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The Directory of Connecticut Historical Societies is intended to provide links to any such organizations that can be found on the World Wide Web. If you know of an historical society or museum which is not represented on this list, or you can provide a current web address for one, please notify us. Thank you kindly!
 Connecticut Historical Society
One Elizabeth Street (at Asylum Avenue)
Hartford, CT 06105
Phone: 860-236-5621
E-mail: ask_us@chs.org
Established in 1825, this non-profit museum, library, and education center houses more than 242,000 prints and photographs; 38,000 objects, with strengths in 17th- and 18th-century furniture; costumes and textiles; portraits and landscapes; tavern and trade signs; decorative arts; toys and tools. The library holds more than 125,000 volumes, 1,300 maps, 3,700 broadsides, and three million manuscripts, including one of the nation's finest genealogical collections.
 Connecticut Landmarks
Offices & Library
255 Main Street, 4th floor
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-247-8996 ; Fax: 860-249-4907
E-mail: info@ctlandmarks.org (Sheryl Hack, Exec. Director)
Founded in 1936 as the Antiquarian & Landmarks Society, this organization operates a statewide network of twelve significant historic properties, spanning three centuries of New England history. Captivating house tours reveal remarkable collections of art and antiques.
Historical Societies — Alphabetical by Town
Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society
c/o Thomas Darling House
1907 Litchfield Turnpike
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Phone: 203-387-2823
E-mail: awhs@homestead.com
Andover Historical Society
Long Hill Road
Andover, Connecticut 06232
Phone:
E-mail: shapiro91@att.net
Ashford Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 244
Ashford, Connecticut 06278
Phone: 860-429-4568
Aspinock Historical Society of Putnam
208 School Road
Putnam, CT 06260
Phone: 860-963-0092
Avon Historical Society
P.O. Box 448
Avon, CT 06001
Phone: 860-677-7086
E-mail: edborkoski@comcast.net
Barkhamsted Historical Society
P.O. Box 94
Pleasant Valley, CT 06063
E-mail: bhs@barkhamstedhistory.org
Beacon Falls Historical Society
P.O. Box 171
Beacon Falls, CT 06403-0171
Phone: 203-729-7435
E-mail: bkrenesky@snet.net
Berlin Historical Society
305 Main Street (on the corner)
Kensington, Connecticut 06037
Phone: 860-828-1891
E-mail: BerlinHS@hotmail.com
Bethany Historical Society
The Stanley H. Downs Memorial Building
512 Amity Road
Bethany, CT 06524
Phone: 203-393-1832
E-mail: william@brintonwood.com
Bethel Historical Society
50 Main Street
Bethel, CT 06801
Phone: 203-794-1050 (or) 203-743-5893
Bethlehem Historical Society
P.O. Box 132
Bethlehem, CT 06751
Phone: 203-266-5196
Bloomfield, Wintonbury Historical Society of
151 School Street, P.O. Box 7454
Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
Phone: 860-243-1531
E-mail: president@bloomfieldcthistory.org
Bolton Historical Society
15 Hebron Road
Bolton, Connecticut 06040
Phone: 860-721-8818
E-mail: johntoomey@snet.net (John B. Toomey, Jr.)
