A

about Connecticut

Academic Awards, Board for, description

Acadians, genealogical resources

Accountancy, Board of, description

acts. See public and special acts

Adjutant General. See Military Department, description

administrative code (state agency regulations)

Administrative Services, Department of, description

adoption and adoption records

Adult Probation, Office of, description

aerial photographs

online collection

research guide

Aeronautics, Bureau of

Aeronautics, Department of, description

African-American Affairs Commission, description

African-Americans

Amistad Affair

Black Governors

Freedom Trail, description

Freedom Trail Quilt project

genealogical resources, research guide

Litchfield County court records - minorities, 1753-1854, finding aid

New London County court records – African-Americans, 1701-1774, finding aid

slave traders, logbook

slavery in Connecticut, research guide

Twenty-Ninth (Colored) Regiment

history

timeline

William Webb, Civil War soldier, on-line exhibit

Aging, Commission on, description

Aging, Department on, description

Agricultural Experiment Station, description

Agriculture and Natural Resources. Department of.

Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Department of

Agriculture, Department of

description

records, 1866-1978, finding aid

air quality, pathfinder

air transport, pathfinder

Albany Avenue Child Guidance Center, history

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, description

Alcoholism, Commission on

archival records, finding aid

description

alternate energy sources, pathfinder

Amistad Affair

Andover, town records, finding aid

Appellate Court. See under Courts

Appropriations Committee, records, finding aid

Architectural Examining Board. See Architectural Licensing Board, description

Architectural Licensing Board, description

Architectural Registration Board

Architectural Survey by WPA (Works Progress Administration)

archives. See State Archives

Army-Navy Club of Connecticut, records, finding aid

Arts and Crafts Club of Hartford, records, finding aid

Arts, Connecticut Commission on the

description

records, 1962-1978, finding aid

Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, Commission on, description

Ashford, town records, finding aid

Ask a Librarian

Athletic Commission, description

Attorney General, description

attorneys, biographical information

Auditors of Public Accounts, description

Aviation, Commissioner of

Avon, town records, finding aid

 

B

Baldwin, Raymond E., Governor

biography

gubernatorial records, finding aids

1939-1941

1943-1946

Baldwin, Roger Sherman, Governor, biography

Baldwin, Simeon E., Governor, biography

Banking, Department of

description

records, 1865-1971, finding aid

Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians, Connecticut Examining Board for, description

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records (1600s-ca.1850)

Barkhamsted, town records, finding aid

Berlin, town records, finding aid

Bethany, town records, finding aid

Bible and Family Records Index

Bill Room

biographical information

attorneys

Biographical Sketches collection

Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Biography/Obituary Clipping File, 1939-date

General Assembly members, 1776-date

governors of Connecticut

History and Genealogy Biography Vertical File

judges

subscription databases

Birge (Willis H.) Financial Papers, finding aid

Black Governors

Blacks. See African-Americans

Blind, Board of Education and Services for the, description

Bloomfield, town records, finding aid

Blue Book (State Register and Manual)

Board of Governors for Higher Education

Boating Safety Commission, description

Bolton, town records, finding aid

Bond Commission, State, description

boroughs, cities and towns. See municipalities

boundaries

boundary commissions, records, 1821-1962, finding aid

Colonial boundaries, archival records

historical note

Panhandle

Southwick Jog

Bowles, Chester, gubernatorial records, 1949-1951, finding aid

Bozrah, town records, finding aid

Bradley International Airport, pathfinder

Bridgewater, town records, finding aid

Brookfield, town records, finding aid

Brooklyn, town records, finding aid

budget. See state budget

buildings. See historic buildings; State Building Code

Bulkeley, Morgan G., Governor, biography

Burlington, town records, finding aid

Business Regulation, Department of, description

 

C

campaign finance information

Canaan, town records, finding aid

Canadians, genealogical resources

candidates, 2008 elections

Canterbury, town records, finding aid

Canton, town records, finding aid

capital punishment

capitals of the state

See also State Capitol, Hartford (building)

Capitol Commissioners, 1871-1880, records finding aid

Care and Treatment of the Chronically Ill, Aged and Infirm, Commission on the, description

cargo transport, pathfinder

Cedarcrest Sanatorium/Cedarcrest Regional Hospital, description

cemeteries

Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions

laws

records from headstones, WPA project

resources at CSL

census sources

historical resources

pathfinder

Chaplin, town records, finding aid

charities

Charities, State Board of

Charter Oak

Liberties and Legends (museum exhibit)

