Included are genealogical notes regarding the Gowdy family. The majority of the papers consist of Samuel Gowdy's descendants beginning with Robert and Content Gowdy; Hill Gowdy, son of Samuel; Alexander Gowdy and others not of the Samuel Gowdy branch; and duplicate material and items to be looked up and connected.
Index cards of ancestral registers compiled by Algot G. Stenberg. It appears that these index cards relate to the registers listed as Related Material, but the cards do not indicate which register they relate to.
Primarily copies of military, pension, and family records. Family names include Goodsell, Highland, Hiland, Hilands, Hoyland, Hoylands, Lowry, McKinney, Mitcheltree, Reznor, and Williams.
Maps of various types including zoning, base, land use, population density, traffic flow and volumes, utilities, neighborhoods, topopgraphy, community facilities, and buildable land, among others.
The records consist of interviews; summonses; police material including reports and notebooks; correspondence; Hartford Housing Authority material; financial records including bank statements and cancelled checks, incorporation papers and tax returns; and newspaper clippings.
Includes meeting material such as agenda and reference material, a general file arranged by unit that includes correspondence, working papers, studies and reports, Material on government organization, Staff Director's files, Questionnaires for legislators, press clippings and recordings of radio interviews.
The photographs, circa 1908-1940, bulk 1920-1940 include meetings and gatherings of people; various state forests including Cockaponset, Mohawk, Meshomasic, Mattatuck and others; fire towers and fire fighting equipment; lumbering; insects and diseases; educational; boy scout activities; buildings; plantations; and other miscellaneous subjects.
The collection includes genealogical notes and abstracts from Connecticut vital, church, cemetery and probate records and from newspapers. Items directly related to the Barbour/Barber and Hilliard families are 8, 9, 10, 87, 88, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 150, 151, 175, 176, 180.
Descendant lists of 32 separate Palmer immigrants in America. Contains wills, census records, cemetery records, proofs of descent, and correspondence. Also contans a typed manuscript that has been published as Palmer Families in America, Vols. I III.
Notes and correspondence pertaining to East Haddam. Included is a copy of "East Haddam Cemetery Inscriptions" compiled by Parker, photostated in 1930. There appears to be a small amount of correspondence related to the legal profession.
Includes 24 volumes of genealogical notes, plus index. Volumes 1-3, 5 and a part of 6, were compiled by Sheldon Brainerd Thorpe, of North Haven, Conn. Nearly all of the other volumes are the work of Frank G. Bassett, of Seymour, Conn.
Includes: Descendants of Thomas Bliss of Hartford, Connecticut; Descendants of Thomas Bliss of Rehoboth, Massachusetts; Descendants of Josiah Bliss of Middletown, Rhode Island.
Correspondence on the Rasey, Morgan, and Gallup families. Also correspondence related to the estate of Harriet Vincent Stacy's father, Zacariah Vincent.
The collection consistes primarily of photographs depicting company administrators and employees, the Colt armory in Hartford and other Colt-related properties, events, promotional material, and firearms.
This collection combines both group and individual portraits of Connecticut soldiers and veterans. A number of Connecticut National Guard, Putnam Phalanx, New Haven Grays and World War II portraits are included in the Collection, but Civil War veterans predominate.
Series 1. Record Books, 1854-1911, are largely transcriptions of documents and constitute the official record of the Board. Many, but not all, of the original documents can be found in Series 3 and 5.
Handwritten slips from church, vital and estate records compiled by Robert R. Bisaillon for Mariages de la paroisse St. Anne of Waterbury, Connecticut: 1886-1982.
The collection documents material sent to The Newtown Bee, a weekly newspaper located in and serving Newtown, Connecticut, in the 39 days following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings of December 14, 2012.
The collection documents material sent to the community of Newtown, Connecticut, in the nine and a half months following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings of December 14, 2012. The collection includes poems, letters, sympathy cards, mass cards, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.
