Research Resources - Connecticut

• Archives
  • Archives in Connecticut, presented by New England Archivists.
  • Bridgeport Public Library (Below are just a couple of the subjects covered in the web site.)
    • Bridgeport Working: Voices from the 20th Century
    • Historical Collections
  • Connecticut State Archives
  • Guide to the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Archives
  • National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
  • Railroads.ucom.edu - University of Connecticut Libraries. Some sections of the web site include:
    • Railroad History Collections
    • Steam and Electric Locomotives of the New Haven Railroad Digital Collection
    • Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
  • Shain Library - Special Collections, Connecticut College.
  • University of Connecticut Archives and Special Collections Department at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.
  • Yale University
    • Libraries and Collections
    • Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
• Historical Sources
  • American Local History Network - Connecticut
  • Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society, Woodbridge, Connecticut.
  • An Art For Remembrance - 18th & 19th Century Connecticut Gravestones, Homer Babbidge Library, Stevens Gallery, Level B.
    • Men Who Carved the Cemetery Stones - The Colonial Burying Grounds of Eastern Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them, by Dr. James Slater, is the source for a list of men who carved the cemetery stones. (Not all of the stone carvers in the book are listed and described.)
  • Andover Historical Society, Long Hill Road, Andover, Connecticut 06232.
  • The Antiquarian & Landmarks Society - Historic Homes Open to the Public
    • The Raymond Cable Postcard Collection
  • Aspinock Historical Society of Putnam, 208 School Road, Putnam, CT 06260; (860)963-0092.
  • Avon Historical Society, P.O. Box 448, Avon, CT 06001.
  • Barkhamsted Historical Society, Barkhamsted Historical Society, P.O. Box 94, Pleasant Valley, CT 06063.
  • Berlin Historical Society, 305 Main Street (on the corner), Berlin, Connecticut 06037.
  • Bloomfield - Historical Society of Wintonbury Historical Society, 151 School Street, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002; (860) 243-1531.
  • Branford Historical Society-Harrison House, 124 Main Street, Branford, Connecticut 06405; (203) 488-4828.
  • Brookfield Museum and Historical Society, An Extended Learning and Research Center
    165 Whisconier Rd, PO Box 5231, Brookfield, CT 06804; (203) 740-8140.
    
  • Brooklyn Historical Society, 25 Canterbury Road, Brooklyn, CT 06234; mailing address: P.O. Box 90, Brooklyn, CT 06234-0090; (860) 774-7728.
  • Burlington Historical Society, P.O. Box 1215, Burlington, Connecticut 06013; (860) 673-3815.
  • Canaan Historical Society, Falls Village Depot, Railroad Street, P.O. Box 206, Falls Village, CT 06031.
  • Canterbury Historical Society, P. O. Box 2, Canterbury, CT 06331.
  • Canton Historical Society, 11 Front Street, Collinsville, Connecticut 06019.
  • Chaplin Historical Society, Chaplin Street, Chaplin, Connecticut 06235.
  • Cheshire Historical Society, P.O. Box 281, Cheshire, CT 06410.
  • Chester Historical Society, P.O. Box 204, Chester, CT 06412.
  • Colchester Historical Society, Elm Street, Colchester, Connecticut 06415.
  • Colebrook Historical Society, P.O. Box 85, Colebrook, CT 06021.
  • Columbia Historical Society, 138 Rt. 66, Columbia, Connecticut 06237.
  • Connecticut Buildings, Structures, & Architects on the Philadelphia Architects & Buildings Project (PAB) web site. You can search the database for buildings, structures, and architects either as a visitor or you can register free. You cannot search for specific cities, but you can search for county locations. There are no photographs presented, but the location and/or address and the name of the architect are included if known; and the historic registration information is also included.
  • Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
  • Connecticut GenWeb Project, George Waller, CTGenWeb Coordinator.
  • The Connecticut Gravestone Network
  • Connecticut Historical Society
  • Connecticut's Cultural Gateway, a program of the Connecticut Humanities Counsel.
  • Connecticut's Heritage Gateway, a program of the Connecticut Humanities Counsel.
