- Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
The collections include:
Many literary papers and rare books in the fields of literature, theology, history, and the sciences
Yale collection of American, German, and Western Americana literature
Early books and and manuscripts (pre 1500)
Early modern books and manuscripts (1500-1800)
Modern books and manuscripts (post 1800)
Our professional researchers can do research projects of many sizes and for many budgets. We customize the amount of research provided according to your needs.
If you want to know more about how our genealogists can further your research, you can request a research quote.
Some of the major records sources that can be used for genealogy research in Connecticut include:
- Birth, marriage, and death records were kept by some towns as early as 1630s
- Birth, marriage, and death records have been recorded by the state government from 1897 to the present
- Federal census records were recorded every 10 years starting in 1790
- State, territorial, and colonial censuses were recorded ifrom 1669 to 1917
- Land records were kept by the towns and counties from the time they were settled
- Probate records were kept by the local courts from 1635 to the present
- Churches sometimes kept records of the christenings, marriages, deaths, or other information about their members
- Newspapers were written in many areas and time periods which contain information such as notices of marriages, notices of death, and obituaries
- Town and county histories were written that record information about the settlers and their families; many family genealogies of the settlers of Connecticut have also been written
- Naturalization and citizenship records were recorded by the courts as early as 1791
- Ship passenger lists, tax lists, and town records were recorded for many areas