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=== Libraries and Societies === | === Libraries and Societies === | ||
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| Amherst | |||
| <center>W. E. B. Dubois Library<br>University of Massachusetts Amherst<br>Amherst MA 01003<br>413-545-0150<br>[http://www.library.umass.edu/ website]</center> | |||
| An academic library with wide reference collection. Their strength is in the microfilm holdings that include the Mass. Archives Collection, some probate and town records from Franklin, Hampshire, and Suffolk counties, and special focus on the Conn. River Valley towns. Their [http://fcaw.library.umass.edu online catalog] includes the five area colleges. Check their [http://guides.library.umass.edu/genealogy online guide to genealogy] first. | |||
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| Barnstable | |||
| <center>Sturgis Library<br>3090 Main St., PO Box 606<br>Barnstable MA 02630<br>508-362-6636<br>[http://www.sturgislibrary.org/collections/ website]</center> | |||
| This is the largest research library on Cape Cod. It has an extensive Mass. reference collection with many manuscripts and original material for Barnstable County including a collection of pre-fire (i.e. 1827) deeds. Their [http://library.clamsnet.org/ online catalog] is part of a network on the Cape. [http://www.sturgislibrary.org/collections/special Finding aids] are available for most archival collections. | |||
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| Boston | |||
| <center>Mass. Historical Society<br>1154 Boylston St.<br>Boston MA 02215<br>617-536-1608<br>[http://masshist.org/ website]</center> | |||
| This library specifically does not try to duplicate the collections of the NEHGS (below), but has many things useful when dealing with probelmatic research. This is the oldest historical society in the nation and thus has extensive and broad manuscript holdings. Their holdings are in their [http://www.masshist.org/abigail online catalog Abigail]. | |||
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| Boston | |||
| <center>Boston Public Library<br>Copley Square<br>Boston MA 02117<br>617-536-5400<br>[http://www.bpl.org website]</center> | |||
| The library has a huge collection though it is in closed stacks. They have extensive [http://www.bpl.org/research/microtext/index.htm microforms holdings] feature the [http://www.bpl.org/research/newspapers/index.htm newspapers of New England] and elsewhere, [http://www.bpl.org/research/microtext/City%20Directory%20Holdings.pdf city directories] (a pdf list), town records and other useful original material in the [http://www.bpl.org/research/rb/index.htm Rare Books Department], and the complete set of Holbrook fiche of town records. There are many databases available from their [http://www.bpl.org/electronic/ electronic resources page] - some may require a free library card number. Their [http://catalog.mbln.org/polaris/ online catalog] does not include everything from their "old catalog" file. | |||
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| Boston | |||
| <center>New England Historic<br>Genealogical Society<br>99-101 Newbury St.<br> Boston MA 02116<br>617-536-5740<br>[http://americanancestors.org website]<br>user fee</center> | |||
| This is the oldest genealogical library in the country. Its print and manuscript collections are legendary. Patrons have access to many [http://www.americanancestors.org/database-list/ online subscription and society-produced databases] (available to members only). The focus is New England (vital records to at least 1900 and probates for most of the six states), New York, Quebec, and the Maritimes. They feature a large city directory collection, the most extensive Quebec collection in one location, and a manuscripts collection that occupies one entire floor. The [http://library.nehgs.org/ online catalog] has all the print collection and a large majority of the manuscript collection. This is a loan center for FHL microfilm. | |||
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| Boston | |||
| <center>State Library of Massachusetts<br>24 Beacon St.<br>State House, Room 341<br>Boston MA 02133<br>617-727-2590<br>[http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/oversight-agencies/lib/ website]</center> | |||
| The library is the source for any government publication, but has many [http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/research-state-and-local-history/ state and local history resources] that include city directories, town histories, tax valuations, maps, newspapers, and many more. It hosts the [http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/oversight-agencies/lib/zimmer-newspaper-index.html Zimmer Newspaper Indexes] of current events from 1878 to 1937 from prominent Boston papers. | |||
