The New London County Historical Society has one of the most extensive family history collections in the Southeastern Connecticut region. Genealogy research is by appointment only. Please contact us for more information and rates.

Reference Books

• An extensive collection of family histories and genealogies
• WPA notebooks of headstone inscriptions for each town in the county
• Indexes of marriage and death records from county newspapers, 1758 – 1866
• The third largest newspaper collection in the state, dating from 1758  to 1904
• City directories of New London and Norwich, which include surrounding towns
• R. B. Wall scrapbooks of articles on New London history
• Histories of New London County, many including  extensive biographical information

Manuscripts

• Joshua Hempstead’s diaries
• Early New London census
• Wills and property transactions
• Justice of the peace and tax records
• Ship registers and logs
• Records and minutes of local civic organizations and societies

Diaries and Correspondence

Our library has over 100 diaries, journals and personal correspondence collections of New London families.

Family Bible Records

Family Bibles often contain detailed records of births, marriages and deaths and we have a collection of these dating back to the 1700’s.

Genealogical Notebooks

We have necrology and genealogical notebooks on New London families compiled by historian Francis M. Caulkins, Lucretia W. Smith, William Stark and others.

Maps

In our collection of historic maps, are surveyors’ maps and published maps listing property owners.

Photographs

Giles Bishop was a leading New London photographer of the mid-nineteenth century. We have his personal photograph album — a wonderful source of pictures of the citizens of New London at that time. In addition, we have family albums and portraits and photographs of civic activities, school groups, and New London street scenes, including private residences.

School Annuals and Ephemera

We have yearbooks and  school publications from many of the local schools. In particular, we have an extensive collection for the Bulkeley School.

New London Families

Please note that these are only some of the New London County families. Our library has information on many families not listed above.

Adams	Belden	Caulkins	Fosdick	Le Blanc	Phelps	Sisson
Allen	Bill	Chester	Gardiner	Ledyard	Pimer	Smith
Allyn	Bishop	Coit	Green	Loosely	Pool	Spicer
Avery	Bolles	Crocker	Hale	Manwaring	Powers	Stark
Babcock	Bradford	Darrow	Hallam	Minor	Raymond	Starr
Backus	Brainard	Dodge	Harris	Morgan	Richards	Stoddard
Barnes	Branch	Dolbeare	Havens	Moseley	Robinson	Stokes
Barrel	Buddington	Douglas	Hempstead	Newcomb	Rogers	Taintor
Beckwith	Burrows	Dow	Hewitt	Nichols	Ryley	Wylie
Beebe	Bush	Fengar	Latimer	Perkins	Shipman