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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Hours">"Library Hours and Fees" in ''AmericanAncestors.org'' at http://www.americanancestors.org/visit-the-library/ (accessed 29 August 2010).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:info@nehgs.org info@nehgs.org] <br>  
'''Email:''' [mailto:info@nehgs.org info@nehgs.org] <br>  
 
'''Address:'''
'''Address:'''<ref name="Visit">"Visit NEHGS" in ''AmericanAncestors.org'' at http://www.americanancestors.org/visit/ (accessed 28 August 2010).</ref>
 
:101 Newbury Street<br>  
:101 Newbury Street<br>  
:Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007 <br><br>
:Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007 <br><br>
'''Telephone:''' 617-536-5740; Library 617-226-1231<br>'''Fax:'''  617-536-7307<br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Library">"Library" in ''AmericanAncestors.org'' at http://www.americanancestors.org/NEHGS-experts-library/ (accessed 28 August 2010).</ref> &nbsp;617-536-5740; Library 617-226-1231<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;617-536-7307<br>
[https://www.americanancestors.org/about/visit '''Hours and holidays''']<br>
 
[https://www.americanancestors.org/about/visit '''Visit''']: Admission, accessibility, photo-copying, etc.<br>
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Hours" />
[https://my.americanancestors.org/overview/1767 '''Schedule a visit''']<br>
 
:Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
:Wednesday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
:Closed Sunday and Monday <br>  
::For the '''''holiday schedule''''', [http://www.americanancestors.org/visit-the-library/ click here].<br><br>
 
'''Admission fee:'''<ref name="Hours" />&nbsp; Library admission is free to NEHGS research members and above; non-members (including seniors, students, and subscription level members) will be charged $15 (U.S.)
 
'''Directions, public transportation, and parking:'''<ref name="Directions">"Directions to NEHGS" in ''NewEnglandAncestors.org'' at http://www.americanancestors.org/directions/ (accessed 29 August 2010).</ref><ref>"Parking" in ''NewEnglandAncestors.org'' at http://www.americanancestors.org/parking/ (accessed 29 August 2010).</ref>  


:For directions and public transportation, [http://www.americanancestors.org/directions/ click here].
[https://www.americanancestors.org/about/directions-research-center '''Directions, public transportation and parking''']<br>
:For public parking, [http://www.americanancestors.org/parking/ click here]. <br><br>


'''Key Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Websites and databases:''' <br>  


*[http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html AmericanAncestors.org] About NEHGS, visiting, manuscripts, virtual tour and exhibits, library catalog, collection guides, hire the experts, forums, publications, programs and events, and databases including the Great Migration Study Project, The NEHG Register, and town records.&nbsp;''News:'' Calendar, CEO's Corner, Blog, and Question of the Day; ''Explore:'' Search, Index, Databases, Experts, and Library; ''Connect:'' Experts, Facebook, Events; and ''Store.''{{WC}}  
*[https://www.americanancestors.org AmericanAncestors.org] About NEHGS, visiting, manuscripts, virtual tour and exhibits, library catalog, collection guides, hire the experts, forums, publications, programs and events, and databases including the Great Migration Study Project, The NEHG Register, and town records. ''News:'' Calendar, CEO's Corner, Blog, and Question of the Day; ''Explore:'' Search, Index, Databases, Experts, and Library; ''Connect:'' Experts, Facebook, Events; and ''Store.''{{WC}}  
*[http://library.nehgs.org/ Online NEHGS Library Catalog] has keyword, title, author, subject, call number, and advanced searches. Also available on [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].  
*[http://library.nehgs.org/ Online NEHGS Library Catalog] has keyword, title, author, subject, call number, and advanced searches. Also available on [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].  
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=097 Great Migration Study Project 1620-1635]&nbsp; index to 7,192 names, 2,040 places, and 249 ships.  
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/browse-database Database listing ($)]
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=0344&Da=190 Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850] birth, baptism, admit, dismiss, intent, marriage, death, burial.  
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/publications/great-migration-study-project Great Migration Study Project]: index to 7,192 names, 2,040 places, and 249 ships.  
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=0344&Da=191 Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910] birth, marriage, and death.
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/publications/early-new-england-research Early New England Research]:<br>
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=0344&Da=192 Massachusetts Vital Records 1911-1915] birth, marriage, and death.
:Accounts of New England Families from 1641 to 1700<br>
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=094&Da=7 New York Abstracts of Wills, Administrations, and Guardianships 1787-1835] from 51 NY counties.
:Western Massachusetts Families in 1790<br>
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&Da=202 ''The Register'' database] including articles about vital records, church records, tax records, land and probate records, cemetery transcriptions, obituaries, and historical essays.
:Early Vermont Settlers to 1784
 
