Resources
General Sources:
ResearchitCT- A database for scholarly articles of all sorts. If you’ve ever heard of Jstor, it’s like that. 22527032825669
CT Aerial Photography index: An index of old maps and aerial photos- which may be of use for those investigating a specific place.
Ancestry Classroom : Contains a variety of useful sources like immigration, military and census records.
Newspapers.com: If you are looking for an event or a person, there are often newspaper articles which can give you amazing insight into their lives.
Hartford Bound- A great resource visualising immigration patterns in and around Hartford.
Tobacco Sources:
Puerto Rico Tobacco Sources:
Green Tobacco Sickness. An illness affecting tobacco workers
Laboring in the shade
What they did for their summer vacation:
An oral history of migration from Jamaica
Martin Luther King in Simsbury
1910 Bloomfield Census
This document includes the Rise family mentioned above. What communities exist in Bloomfield in 1910? What kinds of immigrant groups existed? In what ways were people making a living?
1920 Bloomfield Census
This document is more typical of North Bloomfield in the 1920s. How were people making a living? What immigrant groups were prominent? How has the community changed since 1910?
Bloomfield Census- 1930
This census page shows the Cawtes listed on the land records above. What was their community like?
Bloomfield Census- 1950
This census page shows part of the Bloomfield community in 1950. What demographic shifts can you see? Where are the immigrants coming from?
