Bible & Family Records

For genealogists, it's often bad news when they learn that an ancestors birth was never recorded by the Town, or the record was lost in a fire or other circumstance. The good news is recording events in a Family Bible was very common during the colonial period to the present day.

More good news is other local officials, such as Justices of the Peace, area Doctors, and private citizens often kept records of vital events of a community. The best news of all is the Connecticut State Library holds thousands of such records in its collections and many may be found digitally online. 

Use the information in this guide to learn more about these wonderful genealogical records! For information about 'standard sources' of vital records, please see our guide to this linked below.