Database subscriptions are always a popular gift for genealogists. So which ones do I use most?
Actually, my favorite site for Connecticut research is free! FamilySearch requires registration but does not charge. The site hosts older land records, images of church records, pre-1900 vital records, probate files, and more.
Ancestry is great for Connecticut’s probate estate papers (they’re on FamilySearch as well, but they’re easier to search on Ancestry) and the Connecticut Church Record Abstracts (this is a searchable index to the original records available on FamilySearch ). FYI to Connecticut based researchers – you can access these collections for free from home here, using your local library card number. Click on “Connecticut State Library Ancestry.com” to log in.
And finally, American Ancestors offers access to local genealogy journals so that you can review prior research on your ancestors. (It’s also wonderful for research on early settlements through the Great Migration Study Project.)
Connecticut Roots by Charter Oak Genealogy 