Waterbury
Cemetery Associations
Riverside Cemetery, 203-808-2774; riversidecemeteryct@gmail.com
The Friends of Riverside Cemetery
Educational Classes/Opportunities
Naugatuck Valley Community College (Waterbury Campus)
750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, 06708; 203-575-8000; nv.edu
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
University of Connecticut, 99 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702;
475-222-6261; olli.uconn.edu
(Spring 2023 classes include: Connecticut’s Hidden History 1640-1848;
Palace Theater Behind the Scenes; Ellis Island and the Search for Living
Relatives; Riverside Cemetery Living Museum of Art, History and Nature)
Foundations
Connecticut Community Foundation
43 Field Street, Waterbury 06702; 203-753-1315; info@conncf.org
Genealogical Groups/Organizations/Societies
(see Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club under Naugatuck Valley)
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Waterbury Historical Society (Mattatuck Museum)
144 West Main Street, Waterbury 06702; 203-753-0381
Frances Martin, Archivist
Libraries/Research Facilities
Silas Bronson Library
267 Grand Street, Waterbury, CT 06702; 203-574-8225 (reference)
Raechel Guest, Director
rguest@waterbury.org; 203-574-8222
Genealogy and local history resources
http://www.bronsonlibrary.org/genealogy
People
City Historian – Raechel Guest (informal)
Other
Blog – http://waterburythoughts.blogspot.com (written by Raechel Guest)
Naugatuck Valley (beyond Waterbury)
Educational Classes/Opportunities
Naugatuck Valley Community College
Foundations
Ion Bank Foundation
Community Awards Program
Kathleen McPadden – Executive Director Ion Bank Foundation;
Genealogical Groups/Organizations/Societies
Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club, Lynn Mallery, President;
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Greater Naugatuck Valley History Consortium?
Beacon Falls
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Beacon Falls Historical Society; bfhistoric@gmail.com
Libraries/Research Facilities
Beacon Falls Public Library
10 Maple Avenue, Beacon Falls 06403; 203-729-1441
People
Municipal Historian – Michael Krenesky
Bethlehem
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Old Bethlem Historical Society, 203-266-5196
Old Bethlem Museum, 203-266-5196
Libraries/Research Facilities
Bethlehem Public Library
32 Main Street S, Bethlehem 06751; 203-266-7510 ext 7
People
Town Historian – 203-266-7628
Bristol
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Bristol Historical Society, 98 Summer Street, Bristol 06010; 860-583-6309
Libraries/Research Facilities
Bristol Public Library
5 High Street, Bristol 06010; 860-584-7787
http://www.bristollib.com/research/bristol-history-room/genealogy/
Cheshire
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Cheshire Historical Society
43 Church Drive, Cheshire 06410; 203-272-2574
Libraries/Research Facilities
Cheshire Public Library
104 Main Street, Cheshire 06410; 203-272-2245
in library use of Ancestry and American Ancestors (NEHGS database)
People
Town Historian – Diane Calabro, townhistorian@cheshirect.org
Middlebury
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Middlebury Historical Society, Dr. Robert Rafford, President; 203-758-9798
Libraries/Research Facilities
Middlebury Public Library
30 Crest Road, Middlebury 06762; 203-758-2634
People
Municipal Historian – Dr. Robert L. Rafford; 203-206-4717;
Naugatuck
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
The Naugatuck Historical Society, Theresa Forish, President; 203-729-9039
naugatuckhistory.org
Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House
Kyle Lawlor, Museum Coordinator; 203-729-9039
Libraries/Research Facilities
Howard Whittemore Memorial Library
243 Church Street, Naugatuck 06770; 203-729-4591
Oxford
Genealogical Groups/Organizations/Societies
http://www.oxfordpast.com ; oxfordhistorian@aol.com
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Oxford Historical Society
Libraries/Research Facilities
Oxford Public Library
49 Great Oak Road, Oxford 06478; 203-888-6944
People
Municipal Historian – Dorothy A. DeBisschop, dottie@debisschop.net
Plymouth
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Plymouth Historical Society, 860-681-7935; plymouthct.history@gmail.com
plymouthhistoricalsociety.org
Libraries/Research Facilities
Terryville Public Library
238 Main Street, Terryville 06786; 860-582-3121
People
Town Historian – Judith Giguere, PO Box 8; Pequabuck 06781
Prospect
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Prospect Historical Society, Carol Brooks, President;
prospecthistoricalsocietyct@gmail.com
prospecthistoricalsociety.org
Libraries/Research Facilities
Prospect Public Library
17 Center Street, Prospect 06712; 203-758-3001
Thomaston
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Thomaston’s Historical Society’s museum; 860-283-5217
http://www.thomastonct.org/content/165/264/default.aspx
Libraries/Research Facilities
Thomaston Public Library
248 Main Street, Thomaston; 860-283-4339
http://www.thomastonlibrary.org
Watertown
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Watertown History Museum; 860-274-1050
Libraries/Research Facilities
Watertown Library Association
470 Main Street, Watertown 06795; 860-945-5360
People
Town Historian – Christine Shields, shields@watertownct.org
Wolcott
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
Wolcott Historical Society, Florence Goodman, President; 203-879-9818
wolcotthistory.org
Libraries/Research Facilities
Wolcott Public Library
469 Boundline Road, Wolcott 06716; 203-879-8110
Woodbury
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
The Old Woodbury Historical Society, Ruth Melchiori, President;
203-266-0305; hurdhousect@yahoo.com
owhs.org
Libraries/Research Facilities
Woodbury Public Library
269 Main Street South, Woodbury 06798; 203-263-3502
People
Town Historian – David Strong, Town Clerk’s office, 203-263-2144
Connecticut
Foundations/Funding
CT Humanities; 860-785-9640; info@cthumanities.org
Ion Bank Foundation
Kathleen McPadden – Executive Director Ion Bank Foundation;
kmcpadden@ionbank.com
Genealogical Groups/Organizations/Resources/Societies
Access Genealogy
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc.
Connecticut Genealogy Trails
http://genealogytrails.com/conn/
Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc.
The CTGenWebProject
Connecticut,_United_States_Genealogy
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
Southern Connecticut Ancestry Network
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums/Resources
Connecticut Historical Society – museum & library
Connecticut League of History Organizations
Central Connecticut State University, Department of History; info@clho.org
Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office
Connecticut State Historical Records Advisory Board
advisory-board/
Preservation Connecticut
Libraries/Archives/Research Facilities
Connecticut Archives Online
Connecticut State Library
(History & Genealogy: Reference)
Traveling Archivist Program
FamilySearchCenters/FamilySearch Affiliates
There are 12 FamilySearch Centers and 36 FamilySearch affiliate libraries in
Connecticut, but none in the Naugatuck Valley.
FamilySearch_Affiliate_Libraries#United_States
Godfrey Memorial Library
University of Connecticut Library/Connecticut Digital Archive
Yale University
People
Connecticut State Historian emeritus – Walter W. Woodward;
860-218-4703; waltwould@gmail.com
New England and beyond
Foundations/Funding Sources
National Historical Publications & Records Commission
Genealogical Groups/Organizations/Societies
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA; 888-296-3447
Historical Organizations/Societies/Museums
New England Archivists
Libraries/Archives/Research Facilities
National Archives at Boston
Other (Conferences)
New England Regional Genealogical Consortium, Inc. (biennial conference)
Springfield, MA