Genealogical Databases Subscribed by the Ferguson Library             

Ancestry.com - Great online source for family history. Only available on-site at The Ferguson Library.

Heritage Quest Online  - Research resource for family history and American culture includes U.S. federal census records and the UMI Genealogy and Local History collection.

Stamford Advocate - Ferguson Library holdings – print, microfilm, and electronic versions of Stamford’s local newspaper.

Online Resources

African Heritage- Sponsored by the Africana Studies Department at the University of South Florida. Provides records that document the names and lives of African-American slaves, freed persons, and their descendants.

The American Immigration Homepage - Information regarding the history of immigration and  immigrants.

Cyndi's List - Genealogical research portal.

Ellis Island Foundation - Passenger list research and immigrant experience.

Family Search – Provides large free collection of family history, family tree, and genealogy records.

The Hale Collection - Cemetery inscriptions for selected Fairfield County Towns.

Historical Grave Stones – Images of various grave stones in Stamford.

Stamford Barbour Index – Births, marriages and deaths records (1641-1853).

Registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths of Stamford Families by Reverend Elijah B. Huntington.
Stamford registration of births, marriages and deaths : including every name, relationship, and date now found in the Stamford registers, from the first record down to the year 1825.

RootsWeb.com - The oldest and largest free genealogy site.

List of Stamford Churches.

List of Stamford Synagogues.