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  • Search
  • About
    • Mission and Values
    • Board & Staff
    • Directions & Area Info
    • Museum Commons & Town Green
    • 1750 Ogden House
      • Colonial Garden
      • Honey Bee Project
  • Exhibits
    • Current Exhibits
    • Upcoming Exhibitions
    • Past Exhibits
  • Programs and Events
    • Calendar of Events
    • 2022 Summer Camps
    • Focus on Fairfield: Spring Speaker Series
  • Library & Research
    • Explore Our Collections
    • Pequot War Battlefield Project
    • Underrepresented Voices
    • Way Back When
    • Learn More
  • Education
    • Public Programs
    • Family
      • Birthday Parties
    • K-12
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      • Virtual School Programs
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Library & Research

The Fairfield Museum library is temporarily closed. If you need immediate assistance please call the Fairfield Museum at (203) 259-1598

Family Search
The Fairfield Museum Library is an official FamilySearch Affiliate Library

 

 

 

 

Students enjoying the museum library.
Unquowa Students in the Museum Library

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Do you want to research family history, find photographs of local people and places, discover historic buildings, conduct research in our rich manuscript collections, or learn more about daily life in the past? Join other visitors from the Fairfield County area and from all over the country who come to the library to conduct their research and learn about all aspects of life in Fairfield from colonial times to the present. Researchers of all ages and interest levels are welcome. Our attractive reading room offers a quiet place to read or examine materials, and the library staff is ready to help you find what you are looking for.

Click below for more information about the following:

  • Historic houses in the Old Post Road area – Google Map
  • Historic mural restoration, Old Black Rock Harbor, 1810
  • Database of enslaved people and owners in Fairfield
  • Gustave Whitehead and the Wright brothers.
  •  Materials on African-Americans in the Fairfield area
  • Materials on women’s history in the Fairfield area
  • Materials on the history of Black Rock
  • Old Burying Ground cemetery – Google map showing some of the grave sites of historical figures
Teachers explore maps in the library

Research Services

If you are unable to conduct your research in person, or if you need in-depth assistance, you may request our research service. Fees for this service are $20/hour for non-members; museum members receive 10 hours of research assistance annually. Please contact us with your research requests.

Computer Access
The library provides outlets and wifi access for researchers bringing their own laptops or devices.

 
Museum Hours: Open Daily: 10am - 4pm
The Library is temporarily closed, please call the museum for assistance:
(203) 259-1598

370 Beach Road Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 259-1598

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