These general works, arranged chronologically, provide an overview of the history of Middletown and the surrounding area. Click on the links for location information.
Field, David D. A statistical account of the county of Middlesex, in Connecticut. Middletown, Conn.: Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, [1819].
Digitized in Google books.
Barber, John Warner. Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions. Illustrated by 180 engravings. New Haven, J. W. Barber; Hartford, A. Willard, 1836.
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Whittemore, Henry. History of Middlesex county, Connecticut, with biographical sketches of its prominent men. New York, J. B. Beers & Co., 1884.
Available online.
Donlan, H. F. The Middletown Tribune souvenir edition; an illustrated and descriptive exposition of Middletown, Portland, Cromwell, East Berlin, and Higganum. [Middletown] E.P. Bigelow, 1896.
Available online.
Commemorative biographical record of Middle-sex County, Connecticut: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1903.
The Middletown Press. The story of Middletown, 1650-1950. Middletown, Conn.: Middletown Press, 1950.
Greater Middletown Preservation Trust. Middletown, Connecticut: a survey of historical and architectural resources. Middletown, Conn.: The Trust, 1979. Maps showing surveyed buildings:
Hall, Peter. Middletown: streets, commerce, and people, 1650-1981. [Middletown, Conn.]: Wesleyan University, 1981.
The Greater Middletown Preservation Trust. Long ago, not far away: an illustrated history of six Middlesex County towns. Virginia Beach, VA : Donning Co., 1996.
Warner, Elizabeth A. A pictorial history of Middletown. Norfolk, Va.: Donning Co., 2001.
Hubbard, Robert, Kathleen Hubbard, and Middlesex County Historical Society. Middletown. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2009.
