The Connecticut historical Society in Hartford is a great place to research your New England family. The museum’s Library and Research Center houses more than 125,000 volumes relating to Connecticut, New England and U.S. history. It includes Connecticut town and city histories and directories, all extremely important to genealogical research. There are additionally 1,300 maps, 3,700 broadsides, and three million manuscripts, including one of the nation’s finest genealogical collections.
Now that fuel prices are reasonable again, why not plan a road-trip to the Research Center? You’ll find it located at 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, Connecticut. The Society is open noon to 5 p.m. weekdays, except Monday. It is also open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.