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:
- On-site access to physical and digital collections
- On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub, and American Ancestors
- On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
- Remote online access to Basic* digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
- Membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
- Godfrey Genealogy Club meetings – $10 per session
- No discount on book sales
**PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: $130/ 2 YEAR
Benefits:
- On-site access to physical and digital collections
- On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub (obituaries), and American Ancestors
- On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
- Remote online access to Premium** digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
- Membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
- Godfrey Genealogy Club meetings – included in membership
- 20% discount on in-library book purchases
**PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: $65/YEAR
Benefits:
- On-site access to physical and digital collections
- On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub (obituaries), and American Ancestors
- On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
- Remote online access to Premium** digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
- Membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
- Godfrey Genealogy Club meetings – included in membership
- 20% discount on in-library book purchases
**SHORT PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: $30/QUARTER
Benefits:
- Same benefits as Premium Membership but for a shorter period of time
**LIMITED CONTENT GUEST MEMBERSHIP: FREE
Benefits:
- Remote online access to Helpful Websites and People of Color category
VISITORS (General Public): $15/DAY USER FEE
Benefits:
- On-site access to physical and digital collections
- On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub (obituaries), and American Ancestors
- On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
- On-site online access to Premium** digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
- No membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
- Genealogy Club meetings – $10 per session (no additional day user fee)
- 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.
