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THE FARMINGTON ROOM:
A GOOD HOME FOR TOWN MATERIALS AND MEMORABILIA
The Farmington Room is the library's local history and genealogy collection.
Included in the collection are histories of Farmington and other area towns (particularly our daughter towns), genealogies of major Farmington families and some town archives, notably Farmington Grand Lists from 1750-1829 for Farmington and all the parishes then part of the town.
Subject strengths of the collection are Farmington architecture, the Farmington Canal, the Amistad Revolt, and a collection of 19th century Selectmen's records, chiefly material on the Town Farm (the poorhouse) and welfare, roads and bridges, Civil War bounty payments receipts, and many miscellaneous items.
There is also a small photograph collection of local scenes, high school yearbooks from 1923, and items from earlier town libraries and library records from 1795.
The room is open to all users most times when the library is open. Vacation schedules may require that the room be closed without notice from time to time as staff are scheduled at other locations also. Please call in advance or email when planning a trip or project at 860-673-6791 or flref@farmingtonlibraries.org
Collection strengths:
- Town & CT History
- Amistad Revolt
- Architecture & History of Farmington Houses
- Town & Regional genealogy
- Early Grand Lists
- Land Records, 1859-1979
- Heritage Quest online database (http://www.iconn.org)
Researchers may request information about the Farmington Room collection by contacting the reference department by telephone (673-6791), mail (6 Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT 06032), or e-mail. Please supply a mailing address when requesting photocopies or extensive information. Genealogical queries are best handled by letter. A printout of published genealogies in the collection can be sent by mail upon request.
Farmington Room: flref@farmingtonlibraries.org
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