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BARKHAMSTED
Barkhamsted Heritage: Culture and Industry in a Rural Connecticut Town. Barkhamsted, 1976.

Lee, W.W. Barkhamsted, Conn., and Its Centennial, 1879: To Which Is Added a Historical Appendix, Containing Copies of Old Letters, Antiquarian, Names of Soldiers of the Revolution, 1812, 1846 and 1861, Civil Officers and Other Matter Interesting to the People of the Town. Meriden, 1881.

________. A Catalogue of Barkhamsted Men Who Served in the Various Wars, 1775 to 1865. Meriden, 1897.

Ripley, O.H. Sesqui-Centennial of Barkhamsted, Conn. Hartford, 1930.

BERLIN
Richards, E.W. Two Centuries Under the Covenant: A History of the Berlin Congregational Church. Berlin, 1975.

BETHANY
Lines, E.J. Bethany and Its Hills: Glimpses of the Town of Bethany as It Was Before the Railroads and the Fire Fiend Robbed It of Its Glory. New Haven, 1905.

Sharpe, W.C. Bethany Sketches and Records. Seymour, 1908.

BETHLEHEM
Bethlehem: A Primer of Local History from the Beginning to 1876, with Addendum. Bethlehem, 1976.

BLOOMFIELD
The Town of Bloomfield, Being Some Historical Aspects and a Program of Events Planned for the Occasion of the Celebration of the Bicentennial. Bloomfield, 1976.

Wintonbury Historical Society. From Wintonbury to Bloomfield. Bloomfield, 1983.

BOLTON
Alvord, S.M. A Historical Sketch of Bolton. Manchester, 1920.

Vital Records of Bolton to 1854 and Vernon to 1852. Hartford, 1909. 2 copies.

BRANFORD
Simonds, J.R. A History of the First Church and Society of Branford, Conn., 1644-1919. New Haven, 1919.

BRIDGEPORT
The Bi-Centennial Celebration of the First Congregational Church and Society of Bridgeport, Conn., June 12 and 13, 1895. New Haven, 1895.

BRISTOL
Bristol, Conn. ("In the Olden Time New Cambridge") which Includes Forestville. Hartford, 1907.

Congregational Church. Manual of Congregational Church with Full List of Admissions and Catalogue of Members, January, 1875. Hartford, 1875.

________. Appendix to Manual of Congregational Church. Bristol, 1881. [bound with above]

First Congregational Church. 225th Anniversary, 1747-1972. [s.l., 1972?].

Jennings, J.J. Centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of the Town of Bristol, June 17, 1885. Hartford, 1885.

BROOKFIELD

Hawley, Emily C. Historical Sketch of the First Congregational Church of Brookfield, Connecticut and of the Town of Brookfield. 1907.

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CANTERBURY
Records of the Congregational Church in Canterbury, Conn., 1711-1844. Hartford, 1932. 2 copies.

CANTON (see also Simsbury)
Barbour, S. Reminiscences by Sylvester Barbour, A Native of Canton, Conn., Fifty Years a Lawyer. Hartford, 1908. 2 copies.

Brown, A. Genealogical History with Short Sketches and Family Records of the Early Settlers of West Simsbury, now Canton, Conn. Hartford, 1856. 3 copies.

________. Genealogical History with Short Sketches and Family Records of the Early Settlers of West Simsbury, now Canton, Conn. Hartford, 1856. Facsimile reprint 1993.

Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Canton, Conn. Hartford, 1906.

CHESHIRE
Beach, J.P. History of Cheshire, Conn., From 1694 to 1840, Including Prospect, which, as Columbia Parish, Was a Part of Cheshire until 1829. Cheshire, 1912.

Landmarks of Old Cheshire. Cheshire, 1976.

CHESTER
Clark, T., ed. Kate Silliman’s Chester Scrapbook. Chester, 1986.

CLINTON
Stevens, T.A. Old Sailing Days in Clinton. Deep River, 1963.

COLCHESTER
Randall, F.E. "Memoranda of All The Inscriptions in the Old Burying Ground at Colchester, Conn., with Some Notes from the Town Records." Reprinted from New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Jan., 1888, et seq.

Taintor, C. M. Extracts from the Records of Colchester, with Some Transcripts from the Recording of Michael Taintor of "Brainford," Conn. Hartford, 1864. 2 copies.

COLEBROOK
DeLarm, A. Colebrook Stories. Colebrook, 1979.

Manchester, I.E. The History of Colebrook and Other Papers. Winsted, 1935.

COLUMBIA
The 150th Anniversary of the Organization of the Congregational Church in Columbia, Conn., October 24th, 1866. Hartford, 1867. 2 copies.

The Story of Columbia. Columbia, 1954.

CORNWALL
Allen, E. Cornwall in 1801. Cornwall, 1985.

Gannett, M.R. Cornwall Documents: Town Meeting Minutes 1740-1875. Cornwall, 1994.

COVENTRY
Dimock, S.W. Births, Marriages, Baptisms and Deaths from the Town and Churches in Coventry, Conn., 1711-1844. New York, 1897. 2 copies.

Peterson, M.G. Historic Sketch of Coventry, Conn.: Old Home Week Bicentennial Celebration, 1912. [s.l.], 1912.

CROMWELL
Adams, C.C. Middletown Upper Houses. New York, 1908.

Decker, R.O. Cromwell, Conn., 1650-1990. West Kennebunk, 1991.

Dudley, M.S. History of Cromwell: A Sketch. Middletown, 1880.

Johnson, J.E., and W.H. Tabor. The History and Architecture of Cromwell. Middletown, 1980.

DANBURY
Bailey, J.M. History of Danbury, Conn., 1684-1896. New York, 1896. 2 copies.

