Ephemera

See where your family fits in at the New Milford Historical Society

So much of the process of recording history revolves around ephemera, the little snapshots of everyday life that paint a picture of what living in a time or place were really like. This is why historians and archeologists are so fascinated by attics and middens, they are frozen moments in life. The New Milford Historical Society & Museum collects, preserves and interprets objects and information of historical merit pertaining to the backgrounds of individuals and their way of life and customs in the greater New Milford area. It serves the residents and visitors to New Milford as a source of reliable information and seeks to stimulate interest in the culture and history of New Milford. If you are looking for information about what we hold relating to a relative or for any other genealogical purpose, start your search here. And we'd be happy to assist you further with searching our holdings.


The New Milford Historical Society & Museum has records on over 1800 historical figures from New Milford, to see what types of records we hold, and samples of our photographic holdings, scroll through the list, or start typing a name in the field, below. The shaded area indicates the type of materials we hold, just click on a holding to request more information from the Society.

We do provide directed genealogy services through our records for $25/half hour. Use the form below to make your request!
btw- the first half hour is free for members!

Start your search here, then feel free to contact us about identifying what we hold that relates to your ancestor. Genealogy Services $25/half hour ($20 for members)
Initial preliminary research is free. This is a simple search of a family name or other initial searches of documents or items. This first half hour is strictly for us to identify what we hold that relates to your ancestor.
Before we proceed past that initial review, we will contact you with an estimate of additional hours and a summary of what we hold. We do charge a small fee for creating digital scans of our holdings for you.
Copies 25 cents per copy
Digital scans 50 cents per copy
Members receive five free copies of either format
You can click the PayPal button to pay for the first search, right from your ancestor's name, or contact us for a more complete quote!

# of half hour increments
Your Ancestor's Name
TitleImageGiven NameSurnameBornDiedPhotoDocument
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George Newton Abbott George Newton Abbott
Belle Ackley Belle Ackley
  Charles Gardiner Acly 1811 1880
Marian Soule Adams Marian Soule Adams
  Harriet Warner Addis
  John Frederick Addis 1860 1931
  John Stanley Addis 1889 1937
  John West Addis 1831 1899
  Sherman T Addis 1856 1895
  Samuel Adkins 1755
  Allen
  Alice Randall Allen 1882 1924
  Caroline Weaver Allen 1852 1931
  Charles Allen
  Ethel Allen
  George Henry Allen 1879 1968
George M Allen George M Allen 1825 1870
  Howard M Allen
  Jesse Fry Allen
  John N Allen
  Lewis Allen 1802 1882
  Samuel Allen
  William B Allen 1827 1888
Phoebe Treadwell Anderson Phoebe Treadwell Anderson
Frank Downes Andrews Frank Downes Andrews
  Henry Mygatt Andrews
  Seth Andrews
George Walker Anthony George Walker Anthony 1837 1906
  John H Anthony 1811 1886
  Anthony Arnold
Sarah Ashby Sarah Ashby
  Frederick Atkin
  Bertha W Buckingham Averill 1859 1955
  Dorothy Averill
  Heman B Averill 2005
Heman O Averill Heman O Averill
  Russell Ayre
  Elkanah Babbitt 1710
  Abiel Baldwin 1724 1754
Hon   Albert N Baldwin 1811 1891
  Amos Baldwin 1764
  Asahel Baldwin 1739
  Clinton S Baldwin 1853 1893
Rev   Daniel Baldwin 1786 1860
  David Baldwin 1768 1816
  David A Baldwin 1839 1904
  David Merwin Baldwin 1804 1884
  Deborah Baldwin 1839
  Ebenezer Baldwin 1693 1776
  Edward Baldwin 1885 1888
  Eli Baldwin 1782 1822
  Elijah Baldwin 1792 1838
  Ellen L Baldwin 1841
  Emeline Hurd Baldwin 1837
  Florence Baldwin 1882
  Frank A Baldwin 1873
  Gamaliel Baldwin 1716 1765
  Henry Austin Baldwin 1834
Lt   Hezekiah Baldwin 1732
  Isaac Baldwin 1735 1811
  Israel Baldwin 1737 1778
Dea   Israel Baldwin 1718 1797
  Israel Jr Baldwin 1761 1788
  James Henry Baldwin 1844 1846
  Jared Baldwin 1730
  Jeremiah Baldwin 1741 1802
  Jeremiah Jr Baldwin 1773 1851
  Joel Baldwin 1771 1848
Dea   John Baldwin 1756 1803
  John Baldwin 1770 1806
  John Smith Baldwin 1830 1848
  Julia Celia Baldwin 1846
  Mary Anne Baldwin 1806
  Mary Elizabeth Baldwin 1827
  Nathaniel S Baldwin 1801
  Noble Baldwin 1779 1872
  Robert Baldwin 1878
Sgt   Samuel Baldwin 1683 1740
  Samuel Jr Baldwin 1713
  Sarah Jane Baldwin 1832
  Simeon Baldwin 1724 1810
  Thaddeus Baldwin 1735 1815
Capt   Theophilus Baldwin 1694 1745
  Theophilus 3rd Baldwin 1755 1820
Capt   Theophilus Jr Baldwin 1728 1804
  William Baldwin 1855 1893
  William F Baldwin 1876
  Philo Banker 1828 1865
  John Banks 1804 1860
  John Warner Barber 1798
J Creighton Barker J Creighton Barker 1892 1960
Juliette B Beach Barker Juliette B Beach Barker 1893 1989
  Merritt Beach Barker 1923
  Paulina Northrop Barker
  Priscilla M Haviland Barker
  Barlow
  Alexander H Barlow 1841 1912
  Charles Beach Barlow 1926
  David A Barlow 1834 1910
  Herbert Woodward Barlow
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