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Hartford Courant (1992-current) Daily newspaper from Hartford, Connecticut. Coverage: 1992 - current. The Hartford Courant is the largest daily newspaper in Connecticut. Founded in 1764, it also is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States.
Historical Hartford Courant (1764-1922) This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1764 - 1922. This resource includes The Connecticut Courant (1764-1774), Connecticut Courant (1778-1778), Connecticut Courant (1791-1837), The Connecticut Courant and Hartford Weekly Intelligencer (1774-1778), Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer (1778-1791), Daily Courant (1837-1839), The Hartford Courant (1887-1922), Hartford Daily Courant (1840-1887).

State Databases

The CT State Library provides access to a number of quality databases you may find useful in your research. In order to access many of them, however, you will first need to obtain a CT State Library Card. See the links below for information on obtaining a CT State Library card and accessing their databases:

Obtain a CT State Library Card
Learn how to obtain a CT State Library card, what you can do with it, and begin your application to receive a card.
CT State Library A-Z List of Databases
Browse the databases made available to CT State Library card holders.