State Tree

Charter Oak State College, description

Charter of the Colony of Connecticut, 1662

See also Charter Oak; constitutions

image

transcription

Cheshire Reformatory. See Connecticut Reformatory, description

Cheshire, town records, finding aid

Chester, town records, finding aid

Chief Medical Examiner, Office of, description

Chief State's Attorney. See Criminal Justice, Division of, description

Child Advocate, Office of the, description

child support and arrearage guidelines

children

foster care

health resources

HUSKY Plan

juvenile justice

obesity

temporary homes, county records finding aid

Children and Families, Department of, description

Children and Youth Services, Department of

Children, Commission on, description

Chiropody, Board of Examiners in

Chronically Ill, Aged and Infirm, Commission on the Care and Treatment of the, description

church records

Church Records Index

Vosburgh Collection of New York State Church Records

circuit breaker tax relief program

Circus Fire, Hartford, July 6, 1944

cities, towns and boroughs. See municipalities

Civil Administration Code, Commission on, records, 1915-1921, finding aid

Civil Defense, Office of, description

Civil Preparedness, Office of, description

Civil Service Commission, records, 1913-1921, finding aid

Civil War, 1861-1865

Army-Navy Club of Connecticut, records, finding aid

chronology

Civil War Centennial Commission, records, 1959-1965, finding aid

Deceased Veterans Discharge Files, 1882-1936

Noble Pension Database

research guide

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, CT. Div., records, finding aid

Twenty-Ninth (Colored) Regiment

history

timeline

William Webb, Civil War soldier, on-line exhibit

Claims Commissioner, Office of the, description

Clean Air Commission, description

climate

Clinton, town records, finding aid

Colchester, town records, finding aid

colleges and universities, statistics

Colonial Connecticut Records, 1636-1776

Colonial Seal

See also Great Seal (State Seal); Original Seal

Colonial wars, resources at CSL, research guide

Colt Firearms Collection

Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company

pictorial collection, circa 1864-1961, finding aid

records, 1810-1980, finding aid

research guide

Columbia, town records, finding aid

Commerce, Department of

Commercial Recording Division (Secretary of the State)

common law marriage

Common Schools, Board of Commissioners of

Common Schools, Superintendent of

Community Affairs, Department of, description

community-technical colleges, description

Compensation Commissioners, Board of

CONCORD (commercial recording database)

condemnation of land (eminent domain)

Condominium Act

Congress. See United States Congress

Connecticut

about

quick facts

Connecticut Agricultural College

Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, description

Connecticut Child Study and Treatment Home, history

Connecticut Children's Place, description

Connecticut Colony for Epileptics, description

Connecticut Commission on the Arts, description

Connecticut Correctional Institution, Cheshire

Connecticut Correctional Institution, Niantic

Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers

Connecticut Development Authority, description

Connecticut Development Commission

Connecticut Digital Archive

Connecticut Digital Library

Connecticut Employees' Merit Award Board

Connecticut Energy Agency, description

Connecticut General Statutes. See General Statutes of Connecticut

Connecticut government. See state government

Connecticut Heritage Foundation

Connecticut Historical Commission

description

records, 1776-1987,  finding aid

Connecticut History Online

Connecticut Hospital for the Insane

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, description

Connecticut Indian Affairs Council, description

See also Native Americans

Connecticut Industrial School for Girls. See Long Lane School

Connecticut Juvenile Training School, description

Connecticut Licensing Information Center

Connecticut Lottery Corporation, description

Connecticut Mortgage Authority

Connecticut Newspaper Project

See also newspapers

Connecticut Reformatory, Cheshire, description

Connecticut River Bridge and Highway District Commission, record, 1879-1949, finding aid

Connecticut Safety Commission, description

Connecticut School for Boys, Meriden

description

records, 1855-1995, finding aid

Connecticut Siting Council

Connecticut State Capitol Preservation and Restoration Commission, records finding aid

