Accessing the Collection: registrants should browse our local catalogs to identify collections of interest.
Please expect email contact from staff to both follow up and then confirm your research appointment date(s).
A login account for our library system will be provided to all researchers upon receiving your completed registration form(s), in order to request collections to be pulled.
Staff will pull materials no later than two (2) business days ahead of appointment day.
Connecticut Museum members: see the top right of the screen to receive your free admission to the Waterman Research Center; member pricing is applied in the "Cart" as a 100% discount to your transaction:
Select Sign In at the upper right-hand side of the screen next to register
Once signed in, click Register at the bottom and fill in your information and preferences
You will be directed to the checkout cart
Click on Check Out; your discount should appear at the end of the transaction in the confirmation you receive.
NERFC researchers: use discount code NERFC for free admission to the Waterman Research Center.
History Day students: use discount code HD2324 for free admission to the Waterman Research Center.
Trinity College students and faculty: use discount code TRIN06106 for free admission to the Waterman Research Center (must show valid college ID).