Branford Historical Society
Harrison House
124 Main Street
Branford, Connecticut 06405
(203)488-4828
Bridgeport Historical Society
Please contact the History section of the Bridgeport Public Library
Phone: 203-576-7417
Bridgewater Historical Society
Elijah Peck House
Main Street
Bridgewater, CT 06752
Bristol Historical Society
98 Summer Street
Bristol, CT 06010
Phone: 860-583-6309
E-mail: ellen@bristolhistoricalsociety.org
Brookfield Museum and Historical Society
165 Whisconier Road, P.O. Box 5231
Brookfield, CT 06804
Phone: 203-740-8140 ; Fax: 203-748-7419
Brooklyn Historical Society
25 Canterbury Road
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Mailing address: P.O. Box 90
Brooklyn, CT 06234-0090
Phone: 860-774-7728
Burlington Historical Society
P.O. Box 1215
Burlington, CT 06013
Phone: 860-673-3815
Canterbury Historical Society
P. O. Box 2
Canterbury, CT 06331
E-mail: info@canterburyhistorical.org
Canton Historical Society
11 Front Street
Collinsville, CT 06019
Phone:
Chaplin Historical Society
Chaplin Street
Chaplin, CT 06235
Phone:
Cheshire Historical Society
P.O. Box 281
Cheshire, CT 06410
Chester Historical Society
P.O. Box 204
Chester, CT 06412
E-mail: info@chesterhistoricalsociety.org
Clinton Historical Society
Captain Elisha White House (Old Brick)
103 East Main Street
Clinton, CT 06413
Phone: (860)669-2148
Colchester Historical Society
P.O. Box 13
Colchester, CT 06415-0013
Phone: 860-537-2151
E-mail: historiccolchester@sbcglobal.net
 Colebrook Historical Society
558 Colebrook Road, P.O. Box 85
Colebrook, CT 06021
Phone: 860-379-9756 (or) 860-379-7786
E-mail: jerome.f.rathbun@aol.com (or) julieandresen@aol.com
Columbia Historical Society
486 Route 66
Columbia, CT 06237
Cornwall Historical Society
7 Pine Street, P.O. Box 115
Cornwall, CT 06753
Coventry Historical Society
P.O. Box 534
Coventry, CT 06238
Phone: 860-742-9025
E-mail: writetous@coventrycthistoricalsociety.org
CHS maintains two museums: Strong-Porter and Brick Schoolhouse.
Cromwell Historical Society
395 Main Street
Cromwell, CT 06416
Phone: 860-635-0501
Danbury Historical Society
43 Main Street
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: 203-743-5200
E-mail: dmhs@danburyhistorical.org
Darien Historical Society
Bates-Scofield Homestead
45 Old King's Highway North
Darien, CT 06820
Phone: 203-655-9233
E-mail: darien-historical@sbcglobal.net
Deep River Historical Society
245 Main Street
Deep River, CT 06417
Phone: 860-526-5811 (or) 860-526-1449
E-mail: Lhostetler@wesleyan.edu (Jeff Hostetler, President)
Derby Historical Society
Office: David Humphreys House
37 Elm Street
Ansonia, CT 06401
Mailing address: P.O. Box 331
Derby, CT 06418
Phone: 203-735-1908
Eastford Historical Society
c/o Terri Warren, Treas.
P.O. Box 365
Eastford, CT 06242-0365
Phone: 860-974-2021
East Granby Historical Society
P.O. Box 188
East Granby, CT 06026
E-mail: zshook@cox.net
East Haddam Historical Society Museum
264 Town Street, P.O. Box 27
East Haddam CT 06423-0027
Phone: 860-873-3944
East Hampton Historical Society
2 Bevin Boulevard
East Hampton, CT 06424
Phone: 860-365-0337
East Hartford, Historical Society of
P.O. Box 380166
East Hartford, CT 06108-0166
Phone: 860-568-7645
E-mail: hseh@hseh.org
East Haven Historical Society
200 Tyler St., P.O. Box 120052
East Haven, CT 06512-0052
Phone: 203-467-1766
East Lyme Historical Society
Thomas Lee House
228 West Main Street (Route 156)
Niantic, CT 06357
Mailing address: P. O. Box 112
East Lyme, CTĘ 06333
Phone: 860-739-6070
E-mail: info@eastlymehistoricalsociety.org
Easton, Historical Society of
P.O. Box 121
Easton, CT 06612-0121
Phone: 203-261-4622
East Windsor Historical Society
115a Scantic Road
East Windsor, CT 06016
E-mail: eastwindsorhistory@cox.net
Ellington Historical Society
70 Main Street, P.O. Box 73
Ellington, CT 06029
E-mail: webmaster@ellingtonhistsoc.org
Enfield Historical Society, Inc.