DEEP RIVER
Stevens, T.A. Along the Waterfront at Deep River on the Connecticut. Deep River, 1979.

DERBY
Orcutt, S. The History of the Old Town of Derby, Conn., 1880, with Biographies and Genealogies. Springfield, 1880.

Phillips, N.O. Town Records of Derby, Conn., 1655-1710. Derby, 1901.

DURHAM
Fowler, W.C. History of Durham, Conn., From the First Grant of Land in 1662 to 1866. Hartford, 1866; reprinted 1970. 2 copies.

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EAST GRANBY
Bates, A.C. Historical Sketch of Turkey Hills and East Granby. Hartford, 1949.

__________. Records of the Congregational Church in Turkey Hills, now the Town of East Granby, Conn., 1779-1858. Hartford, 1907.

__________. Sundry Vital Records of East Granby, Conn. Hartford, 1947.

EAST HAMPTON
Price, C. Yankee Township. 2 vols. East Hampton, 1941.

Potter, L.G., and W.A. Ritchie. The History and Architecture of East Hampton. Middletown, 1980.

EAST HARTFORD
Goodwin, J.0. East Hartford: Its History and Traditions. Hartford, 1879.

EAST HAVEN
Dodd, S. East Haven Register, Containing an Account of Names, Marriages and Births of the Families which Settled or which Have Resided in East Haven from its Settlement in 1644 to the Year 1800. New Haven, 1910.

Havens, D.W. Historical Discourse Delivered at the Centennial Clebration of the Dedication of the Stone Meeting House, East Haven, Conn. New Haven, 1876.

Hughes, S.E. History of East Haven. New Haven, 1908.

EASTFORD
Cameron, D.M. Eastford: The Biography of a New England Town. Danielson, 1976.

EAST WINDSOR
DeVito, M. East Windsor through the Years. Warehouse Point, 1968.

ELLINGTON
Crane, D. Biographical Sketches of Ellington Families. Hartford, 1889.

ELLSWORTH
Goodenough, G.F. A Gossip about a Country Parish of the Hills and its People. Amenia, 1900.

ENFIELD
Allen, F.O. The History of Enfield, Conn. 3 vols. Lancaster, 1900.

Johnson, A., et.al. Historical Sketch of the Town of Enfield. Hartford, 1876.

FAIRFIELD
Centennial Commemoration of the Burning of Fairfield, Conn., By the British Troops Under Gov. Tryon, July 8, 1779. New York, 1879.

Child, F.S. Fairfield, Ancient and Modern: A Brief Account, Historical and Descriptive. Fairfield, 1909. 2 copies.

__________. An Old New England Town. 2d ed. New York, 1895.

Jacobus, D.L. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairield. 2 vols. New Haven, 1930. [Index in v. 2]

Lathrop, C.P. Black Rock, Seaport of Old Fairfield, Conn., 1644-1870. New Haven, 1930. Includes journal of 1785 Yale graduate and 1762-1845 Black Rock resident William Wheeler.

Merwin, G.H. Ye Church and Parish of Greenfield, 1725-1913. New Haven, 1913.

Perry, K.E. The Old Burying Ground of Fairfield, Conn. Hartford, 1882.

Schenck, E.H. History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn., from the Settlement of the Town in 1639 to 1818. 2 vols. New York, 1889-1905.

Smith, H. Celebration on Greenfield Hill: Historical Discourse Delivered at the 150th Anniversary of the Formation of Greenfield Church, May 18, 1876. Southport, 1876.

FARMINGTON
Bickford, C.P. Farmington in Connecticut. Canaan, 1982.

Bissell, R.M. Historical Sketch of Farmington. Hartford, [s.d.].

Gay, J. Farmington Papers. Privately printed, 1929.

________. Farmington Local History: The Canal, An Historical Address. Hartford, 1899.

________. An Historical Address Delivered at the Opening of the Village Library in Farmington, Conn., Sept. 30, 1890. Hartford, 1890.

__________. The Tunxis Indians: Historical Address. Hartford, 1901.

Hewes, L. A Short History of Farmington, Conn. Farmington, 1935.

Hurlburt, M.S. Farmington: Church and Town. Stonington, 1967. 2 copies.

________. Farmington Town Clerks and Their Times. Hartford, 1943.

Porter, N., Jr. A Historical Discourse Delivered by Request before the Citizens of Farmington, Nov. 4. 1840, in Commemoration of the Original Settlement of the Ancient Town in 1640. Hartford, 1841.

FRANKLIN
The Celebration of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Primitive Organization of the Congregational Church and Society in Franklin, Conn., October 14, 1868. New Haven, 1869.

Records of the Congregational Church, Franklin, Conn., 1718-1860, and a Record of the Deaths in Norwich. Hartford, 1938.

Woodward, A. A Historical Address Delivered in Franklin, Conn., October 14, 1868, on the Two Hundredth Anniversay of the Settlement of the Town. 2nd ed. New Haven, 1870.

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GLASTONBURY
Chapin, A.B. Glastenbury for Two Hundred Years: A Centennial Discourse, May 18, 1853, with an Appendix Containing Historical and Statistical Papers. Hartford, 1853. 2 copies.

McNulty, M.G. Glastonbury, From Settlement to Suburb. Glastonbury, 1970.

Sawyer, F. and J. Eastbury Cemetery: an Outdoor Museum. Glastonbury, 1988.

Town of Glastonbury. Glastonbury, A Township, 1693. Glastonbury, 1943.

GREENFIELD HILL: See Fairfield.

GOSHEN
Hibbard, A.G. History of the Town of Goshen, Conn., with Genealogies and Biographies. Hartford, 1897. 2 copies.

God's Acre: Chronicle of an Ancient Burying-ground. [s.l.], 1905.

GRANBY (see also Simsbury)
Granby Town Records: 1786-1853. Granby, 1986.

