Ephemera

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

Title	Image	Given Name	Surname	Born	Died	Photo	Document
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		Jean Wellington	Barlow	1927	2000
		Marion Beach	Barlow	1896	1980
		Amos	Barnes		1788
		Andrew	Barnes	1773	1858
		P T	Barnum
		Isaiah	Bartlett	1690
		Willis H	Barton	1888	1957
		Harrison	Bassett
		James	Battell
		Abijah	Beach	1766	1847
Dea		Albert	Beach	1793	1873
		Benajah P	Beach	1820
		Benjamin B	Beach	1785	1848
		Bruce B	Beach
		Caleb	Beach	1782	1823
		Charles Merritt	Beach	1853	1928
		David	Beach	1727	1807
		Ina Juliette Buckingham	Beach	1861	1944
		Isaac	Beach
		John	Beach	1820
		Luther	Beach	1801	1892
		Merritt	Beach	1817	1896
		Rebecca	Beach	1823
		Robert	Beach	1760
		S	Beach
		Susie	Beach
		Charles Austin	Beard	1874	1948
		David	Beard	1762	1844
		Homer	Beard	1791	1874
		Adalaide Peck Clark	Beardsley	1844	1920
		Amos	Beardsley	1793	1866
		David	Beardsley	1712	1782
Rev		Edwin	Beardsley	1823
		Everett Lewis	Beardsley	1921
		John	Beardsley	1732	1798
		Lemuel	Beardsley
		Silas	Beardsley	1764
		Stiles	Beardsley	1755
		Timothy	Beardsley	1746	1829
		Wells	Beardsley	1750	1824
		Samuel	Beebe	1672	1731
Dea		Eleazer	Beecher	1707	1797
Rev		Eleazer	Beecher	1773	1853
		Eleazer Jr	Beecher	1732	1812
		John	Beecher	1773	1862
		Nathaniel	Beecher	1739	1809
		Stephen	Beecher	1796	1853
		Stephen G	Beecher	1832	1894
		Abijah	Beers		1784
		George	Beers
		James	Beers	1728	1796
		James Jr	Beers	1759	1790
		Josiah	Beers
		Gideon	Benedict	1710	1748
		Herman	Benedict	1794
		Jesse	Benedict	1758	1826
		Jesse Jr	Benedict	1787	1863
		Jonathan	Benedict	1723	1800
		Joseph	Benedict	1685	1781
		Marshall	Benedict	1819	1871
		Samuel Pitman	Benedict	1722	1775
		Abijah	Bennett	1752
Dea		Benjamin	Bennett	1713	1792
		Caleb	Bennett	1716	1790
		Charlotte	Bennett	1846	1929
		Edith	Bennett
		Emily E	Bennett
		Franklin	Bennett	1827	1876
		Frederick G	Bennett	1822	1897
		Gershom	Bennett	1765	1815
		Isaac	Bennett	1747
		Jasper	Bennett	1769
		Mary	Bennett
Capt		Orrin	Bennett	1788	1858
		Willis F	Bennett	1848	1926
		Canfield P	Bennitt	1816	1861
		Edward	Bennitt	1742	1803
		Elijah	Bennitt	1776	1862
Rev		George S	Bennitt	1849	1915
		Joseph	Bennitt	1778	1853
		Martha Booth	Bennitt	1847	1901
		Noble	Bennitt	1842	1932
		Noble S	Bennitt	1813	1875
		Stanley G	Bennitt	1815	1847
		Truman	Bennitt	1773	1853
		Benjamin	Benson
		May Turrell	Bentley
		Victor H	Bernstein
		Nathan	Betts	1758	1806
		William	Betts	1736
		David	Bishop	1732
		Ebenezer	Bishop	1740	1806
		Sarah Sanford	Black	1841	1910
		William D	Black	1836	1889
		Ebenezer	Blackman	1779	1856
		Sheldon	Blackman	1810	1879
		Clark	Blackney	1764	1828
		William A	Blackney	1797
		Jonathan	Blakeslee	1733
Col		Charles D	Blinn	1840	1883
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The New Milford Historical Society & Museum has both permanent and temporary exhibits on view at the Society, located just north of the historic and scenic New Milford Green at N° 6, Aspetuck Avenue.

Our hours are Thursday + Friday from 12:00 - 3:00, Saturday 11:00 - 2:00, (by appointment only for the duration of the CV-19 emergency! Click here to reserve yours, or call (860) 354-3069.)

Admission is $5 for adults, and children under 12 are free, as are members.

Winter is also the season of bad and unpredictable weather in New England. In case of inclement weather, please plan on calling the museum to confirm we are open.

•  Contact Us
•  nmhistorical@gmail.com
•  (860) 354-3069)
•  N°6 Aspetuck Ave
  New Milford CT 06776