1294 Enfield Street, P.O. Box 586
Enfield, CT 06083
Phone: 860-745-1729
E-mail: mkm-of-enfct@att.net
Essex Historical Society
The Pratt House
West Avenue, P.O. Box 123
Essex, CT 06426
E-mail: webmaster@essexhistory.org
Fairfield Historical Society
370 Beach Road
Fairfield, CT 06430
Phone: 203-259-1598
E-mail: info@fairfieldhs.org
Falls Village - Canaan Historical Society
Falls Village Depot
44 Railroad Street, P.O. Box 206
Falls Village, CT 06031
Phone: 860-824-8226
E-mail:
Farmington Historical Society
138 Main Street, P.O. Box 1645
Farmington, CT 06034-1645
Phone: 860-673-6791
E-mail: aarcari@farmingtonhistoricalsociety-ct.org
Franklin Historical Society
P.O. Box 73
Franklin, CT 06254
Phone: 860-859-1758
Gaylordsville Historical Society
P.O. Box 25
Gaylordsville, CT 06755
Phone: 860-350-0300
E-mail: webmaster@gaylordsville.org
Glastonbury, Historical Society of
Museum on the Green
1944 Main Street, P.O. Box 46
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Phone: 860-633-6890
E-mail: HSGlastonbury@sbcglobal.net
Goshen Historical Society
21 Old Middle Road, P.O. Box 457
Goshen, CT 06756-0457
Phone: 860-491-9610
Granby, Salmon Brook Historical Society of
208 Salmon Brook Street (Rtes. 10 & 202)
Granby, CT 06035
Phone: 860-653-9713
E-mail: info@salmonbrookhistorical.org
Greenwich Historical Society
Bush-Holley Historic Site
39 Strickland Road
Cos Cob, CT 06807
Griswold Historical Society
Groton Historical Society
Guilford Keeping Society
P. O. Box 363
Guilford, CT 06437
Phone: 203-453-3176
Fax (203) 458-2797
E-mail: info@GuilfordKeepingSociety.com
Haddam Historical Society
P.O. Box 97
Haddam, CT 06438
Thankfularnold@juno.com
Hamden Historical Society
P.O. Box 5512
Hamden, CT 06518
Hampton Historical Society
P.O. Box 12
Hampton, CT 06247
Hartford Historical Society
Hartland Historical Society
P.O. Box 221
East Hartland, CT 06027
Phone: 860-653-0170 ; Fax (860) 844-8090
E-mail: mnurge@earthlink.net
Harwinton Historical Society
P.O. Box 84
Harwinton, CT 06791
Hebron Historical Society
P.O. Box 43
Hebron, CT 06248
Kent Historical Society
Kent, CT 06757
Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.
196 Main Street, P.O. Box 6000
Danielson, CT 06239
Phone: 860-779-7250
E-mail: information@killinglyhistory.org
Killingworth Historical Society
P.O. Box 707
Killingworth, CT 06419
Lebanon Historical Society
856 Trumbull Highway, on the Historic Lebanon Green
P.O. Box 151
Lebanon, CT 06249
Phone: 860-642-6579 ; Fax: 860.642.6583
E-mail: history@LebanonCtHistSoc.org
Ledyard Historical Society
Ledyard, CT 06339
Lisbon Historical Society
Litchfield Historical Society
7 South Street, P.O. Box 385
Litchfield, CT 06759
Phone: 860-567-4501 ; Fax: 860-567-3565
E-mail: cfields@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org (Catherine Fields, Executive Director)
Lyme Historical Society
Florence Griswold Museum
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860)434-5542
Madison Historical Society
Allis-Bushnell House
853 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443-3155
Phone: 203-245-4567
