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Town records generally begin with the founding of the town and are kept to the present. Many of the original town records are in the town clerks' offices. Some are at the Connecticut State Library.  
Town records generally begin with the founding of the town and are kept to the present. Many of the original town records are in the town clerks' offices. Some are at the Connecticut State Library.  


An excellent inventory of Connecticut local records is [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/188515-annual-report-of-the-american-historical-association-1906-v-2?offset=2 Volume 2] of Nelson P. Mead, "Public Archives of Connecticut: County, Probate, and Local Records," in ''[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/191847-annual-report-of-the-american-historical-association-1906-v-1?offset=3 Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1906]'', pp. 53-127 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1908; FS Library book 973 C4ah; film 896557).  
An excellent inventory of Connecticut local records is [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/188515-annual-report-of-the-american-historical-association-1906-v-2?offset=2 Volume 2], pp. 53-127 of Nelson P. Mead, "Public Archives of Connecticut: County, Probate, and Local Records," in ''[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/191847-annual-report-of-the-american-historical-association-1906-v-1?offset=3 Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1906]'' (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1908; FS Library book 973 C4ah; film 896557).  


The FamilySearch Library has microfilms of many Connecticut town records from the creation of the town to the early 1920s.  To find the film numbers for these records, use the FamilySearch Catalog [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place-names search] for a particular town.  The films can be used at the Library, and many can also be sent to [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centers].<br>  
The FamilySearch Library has microfilms of many Connecticut town records from the creation of the town to the early 1920s.  To find the film numbers for these records, use the FamilySearch Catalog [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place-names search] for a particular town.  The films can be used at the Library, and many can also be sent to [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centers].<br>  
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