This file is as complete and accurate as possible, however if you
should find errors, have additions or deletions, send them to me
and I will update the file.
 
Bill Green         bgreen@milo.nodak.edu     bill90@Delphi.Com
 
Date of last update: 4 November 1993
 
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     GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF CONNECTICUT
                       4 March 1989
                      Robert McLaren
                    7810 Kincardine Ct.
                 Alexandria, VA 22310-4025
 
The following file contains a listing of genealogical and historical
societies in Connecticut.  Included in the listing, where known, are
telephone numbers and yearly dues.  This listing is donated to the public
domain and may be freely copied.  Under no conditions can this listing be
sold or used in any other commercial fashion.  If you think this list has any
value, then donate that value in helping your local genealogical society (or
the National Genealogical Society).
 
If you write to any of the societies on this list for information, remember
to include a self addressed stamped envelop (SASE).  Many of these societies
work with a limited budget, supplemented by volunteers, and can not afford to
respond unless a SASE is included in your letter.
 
     New England Historic Genealogical Society
     101 Newbury Street
     Boston, MA 02116
     (617) 536-5740
       Dues:  $40.00 per year
 
          CONNECTICUT
 
     Connecticut Genealogical Society
     P.O. Box 435
     Glastonbury, CT 06033
       Dues:
 
     The Connecticut Historical Society
     1 Elizabeth St.
     Hartford, CT 06195
       Dues:
 
     Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc.
     P.O. Box 435
     2106 Main Street
     Glastonbury, CT 06033
 
     French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut, Inc.
     P.O. Box G-45
     Tolland, CT 06084
       Dues:
 
     Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut, Inc.
     c/o Jonathan D. Shea
     8 Lyle Road
     New Britain, CT 06053
       Dues:
 
Fairfield County
 
     Fairfield Historical Society
     636 Old Post Road
     Fairfield, CT 06430
       Dues:
 
     Brookfield, Connecticut Historical Society
     c/o Margo Pigeaud
     44 Hopbrook Road
     Brookfield, CT 06804
       Dues:
 
     Darien Historical Society
     Old Kings Highway North
     Darien, CT 06820
       Dues:
 
     New Canaan Historical Society
     13 Oenoke Ridge
     New Canaan, CT 06840
       Dues:
 
     Stamford Genealogical Society, Inc.
     Box 249
     Stamford, CT 06904
       Dues:
 
     Stanford Historical Society
     1508 High Ridge Road
     Stamford, CT 06903
       Dues:
 
     Trumbull Historical Society
     Trumbull Town Hall
     Trumbull, CT 06611
       Dues:
 
     The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, Inc.
     Bush-Holley House
     39 Strickland Road
     Cos Cob, CT 06878
     (203) 869-6899
       Dues:
 
Hartford County
 
     Wethersfield Historical Society
     150 Main Street
     Wethersfield, CT 06109
       Dues:
 
     The Windsor Historical Society
     96 Pallisado Avenue
     Windsor, CT 06095
       Dues:
 
     Salmon Brook Historical Society
     Granby, CT 06035
       Dues:
 
Litchfield County
 
     Litchfield Historical Society
     Litchfield, CT 06759
       Dues:
 
Middlesex County
 
     Middlesex County Historical Society
     151 Main Street
     Middletown, CT 06457
       Dues:
 
     Essex Historical Society
     6 New City Street
     Essex, CT 06426
       Dues:
 
New Haven County
 
     New Haven Colony Historical Society
     114 Whitney Avenue
     New Haven, CT 06510
       Dues:
 
     North Haven Historical Society
     27 Broadway
     North Haven, CT 06473
       Dues:
 
New London County
 
     New London County Historical Society
     11 Blinman Street
     New London, CT 06320
       Dues:
 
Windham County
 
     Aspincok Historical Society of Putnam, Inc.
     P.O. Box 465
     Putnam, CT 06260
 
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                       VITAL RECORDS
 
Town Records
 
Birth, marriage, and death records were kept by each town clerk.
 
State Records
 
State registration of vital statistics began in 1897 and was generally
complied with by 1915.
 
          Vital Records Section
          State Department of Health
          150 Washington Street
          Hartford, CT 06106
 
State your relationship to the individual you want information about and the
reason you want the information.
 
Birth records are considered confidential and can only be searched by (1) the
individual, his mother or father; (2) an attorney; or (3) a member of a
genealogical society in Connecticut.  You may wish to write to the
Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc., for help in searching birth
records. There will be a fee for this service.
 
Delayed registrations of births were kept by the town clerk and have the same
restrictions as other vital records.
 
Divorce Records
 
Divorce proceedings are usually kept by the clerk of the superior court where
the divorce was granted. The Connecticut State Library has some early divorce
records.
                              (Source: FHC Research Guide)
 
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                       STATE ARCHIVES
 
          Connecticut State Library
          231 Capitol Avenue
          Hartford, CT 06115
 
Connecticut: In Hartford, near (in?) the state capitol building. Quite
large. Many family histories, county and town histories, genealogical
periodicals, indexes of CT cemetary records, the original Barbour index
of CT vital records, etc. Open Mon-Fri, Sat morning (but this may have
changed).
                      From: tgl@ssd.kodak.com (Tom Lathrop 588-0677))
 
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