The CMCH is an excellent resource for researching your family history.

The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History is a great place to start or continue research into your family history. Our collection includes printed genealogies, Connecticut town and city directories (some runs are incomplete), and local histories for New England and some non-New England states, including published vital records, church records, and cemetery inscriptions.

An onsite visit to the Waterman Research Center also provides access to the following online genealogical resources including Ancestry Library Edition, Newspapers.com (New England edition), American Ancestors, ProQuest (access to newspapers including the Hartford Courant), Fold3 (military records), and FIMo (fire insurance maps).

Featured genealogical materials include:

Reference Material

• Published passenger and immigration lists
• Military lists
• Biographical dictionaries
• Hereditary registers
• Genealogical indices and bibliographies
• Guides for ethnic research
• Census indices—New England, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 1790-1850

Genealogical Manuscripts

• Collections compiled by professional genealogists for clients or by individuals working on their own families. Material is filed by family or town, and includes compiled family histories, data sheets, notes, copies of bible records, miscellaneous abstracts of probate, land, church, and vital records.

Genealogical Periodicals

• New England Historical and Genealogical Register
• Connecticut Nutmegger
• The American Genealogist