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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  Angus Ferriss 1772 1838
  Benjamin Ferriss 1708
  Charles Marsh Ferriss 1816 1865
  Constantine Wright Ferriss 1808 1879
  Daniel Hutton Ferriss 1771 1843
  Daniel Pickett Ferriss 1792 1831
  David Ferriss 1726 1800
  Eugene Ferriss 1806 1869
  Ezra Ferriss 1804 1895
  George Ferriss 1813 1887
  Gerardus Ferriss 1779 1867
  Gerardus Ferriss 1812 1846
  Gilbert Ferriss 1747 1782
  Ithamar Ferriss 1797 1865
  John Ferriss 1714 1751
  John Ferriss 1776 1865
  Joseph Ferriss 1703 1779
  Joseph 3rd Ferriss 1778 1871
  Joseph Jr Ferriss 1732 1814
  Robert Ferriss 1799 1887
  Stephen Ferriss 1729 1831
  Stephen Jr Ferriss 1772 1860
  Zachariah Ferriss 1739 1804
  Zachariah Ferriss 1674 1750
  Zachariah Jr Ferriss 1778 1860
  John D Fisher
  Nehemiah Fisher
  Nehemiah Beecher Fisher 1761
  Ebenezer Fisk 1689 1747
Capt   Ebenezer Fisk 1719 1790
  John M Ford
  Freeman
  Kate Benson Freeman
  Munro Frost
  Thomas Fuller
  Liba Furhman
  Thomas Galusha 1756 1844
  Nathaniel T Galutia 1782 1822
  Roy Allen Gardiner
  Daniel Garlick 1766 1851
  Edmund Garlick 1767 1812
  Heath Garlick 1733
  Henry Garlick
  Read Garlick 1730 1800
  Jeanne Garvey
  Edgar Gary 1889
  Aaron Gaylord 1711 1767
  Aaron Jr Gaylord 1735 1807
  Albert N Gaylord 1800 1878
Dea   Benjamin Gaylord 1721 1792
  Daniel Gaylord 1779 1862
Daniel Harvey Gaylord Daniel Harvey Gaylord 1776 1831
  David Gaylord 1770 1847
  Ebenezer Gaylord 1746 1816
  Elijah Gaylord 1786 1871
  Irwin B Gaylord 1812 1905
  Jeannette Gaylord
  John Gaylord 1806 1896
Rev   John Henry Gaylord 1824 1899
  Joseph Gaylord 1781 1841
Dea   Nathan Gaylord 1709 1769
  Nathan Gaylord 1748 1806
  Nathan Gaylord 1783 1865
  Peter Gaylord 1751 1793
  Peter Jr Gaylord 1784 1879
  Truman Gaylord 1765 1858
Ens   William Gaylord 1680 1753
Capt   William Gaylord 1740 1800
  William Jr Gaylord 1777 1847
  Loretta Bishop Geer
  James A Giddings 1801 1889
  Joseph Giddings 1759
  Van Rensselaer Giddings 1807 1895
 Gillett Gillett
  Abraham Gillett 1705 1736
  William Gillett 1760 1843
  Genevieve Barker Goldberg
  Merrill Golden 1910 2001
  Goodman
  Samuel Goodsell 1766 1840
Capt   Stiles Goodsell 1768
  Job Gould 1712 1751
  William Gould 1687 1730
  Green
  David Green 1733 1803
  Ethiel S Green 1822 1906
  Gideon Green 1769
  Jairus Green 1766 1853
Perry Green Perry Green 1903 1994
  Seymour B Green 1793 1848
  Sherman D Green 1869 1950
  Thomas Green 1823
  William Green 1836 1919
  Samuel Gregory 1741 1800
  David Griswold 1693
Capt   Jacob Griswold 1690
  Jeremiah Griswold 1714 1790
  John Griswold 1686 1719
  John Jr Griswold 1720
Rev   Stanley Griswold 1763
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