GENEALOGY – HISTORY – COMMUNITY
Discover Connecticut’s Stories and Your Own
From colonial records to modern family connections, the Connecticut Ancestry Society helps preserve, explore, and share the rich history of Connecticut families and communities.
Why Join Connecticut Ancestry Society?
Membership connects you with educational programs, research support, historical resources, and a community of people who care about preserving Connecticut’s past.
Learn
Attend programs, lectures, and workshops designed for genealogists, historians, students, and curious beginners.
Research
Explore family records, local history, archival materials, and Connecticut-focused research tools.
Connect
Meet researchers, history organizations, libraries, societies, and community partners across the state.
Preserve
Support the preservation of Connecticut family stories, historical records, and community memory.
Family history is more than names and dates.
Founded to promote the study and preservation of Connecticut family history, the Connecticut Ancestry Society brings together people passionate about genealogy, local history, education, and historical research.
We believe every record, photograph, map, and story helps us better understand community, migration, resilience, identity, and belonging.
Upcoming Programs & Events
All Society meetings are open to the public.
Each meeting includes time for networking prior to the workshop/lecture.
If you are not yet a member, contact us to get the Zoom link.
Begin Your Connecticut Research
Start with what you know, follow the records, and discover the people, places, and stories that shaped your family and community.
Find Records
Look for vital records, census data, church records, cemetery records, newspapers, maps, and local archives.
Organize Sources
Keep track of names, dates, locations, documents, photographs, and citations as your research grows.
Tell the Story
Turn facts into meaningful stories that honor families, neighborhoods, institutions, and lived experience.
Grow the Tree
Share discoveries, ask questions, and keep building connections across generations.
Help Preserve Connecticut History
Your membership, volunteer time, and support help fund educational programming, historical preservation efforts, and access to genealogical resources for future generations.