Genalogical Research at the Sharon Historical Society

Appointments for Genealogical Research are STRONGLY encouraged! Volunteers with a variety of interests often staff the museum and may be unable to help you with your research questions. Please contact the museum IN ADVANCE of your visit to help you get the most out of your research travel plans. (860) 364-5688; or e-mail The Historical Society )

FEES - The SHS staff will be happy to answer basic research questions from materials in the SHS collection. Fees will be charged for photocopies. Fees for extensive research inquires should be discussed with museum staff prior to engaging in the research.
Genealogical Tools:
The Fourth Edition of Charles F. Sedgwick's A General History of the Town of Sharon, originally published in 1842 is now available. This revised edition includes expanded appendices, new photographs and an index to family names. The book is an 8 ½ x 11 paperback with 140 pps. Cost is $30 per copy, plus $4 shipping and handling. Checks may be made out to: "Sharon Historical Society" and sent to: Sharon Historical Society, P.O. Box 511, Sharon, CT 06069. For more information, please call the SHS at (860) 364-5688 or e-mail to: director@sharonhist.org

Genealogy at the Sharon Historical Society

While the volunteers and staff of the Historical Society support and encourage the work of genealogists from across the United States and beyond, our on-site genealogical collections are very basic.If you are just beginning your research, we will be delighted to help you pull together initial information, including the general history of Sharon, early settlers, original Home Lots, etc. However, we are not equipped to deal with more in-depth inquiries.

The Sharon Town Hall

In keeping with Connecticut state regulations, only certified copies of birth, marriage and death certificates are available. The fee for the above service is $10 for the first certified copy of any one record, with each additional copy available for $5.

Researchers are strongly encouraged to send inquiries via mail to the Town Clerk at the above address prior to visiting the Town Hall. Due to heavy traffic demands and limited staff, individual inquiries may take from two weeks to two months to answer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birth Records: 1739 -

 

Present

 

Marriage Records: 1739 -

 

Present

 

Death Records: 1739 -

 

Present

Sharon Probate Office

Probate Records:

October 1775 -

Present

Earlier probate records may be found in the Litchfield Probate Office

Cemeteries

Amenia Union

Boland

Cartwright

Catholic

East Street

Ellsworth

Hatch Farm

Hillside

Leedsville

Malcuit Farm

Moravian

Pine Meadow

Pine Swamp

Roberts

Smith & Cartwright

St. Bridget’s

Third District

Ticknor’s Woods

Town Burial Plot

Town Poor Farm Burial

 

Additional Resources

Connecticut Department of Vital Records

The Connecticut Department of Vital Records has birth, marriage, and death records from the year 1897 to the present.

The David M. Roth Center for Connecticut Studies
J. Eugene Smith Library / Eastern Connecticut State University

83 Windham Street
Willlimantic, CT 06226
(860) 465-4512y

Collections include manuscipts, monographs, bibliographies, newspapers, dissertations and other published worked emphasizing town and local histories. Non-circulating.

Connecticut Society of Genealogists Inc.
P.O. Box 435Glastonbury, CT 06033-0435

(203) 569-0002

The Society has a very good library with a helpful and friendly staff located at: 175 Maple Street, East Hartford, CT. Please call for hours.

Connecticut Historical Commission
59 South Prospect Street
Hartford, CT 06106-1901

The Connecticut Historical Commission has Thematic Architecture Surveys, Connecticut Save Outdoor Sculpture, Town Architecture Surveys, Connecticut Heritage Landscape Project, and Statewide Historic Resource Inventory.

 

 

The History and Genealogy Unit makes available a variety of resources for genealogists, historians and the general public. The collection includes state histories, Connecticut histories, local histories focusing on Connecticut, an extensive collection of family genealogies, Connecticut genealogical indexes including the

Photographs from the East Street Cemetery, Sharon