GREENWICH
Mead, E.T. Greenwich Grows Up. Greenwich, 1990.

Mead, S.P. Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich, County of Fairfield and State of Conn. New York, 1911.

GRISWOLD
Phillips, D.L. Griswold: A History: Being a History of the Town of Griswold, Conn., from the Earliest Times to the Entrance of Our Country into the World War in 1917. New Haven, 1929.

Griswold, Conn.: A Paper by Daniel L. Phillips of Jewett City, Conn. [s.l.], 1902.

GROTON
Burnham, N.H. Battle of Groton Heights: A Story of the Storming of Fort Griswold and the Burning of New London on the Sixth of September, 1781. New London, 1907.

Caulkins, F.M. The Stone Records of Groton. Norwich, 1903.

Historic Groton, Comprising Historic and Descriptive Sketches. Moosup, [s.d.].

Stark, C.R. Groton, Conn., 1705-1905. Stonington, 1922.

GUILFORD
Andrews, E.W. The Henry Whitfield House, 1639. Hartford, 1937.

Hubbard, C.D. Old Guilford, Including the Lands Now Constituting the Towns of Guilford and Madison. Guilford, 1939.

Lane, R. W. A History of the North Guilford Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Founded 1720. [s.l., 1966?].

Norton, F.C. A Yankee Post Office: Its History and Its Postmasters. New Haven, 1935.

Proceedings at the Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Settlement of Guilford, Conn., September 8, 9, 10, 1889. New Haven, 1889.

Smith, R.D. History of Guilford, Conn., From its First Settlement in 1639. Albany, 1887.

Steiner, B. A History of the Plantation of Menunkatuck, and of the Original Town of Guilford, Conn. Baltimore, 1897.

HADDAM
Lewis, E.E. Historical Sketch of the First Congregational Church Haddam, Conn. Middletown, 1879.

The 200th Anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Haddam, Conn., October 14-17, 1900. Haddam, 1902. 2 copies.

HADLYME
Manual of the Hadlyme Congregational Church with a List of Officers and Members, From its Organization, June 26, 1745. Hartford, 1876.

HAMDEN
Blake, W.P. History of the Town of Hamden, With an Account of the Centennial Celebration, June 15, 1886. New Haven, 1888.

Dickerman, J.H. The Old Mount Carmel Parish, Origins and Outgrowths. New Haven, 1925.

Hartley, R.M. History of Hamden, Conn., 1786-1936. New Haven, 1943.

HARTFORD
Alden, J.D. Proceedings at the Dedication of Charter Oak Hall, upon the South Meadow Grounds of Col. Samuel Colt. Hartford, 1856.

Asylum Hill Congregational Church. Manual of the Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford, Conn., May, 1884. Hartford, 1884.

A Brief History of the First Baptist Church of Hartford. Hartford, 1897.

Burpee, C.W. A Century in Hartford, Being the History of the Hartford County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Hartford, 1931.

Bushnell, H. A Commemorative Discourse Delivered in the North Church of Hartford, May 22, 1853. Hartford, 1853.

Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn., 1863-1903. Hartford, 1903.

Centennial Memorial of the First Baptist Church of Hartford, Conn., March 23-24, 1890. Hartford, 1890.

Close, F.P. History of Hartford Streets. Hartford, 1969.

Commemorative Exercises of the First Church of Christ in Hartford at its Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary, October 11 and 12, 1883. Hartford, 1883.

Dunkleberger, G.S. An Early History of St. John’s Lodge, No. 4. Hartford, 1937.

First Church of Christ. Historical Catalogue of the First Church of Christ in Hartford, 1633-1885. Hartford, 1885.

Hartford Post. Hartford in 1912: Story of the Capitol City, Present and Prospective. Hartford, 1912.

Holcombe, E.S.G. Restoration of the Ancient Burying Ground of Hartford and the Widening of Gold Street. Hartford, 1904. [Includes a list of gravestones standing in 1835] 2 copies.

Hosley, W. and S.M. Holcomb, Sr. By Their Markers Ye Shall Know Them: A Chronicle of the History and Restorations of Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground. Hartford, 1994.

Love, W.D. Colonial History of Hartford, Gathered from the Original Record. Norwood, 1914. 2 copies.

Mansfield, L. The History of the Asylum Hill Congregational Church. Hartford, 1965.

Manwaring, C.W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Vols. I-III, Hartford District. Hartford, 1904-06. [V. 1 (1635-1700); 2 (1700-1729); 3 (1729-1750)] 2 sets.

Official Souvenir and Program of Monument First Connecticut Heavy Artillery and Dedicatory Exercises Held on State Capitol Grounds, Hartford, Conn., September 25, 1902. Hartford, 1902.

Our Lady of Sorrows Centenary, 1887-1987. Hartford, 1987.

Parker, E.P. History of the Second Church in Hartford. Hartford, 1892.

Picturesque Parks of Hartford. Hartford, 1900. Includes information about "noteworthy" Hartford residents.

Potter, R.H. Hartford's First Church. Hartford, 1932.

Russell, G.W. History of the Parish of Christ Church, Hartford. 2 vols. Hartford, 1895.

________. "Up Neck" in 1825. Hartford, 1890.

Silverman, Rabbi M. Hartford Jews. Hartford, 1970.

Stuart, I.W. Hartford in the Olden Times. Hartford 1853.

Talcott, M.K. "Original Proprietors of Hartford." Hartford, 1886. Excerpted from The Memorial History of Hartford County, Conn., 1633-1884. 3 copies.

Travelers Insurance Co. Evolution of a Building Lot, 1863-1913. Hartford, 1913.

Twitchell, W.I., ed. Hartford in History. Hartford, 1899.