The records were arranged into ten series which reflect Senator Terry Gerratana's legislative activities in the Connecticut State Senate. The series include:
Contains meeting summaries of the Council and its subcommittees. Meeting summaries include agendas, minutes, and supplemental material such as reports and presentations.
Two volumes of minutes and correspondence, 1984-2003. The volumes are made up of both originals and photocopies. The volumes were compiled by Barbara O. Kerr, who was secretary, 2004-2005.
Manuscript copy of The Ancestries of David Miller and Clarissa Moore of Torringford, Connecticut. Lewis Ellingham stated that the first two chapters are the work done in part by himself and in part by a professional genealogist, Warren D. Buchanan. The remaining chapters is Ellingham's compendium of extracting available sources, much of which had to be corrected.
Public meeting transcripts, September - October 1989. Also present are recordings of the September 6, 1989 and October 4, 1989 meetings on audiocassettes.
The records contain agendas and minutes of Committee meetings as well as agendas, minutes, and research material of the interim pilot study groups. There are no documents from the high school volunteer program interim pilot study. The meeting documents present for 1995-2000 are scant.
Meeting minutes, transcripts, and report related to Gloria Bogen, Republican Candidate for office of State Representative in the 73rd Assembly District, challenge of the results of the November 6, 1984 election and the recanvas thereof.
These records consist of agendas, attendance sheets, bill books, bills, bulletin notices, hearing transcripts, Joint Favorable lists, membership lists, memorandum, minutes, notes, sign in sheets, subject files, and transcript sheets.
Includes transcripts of meetings, sound recordings of public hearings, the final report, public comments, background information and administrative files.
From title page: Incorporating most of the contents of a volume written, printed, and published by Oliver Norton Worden in 1868 entitled "Some Records of Persons by the name of Worden, Particularly of over one thousand of the ancestors, kin, and descendants of John and Elizabeth Worden of Washington County, Rhode Island. Covering three hundred years, and comprising twelve generations in America." and incorporating most of the manuscript material prepared in 1972 by Mrs. Marjorie W. Schunke entitled "The Worden Family in R.I." and based upon the research of Mrs. Vivian Y. Brecknell.
Contains minutes of meetings, including for the Governor's Railroad Advisory Task Force and the predecessory Connecticut Public Transportation Authority; and public hearing minutes and testimony.
The records include meeting documents for most years. These consist of notices, agendas, minutes, roll call votes, and attendance. Session reports may consist of roll call attendance and vote records for a session, list of bills considered to be most important by the committee, lists of bills that received a Joint Favorable report by the committee, and vote sheets.
The records of Governor William A. O'Neill consist primarily of constituent and agency correspondence, 1978-1991, that are organized into a single Series called Constituent Correspondence and then arranged by topic or subject alphabetically into Sub-series. The Governor's Office received hundreds of letters every day. Staff liaisons assigned to different State agencies generally handled the correspondence related to their subject areas. Staff members whose names regularly appear include Jane Ciarleglio, Chris Cooper, Marilynn Cruz-Aponte, Ann DeNoia, Yasha Escalera, Barbara Gordon, Robert Grant, Michael Hanley, Lee Hawkins, Betty Hudson, Ann Obuchowksi, Linda Poltorak, and Joe Prevusnak. The Governor's Chief of Staff was Chad McCollam.
"The Emergence of Political Women in Connecticut: 1920-1945" project interviewed women who were active in the political life of Connecticut between 1920 and 1945. There are 21 transcripts.
Contains notes, correspondence, photocopies of genealogical works, and miscellaneous genealogical research on various families. There are also a variety of genealogical newsletters concentrating on different families.
Membership lists, agendas, minutes, legislative material and reference material from a number of Environmental Committee task forces. These task forces relate to various environmental issues including acid rain, boating, campgrounds, the dairy industry, environmental crimes, environmental permitting, farm land protection, hunting safety, electric and magnetic fields, hazardous waste, land use, low level radioactive waste, newsprint recycling, open space, packaging, pesticides, recycling, seafood, solid waste, the spaying and neutering of pets, water resources. The material present for each task force varies.
