MEMBERSHIP

The library offers three levels of membership: Basic, Premium, and Short Premium. Click on the summary to see the membership benefits and fee schedule. The library is also open to the general public (visitors) for a daily user fee.

*BASIC MEMBERSHIP: $45/YEAR

Benefits:

  1. On-site access to physical and digital collections
  2. On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub, and American Ancestors
  3. On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
  4. Remote online access to Basic* digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
  5. Membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
  6. Godfrey Genealogy Club meetings – $10 per session
  7. No discount on book sales

**PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: $130/ 2 YEAR

Benefits:

  1. On-site access to physical and digital collections
  2. On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub (obituaries), and American Ancestors
  3. On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
  4. Remote online access to Premium** digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
  5. Membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
  6. Godfrey Genealogy Club meetings – included in membership
  7. 20% discount on in-library book purchases

**PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: $65/YEAR

Benefits:

  1. On-site access to physical and digital collections
  2. On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub (obituaries), and American Ancestors
  3. On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
  4. Remote online access to Premium** digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
  5. Membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
  6. Godfrey Genealogy Club meetings – included in membership
  7. 20% discount on in-library book purchases

**SHORT PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: $30/QUARTER

Benefits:

  1. Same benefits as Premium Membership but for a shorter period of time

**LIMITED CONTENT GUEST MEMBERSHIP: FREE

Benefits:

  1. Remote online access to Helpful Websites and People of Color category

VISITORS (General Public): $15/DAY USER FEE

Benefits:

  1. On-site access to physical and digital collections
  2. On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub (obituaries), and American Ancestors
  3. On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
  4. On-site online access to Premium** digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
  5. No membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
  6. Genealogy Club meetings – $10 per session (no additional day user fee)
  7. No discount on book sales

Guest Membership Group Rates: $100/day for up to 15 people; $200/day for 15 or more people

*BASIC Online Digital Content

  • All 226 volumes of the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) with finding aids
  • More than 1,000 books including genealogies, biographies, memoirs, funeral sermons, and more
  • Curated links to more than 8,000 helpful websites organized by state and research topic

**PREMIUM Online Digital Content - includes all BASIC Online Content, plus:

  • An additional 4,000 digitized resources (Godfrey Digital Collection)
  • Tens of thousands of unique records from local churches, cemeteries, funeral homes, and family Bibles
  • 19th century U.S. Newspapers database
  • London Times Digital database
  • MyHeritage database
  • Passenger and Immigration Lists Index database
  • HeritageHub obituary database
  • Ed Laput Cemetery Project – a searchable database of photos and descriptions of every headstone in more than 1000 Connecticut cemeteries.