Massachusetts Societies

State genealogical and historical societies may have records and services to help you with your research. The following are important genealogical societies in Massachusetts:

General Society of Colonial Wars
University of Baltimore Special Collections Langsdale Library 1420 Maryland Avenue Baltimore, MD 21201 Internet: http://www.gscw.org/

The Society's Lineage Records (with indexes) are on films (beginning with FHL film 528677).

General Society of Mayflower Descendants
4 Winslow St
Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone: (508) 746-2590
Internet: http://www.mayflower.org/

Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants
150 Wood Road, Suite 103
Braintree MA 02184-2511
Tel.: 781-535-6159
Fax: [call the office for this number]
email: msmd@massmayflower.org
Internet: http://www.massmayflower.org/

Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc.
P.O. Box 215
Ashland, MA 01721-0215
Telephone: 598-892-1225
Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/~masgi/

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
1776 D Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006–5392
Telephone: 202–628–1776
Internet: http://www.dar.org/

This society has published:

DAR Patriot Index: Centennial Edition. Three Volumes. Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1994. (FHL book 973 C42da 1990.)

The Pilgrim Society
75 Court Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone: 508–746–1620
Fax: 508–747–4228
E-mail: pegbaker@pilgrimhall.org
Internet: http://www.pilgrimhall.org/

New England Historic Genealogical Society
101 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116–3087
Telephone: 617–536–5740
Fax: 617–536–7307
Internet: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)