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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  Ebenezer Sanford 1749 1822
  Ebenezer Jr Sanford 1749 1863
  Edwin G Sanford
  Emily Bull Sanford
  George N Sanford 1807 1850
  Glover Sanford 1797 1878
  Harley Sanford 1801 1883
  Harry Sanford 1809 1846
  Henry Sanford 1806 1898
Dea   Horace N Sanford 1841 1889
  Isaac Sanford 1785 1824
  Isaac L Sanford 1834 1892
  Joel Sanford 1775 1842
  Jonas Sanford 1736 1811
  Joseph Sanford 1792 1864
  Liffe Sanford 1750 1815
  Nehemiah Sanford 1726 1815
  Nehemiah Sanford 1762 1844
  Sally Merwin Smith Sanford
  Samuel Sanford 1745 1814
  Thomas Sanford 1769 1849
  Uriah Sanford 1768 1838
  Zachariah Sanford 1722 1803
  Schiappacasse
  Anna Schiappacasse
  Carl Schoverling
  Sarah Schoverling
  William H Schoverling
Rev   John F Schroeder 1800 1857
  Lily Schroeder
  Seeley
  Abner Seeley 1740
Lt   Benjamin Seeley 1712 1777
Sgt   John Seeley 1683 1740
  Joseph Seeley 1714
  Justus Seeley 1724 1795
  Nathaniel Seeley 1721 1757
  Edith Seger
  John Seymour
  Walter F Sheehan 1910 1993
  Donn Sheets
  Ellen Shepard
  Amos Sherman 1755 1837
  Homer B Sherman 1796 1867
  Justin Sherman 1790 1841
  Roger Sherman 1721 1793
  Sylvester Sherman 1791 1867
  William Sherman 1718 1756
  Zadoc Sherman 1818
  Asahel Sherwood 1820 1864
  Daniel Sherwood 1761 1834
  Daniel Jr Sherwood 1792 1871
  Gideon Sherwood 1738 1778
  Herman Sherwood 1798 1857
  Reuben Sherwood 1770 1841
  Jonathan Skeel 1721 1756
  Smith
  Abraham Smith 1732
  Abraham Smith
  Alice Irwin Smith
  Charles E Smith
  David Smith 1721
  Ebenezer Smith 1718 1796
  Eli Smith 1754 1809
  George Smith 1721 1800
  Henry Smith 1807
  James Winans Smith
  Jehiel Smith 1739 1783
  Jesse Smith 1708 1783
  Joel Smith 1756 1828
  John Smith 1745 1827
  Josiah Smith 1706 1776
  Josiah Jr Smith 1742 1809
  Lyman Smith 1795
  Nathaniel Smith 1733 1812
  Nathaniel Jr Smith 1780 1859
Hon   Perry Smith 1852
  Ralph Smith 1758 1825
  Raymond Smith
  Samuel Smith
  William Smith
  Soule
  Alosia Fairchild Soule
  David E Soule 1838 1919
  Henry W Soule 1829 1916
  John Soule 1802 1894
  Turney Soule 1831 1922
  Kate Emmons Spencer
  Gilead Sperry 1720 1788
  Horatio G Sperry 1806 1898
  Jared Sperry 1750 1812
  Wilmot Sperry 1781 1840
  Squires
  Anson Squires 1795 1873
  Anson H Squires 1846 1929
  John N Squires 1823 1897
  Samuel E Squires 1819 1847
  Esther Rafe Stanger
  Charles Starr
  Edith Dean Starr
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