This section lists the societies of Connecticut, giving details about each one and what resources and publications they offer.
Statewide
County
Statewide Societies
Connecticut Ancestry Society
The association was established in 1954 and now has members throughout North America.
Their site gives details about their publication which was first published as the Bulletin in 1958, becoming known as Connecticut Ancestry in 1971.
The publication is published quarterly and has approximately 40 pages in each issue.
It is possible to purchase back issues and name indexes of this journal from the site.
They also have some other publications for sale, which include:
- Abstracts for Greenwich – includes Births, Marriages and Deaths to 1847
- Abstracts of Church Records
- Abstracts of every Known Tombstone in the Town of Greenwich and Middle Patent Cemetery
- Cemeteries 1671-1911 (Contains details of Stamford cemeteries, plus cemeteries in Berlin, Brookfield, Killingly, New Canaan, New Farfield)
- Genealogical References in Stamford Land Records 1666-1800
- Headstone Inscriptions: Town of Stamford
- Short Directory of Names, Past and Current, of CT Boroughs, Cities, Towns and Unincorporated Areas
- Stamford Probate 1729-1848 (Abstracts – 2 Volumes)
- Stamford Town Meetings 1640-1806
- Stamford Vital Records 1641-1852
Website:
http://www.connecticutancestry.org
Connecticut Society of Genealogists
The association was established in 1968. Their site gives details of their extensive range of books and publications that are accessible in their Library.
Some of these resources include:
- Ancestor Charts
- Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Calendars of Wills
- Cemetery Inscriptions
- Census Returns
- Church Records
- Diaries
- Genealogical Reference Books
- Genealogies
- Vital Records
These resources do not only relate to the state of Connecticut, but other states in the America and further afield, such as England and Wales.
Their quarterly publication is called The Connecticut Nutmegger and it is possible to download a Table of Contents for journals published between 2006 and 2012.
Website:
http://www.csginc.org
County Societies
Middlesex Genealogical Society
The association was established in 1982. Darien was previously known as Middlesex and that is where the name of the association originates.
Many books are accessible at The Darien Library. The Darien Library also has an extensive collection of resources relating to Genealogy. These relate to:
- Births, Marriages and Deaths
- Cemetery Records
- Census Returns
- Church Records
- Genealogical Reference Books
- Genealogies
- Guides to Heraldry
- Passenger and Immigration Lists
An inventory of MGS and Library collections is accessible on the site. Their publication is published quarterly and newsletters published between 2008 and 2012 are available to download on the site.
Website:
http://mgsdarienct.org/