Looking to further your local history knowledge and experiences? Use these quick links to other historical societies, museums, and organizations….
Historical Societies
Chatham Historical Society
A private, not-for-profit museum and school house founded in 1963 to preserve, promote and share knowledge about the town of East Hampton’s extraordinarily rich but not always evident history.
Promotes an interest in the history of Chester as a town that has survived and thrived by adapting throughout its four-century evolution as a settled community.
Preserves Clinton’s history in a collection of museums including a historic house museum — the 1750 Elisha White House known as “Old Brick.” Maintains the George Flynn Library, the Buell Tool Museum, historic gardens, and the Museum Room in Clinton’s Town Hall.
Deep River Historical Society
Collects, preserves, and communicates the rich history of the Town of Deep River to the public through exhibits, programs, research collections, and publications.
Illuminates and preserves the stories of the people and places that shape the East Haddam community.
Essex Historical Society
Promotes awareness and understanding of the people, places, and events that have shaped the history of Essex. It serves the three villages of Essex— Essex, Centerbrook, and Ivoryton.
Collects, preserves, and shares the history and heritage of Guilford for present and future generations.
Collects, interprets and promotes the history and heritage of Haddam for present and future generations by offering programs, events, exhibits, research and tours to encourage broad public engagement and instill a pride of place. Owns and operates the Thankful Arnold House Museum and the Haddam Shad Museum.
Preserves and protects properties and artifacts, and provides programs for the community, including activities at Parmalee Farm.
The mission of the Madison Historical Society is to make all Madison citizens aware of our history by linking the past with the present in order to inform our future.
Headquartered at the General Mansfield House. Preserves and celebrates the history of Middletown and Middlesex County.
Dedicated to preserving, protecting, and promoting the history of Old Saybrook.
The Portland Historical Society
Brings together people interested in history, especially those interested in the history of Portland, Connecticut.
Genealogy
Founded in 1968, the Connecticut Society of Genealogists is one of the oldest genealogy societies in Connecticut.
Godfrey Memorial Library
Serving genealogists and family historians since 1947. Open to members and the general public.
Museums
The Connecticut River Museum at Steamboat Dock in Essex is dedicated to deepening appreciation of the River’s history and to inspire its stewardship by providing unique educational and recreational experiences to diverse audiences.
The state’s official historical society and one of the oldest in the nation. Located in Hartford, the CMCH houses a museum, library, and the Edgar F. Waterman Research Center that are open to the public.
The Katharine Hepburn Museum is the only museum of its kind dedicated to the famed actress and Old Saybrook resident. It offers an authentic view of the cultural and historical impact of Miss Hepburn and her family through letters, photos, home movies, costumes, personal wardrobe items, and other memorabilia.
Other Resources
The Connecticut League of History Organizations builds connections among those who preserve and share the stories and objects of our past.
The magazine and podcast of Connecticut history!
The American Friends of Lafayette is an organization aware of the ideals of this great French visionary leader, the inspirational quality of his remarkable career, his contributions to our own struggle for liberty, and his ceaseless efforts to forge an eternal bond of friendship between the United States and France.