E-mail: contact@madisoncthistorical.org
 Manchester Historical Society
126 Cedar Street
Manchester, CT 06040
Phone: 860-647-9983
Mailing Address:
106 Hartford Road
Manchester, CT 06040
Mansfield Historical Society
954 Storrs Road, P.O. Box 145
Storrs, CT 06268-0145
Phone: 860-429-6575
E-mail: contact form
Marlborough Historical Society
P.O. Box 281
Marlborough, CT 06447
Phone: 860-295-8106
Meriden Historical Society
P.O. Box 3005
South Meriden, CT 06451
Phone: 203-639-1913
Middlebury Historical Society
Library Road
Middlebury, CT 06762
Phone: 203-758-2635
Middlefield Historical Society
405 Main Street
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-0665
Middlesex County Historical Society
151 Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: 860-346-0746
E-mail: middlesexhistory@wesleyan.edu
Milford Historical Society
34 High Street
Milford, CT
Phone: 203-874-2664 ; Fax: 203-874-5789
Monroe Historical Society
P.O. Box 212
Monroe, CT 06468
Phone: 203-261-1383
Montville Historical Society
P.O. Box 1786
Montville CT 06353
Morris Historical Society
P.O. Box 234
Morris, CT 06763
Mystic River Historical Society
Corner of High Street and Old New London Road
P.O. Box 245
Mystic, CT 06355-0245
Phone: 860-536-4779
Naugatuck Historical Society
Sunset Drive
Naugatuck, CT 06770
New Britain Historical Society
No longer in operation. Please direct questions on New Britain local history to the New Britain Public Library.
New Canaan Historical Society
13 Oenoke Ridge
New Canaan, CT 06840
Phone: 203-966-1776
E-mail:newcanaan.historical@snet.net
New Fairfield Historical Society
P.O. Box 8156
New Fairfield, CT 06812-8156
New Hartford Historical Society
367 Main Street
Pine Meadow, CT
Mailing address: P.O. Box 41
New Hartford, CT 06057
Phone: 860-379-6894
E-mail: nhhs@earthlink.net
New Haven Colony Historical Society
114 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06510-1238
Phone: 203-562-4183 ; Fax: 203-562-2002
E-mail: (contact form on web site)
Newington Historical Society
679 Willard Avenue
Newington, CT 06111
Phone: 860-666-7118
New London County Historical Society
Shaw Mansion
11 Blinman Street
New London, CT 06320
New Milford Historical Society
P.O. Box 566, 6 Aspetuck Ave.
New Milford, CT 06776
Phone: 860-354-3069
Newtown Historical Society
6 Bari Drive
Newtown, CT 06470
Noank Historical Society
17 Sylvan St. Box 454
Noank, CT 06340
Phone: 860-536-3021
Norfolk Historical Society
13 Village Green, P.O. Box 288
Norfolk, CT 06058
E-mail: norfolkhistorical@snet.net
North Branford Historical Society
1605 Foxon Road, P.O. Box 563
North Branford, CT 06471
Phone: 203-488-0423
North Canaan Historical Society
North Haven Historical Society
27 Broadway
North Haven, CT 06473
Phone: 203-239-7722
North Stonington Historical Society
1 Wyassup Road, P.O. Box 134
North Stonington, CT 06359
Phone: 860-535-9448
Norwalk Historical Society
P.O. Box 335
2 East Wall Street
Norwalk, CT 06852
Phone: 203-846-0525
info@norwalkhistoricalsociety.org
Norwich Historical Society
Old Lyme Historical Society
Florence Griswold Museum, Lyme Historical Society, Inc.
