In Memory of  Albert Dudley

August 29, 1928  - October 18, 2009

Other Local meetings and lectures:

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April 2008

Alexander Street Press  -  Civil War Collection

http://alexanderstreet.com/resources/civilwar.access.htm

Databases:

The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries

The American Civil War Research Database

Illustrated Civil War Newspapers and Magazines

Lowell High School

List of Teachers and Students as of March 29, 1849

click here to see an Image of this document

Donated by Jeremy Ward, CA

Ever wonder how to find a Genealogical Society in the area you are researching?  

Check out the Federation of Genealogical Societies' Society Hall.

You can search by Society Name or Keyword, City, State or Zip code.

Manual for the General Court, 1906

Essex County                   Middlesex County

The tables show current and extinct towns, cities and districts.  Details of when established, where establised from, changes in boundries, when incorporated, and when first mentioned in records.

If you are not sure which county to look in, try Rootsweb U.S. town search.

http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi

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What's New?

Veterans' Grave Registration (Revolutionary War to World War II)

For the City of Lowell and surrounding towns

A   Ba-Bi  Bl-Bo

Posted by Surname.  "Br to By" coming soon

These records contain (in most cases):  Name, Date and Place of Birth , Date and Place of Death, including Cemetery

Are you having trouble determining which War an ancestor may have fought in, check out our link American Wars

Here is a list of the Wars and Conflicts that Americans have fought in from Colonial Times to Present

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Death records now on line:

You can search by surname for death record from 

Tewksbury Hosptial

from 1854 through 1905

click here to go to the Tewksbury Hospital Website  

Civil War Soldier Records on-line

A small group of volunteers have transcribed the 4 volumes that contain the 3525 names of the Soldiers and Sailors Mustered from Lowell that served in the Civil War (1861 to 1865).  Many of these men are from Lowell and the surrounding towns. They are listed alphabetically by surname.

Update - July 30, 2006 - additional information for James Riley, Michael O'Riley/Riley, and Daniel Fitzpatrick, provided by Pamela Elkas of RI.  (See Civil War record, notes for additional information)

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Genealogy Blog by Barbara Poole

http://lifefromtheroots.blogspot.com/

Links

Chelmsford Genealogy Club - Meeting information - NEW

Maps

_{Local Cemeteries}

_{American Wars}

_{Massachusetts Civil War Pensions}

Civil War - Grave Registration -

_{Lowell Area}

_{Free Genealogy}

_{Local Town}

_{New England Archives & Libraries}

_{Subscription Genealogy}

Civil War Pensions - NEW

Kearon Hogan - Civil War Pension

Newsletters

2009

Winter

Local Genealogy Groups

Chelmsford Genealogy Club

Essex Society of Genealogists

New President Elected in October - Maureen Famolare

Sept. 19- (Sat)

1 pm  to 3 pm

Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St. Lowell

Pollard Memorial Library

Guest Speaker: Leslie Huber.

Eight Ways to Cross the Ocean

Handout - click here

Oct. 25- (Sun)

1 pm  to 4 pm

Annual Pot Luck

Maureen's Famolare's Billerica

See you newsletter  for directions

Please contact Maureen or Karen if you are attending

Nov. 21- (Sat)

1 pm  to 3 pm

Chelmsford Library

Main Library, 25 Boston Road, Chelmsford, MA

December 2009

No Meeting

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2010 Meetings

Jan. 16- (Sat)

1 pm  to 3 pm

Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St. Lowell

Pollard Memorial Library

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