WaIker, G.L. History of the First Church in Hartford, 1633-1883. Hartford, 1884. 2 copies.

Weaver, G. Hartford: An Illustrated History of Connecticut's Capital. Woodland Hills, 1982.

Weaver, T.S. Historical Sketch of the Police Service of Hartford. Hartford, 1901.

Weld, S. B. The History of Immanuel Church, 1824-1967. Hartford, 1968.

Welles, E.S. Births, Marriages and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield, Conn., 1631-1691. Hartford, 1898. 4 copies.

Woodhouse, Burnham, and Robins. General Index of the Land Records of the Town of Hartford. Hartford, 1986.

Wright, G.E. Crossing the Connecticut. Hartford, 1908.

HARTLAND
Ransom, S.A. History of Hartland, the 69th Town in the Colony of Connecticut. Winsted, 1961.

HARWINTON
Chipman, R.M. The History of Harwinton, Conn. Hartford, 1860.

HEBRON
Hebron, Conn., Bicentennial August 23rd-25th, 1908. Hebron, 1908.

Way, Mrs. C.D. An Historical Sketch of Gilead, Connecticut. [s.l.], 1905.

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Davis, A.S., ed. Kent, 1776. Kent, 1996.

KILLINGLY
Congregational Church. Manual of the Congregational Church in South Killingly, Conn. Danielson, 1888.

Official Program: Killingly Bicentennial, 1708-1908. [s.l.], 1908. 2 copies.

LEBANON
Hine, O.D. Early Lebanon: An Historical Address Delivered in Lebanon, Conn., July 4, 1876. Hartford, 1880.

Milne, G.M. Lebanon: Three Centuries in a Connecticut Hilltop Town. Canaan, 1986.

Nichols, J.C. A Historical Sermon Delivered on the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the First Congregational Church, Lebanon, Conn., Organized Nov. 27, 1700. Haverhill, 1895.

Trumbull, J. The Lebanon War Office: The History of the Building and Report of the Celebration at Lebanon, Conn., Flag Day, June 15, 1891. Hartford, 1891.

LEDYARD
Avery, J. History of the Town of Ledyard, 1650-1900. Norwich, 1901.

Ledyard Historic District Commission. Historic Ledyard: Vol. 1: Gales Ferry Village. Ledyard, 1976. 2 copies.

LISBON
Bishop, H.F. Historical Sketch of Lisbon, Conn., from 1786-1900. New York, 1900.

First Church of Christ. Confession of Faith and Covenant of the First Church of Christ, in Lisbon, Conn., 1849. Norwich, 1849.

LITCHFIELD
Boswell, G.C. The Litchfield Book of Days. Litchfield, 1899.

Fisher, S.H. An Account of the Congregational Church at Litchfield, Conn. New Haven, 1931. 2 copies.

Kilbourn, P.K. Sketches and Chronicles of the Town of Litchfield, Conn., Historical, Biographical and Statistical, Together with a Complete Official Register of the Town. Hartford, 1859.

Litchfield. 250th Anniversary, 1719-1969. Lakeville, 1969.

Payne, C.T. Litchfield and Morris Inscriptions. Litchfield, 1905.

Semi-Centennial of the Litchfield Historical and Antiquarian Society. Litchfield, 1908.

Shepherd, H. Litchfield, Portrait of a Beautiful Town. Litchfield, 1969.

White, A.C. The Bi-Centennial Celebration of the Settlement of Litchfield, Conn., August 1-4, 1920. Litchfield, 1920. 2 copies.

________. The History of the Town of Litchfield, Conn., 1720-1920. Litchfield, 1920. Includes honor rolls for French & Indian War, Revolution, Civil War, and WW I.

Woodruff, G.C. A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Conn. Hartford, 1900.

LYME
Burr, J.C. Lyme Records. 1667-1730. Stonington, 1968. Transcriptions of town meeting records.

Deitrick, B. The Ancient Town of Lyme. Lyme, 1935.

The First Congregational Church of Lyme (at Hamburg), 1726-1976. [Lyme, 1976?].

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MANCHESTER
Kilpatrick, A. World War II History of Manchester, Conn. New York, 1946.

One Hundredth Anniversary of the Organization of the First Church of Christ in Manchester, Conn., 1779-1879. Hartford, 1880. 2 copies.

Speiss, M., and P.W. Bidwell. History of Manchester, Conn. South Manchester, 1924. 2 copies.

MANSFIELD
Dimock, S.W. Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, from the Records of the Town and Churches in Mansfield, Conn., 1703-1850. New York, 1898.

Dorwart, R.A. The First Church of Christ in Mansfield, Conn. [s.l.], 1960.

Gardiner, Dorothy. The Mansfield Poor House. Mansfield, 1985.

MARLBOROUGH
Hall, M. Report of the Celebration of the Centennial of the Incorporation of the Town of Marlborough, August 23-25, 1903. Hartford, 1904. 2 copies.

MERIDEN
Atwater, F. Memoirs of Francis Atwater. Meriden, 1922. [Imperfect copy]

Breckenridge, F.A. Recollections of a New England Town. Meriden, 1899.

Gillespie, C.B. A Century of Meriden, "The Silver City". Meriden, 1906.

MIDDLETOWN
Field, D.D. Centennial Address with Historical Sketches of Cromwell, Portland, Chatham, Middle Haddam. Middletown, 1853. 2 copies.

Hall, P. Middletown: Streets, Commerce and People, 1650-1981. Middletown, 1981.

Hazen, A.W. A Brief History of the First Church of Christ in Middletown, Conn., 1668-1908. [Middletown, 1920].

One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Organization of the South Congregational Church, Middletown, Conn., January 7, 1747-January 7, 1897. Middletown, 1897.

Price, C.F. Wesleyan’s First Century. Middletown, 1932.