Connecticut State College

Connecticut State Depository Library Program

Connecticut State Hospital for the Insane. See Connecticut Valley Hospital

Connecticut State Library

See also libraries

collections

commission for a State Library and Supreme Court building, records, 1904-14, finding aid

history

1854-1910

Connecticut State Library and Supreme Court building

digital collection

tours

Connecticut State University, description

Connecticut School for Imbeciles at Lakeville, description

Connecticut Tax Study Commission, records, 1966-1967, finding aid

Connecticut Tourism Council, description

Connecticut Training School for Feebleminded at Lakeville, description

Connecticut Transportation Authority, description

Connecticut Valley Hospital (Connecticut State Hospital for the Insane)

archival records, finding aid

description

Connecticut Wholesale Milk Producers' Council, description

Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, finding aid

Connecticut Youth Institution

Connecticut's Future, Commission on, description

ConneCTkids

constitutions

See also Fundamental Orders, 1638-1639 (First Constitution of Connecticut)

Charter of the Colony of Connecticut, 1662

image

transcription

Constitution of 1818

constitutional convention, records

text

Constitution of the State of Connecticut, 1965

Amendments, with legislative histories

Journal of the Constitutional Convention of Connecticut, 1965

Constitution of the United States and Amendments

history

pathfinder

Consumer Counsel, Office of, description

consumer issues

Consumer Protection, Department of, description

contracts, right of rescission

Control, Board of. See Policy and Management, Office of

Cooke, Lorrin A., Governor, biography

copyright

Cornwall, town records, finding aid

corporations

archival records

Commercial Recording Division (Secretary of the State)

CONCORD (commercial recording database)

Correction, Department of, description

corrections

See also Pardons and Parole, Board of; Pardons, Board of; Parole, Board of

Connecticut Reformatory, description

Jail Administration, State, description

jails, county records finding aid

juvenile justice

pathfinder

State Prison, Somers, description

Wethersfield State Prison

York Correctional Institution, description

cosmeticians, examining board for

cost of living index

counties

See also specific counties

abolition

composition

histories, bibliography

records, 1792-1961, finding aid

courts

See also Judicial Branch; law and legislation

Appellate Court cases

general information

history (Judicial Branch web site)

judges, biographical information

juvenile justice

Litchfield County Court records, finding aids

Files, 1751-1855

Minorities, 1753-1854

Papers by Subject, 1750-1855

records, 1895-1960

New London County Court records, finding aids

African-Americans, 1701-1774

Files, 1691-1774

Native-Americans, 1701-1774

Papers by Subject, 1685-1855

Superior Court

cases (civil/family, housing and small claims cases)

docket books

Supreme Court

cases

building

Chief Justices

Coventry, town records, finding aid

Crandall, Prudence, State Heroine

biography

resources at CSL

crime

fines and penalties

statistics

Criminal Injuries Compensation Board

Criminal Justice Commission, description

Criminal Justice, Division of, description

criminal law, legislative history

Cromwell, town records, finding aid

Cross, Wilbur L., Governor

biography

gubernatorial records, 1931-1939, finding aid

Culture and Tourism, Connecticut Commission on, description

Custody, Divorce and Children, Commission on, description

 

D

Dairy and Food Commissioner, description

Dams, Dikes and Reservoirs, State Board of Supervision of, description

Danbury, town records, finding aid

Deaf and Hearing Impaired, Commission on the, description

death penalty

Declaration of Independence

Defense, Council of, records, 1917-1919, finding aid

DeLuca, Louis. see Bipartisan Senate Committee of Review, records, finding aid

Demolition, State Commission on, description

Dempsey, John, gubernatorial records, 1955-1971, finding aid

Dental Commission, State

description

records, 1893-1950, finding aid

depository library programs

federal

state

Derby, town records, finding aid

Developmental Disabilities, Connecticut Council on, description

Developmental Services, Department of, description

Digital Archive, Connecticut

Digital Collections

Digital Library, Connecticut

Disabilities, Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with, description

disasters

divorce records

Domestic Animals, Commissioner on, description

drugs

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

prescription drug prices

drunk driving

administrative sanctions

criminal penalties

pathfinder

summary of laws and penalties

Durham, town records, finding aid

 

E

e-journals

Early General Records (colonial and early statehood records)

