Are you a Connecticut resident researching your own family or a librarian, community center coordinator, or senior center coordinator working to coordinate a genealogy group? Here are some free resources that can help.
- FamilySearch: A free genealogy website run by the Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch has digitized images of records from throughout the country. Not every record is available from home, but local libraries can become FamilySearch affiliates and have increased access. Don’t forget to check out the classes in the learning center.
- The Connecticut State Library: Run by the state of Connecticut, CSL has a ton of resources for researching your family history. These include sources documenting Connecticut’s history, research texts from around the country, and even databases accessible to residents from home.
- ResearchITCT.org: This state run site is accessible to residents from home with your local library card and includes newspapers, access to limited Ancestry.com collections and more.
- Connecticut Digital Archive: A digital repository of Connecticut records, CT Digital Archive is a great place to look for newspapers and more!
- Chronicling America: The newspaper site of the Library of Congress, Chronicling America offers great access to older CT newspapers. Don’t forget to check out the full digital collections of the library at loc.gov.
- The National Archives: NARA is the repository for federal records. Many digitized records are now attached to their catalog.
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