MILFORD
FederaI Writers Project. History of Milford, Conn., 1639-1939. Bridgeport, 1939.

Ford, G.H. HistoricaI Sketches of the Town of Milford. New Haven, 1914.

Pond, N. Inscriptions on Tombstones in Milford, Conn., Erected Prior to 1800. New Haven, 1889. 2 copies.

_______. The Story of the Memorial in Honor of the Founders of the Town of Milford. [s.1.], 1889.

MONTVILLE
Baker, H.A. History of Montville, Conn., from 1640 to 1896. Hartford, 1896. 2 copies.

MOODUS (EAST HADDAM)
Sievers, B.R. Mills Along the River: the History of the Cotton Industry in Moodus, Conn. East Haddam, 1985.

MORRIS
Weik, L.S. "One Hundred Years": History of Morris, Conn., 1859-1959. Morris, 1959.

MYSTIC
Anderson, V. Maritime Mystic. Mystic, 1962.

NAUGATUCK
Ullmann, Helen S. Naugatuck, Connecticut Congregational Church Records, 1781-1901. Bowie, MD, 1987.

NEW BRITAIN
Andrews, A. Genealogy and Ecclesiastical History. Chicago, 1867. 2 copies.

Camp, D.N. History of New Britain, with Sketches of Farmington and Berlin, Conn., 1640-1889. New Britain, 1889. 2 copies.

A Half Century of the South Congregational Church, New Britain, Conn., 1842-1892. New Britain, 1893.

Mitchell, C.E. One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary, 1758-1908, First Church of Christ, New Britain, Conn. New Britain, 1908.

Shepard, J. History of St. Mark's Church, New Britain, Conn., and of Its Predecessor, Christ Church, Wethersfield

and Berlin. New Britain, 1907.

Tryon, L.H. The Story of New Britain, Conn. Hartford, 1925.

NEW CANAAN
King, M.L. Portrait of New Canaan: The History of a Connecticut Town. New Canaan, 1981. 2 copies.

Pennybacker, J.G. St. Mark’s and its Forebears (New Canaan). Mount Vernon, 1964.

NEW FAIRFIELD
New Fairfield Historical Society. Pictorial History of New Fairfield, Conn., 1740-1990. New Fairfield, 1990.

NEW HAVEN
Atwater, E.E. History of the City of New Haven, Conn. 2 vols. New York, 1887.

Bacon, L. Thirteen Historical Discourses on the Completion of Two Hundred Years, from the Beginning of the First Church in New Haven. New Haven, 1839.

Blake, H.T. Chronicles of New Haven Green from 1638-1862. New Haven, 1898.

Dexter, F.B. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College. [1701-1815] 6 vols. New York and New Haven, 1885-1912.

________. Historical Catalogue of the Members of the First Church of Christ in New Haven, Connecticut (Center Church) A. D. 1639-1914. New Haven, 1914.

________. The Hundredth Anniversary of the City of New Haven with the Oration by Thomas R. Bacon, July 4, 1884. New Haven, 1885.

__________. Miscellaneous Historical Papers by Franklin Dexter. New Haven, 1918.

Directory of the Living Graduates of Yale University, 1904. New Haven, 1904.

Dutton, S.W.S. History of the North Church in New Haven, From its Formation in May, 1742, During the Great Awakening, to the Completion of the Century in May, 1842. New Haven, 1842.

Field, D.D. Brief Memoirs of the Members of the Class Graduated at Yale College in September, 1802. Privately printed, 1863.

Hallock, G. History of the South Congregational Church, New Haven, from its Origin in 1852, til January 1, 1865. New Haven, 1865.

Jacobus, D.L. Families of Ancient New Haven. Vols. 1-8, plus index. Rome, 1923.

Johnston, H.P. Yale and Her Honor Roll in the American Revolution, 1775-1783. New York, 1888. 2 copies.

Lambert, E.R. History of the Colony of New Haven, Before and After the Union with Connecticut. New Haven, 1838; reprinted 1976.

Nettleton, G., ed. The Book of the Yale Pageant. New Haven, 1916.

Nettleton, G.H. Yale in the World War. 2 vols. New Haven, 1925.

New Haven Historical Society. Papers. 6 vols. New Haven, 1865-1900. Vols 3 & 5 contain tombstone inscriptions.

Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale College. 3 vols. New Haven, 1870-90.

Osterweis, R.G. Three Centuries of New Haven, 1638-1938. New Haven, 1938.

Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven from 1638-1649. Hartford, 1857. 2 copies.

Records of the Colony or Jurisdiction of New Haven, from May 1653 to the Union, together with the New Haven Code of 1656. Hartford, 1858.

Reynolds, J. Proceedings in Commemoration of the Settlement of the Town of New Haven. 1888. 2 copies.

Sons of the American Revolution. Revolutionary Characters of New Haven. New Haven, 1911.

Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850. 2 vols. Hartford, 1917-1924. 2 sets.

NEW LONDON
Blake, S.L. The Early History of the First Church of Christ, New London, Conn. New London,1897.

_________. The Later History Church of Christ, New London, Conn. New London, 1900. 2 copies.

Caulkins, F.M. History of New London, Conn., from the First Survey of the Coast in 1612 to 1852. New London, 1852.

________. History of New London. 2d ed. New London, 1860. Continued to 1860.

________. History of New London. 3d ed. New London, 1895. With memoir of the author. 2 copies.

Griswold, C., comp. Index to the History of New London by Frances Manwaring Caulkins. New London, 1950.

Hallam, R.A. Annals of St. James Church, New London, for 150 Years. Hartford, 1873.

Hempstead, J. Diary of Joshua Hempstead of New London, Conn., Covering a Period of 47 Years, from Sept. 1711 to Nov. 1758, in Collections of the New London County Historical Society, Vol. 1. New London, 1901; reprinted 1970.

