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Connecticut, the southernmost state in New England, is the third smallest state in the nation—yet the fourth most densely populated. The state is named after the large river (the Connecticut River) which flows through its middle, emptying into Long Island Sound. This name comes from an Algonquian Indian word for “long tidal river.”
Photo: Western Barndoor Hill, Connecticut. Credit: Sphilbrick; Wikimedia Commons.
If you are researching your ancestry from Connecticut, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online Connecticut newspaper archives: 151 titles to help you search your family history in “The Constitution State,” providing coverage from 1755 to Today. There are more than 8 million newspaper articles and records in our online CT archives to trace your family tree!
Dig deep into the online archives and search for obituaries and other news articles about your ancestors in these recent and historical Connecticut newspapers online. Our CT newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Connecticut Newspaper Archives (1755 – 2002)
Search Connecticut Recent Obituaries (1988 – Current)
Here is our complete list of online Connecticut newspapers in the archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The CT newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Date Range | Collection |
| Ansonia, Derby, and Seymour | Valley Gazette | 12/6/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bethany, Orange and Woodbridge | Amity Observer: Web Edition | 11/5/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bethany, Orange and Woodbridge | Amity Observer | 12/6/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bridgeport | Connecticut Post | 5/21/2001 – 6/30/2002 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bridgeport | Republican Farmer | 4/25/1810 – 8/11/1876 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bridgeport | American Telegraphe | 4/8/1795 – 6/6/1804 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bridgeport | Connecticut Courier | 8/3/1814 – 6/14/1826 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bridgeport | Spirit of the Times | 10/6/1830 – 9/26/1832 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bridgeport | Bridgeport Herald | 3/7/1805 – 1/9/1806 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bridgeport | Bridgeport Advertiser | 6/5/1806 – 1/5/1809 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bridgeport | Bridgeport Gazette | 6/27/1810 – 1/9/1811 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bridgeport | Bridgeport News | 3/15/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bridgeport | Connecticut Post | 9/18/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bridgeport | Bridgeport News, The: Web Edition | 3/14/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bristol | Bristol Press | 12/28/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Cheshire | Cheshire Herald | 10/22/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Danbury | Danbury Gazette | 8/3/1813 – 4/19/1814 | Newspaper Archives |
| Danbury | Republican Journal | 7/1/1793 – 1/6/1800 | Newspaper Archives |
| Danbury | Connecticut Intelligencer | 1/31/1810 – 11/7/1810 | Newspaper Archives |
| Danbury | Day | 5/19/1812 – 12/15/1812 | Newspaper Archives |
| Danbury | News-Times | 3/14/1996 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Darien | Darien Daily Voice | 5/28/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Darien | Darien Times | 6/19/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Darien | Darien News-Review | 10/15/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Easton | Easton Daily Voice | 6/30/2010 – 6/7/2012 | Recent Obituaries |
| Easton | Easton Courier | 12/1/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fairfield | Fairfield Gazette | 10/26/1786 – 9/23/1789 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fairfield | Fairfield Citizen News | 1/17/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fairfield | Fairfield Daily Voice | 5/3/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fairfield | Fairfield Sun | 9/18/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Glastonbury | Rivereast News Bulletin | 9/4/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Greenwich | Greenwich Post | 10/2/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Greenwich | Greenwich Daily Voice | 6/30/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Greenwich | Greenwich Citizen | 11/8/2002 – 4/17/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Greenwich | Greenwich Time | 8/8/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hamden | Hamden Journal | 12/7/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hartford | Connecticut Courant | 10/29/1764 – 12/28/1876 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartford | Hartford Daily Courant | 2/3/1840 – 10/25/1914 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartford | American Mercury | 7/12/1784 – 6/25/1833 