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/publications/register ''The Register'' database] including articles about vital records, church records, tax records, land and probate records, cemetery transcriptions, obituaries, and historical essays.<br>
:The Society's flagship publication is ''The Register''. For links to online copies of ''The Register'', see our [[New England Historical Genealogical Register Online|''New England Historical Genealogical Register'' online]] Wiki page.
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/537/nehgs-nexus-new-england-across-the-united-states NEHGS NEXUS: New England Across the United States] at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
*'''1845-1900''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/2758/nehgs-membership-applications-1845-1900 NEHGS Membership Applications, 1845-1900] at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/382/american-ancestors-journal American Ancestors Journal] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/405/american-ancestors-magazine American Ancestors Magazine] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/201/new-england-ancestors-magazine New England Ancestors Magazine] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
*'''1915-1945''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/2773/roll-of-arms-registered-by-nehgs-1915-1945 Roll of Arms Registered by NEHGS, 1915-1945] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/522/vital-records-from-the-new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
{{Wikipedia|New England Historic Genealogical Society}}  
{{Wikipedia|New England Historic Genealogical Society}}  
:The Society's flagship publication is ''The Register''. For links to online copies of ''The Register'', see our [[New England Historical Genealogical Register Online|''New England Historical Genealogical Register'' online]] Wiki page.


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


Founded in 1845, the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is the oldest such society in the United States. They maintain an Internet database of over 100 million names, including vital records, compiled genealogies, and scholarly journals. They publish both&nbsp;''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/517962020 American Ancestors]'' and ''[[New England Historical Genealogical Register Online|The New England Historical Genealogical Register]]'' (''The Register''). Their catalog lists over 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, and other sources. The manuscript collection has over 20 million items with an emphasis on New England since the 1600s. The Society has educational research tours, lectures, seminars, and other events throughout the year.<ref name="Wik">"New England Historic Genealogical Society" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Historic_Genealogical_Society (accessed 30 August 2010).</ref>  
Founded in 1845, the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is the oldest such society in the United States. They maintain an Internet database of over 100 million names, including vital records, compiled genealogies, and scholarly journals. They publish both ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/517962020 American Ancestors]'' and ''[[New England Historical Genealogical Register Online|The New England Historical Genealogical Register]]'' (''The Register''). Their catalog lists over 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, and other sources. The manuscript collection has over 20 million items with an emphasis on New England since the 1600s. The Society has educational research tours, lectures, seminars, and other events throughout the year.<ref name="Wik">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Historic_Genealogical_Society New England Historic Genealogical Society] in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 30 August 2010).</ref> <ref>[https://www.americanancestors.org/about About American Ancestors/NEHGS].</ref> <ref name="DB55759">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 5, 57, and 59. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>


The Research Library collection&nbsp;is national in scope. They also have significant material for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and other nations. NEHGS has a fine arts collection, and an antique furniture collection.<ref name="Wik" />  
The Research Library collection is national in scope. They also have significant material for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and other nations. NEHGS has a fine arts collection, and an antique furniture collection.<ref name="Wik" />  


The Great Migration Study Project seeks to identify every European settler in Massachusetts from 1620 to 1640. This effort has already produced several published volumes in addition to the Internet database.<ref name="Wik" />&nbsp;You can see a tutorial at FamilySearch Learning Center of ''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/an-overview-of-the-nehgs-manuscript-collection/185 "An Overview of the NEGHS Manuscript Collection"]''.
The Great Migration Study Project seeks to identify every European settler in Massachusetts from 1620 to 1640. This effort has already produced several published volumes in addition to the Internet database.<ref name="Wik" />