    • Connecticut History Reference Shelf
    • Connecticut History Resources
    • Connecticut's Photo Album
    • Cultural Resources for Teachers
    • Online Exhibits
    • The Records of Our Past
    • Travel, Tourism and Cultural Resources
  • Connecticut Historical Societies and Museums, presented by the University of Connecticut. Libraries.
    • Graphics Collections (photographs, prints, etc.)
    • Library - Online Catalog
    • Manuscripts
    • Printed Materials
  • Connecticut History Online ("Photographs, Drawings, and Prints about Connecticut History")
  • Cornwall Historical Society, 7 Pine Street, Box 115, Cornwall, CT 06753.
  • Coventry Historical Society, P.O. Box 534, Coventry, CT 06238.
  • Cromwell Historical Society, 395 Main Street, Cromwell, Connecticut 06416; (860) 635-0501.
  • Danbury Museum and Historical Society, Danbury, Connecticut.
  • Darien Historical Society, Bates-Scofield Homestead, 45 Old King's Highway North, Darien, CT 06820.
  • Derby Historical Society, 37 Elm Street Ansonia, CT 06401 (203) 735-1908.
  • East Granby Historical Society, Box 188, East Granby, CT 06026.
  • East Haddam Historical Society Museum, 264 Town Street, P.O. Box 27, East Haddam C06423-0027; (860) 873-3944.
  • East Haven Historical Society, 200 Tyler St., P.O. Box 120052, East Haven, CT 06512.
  • East Lyme Historical Society, Thomas Lee House, Shore Road, Niantic, Connecticut 06357; (860) 739-6070.
  • East Windsor Historical Society, 115a Scantic Road, East Windsor, Connecticut 06016.
  • Easton Historical Society, P.O. Box 121, Easton, CT 06612; (203) 261-4622.
  • Ellington Historical Society, 70 Main St., P.O. Box 73, Ellington, CT 06029.
  • Enfield Historical Society, P.O. Box 931, Essex, CT 06426.
  • Fairfield Historical Society and Museum
  • Farmington Historical Society, P.O. Box 1645, Farmington, CT 06034.
  • Franklin Historical Society, P.O. Box 73, Franklin, CT 06254.
  • Gaylordsville Historical Society, Gaylordsville, Connecticut.
  • Glastonbury Historical Society, 976 Main St., South Glastonbury, CT 06073; (860) 633-4572.
  • Goshen Historical Society, 21 Old Middle Road, P.O. Box 457, Goshen, CT 06756-0457; (860) 491-9610.
  • Greenwich Historical Society, Greenwich, Connecticut.
  • Guilford Keeping Society, P. O. Box 363, Guilford, CT 06437; (203) 453-3176.
  • Haddam Historical Society, P.O. Box 97, Haddam, CT 06438.
  • Hamden Historical Society, P.O. Box 5512, Hamden, CT 06518.
  • Hampton Historical Society, P.O. Box 12, Hampton, CT 06247.
  • Hartland Historical Society, P.O. Box 221, East Hartland, CT 06027; (860) 653-0170.
  • Harwinton Historical Society, P.O. Box 84, Harwinton, CT 06791.
  • Hebron Historical Society, P.O. Box 43, Hebron, CT 06248.
  • Historic USGS Maps of New England, Unh Dimond Library, Documents Department & Data Center. (New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, and New York)
  • Historical Society of East Hartford, P.O. Box 380166, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108-0166.
  • Housatonic Valley, Connecticut - Northwest Connecticut - Resources provided to enable visits to Historic Sites in Connecticut's Housatonic Valley, presented by the Northwest Connecticut Convention & Visitors Bureau.
  • Institute for American Indian Study, Curtis Road, Washington CT 06793; (860) 868-0518.
  • Just What is Brownstone?, presented by Tingley’s Tidbits (Source: Gerald Wolfe, New York, A Guide To The Metropolis. Tracie Rozhon, "Brownstone (the Real Thing) Comes Back," NY TIMES, 7/4/2000, p1.)
  • Kent Historical Society, Kent, Connecticut 06757.
