Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Windham County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Newspapers
- Ashford Gazette ([Ashford], Conn.)1949-19??
- Ashford Post (Warrenville, Conn.)1949-19??
- Dayville Sunbeam (Dayville, Conn.)1882-1883
- Democratic Argus (West Killingly [i.e. Killingly], Conn.)1848-184?
- Fashist (Putnam, Conn.)1933-1940
- Independent Observer, and County Advertiser (Brooklyn, Conn.)1820-182?
- Killingly Observer (Dayville, Conn.)1897-1898
- Observer-Review (Dayville, Conn.)1898-1898
- Public Medium (Willimantic, Conn.)1848-185?
- Putnam Patriot (Putnam, Conn.)1872-1962
- Taylor's Home Journal (Danielsonville [Danielson], Conn.)1892-189?
- The Advertiser (Danielson and Putnam, Conn.)1915-191?
- The Advertiser (Windham [Conn.])1818-1819
- The Advertiser (Windham, Conn.)1818-1819
- The Daily Standard (Putnam, Conn.)1890-189?
- The Daily Sunbeam (Putnam, Conn.)1884-1884
- The Democratic Sentinel (Danielsonville [Danielson], Conn.)1875-187?
- The Harrisonian (Brooklyn, Conn.)1840-184?
- The Observer (Brooklyn, Conn.)1824-182?
- The Observer (Dayville, Killingly, Conn.)1898-1900
- The Organ of the Independent Order of H.B's (West Killingly [Killingly], Conn.)1858-18??
- The Phenix, Or, Windham Herald (Windham [Conn.])1791-1798
- The Political Visitant (Windham, Conn.)1819-1820
- The Pomfret Prattler (Pomfret, Conn.)1880-18??
- The Register (Windham, Conn.)1817-1817
- The Register and Country Advertiser (Windham, Conn.)1817-1818
- The Sunbeam (Dayville, Conn.)1882-1882
- The True Democrat (West Killingly, Conn.)1850-185?
- The Unionist (Brooklyn, Conn.)1833-183?
- The Voice of Freedom (West-Killingly [Danielson], Ct.)1849-18??
- The Weekly Herald (Danielsonville [Danielson], Conn.)1870-1875
- The Weekly Observer (Killingly (Dayville), Conn.)1900-1900
- The Weekly Pennant, and New-London, Windham and Tolland County Advertiser (Brooklyn, Conn.)1842-????
- The Windham County Whig and Unionist (Brooklyn, Ct.)1834-18??
- Weekly Sunbeam (Dayville, Conn.)1883-1883
- Willimantic Chronicle (Willimantic, Conn.)1879-19??
- Willimantic Daily Chronicle (Willimantic, Conn.)1891-1971
- Willimantic Enterprise (Willimantic, Conn.)1877-1879
- Willimantic Evening Journal (Willimantic, Conn.)1896-1???
- Windham County Advertiser (Brooklyn, Conn.)1826-183?
- Windham County Gazette (Thompson, Conn.)1835-18??
- Windham County News (Putnam, Conn.)1875-1877
- Windham County Observer (Putnam, Conn.)1900-1962
- Windham County Standard (Putnam, Conn.)1884-1900
- Windham County Sunbeam (Dayville, Conn.)1883-1884
- Windham County Telegraph (West Killingly [Killingly], Conn.)1848-1859
- Windham Herald (Windham [Conn.])1798-1816
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected newspaper titles cataloged by the Library of Congress with explicit county geography. Priority is given to titles beginning by 1950; up to five later titles are included where no earlier dated title is listed for that county. Dates describe publication history, not the issues available at a library. Multiple format records with the same title, place and dates are grouped. The catalog may describe paper, microfilm or online resources. Open ends and the word Current reflect the catalog description; confirm present availability and exact holdings with the libraries listed on the linked record.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Find Windham County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the town clerk, the probate court and the Connecticut State Library.
- The town clerk
In Connecticut, land records and births, marriages and deaths are kept by each town, not the county. Ask the town where your ancestor lived.
- The probate court
Wills and estates are handled by probate districts, which follow town lines; a district can cover one town or several.
- The Connecticut State Library
In Hartford: the State Archives, with copies of many town and probate records, the Barbour Collection index of town vital records, and court records.
- Connecticut State Libraryfree
The State Library and State Archives in Hartford: probate and court records, town records, and the Barbour Collection of town vital records to about 1850.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Connecticut, Windham" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Hartford County, New London County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Hartford County, New London County
Later formed partly from Windham County: Tolland County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1726, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Connecticut's counties have had no government since 1960, and most records were always kept by towns, so search by town. The Barbour Collection indexes town vital records up to about 1850.