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartford | Connecticut Mirror | 7/10/1809 – 12/15/1832 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartford | Times | 1/1/1817 – 9/2/1876 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartford | Religious Inquirer | 11/10/1821 – 11/7/1835 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartford | Patriot and Eagle | 3/7/1835 – 12/30/1837 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartford | Hartford Gazette | 1/13/1794 – 3/19/1795 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartford | Times and Weekly Advertiser | 1/12/1829 – 12/28/1829 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartford | Hartford Times | 2/6/1832 – 8/16/1864 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartford | Connecticut Observer | 1/11/1825 – 10/3/1831 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartford | Commercial Record | 1/25/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hartford | Hartford News | 4/4/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hartford | Hartford Courant | 7/9/1991 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hartford | Hartford Advocate | 11/7/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kensington | Berlin Citizen | 6/2/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Litchfield | Litchfield Monitor | 12/21/1784 – 7/1/1807 | Newspaper Archives |
| Litchfield | Litchfield Republican | 5/19/1819 – 6/13/1856 | Newspaper Archives |
| Litchfield | Witness | 8/14/1805 – 6/24/1807 | Newspaper Archives |
| Litchfield | Litchfield Gazette | 3/16/1808 – 5/17/1809 | Newspaper Archives |
| Litchfield | Litchfield Journal | 4/8/1818 – 10/20/1818 | Newspaper Archives |
| Litchfield | Sun | 4/25/1835 – 4/13/1839 | Newspaper Archives |
| Manchester | Journal Inquirer | 3/8/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Meriden | Record-Journal | 12/8/1997 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Meriden | North Haven Citizen | 3/18/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Middlefield | Town Times | 6/30/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Middletown | Middlesex Gazette | 11/8/1785 – 1/23/1834 | Newspaper Archives |
| Middletown | Constitution | 12/29/1841 – 12/30/1879 | Newspaper Archives |
| Middletown | Sentinel and Witness | 1/1/1823 – 8/7/1833 | Newspaper Archives |
| Middletown | Daily Constitution | 7/10/1872 – 8/5/1876 | Newspaper Archives |
| Middletown | Connecticut Spectator | 4/20/1814 – 4/10/1816 | Newspaper Archives |
| Milford | Milford Mirror | 11/30/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Monroe | Monroe Courier | 3/8/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mystic | Mystic Pioneer | 3/12/1859 – 3/2/1867 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mystic | Mystic River Press | 1/11/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| New Britain | Herald | 12/1/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| New Canaan | New Canaan Daily Voice | 5/28/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| New Canaan | New Canaan News-Review | 11/5/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| New Canaan | New Canaan Advertiser | 8/8/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| New Haven | New Haven Register | 10/23/1878 – 12/31/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | Columbian Register | 1/5/1813 – 12/30/1876 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | Connecticut Journal | 10/23/1767 – 2/24/1835 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | Connecticut Herald | 11/1/1803 – 3/30/1889 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | Daily Herald | 3/12/1836 – 12/30/1843 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | New Haven Palladium | 7/19/1861 – 12/31/1863 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | New-Haven Gazette, and Connecticut Magazine | 2/15/1786 – 6/18/1789 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | New-Haven Gazette | 5/13/1784 – 2/9/1786 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | Visitor | 10/30/1802 – 10/25/1803 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | New-Haven Chronicle | 4/25/1786 – 9/11/1787 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | Connecticut Gazette | 9/20/1755 – 1/12/1767 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | Black Coalition Weekly | 3/6/1972 – 9/14/1972 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Haven | Fairfield County Weekly | 2/17/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| New Haven | New Haven Register | 1/3/1988 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| New Haven | New Haven Advocate | 11/5/1998 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| New London | Connecticut Gazette | 11/18/1763 – 5/29/1844 | Newspaper Archives |
| New London | New London Daily Chronicle | 4/26/1848 – 12/31/1864 | Newspaper Archives |
| New London | Morning News | 11/8/1844 – 4/25/1848 | Newspaper Archives |
| New London | New London Democrat | 3/21/1845 – 4/12/1873 | Newspaper Archives |