Their staff includes experts in early American, Irish, English, Scottish, and Canadian research.<ref>"Get to know NEHGS" in ''NewEnglandAncestors.org'' at http://www.americanancestors.org/about/ (accessed 30 August 2010).</ref>  
Their staff includes experts in early American, New England, New York, Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, Atlantic and French Canadian, African American, Native American, Chinese, and Jewish genealogy<ref>[https://www.americanancestors.org/about/ About American Ancestors/NEHGS].</ref>  


The NEHGS Research Library is arranged by floor as follows:  
The NEHGS Research Library is arranged by floor as follows:  
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*'''5A Floor:''' access to manuscripts by call slip.  
*'''5A Floor:''' access to manuscripts by call slip.  
*'''5th Floor:''' local history collection, maps and atlases in open stacks.  
*'''5th Floor:''' local history collection, maps and atlases in open stacks.  
*'''4th Floor:''' microfilm, microfiche, U.S. and Canadian censuses and census indexes, New England city directories, CD-ROMs, computers, Internet access, LDS FamilySearch Catalog, International Genealogical Index, and Ancestral File in open stacks.  
*'''4th Floor:''' microfilm, microfiche, U.S. and Canadian censuses and census indexes, New England city directories, CD-ROMs, computers, Internet access, FamilySearch Catalog, International Genealogical Index, and Ancestral File in open stacks.  
*'''Ground Floor:''' welcome, orientation, bookstore, British Isles, European, Asian, and Pacific books in open stacks, and access to the “Vault” materials by call slip.<ref>New England Historic Genealogical Society, ''Library Users Guide'' (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, August 2006), 1. On the Internet at http://www.newenglandancestors.org/pdfs/LibraryGuide8-2006.pdf (accessed 30 August 2010).</ref>
*'''Ground Floor:''' welcome, orientation, bookstore, British Isles, European, Asian, and Pacific books in open stacks, and access to the “Vault” materials by call slip.
 
NEHGS is also a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch] affiliate library.


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===


NEHGS&nbsp;members have access to a lending library, and bookstore discounts.&nbsp;
NEHGS members have access to a lending library, and bookstore discounts.


=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===


*[http://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedFiles/American_Ancestors/Content/Marketing/PDF_Archive/LibraryGuide8-2006.pdf Library Users Guide] floor maps, services, policies, obtaining copies, catalog use and symbols.
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/tools/research-guides Research Guides]:<br>
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedFiles/American_Ancestors/Content/Marketing/PDF_Archive/NEHGSResourcesSyllabus.pdf NEHGS Research Library Resources] moderately detailed floor-by-floor collection description.
:*Genealogy 101 guides<br>
*"New England Historic Genealogical Society," ''Ancestry Magazine'' 20 no. 5 on the Internet at http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6815 (accessed 30 August 2010).  
:*Using AmericanAncestors.org<br>
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/african-american-genealogical-resources-at-nehgs/ African American Genealogical Resources] at NEHGS.
:*Using the NEGHS Library<br>
*[http://americanancestors.org/Search.aspx?Re=gazetteers&Run=1 Gazetteers of the World, Countries, and States] at NEHGS.
:*Using The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center<br>
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedFiles/American_Ancestors/Content/Library/Collections/italian_guide.pdf Italian Genealogical Resources] at NEHGS.  
:...and more!
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/jewish-genealogical-resources-at-NEHGS/ Jewish Genealogical Resources] at NEHGS.  
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*William Prescott Greenlaw, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5765667 Greenlaw Index of the New England Historic Genealogical Society] (Boston, Mass.:G.K. Hall, 1979) ({{FHL|974 D22g}}). Genealogies acquired at NEHGS 1900-1940.  
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/tools/research-guides Research Topics A-Z]:<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/library-resources-at-the-new-england-historic-genealogical-society/113 "Library Resources at the New England Historic Genealogical Society"], an online tutorial at the FamilySearch Learning Center.
:*17th-C. New England Research<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/an-overview-of-the-nehgs-manuscript-collection/185 "An Overview of the NEHGS Manuscript Collection"]&nbsp;, an online tutorial at the FamilySearch Learning Center.
:*African American Genealogy<br>
:*French-Canadian Genealogy<br>
:*Native Nations of New England<br>
:*Naturalization Records<br>
:*Quaker Genealogy<br>
:*Town Guides<br>
:*World War Veteran Research<br>
:...and many more!
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*[https://www.americanancestors.org/about/visit Visit and Contact]: downloadable floor map, copying and imaging services, etc.
 