  • Killingly Historical Society, 196 Main Street, Danielson, Connecticut 06239; (860) 779-7250.
  • Killingworth Historical Society, P.O. Box 707, Killingworth, Connecticut 06419.
  • Lebanon Historical Society, 856 Trumbull Highway, on the Historic Lebanon Green, P.O. Box 151 Lebanon CT 06249; (860) 642.6579.
  • Lessons in Stone - Harvard's Building Blocks Teach Natural and Cultural History (Harvard Magazine). Text by David B. Williams and color photographs by Jim Harrison. (history and photographs)
  • Litchfield Historical Society
  • Lock 12 Historical Park and Museum, a restored section of the Farmington Canal (1828-1848), 487 N. Brooksvale Road, Cheshire CT 06410; (203) 272-2743.
  • Long Ago and Far Away - Images of Eastern Connecticut, Babbidge Library, Stevens Gallery. (University of Connecticut, Storrs - June 10 - August 10, 2001)
  • Lyme Historical Society, Inc., Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371; (860) 434-5542.
  • Madison Historical Society, Allis-Bushnell House, 853 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT 06443; Phone: 203-245-4567.
  • Manchester Historical Society, 126 Cedar Street, Manchester, CT 06040; (860) 647-9983; Mailing Address: 106 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040.
  • Mansfield Historical Society, P.O. Box 145, Storrs 06268-0145.
  • Maps - Old Maps of New York and New England (retail web site) Historical Ink offers map reproductions of ".New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut Cities, Towns & Villages & Gazetteer Excerpts."
  • Middlefield Historical Society, 405 Main Street, Middlefield, CT 06455; (860) 349-0665.
  • Middlesex County Historical Society, 151 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457; (860) 346-0746.
  • Milford Historical Society, 34 High Street, Milford, Connecticut; (203) 874-2664.
  • Monroe Historical Society, Box 212, Monroe, CT 06468; (203) 261-1383.
  • Montville Historical Society, P.O. Box 1786, Montville CT 06353.
  • Morris Historical Society, P.O. Box 234, Morris, CT 06763.
  • Mystic River Historical Society, Corner of High Street and Old New London Road, P.O. Box 245, Mystic, CT 06355-0245; (860) 536-4779.
  • National Register of Historic Places - Connecticut
  • New Canaan Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT 06840; (203) 966-1776.
  • New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide - in Connecticut
  • New Fairfield Historical Society, P.O. Box 8156, New Fairfield, CT 06812-8156.
  • New Hartford Historical Society, (location) 367 Main Street, Pine Meadow, CT; (mailing address) P.O. Box 41, New Hartford, CT 06057; (860) 379-6894.
  • New Haven Historical Society, 114 Whitney Ave, New Haven 06510; (203) 562 4183.
  • New London County Historical Society, Shaw Mansion, 11 Blinman St., New London, CT 06320.
  • New Milford Historical Society, P.O. Box 566, 6 Aspetuck Avenue, New Milford, CT 06776; (860) 354-3069.
  • Newtown Historical Society, 6 Bari Drive, Newtown, Connecticut 06470.
  • Noank Historical Society, 17 Sylvan St. Box 454, Noank, Connecticut 06340; (860) 536-3021 .
  • Norfolk Historical Society, 13 Village Green, P.O. Box 288, Norfolk, CT 06058.
  • North Branford, P.O. Box 563, 1605 Foxon Road, North Branford, CT 06471; (203) 488-0423.
  • North Haven Historical Society, 27 Broadway, North Haven, CT 06473; (203) 239-7722 .
  • North Stonington Historical Society, 1 Wyassup Rd., P.O. Box 134, North Stonington, CT 06359; (860) 535-9448.
  • Norwalk Historical Society, P.O. Box 335, 2 East Wall Street, Norwalk, CT 06852; (203) 846-0525.
  • Old Saybrook Historical Society
  • The Old Woodbury Historical Society Inc., Box 705, Woodbury, Connecticut 06798.
