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| ==Finding the Records== | | ==Finding the Records== |
| ===Look for online records.=== | | ===Look for online records.=== |
| '''Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah. | | '''Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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| *'''1620-1988''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495 Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988] ($) | | *'''1620-1988''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495 Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988] ($) |
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| ====FindMyPast==== | | ====Findmypast==== |
| *'''1600-1961''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=massachusetts United States Marriages – Massachusetts, 1600-1961] ($) index and images | | *'''1600-1961''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=massachusetts United States Marriages – Massachusetts, 1600-1961] ($) index and images |
| *'''1600-1961''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=massachusetts United States Marriages – Massachusetts, 1600-1961] ($) index and images | | *'''1600-1961''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=massachusetts United States Marriages – Massachusetts, 1600-1961] ($) index and images |
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| ===Consult the PERSI index for records published in journals.=== | | ===Consult the PERSI index for records published in journals.=== |
| PERSI is the '''Periodical Source Index''' and is available at [https://search.findmypast.com/search/periodical-source-index '''FindMyPast.com:PERSI.'''], ($). It can be searched for free at any [[Family History Centers|Family History Center.]] PERSI is an index to family and local history periodicals from 1847 to the present. Many of these periodicals publish church records. If you locate an index entry for a church, you will then need to find the periodical. Use the [http://worldcat.org./ '''WorldCat.org search engine'''] to find a library near you that carries the periodical. Library reference desks can be contacted to request a copy of articles, or you may need to hire a [[Hiring a Professional Researcher|'''researcher.''']] | | PERSI is the '''Periodical Source Index''' and is available at [https://search.findmypast.com/search/periodical-source-index '''Findmypast.com:PERSI.'''], ($). It can be searched for free at any [[Family History Centers|Family History Center.]] PERSI is an index to family and local history periodicals from 1847 to the present. Many of these periodicals publish church records. If you locate an index entry for a church, you will then need to find the periodical. Use the [http://worldcat.org./ '''WorldCat.org search engine'''] to find a library near you that carries the periodical. Library reference desks can be contacted to request a copy of articles, or you may need to hire a [[Hiring a Professional Researcher|'''researcher.''']] |
| *[https://search.findmypast.com/search/periodical-source-index?keywordsplace=massachusetts&keywords=church%20records '''PERSI results for filters "Massachusetts" and "Church Records"'''] ($) Reset the search for the name of the church or denomination and the town in Massachusetts to narrow the search. | | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search/periodical-source-index?keywordsplace=massachusetts&keywords=church%20records '''PERSI results for filters "Massachusetts" and "Church Records"'''] ($) Reset the search for the name of the church or denomination and the town in Massachusetts to narrow the search. |
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