*William Prescott Greenlaw, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5765667 Greenlaw Index of the New England Historic Genealogical Society] (Boston, Mass.:G.K. Hall, 1979) ({{FSC|974 D22g}}). Genealogies acquired at NEHGS 1900-1940.<br>


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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*[[National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]] (that is Waltham), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops.  
*[[National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]] (that is Waltham), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops.  
*[[National Archives at New York City]], census, naturalization, passenger arrivals, Canadian border crossings, customs, draft, military service, military pension and bounty land, Chinese Exclusion Act cases, Freedmen's Bureau, Indians, and vital records. '''''Moving soon.<br>'''''  
*[[National Archives at New York City]], census, naturalization, passenger arrivals, Canadian border crossings, customs, draft, military service, military pension and bounty land, Chinese Exclusion Act cases, Freedmen's Bureau, Indians, and vital records. '''''Moving soon.<br>'''''  
*[http://www.cslib.org/handg.htm Connecticut State Library], Hartford,&nbsp;has the Barbour Collection, Bibles, census, church, Hale Collection newspaper marriages and deaths, cemeteries, probates,&nbsp;vital records, directories, land, local histories, military, naturalization, passenger arrivals, and e-mail questions.<br>  
*[https://ctstatelibrary.org/ Connecticut State Library], Hartford, has the Barbour Collection, Bibles, census, church, [[Charles R. Hale Collection]] newspaper marriages and deaths, cemeteries, probates, vital records, directories, land, local histories, military, naturalization, passenger arrivals, and e-mail questions.<br>  
*[http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/ Maine State Archives], Augusta,&nbsp;has vital records, land, office records, military, judicial, legislative records, and a list of professional genealogists.<br>  
*[http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/ Maine State Archives], Augusta, has vital records, land, office records, military, judicial, legislative records, and a list of professional genealogists.<br>  
*[http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/genealogy.html New Hampshire State Archives], Concord,&nbsp;has records of probate, land, petitions, state papers, military, census, name changes, photos, naturalizations, voters, warnings out, town records and inventories, prisoners, marriage intentions, paupers, maps, and court records.<br>  
*[http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/genealogy.html New Hampshire State Archives], Concord, has records of probate, land, petitions, state papers, military, census, name changes, photos, naturalizations, voters, warnings out, town records and inventories, prisoners, marriage intentions, paupers, maps, and court records.<br>  
*[http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/index.php New York Genealogical and Biographical Society], New York City,&nbsp;has censuses, city directories, church, cemetery, Bible, land, probates, genealogy, local history, and manuscripts.<br>  
*[http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/index.php New York Genealogical and Biographical Society], New York City has censuses, city directories, church, cemetery, Bible, land, probates, genealogy, local history, and manuscripts.<br>  
*[http://www.rihs.org/ Rhode Island Historical Society], Providence,&nbsp;includes local, military, economic, social, church,&nbsp;political histories, newspapers, genealogy, women’s history, and business records.<br>  
*[http://www.rihs.org/ Rhode Island Historical Society], Providence, includes local, military, economic, social, church, political histories, newspapers, genealogy, women’s history, and business records.<br>  
*[http://vermonthistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=55 Vermont Historical Society Library], Barre, houses town histories, an index to&nbsp;vital records to 1870, cemeteries, letters, diaries, ledgers, early maps, photographs, and&nbsp;printed genealogies.<br>
*[http://vermonthistory.org Vermont Historical Society Library], Barre, houses town histories, an index to vital records to 1870, cemeteries, letters, diaries, ledgers, early maps, photographs, and printed genealogies.<br>