  • Orange Historical Society, The Academy, 605 Orange Center Rd. and The Stone-Otis House, 615 Orange Center Road, Orange, CT 06477; (mailing address) P.O. Box 784, Orange, CT. 06477; (203) 795-3106 or (203) 795-6465.
  • Portland Historical Society, Inc.
  • Preston Historical Society, Town Hall, 389 Route 2, Preston, CT 06365.
  • Railroads - A Brief History Lines West of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. by Philip C. Blakeslee, presented by Thomas Ehrenreich dba railroadextra.com.
  • Railways - A Summary of the State of Railroads in the United States, Including the Prospects for a Pacific Railroad, from the Report of the Superintendent of the Census for December 1, 1852 - Seventh Census. Web site presented by the Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum.
  • Salmon Brook Historical Society of Granby, 208 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, CT 06035.
  • Shelton Historical Society, P.O. Box 2155, 70 Ripton Road, Shelton, Connecticut 06484; (203)925-1803.
  • Simsbury Historical Society, 800 Hopmeadow Street, P.O. Box 2, Simsbury, CT 06070; (860) 658-2500.
  • The Society of Middletown First Settlers Descendants [1650-1700], Connecticut.
  • Somers Historical Society, 574 Main Street, Somers, Connecticut 06071.
  • South Windsor Historical Society, 11 Beldon Road, South Windsor, Connecticut 06074.
  • Southington Historical Society
  • Stafford Historical Society, 5 Spring Street, Stafford, CT 06076; (860) 684-7978.
  • Stamford Historical Society, 1508 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06903; (203) 329-1183.
  • Stonington Historical Society, Stonington Historical Society, 40 Palmer Street, Stonington, CT 06378; (860) 535-8445.
  • Stratford Historical Society, the Captain David Judson House and the Catharine B. Mitchell Museum, 967 Academy Hill, P.O. Box 382, Stratford, CT 06497; (203) 378-0630.
  • Thompson Historical Society, P.O. Box 47, Thompson, CT 06277; (860) 923-3200.
  • Trumbull Historical Society, 1856 Huntington Turnpike (Rte. 108), P.O. Box 312 Trumbull, Connecticut 06611-0312; (203) 377-6620.
  • Union Historical Society, 583 Buckly Highway, Union, Connecticut 06076.
  • Vernon Historical Society Museum and Library, 734 Hartford Turnpike, Route 30, Vernon, CT 06066; (mailing address) P.O. Box 2055, Vernon, CT 06066; (860) 875-4326.
  • Wallingford Historical Society - The Samuel Parsons House, 180 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492, (mailing address) P.O. Box 73, Wallingford, CT 06492-0073; (203) 294-1996.
  • West Hartford Historical Society and Noah Webster House Museum, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107; (860)521-5362.
  • West Haven Historical Society, 219 Court Street, West Haven, Connecticut 06516.
  • Weston Historical Society, P.O. Box 1092, Weston, CT 06883; (203) 226-1804.
  • Westport Historical Society, 25 Avery Pl., Westport, CT 06880; (203) 222-1424.
  • Wethersfield Historical Society, 150 Main Street, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109; (860) 529-7656.
  • Willington Historical Society, 49 Mirtl Road, Willington, Connecticut 06279.
  • Wilton Historical Society, Wilton Heritage Museum, 249 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897; (203) 762-7257 .
  • Winchester Historical Society, 225 Prospect St., Winsted, CT 06098; (860) 379-8433.
  • Windham Historical Society, Jillson House, 627 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226.
  • Windsor Historical Society, Windsor, Connecticut; (860) 688-3813.
  • Windsor Locks, Noden-Reed Park, 58 West Street, Windsor Locks, CT 06096; (860) 627-9212 or (860) 623-4143.
  • Wintonbury Historical Society, 151 School Street, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002; (860)243-1531.
  • Wolcott Historical Society and Museum, P.O. Box 6410, Wolcott, CT 06716; (203) 879-3013.
  • Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, Curriculum Units by Fellows of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, 1978-2000.
    • The Geologic History of Connecticut
    • Connecticut History - 1981 (1981 Volume on Connecticut History), presented by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.
