United States Resources: Massachusetts

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    ROOTS-L Databases and Files

  • Massachusetts Surnames in the RootsWeb Surname List

    Surname to search for:
  • Massachusetts Books We Own
  • genealog.bostnres: Genealogical resources in and around Boston
  • genealog.lc-ma: Books in the on-line Library of Congress catalog with the subject "Massachusetts--genealogy." Additional books, with Mayflower in the title, are listed in genealog.qmayflwr.
  • genealog.vital-ma: Where to write for Massachusetts vital records, Massachusetts genealogical and historical societies, and the state archives. Or check Massachusetts Vital Records Information for more current info on where to write for vital records.
  • genealog.towns-ma: Names and boundary changes of Massachusetts cities and towns
  • Tables of Contents, New England Historical and Genealogical Society Register:
    • toc.nehgr95a: January 1995
    • toc.nehgr95b:April 1995
    • toc.nehgr95c:July 1995
    • toc.nehgr95d:October 1995

    Other Massachusetts Genealogical and Historical Resources on the Net

    Other Massachusetts Genealogy and History Pages

  • Linkpendium Massachusetts County Links
  • Massachusetts Resources at Rootsweb:
    • State level
    • County level
  • Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - U.S. - Massachusetts
  • The Massachusetts GenWeb Project
  • American Local History Network
  • The American History and Genealogy Project
  • A Guide to Massachusetts Genealogy Resources from GeneaSearch

    General Resources

  • Massachusetts Mailing Lists
  • USGenWeb Archives: Massachusetts
  • LDS Research Outline for Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts Family History Centers
  • From Ancestry.com
    • 1790 U. S. Census
    • 1800 U. S. Census
    • 1810 U. S. Census
    • 1820 U. S. Census
    • 1830 U. S. Census
    • 1840 U. S. Census
    • 1850 U. S. Census
    • 1860 U. S. Census
    • 1870 U. S. Census
    • 1880 U. S. Census
    • 1900 U. S. Census
    • 1910 U. S. Census
    • 1920 U. S. Census
    • 1930 U. S. Census
  • The USGenWeb Census Project: Massachusetts
    • Completed Transcriptions
  • The Winthrop Fleet of 1630
  • The Mayflower Web Page
  • Mayflower and Early Families
  • Massachusetts Home Page: WPA Life Histories
  • Colonial Money of Massachusetts
  • Better that 100 Witches Should Live
  • Census Online: Massachusetts
  • NEIC: Earthquake History of Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts Tornadoes, 1950-1995
  • Massachusetts Research Links
  • Massachusetts Lighthouses
  • Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
  • Ghost Towns of Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts Civilian Conservation Corps camps
  • Historic House Museums in Massachusetts
  • Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
  • History of Cranberry Production in Massachusetts
  • From Mill to Museum: Industrial Development and Labor History in North Adams, MA
  • Railroad Stations in Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts Bibliography - United States and Worldwide Postal History
  • Boston Central Artery/Tunnel History
  • Massachusetts/New York Boundary History

    Archives, Libraries and Special Collections

  • Massachusetts Archives
    • Family History Resources
    • Black History Resources
  • Massachusetts Historical Commission
  • Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
  • Berkshire Athenaeum
  • Boston Public Library
  • Brooks Free Library Charles D. Cahoon Local History and Genealogy Room
  • The Cambridge Room at the Cambridge Public Library
  • Congregational Library Archives including (for example) Church Records
  • Historic Deerfield
  • Eldredge Public Library Genealogy Department
  • The Franklin County Publication Archive Index
  • Gloucester, Massachusetts Archives
  • Manuscripts and Archives Andover-Harvard Theological Library
  • Lawrence Public Library History and Genealogy Room
  • Center for Lowell History with materials that document the history of the Merrimack Valley region
  • Lynnfield Public Library Local History & Genealogy
  • Malden Public Library Local History
  • The Millicent Library - Archives Department
  • New Bedford Whaling Museum
  • Newtonia a Guide to the Local History Collection at the Newton Free Library
  • Historic Northampton a museum of local history in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley
  • Palmer Public Library Local History and Genealogy Collection
  • Plimoth-on-Web
  • History/Genealogy Plymouth Public Library
  • The Sherborn Library Local History, Genealogy and Rare Book Collection
  • The Hafer Local History and Genealogy Room Storrs Library
  • Joshua Hyde Public Library Local History Sturbridge
  • The Sturgis Library Archives
  • The Waltham Museum
  • Woburn Public Library Dr. Thomas J. Glennon Archives
  • Worcester Public Library Worcester and Genealogy Resources

    Cemeteries

  • Tombstone Transcription Project
  • Massachusetts Cemetery Directory
  • Cemetery Records Online
  • The Massachusetts Political Graveyard
  • Find A Grave
  • Historic Cemeteries of the Berkshires

    Ethnic and Religious

  • Mahican History
  • Massachuset History
  • Nauset History
  • Nipmuc History
  • Pennacook History
  • Pocumtuc History
  • Wampanoag History
  • Wappinger History