Kanzler, C.C., ed. New London: A History of Its People. New London, 1996.

Prentis, E. Ye Antient Buriall Place of New London, Conn. New London, 1899.

Records and Papers of the New London County Historical Society. New London, 1890-1912. [Vol. 1, Parts 1-5; Vol. 2, Parts 2-4; Vol. 3, Part 2]

Starr, W.H. A Centennial Historical Sketch of New London. New London, 1876.

NEW MILFORD
Dibble, J., ed. Howard Peck’s New Milford. West Kennebunk, 1991.

Orcutt, S. History of the Towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, Conn., 1703-1882. Hartford, 1882.

Two Centuries of New Milford, Conn.: An Account of the Bi-Centennial of the Founding of the Town, Held June 15-18, 1907, with a Number of Historical Articles and Reminiscences. New York, 1909.

NEWINGTON
Baxter, E.S. The Centennial History of Newington, 1971. Hartford, 1971.

Brace, J. Half-Century Discourse: History of the Church in Newington, Its Doctrine, Its Ministers, Its Experience. Hartford, 1855.

Welles, E.S. A Census of Newington, Conn., Taken According to Households in 1776 by Josiah Willard, together with Some Documents Relating to the Early History of the Parish. Hartford, 1909. 3 copies.

Welles, R. Early Annals of Newington. Hartford, 1874. 2 copies.

NEWTOWN
Lucas, M.R. Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Newtown Congregational Church. Newtown, 1964.

Johnson, J.E. Newtown's History and Historian, Ezra Levan Johnson. Newtown, 1917. 2 copies.

NORFOLK
Baptisms, Marriages, Burials and List of Members Taken from the Church Records of the Reverend Ammi R. Robbins, First Minister of Norfolk, Conn., 1761-1813. Norfolk, 1910. 2 copies.

Crissey, T.W. History of Norfolk, Litchfield County, Conn., 1744-1900. Everett, 1900.

NORTH HAVEN
Thorpe, S.B. North Haven Annals: A History of the Town from Its First Settlement, 1680, to Its First Centennial, 1886. New Haven, 1892.

NORWALK
Hall, E. Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Conn., with a Plan of the Ancient Settlement and the Town in 1847. Norwalk, 1847.

Weed, S.R. Norwalk after Two Hundred and Fifty Years. South Norwalk, 1901.

Selleck, C.M. Address by Rev. Charles M. Selleck, A. M., at the Centenary of St. Paul's Church, Norwalk, Conn., July 15, 1886. Norwalk, 1886.

________. Norwalk. Norwalk, 1896.

Van Hoosear, D. Epitaphs of the First Cemetery in Norwalk, Conn., 1704/5 to 1892. Bridgeport, 1895.

NORWICH
Caulkins F.M. History of Norwich, Conn., from Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866. Hartford, 1866. 2 copies.

________. History of Norwich, Conn., from Its Settlement in 1600 to January 1845. Norwich, 1845.

Dana, M.M. Annals of Norwich, New London County, Conn., in the Great Rebellion of 1861-1865. Norwich, 1873.

Gilman, W.G. Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of Norwich. Norwich, 1912.

Notes on Persons and Places in the Ancient Town of Norwich in Connecticut. [Norwich], 1909.

Perkins, M.E. Old Families of Norwich, Conn., 1660-1800. Norwich, 1900. [Pt. I-Adgate, Backus, Baldwin, Bingham only]

________. Old Houses of the Antient Town of Norwich, 1660-1800. Norwich, 1895. 2 copies.

Porter, G.S. Inscriptions from Gravestones in the Old Burying, Ground, Norwich Town, Conn. Norwich, 1933. 2 copies.

________. Inscriptions from Gravestones in Christ Church, Norwich, Conn. Boston, 1906. 2 copies.

Society of the Founders of Norwich. Norwich Historic Homes and Families. Stonington, 1967.

Stedman, J.W. The Norwich Jubilee: A Report of the Celebration at Norwich, Conn., on the 200th Anniversary of the Settlement of the Town. Norwich, 1859.

Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. 2 vols. Hartford, 1913. 3 sets.

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Stevens, T. Old Lyme. [s.l.], 1959.

OLD SAYBROOK
250th Anniversary of the First Church of Christ, Old Saybrook, Conn. Middletown, 1896.

OXFORD
Early Houses of Oxford. Derby, 1976.

Litchfield, N. A History of Christ Church, Quaker Farms, in Oxford, Conn. Ann Arbor, 1954.

________ and S.C. Hoyt. History of the Town of Oxford, Conn. [s.l.] 1960.

Sharpe, W.C. History of Oxford, Part First: Church Records, Births, Marriages, Deaths, Etc. Seymour, 1885. 2 copies. [ Second copy also contains Sharpe's Oxford Sketches and Records, Part Two. Seymour, 1910]

PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Bicentennial: A Souvenir Volume. Norwich, 1899.

PLAINVILLE
Castle, H.A. The History of Plainville, Conn., 1640-1918. Canaan, 1918.

PLYMOUTH
Atwater, F. History of the Town of Plymouth, Conn. Meriden, 1895.

Lumpkin, E.W. History of an Old Hill-Town Parish, St. Peter’s. Plymouth, 1940.

POMFRET
Griggs, S.J. Early Homesteads of Pomfret and Hampton. Abington, 1950.

PORTLAND
Loether, J.P., G.L. Porteus, and D.D. Sherrow. The History and Architecture of Portland. Middletown, 1980.

Portland Board of Trade. Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of Portland, Conn. Portland, 1916.

Portland Burying Ground Association and Its Cemetery. Portland, 1897.

PRESTON
Cemeteries and Burials in the Town of Preston, Including Deceased Veterans. Preston, 1967.

