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Lucius B. Barbour (1878-1934) was appointed the first Public Records Examiner at the Connecticut State Library in 1911. The collection includes genealogical notes and abstracts from Connecticut vital, church, cemetery and probate records and from newspapers.

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Record books, 1869-1976; Probate files, 1869-1976.

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Record books, None; Probate files, circa 1834-1975.

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Included are genealogical notes regarding the Gowdy family. The majority of the papers consist of Samuel Gowdy's descendants beginning with Robert and Content Gowdy; Hill Gowdy, son of Samuel; Alexander Gowdy and others not of the Samuel Gowdy branch; and duplicate material and items to be looked up and connected.

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The collection contains documents kept by Major Edward V. Preston, who was a quartermaster and then a paymaster in the United States Army during the Civil War. Included in the papers are muster rolls, officer pay vouchers, discharge papers, hospital notices, returns, receipts, requisitions, books, and personal papers.

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Record books, 1850-1972, bulk 1850-1920; Probate files, None.

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Record books, None; Probate files, 1831-1953.

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The Mansfield Training School opened on July 1, 1917 as a home for persons with mental retardation. It closed in 1993.

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Handwritten slips from church, vital and estate records compiled by Robert R. Bisaillon for Mariages de la paroisse St. Anne of Waterbury, Connecticut: 1886-1982.

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Marilyn P.A. Seichter (1945-2002), the first woman to graduate from the University of Connecticut School of Law, specialized in the fields of women's rights and family law. She served as the first women president of the Connecticut Bar Association among other posts.

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Record books, 1846-1945; Files, 1846-1938.

Abstract The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission was established when Governor William A. O'Neil issued Executive Order Number 15 on January 10, 1986. The Connecticut General Assembly in 1989 passed Public Act 89-258, "An Act Creating the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission," to ensure the "commemoration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the state is meaningful and reflective of the spirit with which he lived and the struggles for which he died." The Commission on Human...

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The papers consist of material pertaining to Mathias Spiess who was an amateur historian with an interest in Connecticut Indians and the town of Manchester. Spiess in 1936 served as a Republican selectman and in 1937 and 1938 was a police commissioner for the town of Manchester. Included in the papers are correspondence, subject files, writings, and maps.

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Correspondence and a notebook of the Francis McLean family of Vernon, Conn.

Abstract Rev. Calvin B. McLean (circa 1876-1904) was a minister from Long Ridge (Stamford) and Salem, Connecticut. Drafts, notes, manuscript copies of sermons, probably collected by McLean. Some were probably written by him and others by his grandfather, Rev. Allen McLean of Simsbury, Connecticut. Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid...

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The Commission was chartered by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1929 to provide portable water and sewage services on a regional basis.

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Record books, 1752-1759; Probate files, 1752-1932. Index to and applications for commitments, 1870-1936.

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Record books, None; Probate files, 1832-1900.

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Genealogical lines of Robert Allyn (1608-1683) and related families.

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Includes correspondence, administrative papers, schedules, questionnaires, punched cards, tabulations, summaries, related materials on Conn. residents, industry, agriculture, and files of Charles A. Goodwin, head of the military census bureau, and Frank D. Cheney, director of the industrial survey.

Abstract The records of the Military Department consist primarily of materials documenting the history of Connecticut’s militia, national guard units, and the service of Connecticut volunteers during the Civil War. The records contain extensive materials documenting the work of the Adjutant General, 1792-1807, including general orders, resignations and discharges, correspondence, militia returns, pensions, and reports and rosters. RG 013 also holds records of Civil War volunteer regiments, courts...

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The Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States, Connecticut Commandery, was organized on February 13, 1896, to honor the names and deeds of military men and for related purposes

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Artificial collection of military service veterans associations material consisting of single items or small collections.

Abstract Primarily views of old Connecticut school houses, but also 18th century houses, historic sites, public buildings, bridges, farm scenes, mills and points of interest. 478 photographs. Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid and container list (pdf). A majority of the photographs in this collection are digitized and available online. ...

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The Monday Afternoon Club was organized on January 4, 1886. The main objective of the society was “the study of history-not general nor in consecutive course, but the selection of certain periods determined by vote of members.”

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Record books, 1852-1975; Probate files, 1850-1936; Wills, 1907-2009.

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The Municipal Art Society of Hartford was organized on June 14, 1904 in the studio of Charles Noel Flagg. Its aim was to “be of service in preserving and enhancing the beauty of our magnificent city.”

Abstract Mrs. Clarence F.R. Jenne, who also served as the organization’s first president, organized the Hartford Colony of the National Society of New England Women January 1, 1921. The object of the Society was to bring together in social relations, women of New England ancestry to engage in educational, patriotic, civic, and philanthropic work. Materials include annual reports, meeting minutes, history of the Hartford Colony, scrapbooks, addresses and pamphlets. ...

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The National Society, United States Daughters of 1812, was organized January 8, 1892. To become eligible for membership, a prospective member was required to trace her genealogy directly to an ancestor who had served in the United States military or civil service between 1784 and 1815. Chief among the Society's purposes was the dissemination of knowledge of American history. The Connecticut Society was organized March 2, 1906.

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Record books, None; Probate files, 1905-2005, bulk 1905-1979.