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| Haverhill | |||
| <center>Haverhill Public Library<br>99 Main St.<br>Haverhill MA 01830<br>978-373-1586<br>[http://www.haverhillpl.org/ website]</center> | |||
| [http://www.haverhillpl.org/about/local-history/ Good collection] of published books for New England and an extensive holding of genealogical periodicals. They have the Mass. Vital Records to 1900. They have access to all the major genealogical databases online. The Mass. DAR Collection is no longer (2009) here. | |||
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| Lynnfield | |||
| <center>Lynnfield Public Library<br>18 Summer St.<br>Lynnfield MA 01940<br>781-334-5411<br>[http://www.noblenet.org/lynnfield/ website]</center> | |||
| [http://www.noblenet.org/lynnfield/local-genealogy-room Good collection of Essex County] research material maintained by the Essex Society of Genealogist. | |||
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| New Bedford | |||
| <center>New Bedford Public Library<br>613 Pleasant St.<br>New Bedford MA 02740<br>508-991-6276<br>[http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/Library/index.html website]</center> | |||
| This library focuses on southeastern Mass., bordering Rhode Island towns, and French-Canadian material. They hold the local newspapers, Mass. Vital Records to 1900, and immigration records that documents the large Portguese-Azores-Cape Verdean population. Their [http://opac.sailsinc.org online catalog] is part of a consortium. | |||
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| Pittsfield | |||
| <center>Berkshire Athenaeum<br>One Wendell Ave.<br>Pittsfield MA 01201<br>413-499-9480<br>[http://www.pittsfieldlibrary.org/ website]</center> | |||
| The collection focuses on the Berkshires, but it houses important collections beyond this region such as the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records and the Vermont Vital Records card index to 1908. In Sept. 2012, it received the 71,000 microfilm collection of the National Archives and Records Administration branch in Pittsfield and its computers. | |||
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| Salem | |||
| <center>James Duncan Phillips Library<br>Peabody Essex Museum<br>132 Essex St.<br>Salem MA 01970<br>978-745-9500 x3053<br>[http://www.pem.org/library/ website]</center> | |||
| This is the premier repository for Essex County research. The have large print and manuscript collections focused on pre-1860 material. This is the facility for government records on Essex County including the original court records, customhouse records, maritime records, and (on microfilm) probate records. The paper catalog is in process of conversion to their [http://www.pem.org/library/catalog online catalog]. | |||
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| Springfield | |||
| <center>Springfield History Library and Archives<br>21 Edwards St.<br>Springfield MA 01103<br>800-625-7738<br>[http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/the_museums/ct_valley_history/ website]</center> | |||
| The holdings of the Conn. River Valley focus on Springfield, but include a large French-Canadian collection, Mass. Vital Records to 1905, large microfilm collection, and an extensive manuscript collection. | |||
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| Taunton | |||
| <center>Old Colony Historical Society<br>66 Church Green<br>Taunton MA 02780<br>508-822-1622<br>[http://www.oldcolonyhistoricalsociety.org/ website]<br>user fee</center> | |||
| The "Old Colony" refers to Plymouth Colony, the focus of their collection that is now further refined to the Taunton area. It has a good local print collection and manuscripts that include some local churches. A [http://www.oldcolonyhistoricalsociety.org/Research%20Sources%20at%20OCHS%20and%20in%20Taunton.htm general guide] to their holdings is online. | |||
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| Worcester | |||
| <center>American Antiquarian Society<br>185 Salisbury St.<br>Worcester MA 01609<br>508-755-5221<br>[http://www.americanantiquarian.org/ website]</center> | |||
| This is the largest collection of U.S. printed material to 1876 in the United States. It has extensive newspaper and manuscripts holdings and a strong genealogical collection. A [http://www.americanantiquarian.org/collectionsguide.htm detailed guide] to the collection by subject is available online. Their [http://catalog.mwa.org/ catalog] is online, but see the caveat. | |||
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== Massachusetts References == | == Massachusetts References == | ||