early settlers of Connecticut

East Granby, town records, finding aid

East Haddam, town records, finding aid

East Hampton, town records, finding aid

East Hartford, town records, finding aid

East Haven, town records, finding aid

East Lyme, town records, finding aid

East Windsor, town records, finding aid

Economic and Community Development, Department of

description

records, finding aid

Economic Development, Department of

Economic Opportunity, Office of, description

economy, statistics

education

elementary and secondary education, statistics

higher education, statistics

magnet schools

school finance

Education, Board of

Education Committee, records, finding aid

Education, State Department of, description

Educational Technology, Connecticut Commission for, description

effective dates of public and special acts

Elderly Persons, Commission for Services for

elderly persons, property tax relief for

Elderly Services Division

Election Laws Commission, records, 1939-1941, finding aid

elections, 2008, Connecticut

See also State Elections Enforcement Commission, description

Electrologists, Board of Examiners of, description

electronic government information

Embalmers and Funeral Directors, Board of Examiners of

description

records, 1903-1929, finding aid

emblems. See state emblems

Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Department of, description

Emergency Management, Office of, description

Emergency Relief Commission

description

records, finding aid

eminent domain

Employment, State Emergency Committee on

energy use in Connecticut, pathfinder

Environment Committee, task forces, records, finding aid

environment, pathfinder

Environmental Protection, Department of

air, waste and water records, finding aid

Central Office, records, finding aid

description

natural resources and outdoor recreation records, finding aid

Environmental Quality, Council on, description

Epileptics, Connecticut Colony for, description

Etherington Commission, 1971, records, finding aid

ethics in government

pathfinder

State Ethics, Office of, description

ethnic groups

ethnic newspapers

Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee, records, finding aid

Executive Orders

No. Three (Equal Opportunity in State Contracts)

No. 7A (State Contracting Standards Board)

No. 7B (State Contracting Standards Board)

No. Sixteen (Violence in the Workplace)

No. Seventeen (Equal Opportunity in State Contracts)

 

F

Factory Inspector, Office of. See Labor, Department of

Fairfield County Home for the Care and Treatment of Persons Suffering from Tuberculosis

Fairfield County, records, finding aid

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Adolescent Unit, history

archival records, finding aid

description

Family Support, Office of, records, 2001-2004, finding aid

Farm Coordinator, description

Farmington, town records, finding aid

Farms and Markets, Department of

Federal Depository Library Program

Feeble-Minded, Connecticut Training School for

Filer Committee report on state government structure, records, 1975-1977, finding aid

Film, Video and Media Commission and Film, Video and Media Office, description

Finance and Control, Board of. See Policy and Management, Office of

Finance and Control, Department of. See Policy and Management, Office of

Finance, Board of. See Policy and Management, Office of

fines and penalties

Fire Fighting Personnel Standards and Education, description

Fire Prevention and Control, Commission on, description

Fire Safety Code and regulations

firearms. See Colt Firearms Collection

Firearms Permit Examiners, Board of, description

Firelands

fireworks

First Constitution of Connecticut, 1638-1639. See Fundamental Orders, 1638-1639

firsts in Connecticut history

Fiscal Study Commission, State, 1956-1957, records, finding aid

Fish Commissioners

Fisheries and Game, State Board of

description

records, 1911-1990, finding aid

Fitch, Thomas, Governor, biography

Fitch’s Home for Soldiers and Orphans, 1863-1940

See also Veterans' Home and Hospital

Deceased Veterans Discharge Files, 1882-1936

records, finding aid

Flood Control and Water Policy Commission, description

Flood Recovery Committee, records, 1955-1956, finding aid

floods

1936, photographs, finding aid

1938, photographs, finding aid

1955

history, with photographs

photographs, finding aid

Food and Drug Commissioner, description

Forestry Department, records, 1908-1940, finding aid

Forests and Wildlife, Commission on, description

Forfeited Rights, Commission on, description

foster care, pathfinder

Founders of Hartford and Founders Monument

Founders of Windsor

Franklin, town records, finding aid

Freedom of Information Commission, description

Freedom Trail, description

Freedom Trail Quilt project

French-Canadians, genealogical resources

Frisbie-Frisbee Family Association of America, Inc., Collection, 1713-2006

Fuel, Advisory Committee on, records, 1947-1948, finding aid

Fundamental Orders, 1638-1639 (First Constitution of Connecticut)

history

text

 

G

gambling, statistics

genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition

genealogical and hereditary societies

Genealogical Index Search Service

general resources

getting started in genealogy

local, county and state histories with genealogical information

professional genealogists

subscription databases

General Assembly

See also law and legislation

Appropriations Committee, records, finding aid

Bipartisan Senate Committee of Review, records, finding aid

Education Committee, records, finding aid

Environment Committee, task forces, records, finding aid

Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee, records, finding aid

Judiciary Committee, records, finding aid

members, 1776-date

papers, 1821-1870

Select Committee of Inquiry, finding aid

who represents you

General Hospital for the Insane

General Statutes of Connecticut

reference and conversion tables

search the statutes

geography

See also aerial photographs

Geological and Natural History Survey, description

George Washington Bicentennial Commission, records, 1931-1933, finding aid

Germans, genealogical resources

gift certificates and gift cards

Glastonbury, town records, finding aid

Government Information Services Unit

Government Reorganization, Commission to Effect, 1991-1992, records, finding aid

governors

See also Executive Orders; individual governors, e.g., Rowland, John G.