First Congregational Church of Preston, Conn., 1698-1898. Preston, 1900. 2 copies.

Hall, M.W. Preston: Early Homes and Families. Stonington, 1968.

Porter, G.S. Inscriptions from the Long Society Burying Ground, Preston, Conn. Boston, 1906.

PUTNAM
Weaver, M. Perspectives of Putnam. Putnam, 1980.

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Todd, C.B. The History of Redding, Conn. New York, 1880. 2 copies.

________. The History of Redding, Conn. 2d ed. Newburgh, 1906.

RIDGEFIELD
Bi-Centennial Celebration, 1708-1908. Hartford, 1908.

Rockwell, G.L. The History of Ridgefield, Conn. Ridgefield, 1927.

Teller, D.W. The History of Ridgefield, Conn. Danbury, 1878.

ROXBURY
Centennial Celebration at Roxbury, Connecticut, July 4, 1876. Waterbury, 1877.

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Goddard, J.C. Salisbury: An Address Delivered in the Congregational Church. Lakeville, 1931.

Kimball, R.A. Salisbury Bicentennial Celebration, 1776-1976. Salisbury, 1976.

One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Congregational Church of Salisbury, Conn., November 23, 1894. Hartford, 1895.

Rudd, M.D. Inscriptions at Salisbury Center, Lime Rock, etc. Boston, 1898. 2 copies.

Salisbury Association, Inc. Historical Collections Relating to the Town of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn. 2 vols. New Haven, 1913.

________. Commemorative Guide: Bicentennial Celebration, 1776-1976. Lakeville, 1976.

The Centennial Anniversary of the Erection of the House of Worship of the Congregational Church, Salisbury, Conn., November 30, 1900. [s.l., 1900?].

SAYBROOK
Chesebrough, H.C. Glimpses of Saybrook in Colonial Days. Saybrook, 1985.

Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the Settlement of Saybrook, November 27, 1885. Hartford, 1886. 2 copies.

Founders Committee. The Founders of Saybrook Colony and Their Descendants, 1635-1985. Saybrook, 1985.

Holman, M.C. Fenwick. Hartford, 1944.

________. The Western Neck: The Story of Fenwick. Hartford, 1935.

Saybrook Tercentenary Committee. In the Land of the Patentees: Saybrook in Conn. Deep River, 1935.

Vital Records of Saybrook, 1647-1834. Hartford, 1952.

Vital Records of Saybrook, Conn. Boston, 1850. Excerpts.

SEYMOUR
Campbell, H.A. Seymour, Past and Present. Seymour, 1902. 2 copies.

Sharpe, W.C. Annals of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Seymour, Conn. Seymour, 1896.

________. Vital Statistics of Seymour. Seymour, 1883.

SHARON
Sedgewick, C.F. General History of the Town of Sharon. Hartford, 1842.

________. General History of the Town of Sharon. 2d ed. Amenia, 1877.

________. General History of the Town of Sharon. 3d ed. Amenia, 1898.

Van Alstyne, L. Born, Married and Died in Sharon, Conn., 1721 to 1879. Sharon, 1897.

________. Burying Grounds of Sharon, Conn., Amenia and North East, N. Y. Amenia, 1903. 2 copies.

SIMSBURY
Barber, L.I. A Record and Documentary History of Simsbury. Hartford, 1931. 2 copies.

Bates, A.C. Records of Rev. Roger Viets, Rector of St. Andrew's, Simsbury, Conn., 1763-1800. Hartford, 1893.

. Rev. Dudley Woodbridge, his Church Record at Simsbury in Conn., 1697-1710. Hartford, 1894.

. Simsbury, Connecticut: Birth, Marriages and Deaths, Transcribed from Town Records. Hartford, 1898.

Ellsworth, J.E. Simsbury, Being a Brief Historical Sketch of Ancient and Modern Simsbury, 1642-1935. Simsbury, 1935.

Phelps, N. History of Simsbury, Granby and Canton, From 1642 to 1845. Hartford, 1845.

Vibert,W.M. Three Centuries of Simsbury, 1670-1970. Simsbury, 1970.

SOMERS
Davis, F.C., and R.W. Davis. Somers: The History of a Connecticut Town. Somers, 1973.

SOUTH BRITAIN
Sharpe, W.C. South Britain, Sketches and Records. Seymour, 1898.

SOUTHINGTON
Atwater, F. History of Southington, Conn. Meriden, 1924.

Timlow, H.R. Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington, Conn. Hartford, 1875.

SOUTH WINDSOR
Daley, B.E. God’s Acre. 1984.

Elmore, M.J. Long Hill, South Windsor, Conn. South Windsor, 1976.

STAFFORD
Stafford Library Association. The History of Stafford. Stafford, 1935.

SOUTHPORT
Guilbert, Rev. Edmund. Annals of an Old Parish. Historical Sketches of Trinity Church Southport, Connecticut, 1725-1898. New York, 1898.

STAMFORD
Alvord, J.W. Historical Address Delivered in First Congregational Church in Stamford, Conn., at the Celebration of the 2nd Centennial Anniversary of the 1st Settlement of the Town. New York, 1842.

Burns, R.H. Springdale Remembered. Rensselaer, 1982.

Feinstein, E.F. Stamford from Puritan to Patriot, 1641-1774. Stamford, 1976.

Huntington, E.B. Stamford Soldier's Memorial. Stamford, 1869.

________. History of Stamford, Conn., from Its Settlement in 1641 to the Present Time. Stamford, 1868.

Marcus, R., ed. Stamford Revolutionary War Damage Claims. Essex, 1969.

Olson, V.H., and E.M. Wicks. Stamford's Soldiers: Genealogical Biographies of Revolutionary War Patriots from Stamford, Conn. New Orleans, 1976.

