Resources
We maintain a great selection of materials and resources that can be helpful in your research.
Library Collection
- Ancestry.com Library Edition (for use in-house only)
- Family Histories
- Town, County and State Histories
- Barbour Collection of CT Vital Records (books), index by town
- Barbour Collection of CT Vital Records (microfilm), index by surname
- Hale Collection of CT Cemetery Inscriptions (microfilm): by town, then cemetery (ca. 1934)
- Hale Collection of CT Cemetery Inscriptions (microfilm): by surname, then cemetery (ca. 1934)
NEWSPAPERS (microfilm):
- Farmington Valley Herald
January 1894–April 1901, January 1908–December 1986,
1988–1994 (partial years) - Hartford Courant
January 1987–December 1996 - New York Times
January 1852–December 1907, January 1969–November 15, 2008 - Connecticut 1930 Federal Census (microfilm), by county
- Wisconsin Federal Census (partial) (microfilm), by county: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910
Obituary Abstracts, Simsbury and Vicinity (ca. 1922-2006)
- DAR Lineage Books
- Genealogical Periodicals
- Death Index, Simsbury, ca. 1847–1892
- Marriage Index, Simsbury, ca. 1849–1877
- Church Records, Simsbury
- Simsbury (Center) Cemetery Gravestone Photos and Inscriptions
- William Phelps Eno Scrapbooks (containing correspondence and newspaper articles related to his work in traffic safety, ca. 1899–1939)
- George L. Hall World War I Letters (1917–1918)
- Military Records (partial) (microfilm):
Revolutionary War, Pension and Bounty Land Warrants Application Flies (Holcomb, Abel – Holcomb, Obed; 1800-1900 Holcomb, Peter – Holden, Job; Gillet, Adna – Gillete, Benoni); Rev. War Land App (Gal – Gli); War of 1812 (Low – Lun); Pennsylvania Union Soldiers (Low – Ly); 1861 Pension (Cark – Carp, Pet – Phil, Tom – Tow); Civil War, General Index to Pension Files for Union; Civil War, General Index to Pension Files for Union Soldiers, 1861-1934, Sabin, Frederick – Sames, Pearl)
