Looking for a Windsor Family History?
The Library has a large local history collection that includes books, periodicals, yearbooks, and more. Which you can discover using the library catalog. We offer this list of resources in hopes that it will aid you in your search.
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Titles include:
History of Ancient Windsor
Stiles, Henry R. The History of Ancient Windsor, Volumes 1 (History) and 2 (Genealogy & Biography), 1976 (facsimile of 1892 edition), New Hampshire Publishing Company, Somersworth, NH 03878
New History of Old Windsor
Howard, Daniel. The New History of Old Windsor, Connecticut, 1935, The Journal Press, Windsor, CT 06095
Fowles History of Windsor
Fowles, Lloyd W. and Uricchio, William Joseph. The Fowles History of Windsor, Connecticut 1633-1900, 1976, The Loomis Institute, Windsor, CT 06095
Town of Windsor Historic Survey
Windsor (Conn.). Planning Department. Town of Windsor, Connecticut : Historic survey. The Town, 1981. Town of Windsor, Connecticut 06095
Online Family Searches

Windsor was the first English settlement in Connecticut in 1633. The original boundaries were much larger than present day. The original settlement later gave birth to the “daughter” towns which include:
Barkhamsted, Bloomfield, Bolton,
East Granby, EastWindsor, Ellington, Enfield,
Granby, Harwinton, Litchfield, Manchester, Morris,
Simsbury, South Windsor, Suffield,
and Windsor Locks.
Organizations

Windsor Historical Society
96 Palisado Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 688-3813
windsorhistoricalsociety.org

Connecticut Historical Society
1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 236-5621
chs.org

Descendants of the Founders of Windsor
P.O. Box 39, Windsor, CT 06095
Email: contact@DFAW.org
dfaw.org

Connecticut Society of Genealogists
Library Located at:
175 Maple Street
East Hartford, CT
(860) 569-0002
csginc.org

Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council
P.O. Box 4273
Hartford CT 06147
ctprofgen.org

Family History Center
Ellis Island Foundation, Inc
17 Battery Place #232
New York, NY 10004-3507
(212)-561-4588
statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/fmaily-history-center

Charter Oak Genealogy
Bryna O’Sullivan
Middletown, CT
(860) 316-8200
bryna@charteroakgenealogy.com
charteroakgenealogy.com

Connecticut State Library
Archives, History & Genealogy Unit
231 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06115
(860) 566-3692
libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home

FamilySearch
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
35 North West Temple St
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
(801)-240-6996
familysearch.org