Sherwood, H.F. Story of Stamford. New York, 1930.

STONINGTON
Boas, N.F. Colonel Jonathan Palmer's War Diary, Stonington, Conn., 1774-1775. Stonington, 1985.

Jones, R.M. Stonington Borough: A Connecticut Seaport in the Nineteenth Century. Ann Arbor, 1976.

Stonington Chronology, 1649-1949. Stonington, 1949.

Stonington Historical Society. Stonington Graveyards: A Guide. Stonington, 1980.

Wequetequock Burying Ground Association. A Publication. Westerly, 1900. Historical address honoring William Chesebrough, Thomas Minor, Walter Palmer, and Thomas Stanton.

Wheeler, G.D. The Home of Our Ancestors. Salem, 1903. 2 copies.

Wheeler, R.A. History of the First Congregational Church, Stonington, Conn., 1674-1874. Norwich, 1875. 2 copies.

________. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Conn. New London, 1900.

STORRS
Klein, M.L. History of the Storrs Congregational Church, 1737-1984. Dalton, 1985.

STRATFORD
Orcutt, S. A History of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Conn. 3 vols. Stratford, 1886.

SUFFIELD
Alcorn, R.H. The Biography of a Town: Suffield, Conn., 1670-1970. Hartford, 1970.

Celebration of the Bi-Centennial Anniversary of the Town of Suffield, Conn., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1870. Hartford, 1871. 2 copies.

Proceedings at Suffield on the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Decease of Rev. Benjamin Ruggles. Springfield, 1859.

Records of the Congregational Church in Suffield, Conn., (Except Church Votes) 1710-1836. Hartford, 1941.

Sheldon, H.S. Documentary History of Suffield in the Colony and Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England, 1660-1749. First and Second Periods. 2 vols. Springfield, 1879; Hartford, 1882. [First period: 1660-1682; second period: 1682-1715]

Suffield Celebration Tercentenary, 1935. Hartford, 1935.

THOMPSON

Congregational Church. Manual of the Congregational Church in Thompson. Worcester, 1901. 2 copies.

TOLLAND
Waldo, L.P. An Address Delivered before the Tolland County Historical Society at Tolland, Conn. Hartford, 1861. 2 copies.

TORRINGTON
Bailey, B. and M. The Formative Years: Torrington, 1737-1852. Torrington, 1975.

________. The Growth Years: Torrington, 1852-1923. Torrington, 1976.

Orcutt, S. History of Torrington, Conn. Albany, 1878.

TRUMBULL
Beach, E.M. They Face the Rising Sun. Chester, 1971. History of Unity Burial Ground and complete record of every gravestone. 2 copies.

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_________. History of Wallingford and Meriden. Meriden, 1870. 2 copies.

WATERBURY
Anderson, J., ed. The Churches of Mattatuck. New Haven, 1892.

__________. The Town and City of Waterbury, Conn., from the Aboriginal Period to the Year 1895. 3 vols. New Haven, 1896.

Bronson, H.D. History of Waterbury, Conn., Biographical, Genealogical, and Statistical. Waterbury, 1858. 2 copies.

WATERTOWN
A Chronological List of Persons Interred in the Old Cemetery at Watertown, Conn., Including Date of Death, Age and Family Relation. Woodbury, 1884.

A History of Ancient Westbury and Present Watertown, from its Original Settlement to 1907. Waterbury, 1907.

Klamkin, M. Watertown Then and Now. Derby, 1976.

The Old Burying Ground of Ancient Westbury and Present Watertown. Watertown, 1938.

Richardson, N.S. Historical Sketch of Watertown, from its Original Settlement, with the Record of Its Mortality. New Haven, 1845.

WEST HARTFORD
Boulton, R.N., and B. Clemow. The West Hartford Story. West Hartford, 1954.

Burr, N. From Colonial Parish to Modern Suburb: A Brief Appreciation of West Hartford. West Hartford, 1976.

Hall, W.H. West Hartford. [s.l.], 1930. 2 copies.

Spinka, M. A History of the First Church of Christ Congregational. [s.l.], 1963.

WESTON
Farnham, T.J. Weston: The Forging of a Connecticut Town. Canaan, 1979.

WESTPORT
Birge, E.C. Westport, Conn.: The Making of a Yankee Township. New York, 1926.

Jennings, G.P. Greens Farms, Conn.: The Old West Parish of Fairfield. Greens Farms, 1933.

WETHERSFIELD
Brett, J.A., ed. Wethersfield, Conn. Hartford, 1933. [Commercial publication]

Fox, F.W. Wethersfield and Her Daughters (Glastonbury, Rocky Hill and Newington) from 1694 to 1934. Hartford, 1934. 2 copies.

MacDonough, G.G. The Stone and the Spirit: A Walking Tour Guide to the Ancient Burying Ground in the Wethersfield Village Cemetery. Wethersfield, 1987.

Reynolds, R.L. 1775: Wethersfield Enters the Revolution. Canton, 1975.

Stiles, H. The History of Ancient Wethersfield. 2 vols. New York, 1904. 2 sets.

Tillotson, E.S. Wethersfield Inscriptions. Hartford, 1899. 2 copies.

Weider, L.M. A Pleasant Land-A Goodly Heritage: First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Conn., 1635-1985. Wethersfield, 1986.

Wethersfield Women's Association. Homes and Doorways of Old Wethersfield. Wethersfield, 1927.

WILLIMANTIC
Winslow, H. A Centennial Discourse Delivered in the Congregational Church, Willimantic, by the Pastor. Willimantic, 1877.

WINCHESTER
Boyd, J. Annals and Family Records of Winchester, Conn. Hartford, 1873.

WINDHAM

A Memorial Volume of the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the Town of Windham, Conn. Hartford, 1893.

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