Free Online Connecticut Digital Archives

The Ancestor Hunt has been cataloging and listing links to free online genealogy collections in over 20 different record categories since 2014. These are available for you to view and use via the Resources tab above.

It occurred to me, however, that there is a massive amount of genealogy and historical material that can help us researchers as we discover who belongs in our family tree, and more importantly, what is their life story. But this genealogical and historical material doesn’t fit nicely into a specific genealogy record category.

As researchers, we should avail ourselves of the types of materials listed below. They definitely will help us in our genealogy and family history research  These online resources are available generally at state libraries and archives, larger public libraries, and college and university digital collections. Hence the creation of these lists of free online digital archives. I hope they prove useful to you in your pursuit

Types of Information Available in Digital Archives

• Scrapbooks
• Diaries
• Family Papers, Biographies, and Other Collections
• Letters
• Oral Histories
• Maps
• Bulletins and Newsletters
• Corporate Collections
• Local Community and County Histories
• Photographs and Postcards
• Rare Books and Manuscripts
• Government Publications and Documents
• and Yes, Genealogy Record Collections and Indexes

The Free Online Digital Archives for the state are listed below, preceded by Archives that are available for the region or the country:

Multistate Archives

• Digital Commons Collections
• Digital Public Library of America
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• PastPerfectOnline Collections
• Smithsonian Digital Library

Connecticut

• Albertus Magnus College Digital Collections
• Central Connecticut State University Digital Collections
• Connecticut College Digital Collections
• Connecticut Digital Archive
• Connecticut History Illustrated
• Connecticut History Online
• Connecticut State Library Digital Collections
• ConnecticutHistory.org
• Eastern Connecticut State University Digital Collections
• Fairfield University Digital Collections
• Mitchell College Digital Collections
• Quinnipiac College Digital Collections
• Sacred Heart University Digital Collections
• Southern Connecticut State University Digital Collections
• Trinity College Digital Collections
• University of Bridgeport Digital Collections
• University of Connecticut Digital Collections
• University of Hartford Digital Collections
• University of New Haven Digital Collections
• Wesleyan University Digital Collections
• Western Connecticut State University Digital Collections
• Yale University Digital Collections