valuable because it contains cemetery inscriptions for stones no longer extant or no longer legible. It includes cemeteries under highways and covered by reservoirs.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
In 1949-50 the Genealogical Society of Utah (FamilySearch’s predecessor) microfilmed the Hale Collection at the [[Connecticut State Library]]. | In 1949-50 the Genealogical Society of Utah (FamilySearch’s predecessor) microfilmed the Hale Collection at the [[Connecticut State Library]]. | ||
* Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 | * Hale Collection on microfilm and digital images ({{FSC|18917|item|disp=FS Library films 3076-3433}}) | ||
* Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934 | |||
* Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 | Decades ago the society indexed parts of the collection and added it to the [[International Genealogical Index]]. Recently FamilySearch produced a digital index for parts of it. Still other parts remain unindexed. Indexed parts are now scattered among three FamilySearch collections: | ||
* {{RecordSearch|2448941|Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955}} | |||
* {{RecordSearch|1674748|Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934}} | |||
* {{RecordSearch|2658554|Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955}} | |||
One result of this ragged indexing history is that some colonial era events are found by specifying “Connecticut, United States” and some by specifying “Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.” | One result of this ragged indexing history is that some colonial era events are found by specifying “Connecticut, United States” and some by specifying “Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.” | ||