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371
Phone: 860-434-5542
Old Saybrook Historical Society
P.O. Box 4
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Orange Historical Society
The Academy, 605 Orange Center Road (and)
The Stone-Otis House, 615 Orange Center Road
Orange, CT 06477
Mailing address: P.O. Box 784
Orange, CT. 06477
Phone: 203-795-3106 (or) 203-795-6465
Oxford Historical Society
c/o Oxford Town Hall
486 Oxford Road
Oxford, CT 06478
Plainfield Historical Society
P.O. Box 104
Central Village, CT 06332-0104
Plainville Historical Society
13 Cornell street
Plainville, CT 06062
Plymouth Historical Society
Pomfret Historical Society
P.O. Box 152
Pomfret Center, CT 06259
Portland Historical Society
P.O. Box 98
Portland, CT 06480
Preston Historical Society
Town Hall
389 Route 2
Preston, CT 06365
Contact Person: Peter Leibert
Phone: (860) 887-0662
Prospect Historical Society
Summit Road
Prospect, CT 06712
Putnam, Aspinock Historical Society of
208 School Road
Putnam, CT 06260
(860)963-0092
Redding Historical Society
43 Lonetown Road
Redding, CT 06875
(203)938-9095
Ridgefield Historical Society
472 Main St.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Rocky Hill Historical Society
P.O. Box 185
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone: 203-563-6704
Roxbury Historical Society
P.O. Box 212
Roxbury, CT 06783
Salem Historical Society
Salem Ridge
Salem, CT 06415
Salisbury Historical Society
Box 616
Lakeville, CT 06039
Salmon Brook Historical Society of Granby
208 Salmon Brook Street (Rtes. 10 & 202)
Granby, CT 06035
Phone: 860-653-9713
E-mail: info@salmonbrookhistorical.org
Scotland Historical Society
PO Box 1144
Scotland, CT 06264
Seymour Historical Society
P.O. Box 433
Seymour, CT 06483
Sharon Historical Society
Box 511
Sharon, CT 06069
Shelton Historical Society
P.O. Box 2155
70 Ripton Road
Shelton, CT 06484
phone: (203)925-1803
fax: (203)926-9567
E-mail: shltn.hst.soc@snet.net
Sherman Historical Society
PO Box 293
Sherman, CT 06784
Simsbury Genealogical and Historical Research Library
749 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06070
Phone: 860-658-5382
E-mail:genehist@micro-net.com
Simsbury Historical Society
800 Hopmeadow Street, P.O. Box 2
Simsbury, CT 06070
Phone: 860-658-2500
E-mail: info@simsburyhistory.org
Somers Historical Society
574 Main Street
Somers, CT 06071
Southbury Historical Society
P.O. Box 124
Southbury, CT 06488-0124
Tel., (203) 264-8825
Southington Historical Society
South Windsor Historical Society
771 Ellington Road
South Windsor, CT 06074
Phone: 860-289-8884
E-mail: southwindsorhistory@cox.net
Sprague Historical Society
RDF 1 Baltic
Sprague, CT 06330
Stafford Historical Society
5 Spring Street
Stafford, CT 06076
Phone: 860-684-7978
Stamford Historical Society
1508 High Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06903
Telephone: (203) 329-1183
Fax: (203) 322-1607
E-mail: shsadmin@flvax.ferg.lib.ct.us
Sterling Historical Society
Stonington Historical Society
P.O. Box 103
Stonington CT 06378-00103
Stonington Old Lighthouse Museum
7 Water Street
Phone: 860-535-1440
The Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House
40 Palmer Street
Stonington, CT 06378
Phone: 860-535-8445
The Richard W. Woolworth Library
40 Palmer Street
Phone: 860-535-1131
Stratford Historical Society
The Captain David Judson House and the Catharine B. Mitchell Museum
967 Academy Hill, P.O. Box 382
Stratford, CT 06497
Tel., (203) 378-0630
Suffield Historical Society
King House Museum
232 South Main St., P.O. Box 893
Suffield, CT 06078
Thomaston Historical Society
158 Main Street
Thomaston, CT 06787
Phone: 860-283-2159
Thompson Historical Society
P.O. Box 47
Thompson, CT 06277
Phone: 860-923-3776, 860-377-2788 (Administrator)
E-mail: jiamartino@charter.net
Tolland Historical Society
52 Tolland Green, P.O. Box 107
Tolland, CT 06084
