Farmington Room

THE FARMINGTON ROOM:
A GOOD HOME FOR TOWN MATERIALS AND MEMORABILIA

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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.

FARMINGTON ROOM USE POLICY

1. The Farmington Room is to be locked and doors closed, EVEN WHEN IN USE, at all times. 

2. Staff are to walk the patron back and open the door for all patrons, including volunteers.

3. Staff are to check IDs and have all persons sign in the visitor log with address and phone.

4. Room use is by appointment only, made usually with Department Head or Farmington Room Assistant. 

5. Drop ins are discouraged and only permitted if a staff member is available to accompany patrons their entire visit (maximum 30 minutes).

6. 1 item may be signed out to a study room at a time that is retrieved and returned by the staff member.  The patron's name, title of work, date and time and id number should be recorded on the log located next to the visitor log.

Room use is by appointment only. 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)
  • Ancestry.com Library Edition (Inhouse use only)

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. A minimal charge may be assessed for reference requests more than 10 minutes.

Farmington Room: flref@farmingtonlibraries.org