    Local History and Information

  • Adams History
  • Historical Sketches of Andover
  • History of Avon
  • Ayer Historical Information
  • Linkpendium Barnstable County Links
  • Belchertown History
  • A Brief History of the Town of Belmont
  • History of Berkshire County
  • Linkpendium Berkshire County Links
  • Billerica, MA - Town History
  • Finding Passenger Arrival Records at the Port of Boston, Massachusetts 1820-1943
  • Boston Obituary Database (1971-1974, and 1990 through 1997)
  • Holy Trinity Church, Boston
  • A Short History of Newbury Street, Boston
  • Vital Records of Braintree, Massachusetts 1640-1793
  • Massachusetts Census, Bristol County
  • Linkpendium Bristol County Links
  • History of Brookline
  • A Brief History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • Massachusetts Postal History - Cambridge and Somerville
  • A Brief Post-Pilgrim History of Cape Ann
  • Overview of Carlisle Town History
  • Brief History of Carlisle
  • Town of Carver History
  • History of Chelmsford
  • History in Concord
  • Danvers History
  • Dartmouth Massachusetts: A Brief History
  • A Brief History of the Town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts
  • Linkpendium Dukes County Links
  • History of the Town of Easton
  • Town of Easton History
  • Linkpendium Essex County Links
  • 1860 Census Index, Fairhaven, Bristol County
  • Lizzie Borden/Fall River Project
  • History of Framingham
  • Linkpendium Franklin County Links
  • Friends of Historic Preservation -- Freetown, Massachusetts
  • Grafton, Massachusetts History, Photos and Info
  • Historical Data for Hampden, MA
  • Linkpendium Hampden County Links
  • Linkpendium Hampshire County Links
  • Haverhill Genealogy
  • History of Hingham, Massachusetts 1893
  • Historic Holyoke
  • Colonial Lexington
  • Chronology of Longmeadow, Massachusetts History
  • Longmeadow History
  • City of Lowell History
  • Lowell History Chronology
  • A Brief History of St. Jean-Baptiste Province of Lowell (1921-1999)
  • History of Lynn
  • History of Manchester-by-the-Sea
  • Marblehead Town History
  • The History and Traditions of Marblehead
  • Marlborough Massachusetts A Town 1660 - A City 1890
  • A Brief History of Marlborough
  • Marshfield History Page
  • Martha's Vineyard History
  • History of Mattapoisett
  • Bits of Maynard's History
  • History of Medford
  • From Brian Mavrogeorge, the file mdlsxndx.zip, 6K zipped, 11K unzipped, a surname index to "Historical Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts"
  • Linkpendium Middlesex County Links
  • Milford Overview, Map and History
  • Montague History
  • Linkpendium Nantucket County Links
  • Natick History
  • Nauset Light Preservation Society
  • New Bedford's History
  • Newton History
  • The Norfolk Timeline
  • Linkpendium Norfolk County Links
  • North Adams, Massachusetts Schools Over the Years
  • History of Northampton
  • Brief History - Northborough Massachusetts
  • A History of Northborough
  • Norwell: A Little about her History...
  • A Brief History of Norwood
  • Oak Bluffs History
  • Brief History of Orleans
  • A Brief History of Pepperell
  • History Outline for City of Pittsfield
  • Hancock Shaker Village Pittsfield, Massachusetts
  • Plymouth Genealogy
  • The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony
  • Linkpendium Plymouth County Links
  • A Brief History of Princeton
  • Provincetown History
  • The History and Development of Quincy
  • Reading History
  • Rehoboth Historic Sites
  • History of Revere
  • Revere Beach history
  • The 'Lulu' Carver of Richmond, Massachusetts
  • Salem, Massachusetts - Maritime Heritage
  • Salem, Massachusetts with info about the Witch Trials
  • Sherborn Genealogy and History
  • Backyard History - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts Postal History - Cambridge and Somerville
  • Old Sturbridge Village
  • Sudbury, 1890-1989, 100 years in the Life of a Town
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chapter 4
  • Linkpendium Suffolk County Links
  • Taunton Area History
  • Tisbury History: On-Line Historical Archives including indexes to several censuses, vital records, and oral history transcripts
  • Wakefield, Massachusetts: A Brief History
  • Walpole, Massachusetts - A Narrative & Pictorial History
  • History of Waltham
  • Town of Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts Vital Records
  • A Brief History of Wellesley
  • About Westborough
  • Westminster
  • A Brief History of West Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Wilbraham Town History
  • Wilbraham MA Photos & News Clippings
  • History of Winchester, Massachusetts
  • Linkpendium Worcester County Links
  • Yarmouth History

    Maps and Gazetteers

  • USGS/GNIS Database of Massachusetts locations
  • Massachusetts from Color Landform Atlas of the United States
  • Massachusetts Profiles: Interactive county maps
  • Historic USGS Maps of Massachusetts: Alphabetic Town Listing
  • Pam Rietsch's 1895 U.S. Atlas

