ASSOCIATIONS
New England Historic Genealogical Society
101 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116
Membership, sales, 2 Newsletters, quarterly Register. Scope of library covers all of New England & expanding. The library  receives NEHG Register.

Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc
(mailings) P. 0. Box 435
Glastonbury, CT 06033-0435
860-569-0002
Membership, newsletter , library & sales. The library subscribes to the quarterly Connecticut Nutmegger.

Simsbury Historical Society, Inc.
800 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury,CT
860-658-2500
Membership, Sales T-Sat, 12-4 pm Research Library T, W, some hours by appointment.

To Find Other Associations see:
Bentley, Elizabeth Petty - Genealogist's Address Book

LIBRARIES TO VISIT:
Connecticut State Library
231 Capitol Avenue
Hartford. CT 06106
M-F, 8:30-4:30, 860-757-6580
All Connecticut information, be prepared to search for parking and wait for help. Their website has great information & wonderful links.

Connecticut Historical Society Library
1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105
*T-S,  10- 5         860-236-5621
All Connecticut information. Membership library. Parking is good. Great website.

Family History Center
1000 Mountain Road
Bloomfield, CT 06107
860-242-1607
Variety of Indexes on Fiche and computer. No charge for use, pay only for film ordered. ‘How-To’ Video, Computer Group, phone message has hours.

Simsbury Genealogical and Historic Research Library
749 Hopmeadow St.
(mailings) P. O. Box 484
Simsbury, CT 00070
Thurs-Sat, 9:30-3:30 pm         860-408-1336
Librarian/Genealogist
Membership Library, wide variety of services.

National Archives Regional Centers
 East
380 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 021541
1-781-647-8088

West
10 Conte Drive
Pittsfield. MA 02398
1-413-236-3600
M-F, 8:00-4:30 Call to verify.
All Census and other Federal documents.

GENEALOGY
or
FAMILY HISTORY

Simsbury Public Library
725 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, Conn. 06070
TEL: 860-658-7663
FAX: 860-658-6732

THREE STEPS TO GETTING STARTED

  1. The way to get started is to write down on charts, what you already know. Charts may be found in "how to" books. A reproducible master for genealogy charts (Pedigree Chart and Family Group Chart) is kept at the Reference Desk so you can make copies
  2. The next step is to check with older members of your family and among your records to fill in more information on your charts. Take good notes on anything family members tell you, even if it seems irrelevant at the time.
  3. Then you are ready to see if anyone has done a genealogy or family history. Visit the Library. Use C.O.N.N.E.C.T, a regional catalog (includes Simsbury and the Capital Region), and reQuest (a Connecticut statewide catalog), to determine if one is available.

TO LEARN MORE ON THE WEB

Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN - Has a great genealogical collection, known by genealogists everywhere. Access PERSI here.

Cyndi’s List - The first comprehensive list. This up-to-the-minute, award-winning site is one of the most popular on the net. At pmesent, more than 25000, links provide access to countries of the world, organizations .ethnic groups, calendars, family name, heraldry .record groups problem solving and more.

Ancestry - While this site is one of the more commercial home pages , it includes Census records searchable for a fee and a link to PERSI. Have fun in the Genealogy Shoppe, opinion polls, and genealogical columns. Has maps and previously unavailable files. The Simsbury Library subscribes to this database. Note: Ancestry only allow searches from within the library - it is not available through remote access.

Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative - A veteran of the Internet, Rootsweb makes a special effort to provide links to actual information, not just to other links. Two important features of this large search engine are the Roots-L State pages and the Roots Surname List. Find also, Social Security Death Index SSDI with a friendly searchable format.

US GenWeb Project - This page serves as an entryway into the massive Gen Web Project , whereby volunteers from all over the United States post web sites for their states and counties. This site explains the project in detail, and links directly to sites at the state level.