Connecticut

For starters, the Connecticut State Archives includes seven name lookup databases that generally provide a full name and place of residence, along with a pointer to offline records. There are some important African-American and Native American resources included here:

• Litchfield County Court Cases Minorities Collection
• New London County Court Cases African Americans Collection
• New London County Court Cases Native Americans Collection (The court cases include the charges filed, such as lascivious carriage of a black man towards a white woman).
• Fitch's Home for Soldiers Database -- Civil War and Spanish American War
• Noble Pension Database--Ditto
• World War I Veterans Database
• Wethersfield Prison Records, 1800-1903, includes the crime and the prison term.

The archives also has online exhibits:

Connecticut Floods of 1955

Log Book of Slave Traders between New London and Africa, 1757-8

Happily, the Digital Collections of the Connecticut State Library offers a lot of additional material. Along with the usual collections of governor's papers and state publications, you'll find:

• Account Books, Diaries, and Journals
• Aerial Photographs, 1934 and 1956
• Agriculture Images
• Buildings and Structures
• Colt`s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
• Connecticut State Library History
• Connecticut WWII Veterans Commemorative Booklets
• Court Documents
• Founding Documents of Connecticut
• Henry Whitfield House Restoration and Landscaping Projects, 1900-1940
• Select Items from the Archives and Library
• Merritt Parkway Construction
• Natural Resources and Environment
• Newspapers of Connecticut
• Personal and Family Vital Records
• Samuel Wyllys Court Papers, 1663-1728, including withcraft trials.
• September 11, 2001: Connecticut State Government Responds
• Treasures of Connecticut Libraries
• WPA Architectural Survey