Ask a Local History Question

(See also Obituary Search Service or Newspaper Article Search Service)

This service provides brief answers to factual questions and referrals to sources or other organizations. Questions not related to local history or genealogy cannot be answered with this form; call 203-946-8130 to have these questions answered.

Ask a short, specific question, such as "When did Malley's department store close?" Time does not permit us to answer questions like "Please give me any information you can find about Malley's department store." If photocopying is requested, service charges apply.

Although the library does not have an extensive genealogical collection, we will answer your question as time and our sources allow. For genealogy questions, please include full names, dates and cities of residence. FamilySearch also provides genealogical information.

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Obituary Search Service

Our service covers a 5 day search of the New Haven Register microfilm. We mail copies of whatever we find (death notice and/or obituary).

The fee schedule is based on where you live (for each individual searched; we can accept up to 3 individuals per request):

• New Haven residents: $10.00 plus .50 per copy
• Non-New Haven residents: $20.00 plus .50 per copy

 

To proceed with the search, we need:

• Name of individual you want searched
• Exact death date
• Town of residence(if known)of the person for whom you want the obituary
• Your phone number
• Your mailing address
• Your method of payment (credit/debit card vs. check/money order. Don’t e-mail your credit card information--our Business Office will call you for this information when the search is complete)

 

An alternative to our service is to order the microfilm of this paper through interlibrary loan (from the CT State Library) at your local library. This would be free of charge.

To use this service, fill out the “Ask a Local History Question” form at the top of this page with the above information, or call us at (203) 946-8130.

 

Newspaper Article Search Service

Our service covers a 5 day search of the New Haven Register microfilm. We mail copies of whatever we find.

The fee schedule is based on where you live (for each date or range of consecutive dates searched):

• New Haven residents: $10.00 plus .50 per copy
• Non-New Haven residents: $20.00 plus .50 per copy

 

To proceed with the search, we need the following:

• The date the article appeared, OR
• The date the event occurred, OR
• The five day span that you want searched
• The subject of the article or the headline (if known); any other relevant information that will help us find your item (i.e., do you need reviews? Ads only?)  
• Your phone number
• Your mailing address
• Your method of payment (credit/debit card vs. check/money order. Don’t e-mail your credit card information--our Business Office will call you for this information when the search is complete)

 

An alternative to our service is to order the microfilm of this paper through interlibrary loan (from the CT State Library) at your local library. This would be free of charge.

To use this service, fill out the “Ask a Local History Question” form at the top of this page with the above information, or call us at (203) 946-8130.

Revised June 27, 2011