    • Geology and the Industrial History of Connecticut, 1984, Volume VI
    • History of Connecticut Through 1690, by Joseph A. Montagna.
      • The Geologic History of the Earth and Connecticut: Effects it had on our State, by Michael Conte, Jr.
      • Native Rocks
    • The Geology of West River, by Carolyn Kinder.
    • Elements of Architecture, 1983, Volume I
    • Elements of Architecture, Part II, 1984 Volume I
    • Geology of Connecticut, by Lisa Alter.
    • Geology and Connecticut, by Raymond W. Brooks.
• Libraries
  • Beinecke Rare Book/Manuscript Library, 121 Wall Street, New Haven CT 06520; (203) 432-2972. This library is the repository for Yale University's papers. The general collection includes, rare books and manuscripts, the Yale Collection of Western Americana, and the Osborn Collection in addition to many other resources.
  • Connecticut Historical Society Library
  • Connecticut Libraries, presented by the Connecticut State Library.
  • Connecticut Libraries - Other Library Catalogs in Connecticut, presented by the Connecticut State Library.
  • Connecticut Polish American Library, presented by the Central Connecticut State University.
  • Connecticut State Library
    • Finding Aid to Connecticut Land Records
    • History and Genealogy
  • Godfrey Memorial Library, 134 Newfield Street, Middletown, CT 06457-2534; (860) 346-4375.
  • The Gunn Memorial Historical Library and Museum, P.O. Box 1278 Washington, CT 06793; (860) 868-7756.
  • Richard W. Woolworth Library of the Stonington Historical Society, Stonington, Connecticut. (mailing address) R.W. Woolworth Library, P.O. Box 103, Stonington, CT 06378-0103; (860) 535-1131.
  • Simsbury Genealogical and Historical Research Library, 749 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06070; (860) 658-5382.
• Museums
  • Allis-Bushnell House and Museum, 853 Boston Post Road, Madison CT 06443; (203) 245-4567.
  • Antiquarian and Landmark Society Museum, Offices & Library, 66 Forest Street, Hartford, CT 06105; (860) 247-8996.
  • Barnes Museum, 85 N. Main Street, Southington CT 06489; (860) 628-5426.
  • Barnum Museum, 820 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604; (203) 331-1104.
  • Boothe Memorial Park and Museum, Stratford CT 06497; (203) 378-0630. An Americana Museum, the house, which was built about1840, remodeled in 1914, is said to be "The Oldest Homestead in America," since it was on the foundations of the 1663 house and was continuously occupied.
  • Brookfield Museum and Historical Society, An Extended Learning and Research Center
    165 Whisconier Rd, PO Box 5231, Brookfield, CT 06804; (203) 740-8140.
    
  • CAMA - Connecticut Antique Machinery Association, Inc., P.O. Box 1467, New Milford, CT 06776.
  • The Captain David Judson House and the Catharine B. Mitchell Museum, Stratford Historical Society, 967 Academy Hill, P.O. Box 382, Stratford, CT 06497; (203) 378-0630.
  • Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, Willimantic, Connecticut
  • Connecticut Historical Societies and Museums, presented by the University of Connecticut Libraries.
  • Connecticut River Museum - The "Great River" of New England - The Connecticut River Excerpted from Edmund Delaney's The Connecticut River: New England's Historic Waterway.
  • Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, Route 195, Storrs CT 06269; (860) 486-4460.
  • Connecticut Town Historical Societies and Museums
  • Cove Warehouse, Wethersfield, Connecticut, N Main Street at Cove Park, Wethersfield CT 06109; (860) 529-7656. The maritime exhibit presents Wethersfield's role in the maritime trade of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
  • Danbury Museum and Historical Society
  • Day-Lewis Museum, 158 Main Street, Farmington CT 06032; 860) 678-1645.
  • East Haddam Historical Society Museum, 264 Town Street, P.O. Box 27, East Haddam C06423-0027; (860) 873-3944.
  • Fairfield Historical Society and Museum
  • The Glebe House Museum and Gertrude Jekyll Garden, PO Box 245, Woodbury, CT 06798; (203) 263-2855.
  • Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371; (860) 434-5542.
  • The Gunn Memorial Historical Library and Museum, P.O. Box 1278 Washington, CT 06793; (860) 868-7756.
  • Lebanon Historical Society Museum and Visitors Center, 856 Trumbull Highway, on the Historic Lebanon Green, P.O. Box 151, Lebanon CT 06249; (860) 642.6579.
  • Lock 12 Historical Park and Museum, a restored section of the Farmington Canal (1828-1848), 487 N. Brooksvale Road, Cheshire CT 06410; (203) 272-2743.
  • Mansfield Historical Society Museum, 954 Storrs Road (Route 195), Storrs CT 06268; (860) 429-6575.
  • Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105; (860) 247-0998.
  • Mashantucket Pequot Museum, 110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket CT 06338; (860) 396-6800. The museum presents the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and its land.
  • Mattatuck Historical Society Museum, 144 W. Main Street, Waterbury CT 06702; (203) 753-0381.
  • Museum of Connecticut History, presented by the Connecticut State Library.
  • Mystic Seaport Museum of America
  • National Railway Historical Society Museum - the Connecticut Eastern Chapter, P.O. Box 665, Bridge Street, Willimantic, CT. 06226.
  • Nellie McKnight Museum, Ellington Historical Society, 70 Main St., P.O. Box 73, Ellington, CT 06029.
  • Old Lighthouse Museum, the Stonington Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 103, Stonington, CT 06378; (860) 535-1440.
  • Old State House Museum, 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103; (860) 522-6766.
  • Peabody Museum of Natural History - Yale University
  • The Peters Railroad Museum, Wallingford, Connecticut.
  • Phelps Tavern Museum and Homestead, 800 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06070; (860) 658-2500.
  • The Thomas Griswold House Museum, Guilford, Connecticut.
  • The Unionville Museum, 15 School Street, Unionville, CT 06085; (860) 673-2231.
  • Vernon Historical Society Museum and Library, 734 Hartford Turnpike, Route 30, Vernon, CT 06066; (mailing address) P.O. Box 2055, Vernon, CT 06066; (860) 875-4326.
  • The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103; (860) 278-2670.
  • Waterford Historical Society Colonial Village, Jordan Green, Route 156, Waterford CT 06385.
  • Webb Deane Stevens Museum, 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT 06109; (860) 529-0612.
  • West Hartford Historical Society and Noah Webster House Museum, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107; (860)521-5362.
  • Windham Textile and History Museum, 157 Union-Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226; (860) 456-2178.
• Other
  • 1895 U.S. Atlas - Connecticut
  • Civil War Monuments of Connecticut, presented by the Connecticut Historical Society, A Museum, Library, and Education Center.
    • Purpose of Monuments
    • Monument Designs
  • The Connecticut Gravestone Network
    • Gravestone Carvers... The Basics
  • Connecticut's Freshwater Wetlands, by Stephen P. Broker; site presented by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. (Limestone/"marble" quarry mentioned on the site.) In this article there is a large limestone or "marble" quarry mentioned that is located in Robbins Swamp in the northern Limestone Valley of Connecticut. The quarry is reportedly visible west of the swamp.
  • Cyndi's List - Online Research Resources - Connecticut
  • Essex Connecticut - The Walking Map of Essex, Connecticut - A Joint Project of Connecticut River Museum and Essex Historical Society.
  • The Face of Connecticut - People, Geology, and the Land, Bulletin 110, by Michael Bell, State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, 1985, presented by Talcott Mountain Science Center.
    • Mining the Valley starts on page 31 and discusses the Connecticut Brownstone and Trap Rock industries.
    • Geology at Talcott Mountain Science Center. The web site includes a photograph of Talcott Mountain's Holyoke Basalt.
  • Northwest Connecticut Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Repositories of Primary Sources - Connecticut, University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
  • Scenic Byways – Connecticut, presented by the National Scenic Byways Program.
  • State of Connecticut - National Register of Historic Places
  • WPA Life Histories from Connecticut
  • Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Connecticut (Search the USGS Geographic Names Database.)

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