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| Town/County | Volunteer | Act of Kindness |
|---|---|---|
| All | Dennis Beausoleil | Census records for the years 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930. |
| All | Shelli | I will check my marriage index 1959-2001 and death index 1949-2001. Not all counties are listed. I can also check censuses in any state. |
| East Haven | Alberta Vitale | I can provide some genealogy research information (and possible photos if I can find the gravestone; the cemetery is not mapped) for "The Old Cemetery" on River Street, East Haven. I may also be able to obtain information including photos for the East Lawn Cemetery, also on River Street. NO obits or public records. I can however make suggestions as to where you might contact to obtain information i.e. names, locations of local libraries, newspapers and historical societies etc. |
| Fairfield | Erik Andersen | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying. Mainly in Bethel, Ridgefield, Redding, Danbury, Brookfield, Newtown. |
| Fairfield | Kim Perry-Schneider | Gravestone pictures. Danbury, CT area: Wooster Cemetery, Saint Peter's, Wooster Street Cemetery. |
| Fairfield | Barbara | Vital records lookups for New Canaan, Norwalk, and Stamford. Digital photos of cemetery headstones in New Canaan, Norwalk, and Stamford. Please provide name of cemetery. |
| Fairfield (north) |
Michael R. Bradbury | Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying. Public Records (library) lookups and copying. Obituaries. Gravestone pictures. I will travel to towns of Sherman, New Fairfield, Brookfield. |
| Guilford | Tracy Tomaselli | Birth/Marriage/Death, Probate and Obits. |
| Hartford | Gary Walker | Still photos of South Windsor cemeteries. |
| Hartford | Ruth Vidaver Firestone | Still photos of tombstones—no cemeteries in the city of Hartford. |
| Hartford | Charle J. Smith | Gravestone photographs, local historical and genealogical information, generally through lookups in local library resources. I do not visit CT State Library or vital statistics bureau. |
| Hartford | Elaine Kidd O'Leary | Obituary lookups from 1991 forward in the Hartford Courant. |
| Hartford | Ray Thomas | Windsor items only. |
| Hartford | Jennifer Zinck | Gravestone pictures. Census records and member of paid genealogy websites. Gravestone pictures in Granby and possibly surrounding towns. Lookups in Connecticut State Library archives may be possible. |
| Hartford | Alison Watson Maston | Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying. |
| Hartford | Don Michaud | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying. I can be flexible with the towns that I search, the response just might take a little longer. Connecticut is a small state and I live right at the top in the center. Most requests if less than an hour drive will be researched. |
| Litchfield | Ellen Paul | Public Records (Town Hall) lookups and copying. Town of Warren and Warren Historical collection; interments St. Bridget Cemetery, Cornwall Bridge. |
| Litchfield | Kathleen Zuris | New Milford (town): Public Records (library) lookups and copying. Obituaries. Church records 1716-1939; births, marriages, deaths 1702-1902, probate 1787-1922; land records 1706-1902; US census for New Milford 1790-1930. Will search archives at Connecticut State Library for gas mileage reimbursement per RAOGK guidelines. |
| Litchfield | Susan Bradbury | Public Records lookups and copying. I can do research in New Milford, Roxbury and Kent ONLY. I also have access to many old books on the New Milford area, some privately owned. |
| Litchfield | Michael R. Bradbury | Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying. Public Records (library) lookups and copying. Obituaries. Gravestone pictures. The area I will cover is limited to Southern Litchfield Co., Northern Fairfield Co. I belong to Find A Grave.com and will travel anywhere in my catchment area to search for specific graves. |
| Litchfield | Sheila Lafferty | Between Watertown and Torrington ONLY. Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying. Public Records (library) lookups and copying. Obituaries. Gravestone pictures. |
| Middlesex | John Beckstein | Obituaries. Gravestone pictures. Member of paid subscription sites, can take photos of gravestones in towns of Colchester, Lebanon and East Haddam. |