Series 1, Administrative Files, documents the work of the Committee. It is further arranged into subseries. Standards and Procedures includes submissions from Steven F. Reich, counsel to the Select Committee of Inquiry, Ross H. Garber, counsel to the Office of the Governor, and William F. Dow, personal counsel to Governor John G. Rowland. Reports includes copies of the draft and final report of the Committee. Committee Meetings includes agendas, minutes and transcripts. Basic Legal Documents include various motions filed on behalf of the Committee, the Office of the Governor, and other individuals and entities including: Tomasso Brothers, Inc.; TBI Construction Company, LLC; Tunxis Management Company; Tenergy Water, LLC; Michael Tomasso; William Tomasso; Peter Ellef; Cocchiola Paving and Anthony Cocchiola. Correspondence includes incoming and outgoing correspondence primarily of the Committee co-chairmen John Wayne Fox and Arhthur J. O'Neill and counsel Steven F. Reich. Included are copies of e-mails. Civil Summonses are lawsuits against the Committee by various plaintiffs including: Peter Ellef; Robert V. Matthews; TBI Construction Company, LLC; Tunxis Management Company; Tenergy Water, LLC; Michael Tomasso; William Tomasso; Cocchiola Paving, Inc.; Anthony Cocchiola; Mark Wertheim; Patrick J. Delahunty; Vincent J. DeRosa; Tunxis Plantation Country Club; and Michael H. Cicchetti. There is also one summons for suit of the Committee against the Freedom of Information Commission. Subpoenas include copies of subpoenas served to over one hundred individuals and entities. Hearing Exhibits are duplicates of Series 3. Depositions include transcripts of the five individuals deposed: Michael H. Cicchetti; Mary Ann Hanley; Jo McKenzie; David O'Leary; and Marc S. Ryan. Freedom of Information Act includes requests, hearing notices, decisions and appeals.
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Series 1, Administrative Files, documents the work of the Committee. It is further arranged into subseries. Standards and Procedures includes submissions from Steven F. Reich, counsel to the Select Committee of Inquiry, Ross H. Garber, counsel to the Office of the Governor, and William F. Dow, personal counsel to Governor John G. Rowland. Reports includes copies of the draft and final report of the Committee. Committee Meetings includes agendas, minutes and transcripts. Basic Legal Documents include various motions filed on behalf of the Committee, the Office of the Governor, and other individuals and entities including: Tomasso Brothers, Inc.; TBI Construction Company, LLC; Tunxis Management Company; Tenergy Water, LLC; Michael Tomasso; William Tomasso; Peter Ellef; Cocchiola Paving and Anthony Cocchiola. Correspondence includes incoming and outgoing correspondence primarily of the Committee co-chairmen John Wayne Fox and Arhthur J. O'Neill and counsel Steven F. Reich. Included are copies of e-mails. Civil Summonses are lawsuits against the Committee by various plaintiffs including: Peter Ellef; Robert V. Matthews; TBI Construction Company, LLC; Tunxis Management Company; Tenergy Water, LLC; Michael Tomasso; William Tomasso; Cocchiola Paving, Inc.; Anthony Cocchiola; Mark Wertheim; Patrick J. Delahunty; Vincent J. DeRosa; Tunxis Plantation Country Club; and Michael H. Cicchetti. There is also one summons for suit of the Committee against the Freedom of Information Commission. Subpoenas include copies of subpoenas served to over one hundred individuals and entities. Hearing Exhibits are duplicates of Series 3. Depositions include transcripts of the five individuals deposed: Michael H. Cicchetti; Mary Ann Hanley; Jo McKenzie; David O'Leary; and Marc S. Ryan. Freedom of Information Act includes requests, hearing notices, decisions and appeals.
