Connecticut
The Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA) is a collaborative effort of the Archives & Special Collections at the University of Connecticut Libraries and the Connecticut State Library. The CTDA is dedicated to the maintenance, delivery, and preservation of a wide-range of digital resources for educational and cultural institutions and state agencies in the State of Connecticut. Documents from the Bethel Library’s collection include items from the P. T. Barnum collection generously donated by Laurence Gibson and Cynthia NeJame, including letters and correspondence, rare broadsides, photographs, and cartes-de-visite, as well as artifacts from General Tom Thumb, Jenny Lind and Commodore Nutt. Click here to access the Bethel Collection.
Treasures of Connecticut Libraries
The collection includes historical photographs, maps, postcards and more from digitized collections of libraries throughout Connecticut. Documents from the Bethel Library’s collection include the Town of Bethel’s Sesquicentennial Commemorative booklet. Up to 100 items from the Library’s collection will be posted over time and will include excerpts from the Historic Architectural Survey of the Village of Bethel produced in 1986 by the Bethel Historical Society and CT Historical Commission; Maria Parloa’s book Camp Cookery, plus excerpts from her longer books; photographs and articles on Parloa and the Seelye family; and the library history book written by former Library director Lynn Rosato. Other items to be submitted include centennial documents, postcards, photographs and other materials from the local history collection.
To access the Bethel Collection: Once on the homepage, select the drop down menu from “participating towns,” then choose Bethel.
Websites
CT.GOV State of Connecticut website.
CTHousingSearch Affordable rental housing
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles
Connecticut History
A project of the Connecticut Humanities Council, is your home for stories about the people, traditions, innovations, and events that make up the rich history of the Nutmeg State with new content and connections each and every week.
Connecticut Licensing Info Center
Connecticut Network Cable news coverage of Connecticut government.
Connecticut Siting Council Television and Electrical Transmission Project.
Western Connecticut Council of Governments Consisting of 18 member towns, it is dedicated to preserving and improving the quality of life and economic vitality in western Connecticut. WestCOG works on topical areas such as transportation, housing, community development, environment and open space while providing technical and planning assistance and expertise.