If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as there are specific categories and resources that have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- Access Genealogy – Connecticut
- Albertus Magnus College Digital Collections
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Connecticut
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Central Connecticut State University Digital Collections
- Chronicling America – Connecticut
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Connecticut College Digital Collections
- Connecticut Digital Archive
- Connecticut Historical Society
- Connecticut History Illustrated
- Connecticut History Online
- Connecticut Society of Genealogists Library
- Connecticut State Library
- Connecticut State Library Digital Collections
- ConnecticutHistory.org
- Cyndi’s List – Connecticut
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Connecticut
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America – Connecticut
- Eastern Connecticut State University Digital Collections
- Fairfield University Digital Collections
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Connecticut Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Connecticut
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – Connecticut
- Godfrey Memorial Library
- Google Books – Connecticut
- HathiTrust – Connecticut
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Connecticut
- Internet Archive – Connecticut
- Jewish Historical Society of New Haven
- LDS Genealogy – Connecticut
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Connecticut
- Mitchell College Digital Collections
- Mystic Seaport Museum Collections Research Center
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Boston
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New England Historic Genealogical Society
- New Haven Museum Whitney Research Library
- New Horizons Genealogy – Connecticut
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Patriot and Grave Registry
- Quinnipiac College Digital Collections
- RootsWeb.com
- Sacred Heart University Digital Collections
- Sanborn Maps – Connecticut
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- Southern Connecticut State University Digital Collections
- The Official Land Records Site
- Trinity College Digital Collections
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Bridgeport Digital Collections
- University of Connecticut Digital Collections
- University of Hartford Digital Collections
- University of New Haven Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Connecticut
- US GenWeb Archives – Connecticut
- Wesleyan University Digital Collections
- Western Connecticut State University Digital Collections
- Yale University Digital Collections
Here is the list of over 3,470 curated Connecticut genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!