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Connecticut State Library
Special collections include but are not limited to court records, state and local history, Connecticut newspapers, census records, military records, Connecticut church, town and vital records, Connecticut archives and historical manuscripts, and Hale index to Connecticut cemetery headstone inscriptions.

Connecticut Genealogy Index Search Service
The indexes searched are the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Bible and Family Records Index, Connecticut Census Index 1790-1850, Hale Collection of Newspaper Marriage and Death Notices ca. 1750-1865, Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, Church Records Index, and Probate Estate Papers Index.

Professional Genealogists
The History and Genealogy Unit makes this list available as a courtesy but does not assume responsibility for any searches made. We do not refer work to them; you must correspond directly to learn of fees, references, etc.

Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc.
The Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. was founded in 1968 as a nonprofit organization to encourage and promote genealogical research and publication, to maintain and elevate genealogical standards and to provide instructional and educational programs and publications. Today, with a membership of 5,000+, CSG is one of the largest societies in the United States dealing exclusively with genealogy.

Connecticut Genealogy Forum
A useful message board site with a minimum coverage of the last seven days.

Connecticut Genealogy Resource Center
This is a starting point for Connecticut genealogy. There are links to a variety of information record, including archives, libraries, bible, biographies, cemeteries, census, church, court, directories, emigration, immigration, gazetteers, land, property, maps, military, naturalization, citizenship, newspaper, periodical, probate, surname, taxation, vital and voting.

Connecticut Genealogy
The Connecticut GenWeb homepage was created as part of the US GenWeb Project. The purpose is to provide a single entry point for all counties and towns in Connecticut where collected data will be stored.

Family History Centers in Connecticut
Family History Centers provide access to most of the microfilm and microfishe in the Family History Library to help patrons identify their ancestors. Everyone is welcome to come to the centers and use Family History Center resources.

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