    Military

  • Col. Bailey's 2nd Massachusetts Regiment Home Page
    Message Boards
    • Civil War, Massachusetts RootsWeb
    • Massachusetts Civil War Discussion Forum cwoodcock.com
  • Union Regimental Index: Massachusetts
  • The "California 100" 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry, Company "A"
  • Fourth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry
  • Historical Sketch of the Old Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers
  • 9th Massachusetts Battery
  • The Tenth Regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry, 1861-1864
  • The 10th Mass Battery page
  • 11th Massachusetts Infantry
  • The 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, 1861-1864
  • The 18th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
  • Reminiscences of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment
  • Massachusetts 27th Infantry Regiment
  • 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • History of the Twenty-ninth regiment of Massachusetts volunteer infantry in the late war of the rebellion
  • History of the Thirty-sixth regiment Massachusetts volunteers
  • History of the Thirty-seventh Regiment, Mass., Volunteers
  • 53rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
  • 54th Massachusetts Glory Brigade
  • History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
  • 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company B
  • 54th Mass. Volunteer Infantry, Co. I
  • Fifty-Eighth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
  • World War II Veterans of Marshfield
  • U.S. Military Personnel who died in the Korean War
  • Vietnam Conflict Casualty List

    Photographs

  • Detroit Publishing Company Photographs from Massachusetts
  • An On-Line Collection of Saugus Post Cards
  • Old Photos of Springfield, MA

    Societies, Historical and Genealogical

  • Massachusetts Society of Genealogists
  • Massachusetts Historical Society

      Ethnic and Religious

    • American Jewish Historical Society
    • Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts

      Lineage

    • The Winthrop Society
    • Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
    • The Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    • The Society of the War of 1812 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    • Department of Massachusetts - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
      • General George L. Hartstuff Camp 50 - Rockland
    • Massachusetts Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

      Railroad

    • Cape Cod Chapter - National Railway Historical Society

      Special Interest

    • Early American Industries Association
    • Titanic Historical Society
    • Unitarian Universalist Historical Society

      Regional

    • New England Historic Genealogical Society
    • Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society

      Local

    • Amherst Historical Society
    • Andover Historical Society
    • The Arlington Historical Society
    • Ashfield Historical Society
    • The Berkshire County Historical Society
    • Beverly Historical Society
    • Boston Historical Society and Museum
    • Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston
    • Bourne Historical Society
    • Boylston Historical Society
    • The Braintree Historical Society
    • Brockton Historical Society
    • The Cambridge Historical Society
    • Canton Historical Society
    • Cape Cod Genealogical Society
    • Carlisle Historical Society
    • The Centerville Historical Museum
    • The Charlton Historical Society
    • The Chatham Historical Society
    • Chelmsford Historical Society
    • The Town of Chester Historical Society
    • The Chesterfield Historical Society
    • Cohasset Historical Society
    • Dedham Historical Society
    • Dover Historical Society
    • The Duxbury Rural & Historical Society
    • Easton Historical Society
    • Essex Society of Genealogists
    • The Fall River Historical Society
    • Falmouth Genealogical Society
    • Falmouth Historical Society
    • Framingham Historical Society
    • Harvard Historical Society
    • Harwich Historical Society
    • Haverhill Historical Society
    • Ipswich Historical Society
    • Jamaica Plain Historical Society
    • Leicester Historical Society
    • Lexington Historical Society
    • Lincoln Historical Society
    • The Longmeadow Historical Society
    • Lowell Historical Society
    • Lynn Historical Society
    • Marlborough Historical Society
    • Mattapoisett Historical Society
    • The Maynard Historical Society
    • Methuen Historical Society
    • Millbury Historical Society
    • The Natick Historical Society and Museum
    • Needham Historical Society
    • The Norfolk Historical Commission
    • North Andover Historical Society
    • Norton Historical Society
    • Old Bridgewater Historical Society
    • Orleans Historical Society
    • Osterville Historical Society
    • Peabody Historical Society
    • Plymouth Antiquarian Society
    • The Revere Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation
    • Rowley Historical Society
    • Sandwich Historical Society
    • The Saugus Historical Society
    • The Sheffield Historical Society
    • Southborough Historical Society
    • The Stoughton Historical Society
    • Wakefield Historical Society
    • Walpole Historical Society
    • Wellesley Historical Society
    • The Westford Museum & Historical Society
    • Williamstown House of Local History
    • Winchester Historical Society

    Vital Records

  • Massachusetts Vital Records from VitalChek
  • Massachusetts Vital Records Information from Elizabeth T. Orsay
  • Massachusetts Vital Records from Massachusetts Genealogical Research Services

    Commercial

  • Ancestor Publishers
  • Broad View Books Used Genealogy Books and History
  • The Donning Company Publishers
  • Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
  • The Gregath Publishing Company
  • Higginson Book Company
  • Picton Press
  • SK Publications Massachusetts Census CDs
  • Spinner Publications: Publishers of Cultural and Historical Material for Southeastern New England
  • Steeples Book - books about North Adams
  • Massachusetts Genealogical and Investigative Research
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