Listed below are sources of information about West Hartford people, property, town government and town departments.
The Local History Room at Noah Webster Library is available to the public! Have historical questions about your home or family? We are here to help!
Stop by Monday from 12-6, Wednesdays 2-8, and Friday 10-2; also open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 10-2.
To make an appointment, call 860-561-6987 or email bfreiburger@westhartfordlibrary.org.
Our Digital Collections
With support from the West Hartford Public Library Foundation,
Thomas F. Kilfoil Bequest, WHPL maintains a few digital collections available at West Hartford History Online. Digital collections available:
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| West Hartford News (1947-1958 and previous iterations dating back to 1932) | Remembering Those Who Served (a project of the First Baptist Church) | The Barbara Becker Girard Postcard Collection | West Hartford LIFE (May 1998-December 2011) |
Information About People
West Hartford Public Library Local History Collection
The Local History Room at Noah Webster Library is available to the public! Have historical questions about your home or family? We are here to help! Stop by Monday from 12-6, Wednesdays 2-8, and Friday 10-2; also open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 10-2.
To make an appointment, call 860-561-6987 or email bfreiburger@westhartfordlibrary.org.
Materials in our collection:
- Geer’s, Price and Lee and Johnson city directories from 1900-1990
- Local newspapers on microfilm: West Hartford News (1931-date),West Hartford Life (1998-date),
indexed from 1970-date - Index to West Hartford Obituaries in the Hartford Courant 1982-1997
- West Hartford news article clipping files: 1930s-2000
- Yearbooks from local schools: 1929-date
- Local telephone directories from 1969-date
- Online resources include remote access to Heritage Quest, and Ancestry.com and The New England Historical and Genealogical Society databases.
Office of the West Hartford Town Clerk
Click HERE for the Town Clerk's Office
- Birth, death and marriage records for town residents from 1854 to date; prior to 1854, records
may be available from the City of Hartford. - Veteran’s Records from the Civil War and later
- Voter Registration Records
- Land and legal records; many accessible online through the Clerk’s Office.
John P. Webster Library, First Church of Christ, Congregational
Click HERE for the John P. Webster Library
- Membership records
- Information on clergy and church staff
- Church records including births, deaths, baptisms, marriages from 1713-1937 available on
microfilm at the Connecticut State Library
Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society
Click HERE for the West Hartford Historical Society
- Artifacts and documents related directly to Noah Webster
- Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks and other documents pertaining to the following local
individuals or families: Elizabeth Hatheway, Ruth Pitkin Schaffer, Nelson Burr, Selden Family, Beech Family, Foote-Hayman Family, Butler-Bassette Family - Local photograph collection consisting of several hundred photographs including homes,
business, events and residents. Date range: late 1800's to 2009
Information About Property
West Hartford Public Library Local History Collection
The Local History Room at Noah Webster Library is available to the public! Have historical questions about your home or family? We are here to help! Stop by Monday from 12-6, Wednesdays 2-8, and Friday 10-2; also open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 10-2.
To make an appointment, call 860-561-6987 or email bfreiburger@westhartfordlibrary.org.
Materials in our collection:
- Geer’s, Price and Lee and Johnson city directories from 1900-1990
- Map collection including atlases from 1869, 1896, 1909, 1920, 1923 and 1931; several showing property owners
- West Hartford Architectural Survey: detailed listings of historic properties
- Neighborhood histories
Town Clerk's Office and Town Assessment Office
Click HERE for the Town Clerk's Office and HERE for the Assessment Office
- Land and legal records; many accessible online through the Clerk’s Office
- Town map collection, available online
- Property Records, available online through the Assessor’s office
John P. Webster Library, First Church of Christ, Congregational
Click HERE for the John P. Webster Library
- Church building records including photographs and blueprints
- Property records for Goodman Green in West Hartford Center
Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society
Click HERE for the West Hartford Historical Society
- Local photograph collection includes several hundred photographs of local interest including homes, business, events and residents. Date range: late 1800's to 2009
Information About Town Government
West Hartford Public Library Local History Collection
The Local History Room at Noah Webster Library is available to the public! Have historical questions about your home or family? We are here to help! Stop by Monday from 12-6, Wednesdays 2-8, and Friday 10-2; also open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 10-2.
To make an appointment, call 860-561-6987 or email bfreiburger@westhartfordlibrary.org.
Materials in our collection:
- West Hartford Annual Reports from 1898-present (incomplete)
- West Hartford Municipal and Board of Education Budgets
- Miscellaneous Town Reports
- History of the West Hartford Fire Department
- Histories of West Hartford Schools
- West Hartford Schools –Reports from 1871-present
More Helpful Sites
 | Town of West Hartford (Historic Sites) 50 South Main Street West Hartford, CT 06107 westhartfordct.gov |
 | West Hartford Historical Society 227 South Main Street West Hartford, CT 06107 noahwebsterhouse.org |
 | Connecticut Historical Society One Elizabeth Street Hartford, CT 06106 chs.org |
 | Connecticut State Library 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 ctstatelibrary.org |
 | Historic Hartford Courant Online: Full-page coverage from 1764-1992 Hartford Courant Historic (access from home requires a West Hartford Library card) |