HIST-300 History Workshop (Wickman)

Search the BPL catalog or explore more resources under the drop-down menu for "Learning & Research"

The catalogs and subject guides available online are a great introduction to the many materials available for research at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History but represent only part of our vast collection.

An onsite visit to the Waterman Research Center will give you access to the following online databases: Ancestry Library Edition, American Ancestors, ProQuest (access to newspapers including the Hartford Courant), Newspapers.com (New England edition), Fold3 (military records) and FIMo (fire insurance maps).

Located in the Hartford Public Library Main Downtown Branch, the Hartford History Center tells the story of the city's history through its people, places and events.
Tip: look at the finding aids and subject guide links for more in-depth subject information and sources.

Use these catalogs like "Abigail" to discover collections and sources held by the Massachusetts Historical Society in physical and digital formats.

The Whitney Library is the research library for the New Haven Museum. This page will show the collections, finding aids and catalog for material held by the library.

Discover millions of items from The New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Plus, access materials from library collections at Columbia University, Harvard University, and Princeton University.

The Watkinson Library at Trinity College collects, preserves, and makes accessible unique and rare materials in selected subject areas, and promotes the use of these materials by the Trinity community, scholars, and the public. Its goal is to advance scholarship and further the educational, research, and service missions of Trinity College.

Found in 1923, this museum holds approximately 750,000 objects in its collection. One may explore nearly 190,000 objects from the museum collections, now available as part of their ongoing digitization project.