| New London | People’s Advocate | 8/26/1840 – 4/26/1848 | Newspaper Archives |
| New London | Bee | 6/14/1797 – 6/23/1802 | Newspaper Archives |
| New London | Weekly Oracle | 10/22/1796 – 12/30/1799 | Newspaper Archives |
| New London | Republican Advocate | 1/2/1822 – 12/10/1828 | Newspaper Archives |
| New London | New London Daily Star | 1/5/1857 – 8/16/1860 | Newspaper Archives |
| New London | New-London Summary | 9/29/1758 – 9/23/1763 | Newspaper Archives |
| New London | True Republican | 7/1/1807 – 2/24/1808 | Newspaper Archives |
| New London | Day, The: Archive | 7/24/2003 – 12/29/2006 | Recent Obituaries |
| New Milford | New Milford Spectrum | 10/10/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Newtown | Newtown Bee | 1/1/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Norwalk | Independent Republican | 6/17/1802 – 4/6/1803 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwalk | Norwalk Citizen News | 12/13/2002 – 11/11/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Norwalk | Norwalk Daily Voice | 4/1/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Norwich | Norwich Courier | 11/30/1796 – 8/16/1876 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwich | Norwich Aurora | 5/15/1839 – 9/29/1876 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwich | Norwich Packet | 11/11/1773 – 2/9/1802 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwich | Connecticut Centinel | 2/16/1802 – 10/13/1807 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwich | Norwich Republican | 10/1/1828 – 4/15/1835 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwich | Weekly Register | 11/29/1791 – 8/19/1795 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwich | Norwich Morning Bulletin | 10/16/1860 – 8/13/1887 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwich | Native American | 3/4/1812 – 6/23/1813 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwich | True Republican | 6/20/1804 – 11/5/1806 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwich | Religious Messenger | 6/11/1831 – 9/8/1832 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwich | Canal of Intelligence | 2/21/1827 – 10/28/1829 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norwich | Bulletin | 1/28/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Oxford | Oxford Gazette | 3/6/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Redding | Redding Pilot | 1/1/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ridgefield | Ridgefield Press | 6/12/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sharon | Rural Gazette | 6/9/1800 – 7/13/1801 | Newspaper Archives |
| Shelton | Shelton Extra | 3/6/2008 – 3/17/2011 | Recent Obituaries |
| Shelton | Shelton Herald | 12/6/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Southbury | Voices | 8/2/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Southington | Plainville Citizen | 8/27/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Southington | Southington Citizen | 5/14/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Stamford | Stamford Advocate | 4/5/1829 – 9/24/1903 | Newspaper Archives |
| Stamford | Advocate | 1/17/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Stamford | Stamford Daily Voice | 6/30/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Stonington | Impartial Journal | 10/8/1799 – 3/6/1804 | Newspaper Archives |
| Stonington | Journal of the Times | 10/10/1798 – 9/17/1799 | Newspaper Archives |
| Stonington-Port | Patriot | 7/24/1801 – 2/11/1803 | Newspaper Archives |
| Stratford | Stratford Star | 12/6/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Suffield | Impartial Herald | 6/14/1797 – 6/11/1799 | Newspaper Archives |
| Torrington | Register Citizen | 10/25/2007 – 8/2/2009 | Recent Obituaries |
| Trumbull | Trumbull Times | 12/6/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Waterbury | Republican-American | 6/25/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Watertown | Town Times | 8/31/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Weston | Weston Forum | 12/17/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Weston-Easton | Weston-Easton Daily Voice | 5/28/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Westport | Westport News | 9/17/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Westport | Westport Daily Voice | 5/11/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Willimantic | Willimantic Journal | 10/5/1865 – 12/13/1866 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wilton | Wilton Daily Voice | 5/28/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Wilton | Wilton Bulletin | 10/2/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Windham | Windham Herald | 3/12/1791 – 12/31/1812 | Newspaper Archives |
| Windham | Advertiser | 5/7/1818 – 3/11/1819 | Newspaper Archives |
| Windham | Register | 3/13/1817 – 1/1/1818 | Newspaper Archives |
| Windham | Political Visitant | 5/15/1820 – 5/15/1820 | Newspaper Archives |
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