If you are a member of a genealogical society that is authorized by the Secretary of the State, you are entitled to access all vital records except confidential files on adoption, paternity, gender re-assignment and gestational agreements. You may call for an appointment to search the vital records at a local town (See the Connecticut Town Clerk and Registrar Directory) or at the State of Connecticut Vital Records Office at (860) 509-7955 or 509-7289. The vital records registry maintained by the State only contains records from 1897 to the present. For older records, you will need to contact the local vital records office or the State Library.
See Connecticut General Statutes §7-51a.
To learn more about genealogical research visit:
- The National Archives at http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/ OR
- The Northeast Regional Archives in Boston at http://www.archives.gov/northeast/