Black Governors

description and history

facts about

Office of the Governor, 1630-2004, records, finding aid

Office of the Governor, 1820-1858, records, finding aid

pathfinder

portraits

roster and biographies, 1639-present

Governor's Commission on Services and Expenditures, 1971, records, finding aid

Governor's Commission on Tax Reform, records, 1972, finding aid

Governor's Foot Guard, First Company, description

Governor's Foot Guard, Second Company, description

Governor's Horse Guard, First Company, description

Governor's Horse Guard, Second Company, description

Governor's Metropolitan Traffic Committee, records, 1953-1955, finding aid

Granby, town records, finding aid

grants and financial aid

Grasso, Ella, Governor

biography

gubernatorial records, 1971-1982, finding aid

Great Seal (State Seal)

See also Colonial Seal; Original Seal

Greater Bridgeport Children's Services Center, history

Greenwich, town records, finding aid

Griswold, Matthew, Governor, biography

Griswold, town records, finding aid

Groton, town records, finding aid

Guilford, town records, finding aid

guns. See Colt Firearms Collection; Firearms Permit Examiners, Board of, description

 

H

Haddam, town records, finding aid

hairdressers, examining board for

Hale, Nathan, State Hero

Hamden, town records, finding aid

Hampton, town records, finding aid

Hartford, city of

Circus Fire, July 6, 1944, research guide

founders

Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford, records, finding aid

town records, finding aid

Hartford City Guard Veteran Association, records, finding aid

Hartford County Home for the Care and Treatment of Persons Suffering from Tuberculosis

Hartford County, records, finding aid

Hartford Courant

Historical Hartford Courant, 1764-1922

Historical Hartford Courant, 1923-1984

website

Hartford Housing Authority investigation, 1940-1951, finding aid

Hartford Woman's Club, records, 1896-1923, finding aid

Hartland, town records, finding aid

Haynes, John, Governor, biography

hazardous waste, pathfinder

Healing Arts, State Board of, description

Health Care Access, Office of

description

records, 1973-1998, finding aid

Health, Connecticut Board of. See Public Health, Department of

Health, Department of. See Public Health, Department of

Health Services, Department of. See Public Health, Department of

health, statistics

Healthcare Advocate, Office of the, description

Hebron, town records, finding aid

Henry D. Altobello Children and Youth Center, history

hereditary societies

High Meadows (hospital), history

Higher Education, Department of, description

higher education, statistics

Highway Safety Commission

description

records, finding aid

highways

See also Merritt Parkway

highways and highway congestion, pathfinder

state agencies for, description

historic buildings

historic houses, research guide to old house resources

WPA Architectural Survey, Census of Old Buildings

historic documents

historic document preservation grant program

in Register and Manual

specific documents

historical museums

historical societies

general listing

websites

History and Genealogy Unit

history of state

Antebellum era (1819-1860)

bibliography

chronology

Civil War

Colonial period (1614-1776)

Connecticut Archives, 1629-1820

Connecticut History Online

Early General Records (colonial and early statehood records)

Federal and early national period (1789-1818)

firsts in state history

general resources

post-Civil War to World War II

post World War II

Revolutionary Era (1776-1789)

State Historian

Tercentenary Pamphlet Series

Homeland Security, Division of, description

Hopkins, Edward, Governor, biography

Hospital Reports, Index to

Hospitals and Health Care, Commission on, description

Housatonic Adolescent Hospital, history

House of Representatives (state)

houses, research guide to old house resources

housing

housing data

Housing, Department of, records, 1943-1994, finding aid

pathfinder

state departments, description

Temporary State Housing Rent Commission, records, 1942-1956, finding aid

how a bill becomes a law in Connecticut

flowchart

tutorial

Hull-Harper Commission, records finding aid

Human Resources, Department of, description

Human Rights and Opportunities, Commission on, description

Human Services, Council on

description

records, 1973-1977, finding aid

Human Services Reorganization Commission, records, 1977-1979, finding aid

Humane and Welfare Institutions Building Program