The Sharon Historical Society is a community museum dedicated to connecting people to the town of Sharon, its history, and its culture. Museum professionals are assisted by volunteers who care for more than 5,000 artifacts in our collection - cataloging, preserving and sharing Sharon past for the public.

To learn more about the resources available for those interested in Sharon history, click on one of the icons below.

If you would like help answering a research question, feel free to send us an e-mail.

	Museum Collections The Sharon Historical Society collects objects to preserve and interpret the history of the town of Sharon. Major themes that guide our collecting activity include Sharon's settlement period, the Iron Industry, education in Sharon, Sharon's gilded age and the people of Sharon.
	Topics/Themes in Sharon History The town of Sharon was incorporated in 1739, and its history goes back even earlier through the story of the region's Native American population. If you are interested in learning more about specific topics and themes in Sharon's long history, begin with the mini-histories listed here.
	Not just one-stop shopping for genealogists! The SHS People Finder offers tips to locating and researching the lives of people who once lived in Sharon. You can search for people by last name, explore our collection of "Family Genealogies", read short biographies of Sharon's more well-known residents, and look at primary and secondary research tools.
	Historic Houses & Places Begin here if you are interested in learning more about your house, or about the many well-know public buildings in town. Here you can begin researching your historic house in Sharon for tips, maps and title search information. You may also learn more about Sharon's built environment, including our famous landmarks.
	Navigate through select collections of Historic Sharon Photographs quickly and easily via our searchable online account.Our offline database contains over 2,000 historic photographs of Sharon, Connecticut and the surrounding area. The database is searchable by Topic, Photographer, Place Name and Street Name. We invite you to come on in for a look.
	Published & Unpublished Books & Resources The SHS has a number of resources available for those interested in delving further into Sharon's history. Sharon History Online is an expanding digital collection, featuring documentary sources (both archival and secondary,) as well as material culture from the museum's collection.
	Research Sharon History Online View our suggestions and links to websites that may help a student, researcher or family historian. Some are specific to Connecticut, others, such as the Library of Congress, offer substantial general digital archives and may be searched by town and date range.