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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.
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. View Planning
Your Research Visit for further information or call us
at: (860) 364-5688
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.
The "People Finder" pages where you can search
by Surname:
Our list of former Sharon residents
from A to Z. We have compiled this list using all our pre-existing
genealogy resources and in the future will be adding to this
list with the help of present day residents and local historians.
Tour the Cemeteries
of Sharon, Connecticut
Each Year the Sharon Historical Society hosts a Cemetery Walk
that highlights Sharon's famous and infamous former residents.
This year we decide to host an online tour complete with maps,
biographies and photos of our former residents. Enjoy!
Diary of Warren R. Houghtaling (1911-1913)
Word Document
Warren
Houghtaling Diary Transcripts, Volume 1, 1906 Word Document
The
Civil War Soldiers of Sharon, Connecticut.
Eastside
Cemetery Records Preview. Download a preview of what is
soon to be added to our online genealogy resources. These
high resolution scans have been added to a "zip file"
for your convenience.
If you'd like to be the first to know when this information
has been posted, sign up for our newsletter (sign-up form
is in the right column of this page).
Original documents in Military Box (5/D/1):
Revolution, Militia,
Civil War documentation.
The Original 53 Sharon Home Lots and List of Their Owners:
At the session of the Assembly in May, 1738, it was ordered
that the township should be sold at public auction at New
Haven on the second Wednesday of the following October. Samuel
Eels, Esq., Joseph Whiting and Capt. Isaac Dickerman were
appointed a committee for that purpose. It was divided into
fifty-three rights, or shares, as they were called, one of
which was given to the first minister, one was reserved for
the use of the ministry in the town, and one for the support
of schools, and the debts accruing from the sale were secured
by the bonds of the purchasers.
Cemetery and Headstone Inscriptions for Sharon, CT:
Contemporary Books/Research:
Special Pricing for the 100th Anniversary:
*Purchase all three Seldom Told Tales volumes for $60
(a $75 value).*
Contact SharonHistoricalSociety@Yahoo.com
or call 860-364-5688 to order.
SELDOM TOLD TALES OF SHARON, BOOK
3
BY ED KIRBY
Continuing where Seldom Told Tales of Sharon, Book 2
leaves off, Book 3 tells the stories of Sharon and
the Ice Age; Industries along Ellsworth's Guinea Brook; A
Connecticut Yankee in Oregon's Court; Frank Sprague- Father
of Electric Traction; Preserving the Sharon Valley Lime Kiln;
John Wike and the Smith Brother's Murder. 2011.
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SELDOM TOLD TALES OF SHARON, BOOK
2
BY ED KIRBY
Continuing where Seldom Told Tales of Sharon leaves
off, Book 2 invites the reader to delve deeper into
the interconnected web that links people from various walks
of life, generations and geographic locations to the town
of Sharon. Once again, Ed Kirby tells the stories of the diverse
people of Sharon whose lives still touch us today. "Tales
2" chronicles the lives of three strong women, Emily Winthrop
Miles, Maria Bissell Hotchkiss and Lizzie St. John Eckel.
The social and structural history of the town's iconic clock
tower, the true-life story of the Colgate Mansion and the
history of Catholicism in Sharon are also included in the
volume. Hard cover, illustrated, 304 pages. 2008.
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SELDOM TOLD TALES OF SHARON, BOOK
1
BY ED KIRBY
Seldom Told Tales of Sharon offers a glimpse into the
bricks and mortar of history, the stories of individual people
whose everyday decisions had lasting effects on the Sharon
of today. Tales included in Book 1 of the series are
Calkinstown's Inscrutable Hiram Weed, The Ill-Fated New
York to Sharon Canal, and Sharon's Northeast Corner. Hard
cover, illustrated, 137 pages. 2006.
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A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF
SHARON, CT
BY CHARLES F. SEDGWICK
Originally published in 1842, and reprinted with minor additions
and corrections in 1877 and 1898, this book remains the chief
source of information about the early days of Sharon, the
period from 1732 to 1838, at which date Sedgwick first presented
his material. The second and third editions endeavored to
update Sedgwick's work and corrected some obvious errors that
had crept in. Changes were made particularly in Chapter XIII.
This fourth edition, edited by Jeanne Majdalany, is based
primarily on the third edition. Typographical and grammatical
mistakes and the very few errors that Sedgwick himself made
have been amended. Illustrations have been more suitably placed
in relation to the text and new ones have been added. The
book contains a new appendix that lists the names of Sharon
residents listed in the 1790 census, and an index of family
names.
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Genealogical Resources:
View our growing collection of online
genealogy resources.
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