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Connecticut
Research Outline
   

Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Public Records
Taxation
Town Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

NEWSPAPERSLook this term up in the glossary.

Marriage and death notices published in Connecticut newspapers for the period 1796 to 1865 have been indexed in the Charles R. Hale Collection, described in the “Cemeteries” section of this outline (FHL film 003076-398).

The Hartford Times published a genealogical queries section at various times from 1901 to 1967. Indexes to surnames and copies of clippings for some years are at the Family History Library (on 9 FHL films beginning with 1421780). This is listed in the Family History Library Catalog under CONNECTICUT - GENEALOGY.


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PERIODICALSLook this term up in the glossary.

The major periodicalsLook this term up in the glossary. and magazines helpful for Connecticut research are:

The American Genealogist. 1939-. Published by David L. Greene, P.O. Box 398, Demorest, GA 30535-0398. (FHL book 973 B25aga.)

Connecticut Ancestry (formerly: Stamford Genealogical Society Bulletin). 1958-. Published by Stamford Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 249, Stamford, CT 06904-0249. (FHL book 974.6 B2s.)

Connecticut Maple Leaf. 1983-. Published by the French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut, P.O. Box 929, Tolland, CT 06084-0928. (FHL book 974.6 F25c.) This is listed in the Family History Library Catalog under CONNECTICUT - MINORITIES.

The Connecticut Nutmegger. 1968-. Published by Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc., P.O. Box 435, 175 Maple St., Glastonbury, CT 06033-0435. (FHL book 974.6 D25n.)

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 1847-. Published by the Society, 101 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02116. (FHL book 974 B2ne.) The book has cumulative indexes to 1994.

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