| Middlesex | Charle J. Smith | Gravestone photographs, local historical and genealogical information, generally through lookups in local library resources. I do not visit CT State Library or vital statistics bureau. |
| Middlesex | Sue Fenton | Public Records lookups and copying for Middletown and surrounding towns. Will also get obits in local newspaper. |
| Middlesex | Ellen Carlson | Will search records for East Hampton, Chatham and Portland. |
| Middlesex | Debby Adams | Gravestone pictures. Will photograph tombstones in shoreline towns of Clinton, Westbrook, Old Saybrook, Essex, Deep River, and Old Lyme. Requester should provide a map and/or specific lot information for easy identification. |
| Middlesex | Jodi Brazal | Record search, cemetery lookups for the town of East Hampton only. |
| Middlesex | Ellen O'Herlihy | Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying. Public Records (library) lookups and copying. Obituaries. Gravestone pictures. Reimbursement may be required. I will go to Old Saybrook, Essex, Chester, Westbrook, and Deep River in Middlesex County. Since Saybrook was once considered New London County, and Old Lyme and Lyme were also part of Saybrook, I will go to those towns as well. |
| New Haven | Glenn Palmer | Still photos of tombstones. I will take photos of gravestones in the cemeteries located in the city of Milford, CT. You must know which cemetery & location of stone. I will help where needed but please try to research it first. |
| New Haven | Vicki Kohanek | Digital photo of grave markers for:
(1) MOUNT ST. PETER'S CEMETERY, 219 New Haven Avenue, Derby, CT, 203-735-8026.
(2) OAK CLIFF CEMETERY, 72 Hawthorne Ave., Derby, CT, |
| New Haven | Ann McLaughlin | Obituaries. Gravestone pictures. Reimbursement may be required. Milford, CT to New Haven, CT graveyards (as long as they're in a safe area). Graveyards need to be in a safe area. |
| New Haven | Susan Bradbury | Public Records lookups and copying. I can do research in Southbury ONLY. |
| New London | Barbara Tarbox | Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying. Town of Groton only. |
| New London | John Beckstein | Obituaries. Gravestone pictures. Member of paid subscription sites, can take photos of gravestones in towns of Colchester, Lebanon and East Haddam. |
| New London | Meg Smeal | Lookups in Joshua Hempstead Diary, 1711-1758. |
| New London | Bob Macek | Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying. |
| New London | Don Jones | Gravestone pictures. |
| New London | Linda Christensen | Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying. Public records (library) lookups and copying. Gravestone pictures. All Preston or Griswold CT cemeteries. |
| New London | Donna Wyman | Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying. Public Records (library) lookups and copying. NO Obituaries. Gravestone pictures. Reimbursement may be required. Will travel to cemeteries and town halls to look up records in East Lyme, Lyme, and Old Lyme. Copies of records are charged for by the town, written information typed and emailed by me is free. Gravestone pictures dependent on the weather. |
| New Milford | Kathleen Zuris | New Milford (town): Public Records (library) lookups and copying. Obituaries. Church records 1716-1939; births, marriages, deaths 1702-1902, probate 1787-1922; land records 1706-1902; US census for New Milford 1790-1930. Will search archives at Connecticut State Library for gas mileage reimbursement per RAOGK guidelines. |
| Tolland | Rick Campbell | Videotaping Cemeteries, Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying. |
| Tolland | Alison Watson Maston | Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying. |
| Windham | Olivia Braaten | Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying. Public Records (library) lookups and copying. NO Obituaries. Gravestone pictures. Reimbursement may be required. Photographing specific address point (from public accessway). Provide suggestions for local expertise., Only travel to towns of Woodstock, Putnam, Pomfret, Thompson and Eastford. Typically available for Saturday projects. |
| Windham | Denise Gorka | Will do lookups in Willimantic, or Windham, CT and obituaries in the Willimantic Chronicle. Also will take pictures of tombstones in Willimantic. |
| Windham | Dave McTigue | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying. |
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