Gov. Weicker's constituent correspondence, legal office, press files, official statements, invitations accepted and rejected, subject files, and photographs. Constituent correspondence includes acknowledgements from the Governor to the correspondent, agency files containing letters referred to the appropriate agency for handling, and issue letters on a variety of topics. Press files contain press releases, speeches, appointments, bills signed, and veto messages. Legal office files contain auditor's reports, agency files, subject files, and special election files. A small accession related to inaugural activities has been added as addenda.
Includes reoprts, meeting records, inventory of state agencies and commissions, correspondence, press clippings, public ocmment, research office files, report drafts, an implementation file, hearing and conference tapes, legislation material, and reference files.
Includes memorandums, correspondence, notices of meetings, meeting minutes of both the full Commission and the subcommittees, reports, surveys, hearing transcripts, lists of mandates, lists of Commission members, text of legislation, notes, fiscal notes and impact statements, newspaper clippings, consultants reports, and research reference materials.
This record group includes declaratory rulings and meeting packets. Declaratory rulings consist of chronological, budget, and rate order final decisions. Meeting packets consist of agendas, minutes, and calendars.
Subjects covered include adult literacy, bilingual education, higher education, school construction, school integration, school equalization, special education, teacher and school administrator shortage. Records include meeting material, background material and legislative material.
The records were arranged into seven series which document the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission. The series include Administrative Records, Correspondence, Subject Files, Press Files, Publications, Photographs, and Multimedia.
This record group consist primarily of records from the Commission's permanent support staff. Series 1. Executive Director, 1976-1990, subject files includes legislative summaries, legislation, correspondence, task force records, speeches, articles and refernce files on a variety of topics concerning women's issues. Series 2. Public Information Officer, 1973-1992, consists of news clipping files and subject files. The news clippings covering topics such as abuse, adoption, aging, birth control, child support and custody, disabilities, divorce, equal rights amendment, insurance, legislation, pay equity, social security, widow, unions and welfare, among others. Series 3. Legistlative Coordinator, 1973-1989 subject files consists primarily of materials relating to legislation either supported or opposed by the Commission. There are also workshop and task force files on a variety of subjects such as family law, maternity leave, family violence, sex equity in education and other proposed and passed legislation. Series 4. Office Manager, 1982-1986, subject files include correspondence, requests for information, conference materials, workshops and newslaetters as well as the commission meeting records and complaint files. Series 5. Special Project Director, 1986-1993, subject files include correspondence, Institutionalizing Equity Committee materials and a survey of boardm councils and commissions. Series 6. General Subject, 1972-1986, files consists of task force records, program guidelines, legislation, corresopndence, reports, speeches, publications, project files, and associate organization and committee files. Topics include drug abuse, child support, day care, object job evaluation, pay equity, displaced homemakers, women and children in the criminal justice system, insurance, rape shield laws, nontraditional occupations, minority women, sexual harassment, talent banks, aging, affirmative actions, pensions, women veterans, pregnancy/maternity, harrassment, hazardous waste, Title IX, vocational education, apprenticeships, and police and firefighter recruitment Series 7. Intake Officer, 1974-1991, complaint files consists of intake docuiments, affidavits, as correspondence regarding discrimination complaints. Series 8. Policy and Procedure Files, 1973-1986, consists of commissioner's testimony at public hearings, commission and committee minutes, commission proecedures, and the commission's affirmative action plans. Series 9. Photographs, undated, consist of ten 9x10 in. framed photographs.
These records consist solely of meeting transcripts from 1972. Some transcripts are for the Subcommittee on Banks and for the Subcommittee on Public Utilities.
Commission on Special Revenue and Gaming Policy Board meeting minutes, 1971-2005, and recordings, 1979-2011; hearing decisions, 1984-2010; and sample lottery tickets, 1972-1974.
Includes correspondence, subject files, press releases, official statements, and speech files. Files from Gov. O'Neill's administration are also included as are files that may have been carried over from the Meskill administration to ensure continuity of executive actions.
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