Truth or Myth: The older birth certificates were transferred from my ancestor’s Connecticut town to the State Library

Myth. 100% myth.

Originals of the birth records are held in the town hall or the town vital records office. They have not been transferred to the State Library. Some records still in the towns have been microfilmed (and digitized) by FamilySearch, and that’s what you’d be reviewing at the State Library.

If you are told you cannot access a post-1900 vital record, let me know. I’ll be glad to try to direct you as to next steps.

See instructions on how to best access birth records here.