Phone: 860-870-9599
E-mail: tolland.historical@snet.net
Torrington Historical Society
Hotchkiss-Fyler House
192 Main Street
Torrington, CT 06790
Phone: 860-482-8260
E-mail: torringtonhistorical@snet.net (or) info@torringtonhistoricalsociety.org
Trumbull Historical Society
1856 Huntington Turnpike (Rte. 108)
P.O. Box 312
Trumbull, CT 06611-0312
Phone: 203-377-6620
Union Historical Society
583 Buckly Highway
Union, CT 06076
E-mail: dbupson@cox.net
Vernon Historical Society — Museum and Library
734 Hartford Turnpike (Route 30)
P.O. Box 2055
Vernon, CT 06066
Phone: 860-875-4326
E-mail: vernonhs@sbcglobal.net
Voluntown Historical Society
P.O. Box 130
Voluntown, CT 06384
Wallingford Historical Society — The Samuel Parsons House
180 South Main Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
Mailing address: P.O. Box 73
Wallingford, CT 06492-0073
Phone: 203-294-1996
Warren Historical Society
New Preston, CT 06777
Washington Historical Society
Gunn Memorial Library & Museum
5 Wykeham Road, corner of Route 47
P.O. Box 1273
Washington, CT 06793
Phone: 860-868-7756
E-mail: gunnmuseum@sbcglobal.net
Waterbury, Mattatuck Historical Society of
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
Phone: 203-753-0381
Waterford Historical Society
P.O. Box 117
Waterford, CT 06385-0117
Watertown Historical Society
22 DeForest Street
Watertown, CT 06795
Phone: 860-274-1050
Westbrook Historical Society
1196 Boston Post Road
Westbrook, CT 06498
Phone: 860-399-7473
West Hartford Historical Society and Noah Webster House Museum
227 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107
Phone: 860-521-5362 ; Fax: 860-521-4036
West Haven Historical Society
682 Main Street
West Haven, CT 06516
Phone: 203-934-5852
Weston Historical Society
P.O. Box 1092
Weston, CT 06883
Phone: 203-226-1804
E-mail: whs@wvfd.com
Westport Historical Society
25 Avery Place
Westport, CT 06880
Phone: 203-222-1424 ; Fax: 203-221-0981
E-mail: info@westporthistory.org
Wethersfield Historical Society
150 Main Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: 860-529-7656 ; Fax: 860-563-2609
E-mail: society@wethhist.org
Willington Historical Society
49 Mirtl Road, P. O. Box 214
Willington, CT 06279-0214
Phone:
E-mail: willingtoncthistory@yahoo.com
Wilton Historical Society
Wilton Heritage Museum
249 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT 06897
Phone: 203-762-7257
Winchester Historical Society
225 Prospect Street
Winsted, CT 06098
Phone: 860-379-8433
Windham Historical Society
Jillson House
627 Main Street
Windham, CT 06226
Phone: 860-456-2316
Windsor Historical Society
96 Palisado Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
Phone: 860-688-3813 ; Fax: 860-687-1633
Wintonbury Historical Society of Bloomfield
151 School Street, P.O. Box 7454
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Phone: 860-243-1531
Wolcott Historical Society
P.O. Box 6410
Wolcott, CT 06716
Phone: 203-879-9818
E-mail: stanzepa@sbcglobal.net
Woodbridge Historical Society, Amity and
c/o Thomas Darling House
1907 Litchfield Turnpike
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Phone: 203-387-2823
E-mail: president@woodbridgehistory.org (or) donaldmenzies@sbcglobal.net
Woodbury Historical Society Inc., The Old
P.O. Box 705
Woodbury, CT 06798
The Glebe House Museum & Gertrude Jekyll Garden
P.O. Box 245
Woodbury, CT 06798
Phone: 203-263-2855 ; Fax: 203-263-6726
E-mail: ghmgjg@snet.net
Woodstock Historical Society
523 Route 169
Woodstock, CT 06281
Phone: 860-928-1035
The Directory of Connecticut Historical Societies is intended to provide links to any such organizations that can be found on the World Wide Web. If you know of an historical society or museum which is not represented on this list, or you can provide a current web address for one, please notify us. Thank you kindly!
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