The Battle of Khe Sanh began on January 21, 1968, when forces from the People’s Army of North Vietnam carried out a massive artillery bombardment on the U.S. Marine Garrison at Khe Sanh, located in northwest South Vietnam near the Laotian border. For the next 77 days, U.S. Marines and their South Vietnamese allies fought off an intense siege of the Garrison in one of the longes...
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Marriage Records Index: 1897-1966
Connecticut Marriage Record Index, 1897-1965: There is no guarantee that the information contained in the marriage index is accurate and the State of Connecticut has no legal liability for any claims resulting from reliance on this information.
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
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Death Records Index: 1897-1966
Connecticut Death Record Index, 1897-1966: There is no guarantee that the information contained in the death index is accurate and the State of Connecticut has no legal liability for any claims resulting from reliance on this information.
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
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Third Thursday: Edward Gutierrez Ph. D.
Third Thursdays at the Connecticut State Library. Discussion with author Edward A. Gutierrez (Connecticut Archives Month) October 15 @ 12:00 pm - 12:45 pmIn observance of Connecticut Archives Month, Edward Gutierrez gave a presentation on interesting finds in the Connecticut State Library Archives which lead to his latest book Doughboys on the Great War. Edward Gutierrez receiv...
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Wethersfield Prison Record Warrants
WW1 Veterans
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Noble Pensions
Noble Pension Records
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Fitch’s Home for Soldiers
Connecticut State Archives Archival Record Group (RG) #073, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Fitch’s Home for Soldiers
Fitch's Home for Soldiers and Orphans (1863-1940), also known as the Noroton Home, located in Darien, Connecticut, was first erected by Benjamin Fitch and was dedicated July 4, 1864. In 1887, the State assumed control and renamed the home Fitch's Home for Sold...
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New London County (NLCC) Native American Court Cases
Please be advised that this index contains terminology that may be offensive or harmful to individuals investigating these records. When State Archives staff originally created this index, they took descriptions for ancestral, racial, ethnic, and gender identity directly from the court papers of the era in which they were created. The index therefore includes terms that are con...
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New London County (NLCC) African American Court Cases
Please be advised that this index contains terminology that may be offensive or harmful to individuals investigating these records. When State Archives staff originally created this index, they took descriptions for ancestral, racial, ethnic, and gender identity directly from the court papers of the era in which they were created. The index therefore includes terms that are con...
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