Ancestry.com Library Edition
This premiere genealogy database is ideal for the family historian. Ancestry Library Edition provides the most genealogical information available on-line, with more than 5 billion names in over 4,000 collections.
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Resources
Many of these online resources are premium subscriptions paid for by the Library. If you are unsure where to start, please contact the Reference Librarians.
Connecticut Historical Newspapers
This extensive online collection offers nearly 80 newspapers published between 1756 and 1914 in the State of Connecticut.
Connecticut History Illustrated
Darien News-Review
Darien Times
View issues of the Darien Times June 19, 2003 - current.
The weekly newspaper is available in two formats: text-only or in image which displays the newspaper as how it'd appear if you had the paper in hand. The image version starts in June 2023. At-home access is limited to Darien Library cardholders.
FamilySearch
FamilySearch provides access to genealogical records gathered from all over the world.
HeritageHub
HeritageHub provides access to hundreds of years of obituaries and death notices from thousands of newspapers across the United States.
New York Times Historical
Searchable full-text and images from The New York Times archive. Find every article, every issue from 1851 - 2017. Note: You will need a valid Darien Library Card to access this resource from home.
Roots Web
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the primary source of reliable data about the American people and economy.
USGenWeb Project: Darien, CT
The local page of a nationwide genealogy research site based on the town or county level.