Links
Connecticut Genealogy Sites:
Connecticut Genealogy Society, Inc. - Focus on Southwestern CT
Connecticut Society of Genealogists - CT State-wide
Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc.
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut - houses a library at the Godfrey
French-Canadian Genealogy Society of Connecticut - Old County Courthouse,Tolland
Middlesex Genealogical Society - located in Darien, Fairfield, CT
Southington Genealogical Society - Southington, CT
Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club - Meets at the Middlebury Public Library
Connecticut Libraries:
Milford Public Library - Presentations on genealogical research every first Monday 1-3pm and first Tuesday 7-8pm. Check library calendar for topics.
Godfrey Memorial Library - Library with Connecticut and New England genealogy resources and online resources
Connecticut Historical Societies:
Derby Historical Society - Covering Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton
Hamden Historical Society - located at the Miller Library in Hamden, CT
Manchester Historical Society - has a genealogical group meets about once a month on Tues. mornings; takes research requests
New Haven Museum and Whitney Library - Maps, genealogies, New Haven directories, and other documents and manuscripts; see online catalog and research guides
North Haven Historical Society - headquarters located in the Cultural Center at 27 Broadway, North Haven,
Fairfield Historical Society - Museum and history center
Connecticut Irish American Historical Society - Founded 1988, library at SCSU in New Haven
Litchfield Historical Society - founded in 1856; museum
Connecticut Historical Society - Located in Hartford, see CHS Family History page
ICONN.org - Connecticut's research engine sponsored by Connecticut State Library and town libraries. Site requires a Connecticut library card, or click the "Try This!" button if you are a CT resident on a computer in CT. Access to HeritageQuest, US Census, newspapers and other resources.
Genealogy Groups in Adjacent States (NY, MA, NY, RI)
Orange County Genealogy Society - Focus on Orange County, NY
New England Historic Genealogical Society - Library in Boston, online resources
Genealogists in Connecticut
Come Home to Connecticut - Diana Ross McCain and Carol R. Whitmer offer research services in genealogy and history in Connecticut and New England
Other Genealogy Groups
Italian Genealogical Group - Website includes the NYC vital record database
German Genealogy Group - Website includes the NYC vital record database
Other Information of Interest in South Central Connecticut:
Centenary of Hamden - 1786. Centenary of Hamden, Connecticut. 1886. History of the Town of Hamden, Connecticut, with an account of the centennial celebration, June 15th, 1886. Prepared and pub. by authority of the town, under the editorial supervision of William P. Blake. Online at the Hathi Trust Digital Library
Hale Collection - 1935. Connecticut cemetery records transcribed in a WPA project lead by Charles Hale. Over 2000 cemeteries across Connecticut are included. Website created by New Horizons Genealogy.
Other Links
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - See Connecticut
Links last tested 23 June 2018.