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
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*[[New York Public Library]] Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New York censuses, directories, and vital records.<br>  
*[[New York Public Library]] Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New York censuses, directories, and vital records.<br>  
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, features a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, and Canadians.<br>  
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, features a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, and Canadians.<br>  
*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, Utah, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records.<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, Utah, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<br>


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
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*[http://www.themayflowersociety.com/library Mayflower Society Library], family and local histories, censuses, published town records, CDs.  
*[http://www.themayflowersociety.com/library Mayflower Society Library], family and local histories, censuses, published town records, CDs.  
*[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afagencylanding&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Research+%26+Technology&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=The+State+Library+of+Massachusetts&sid=Eoaf Massachusetts State Library], holds government documents, town, county and state histories.<br>  
*[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afagencylanding&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Research+%26+Technology&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=The+State+Library+of+Massachusetts&sid=Eoaf Massachusetts State Library], holds government documents, town, county and state histories.<br>  
*[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcgen/genidx.htm Massachusetts Archives], vital records, passenger lists, census, military, Maine, Plymouth Colony, court, natuaralizations, divorces, probate, name changes, and state institutions.<br>  
*[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcgen/genidx.htm Massachusetts Archives], vital records, passenger lists, census, military, Maine, Plymouth Colony, court, naturalizations, divorces, probate, name changes, and state institutions.<br>  
*[http://www.masshist.org/ Massachusetts Historical Society], has personal papers of families who lived in Massachusetts.<br>  
*[http://www.masshist.org/ Massachusetts Historical Society], has personal papers of families who lived in Massachusetts.<br>  
*[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Consumer&L2=Basic+Needs&L3=Vital+Records&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_vital_records_c_genealogical&csid=Eeohhs2 Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics], keeps births, marriages, and deaths.<br>  
*[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Consumer&L2=Basic+Needs&L3=Vital+Records&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_vital_records_c_genealogical&csid=Eeohhs2 Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics], keeps births, marriages, and deaths.<br>  
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*[http://www.pem.org/library/ Peabody Essex Museum Library], Salem, collects published MA vital records to 1850, city directories, Essex County probate records 1638-1914, court records, and ship logbooks.  
*[http://www.pem.org/library/ Peabody Essex Museum Library], Salem, collects published MA vital records to 1850, city directories, Essex County probate records 1638-1914, court records, and ship logbooks.  
*[http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/the_museums/ct_valley_history/ Connecticut Valley Historical Museum], local archives, French Canadian, Irish, African American.  
*[http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/the_museums/ct_valley_history/ Connecticut Valley Historical Museum], local archives, French Canadian, Irish, African American.  
*[http://library.mysticseaport.org/home.cfm Mystic Seaport Museum], Mystic, Connecticut, has steamship photos, logbooks, and crew lists.<br>
*[https://www.mysticseaport.org/ Mystic Seaport Museum], Mystic, Connecticut, has steamship photos, logbooks, and crew lists.<br>


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
6th floor Ruth Bishop Reading Room reference collections and compiled genealogies.
New England Historic Genealogical Society exterior, Newbury Street, Boston, Mass.

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Email: info@nehgs.org
Address:

101 Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007

Telephone: 617-536-5740; Library 617-226-1231
Fax: 617-536-7307

Hours and holidays
Visit: Admission, accessibility, photo-copying, etc.
Schedule a visit

Directions, public transportation and parking

Websites and databases:

  • AmericanAncestors.org About NEHGS, visiting, manuscripts, virtual tour and exhibits, library catalog, collection guides, hire the experts, forums, publications, programs and events, and databases including the Great Migration Study Project, The NEHG Register, and town records. News: Calendar, CEO's Corner, Blog, and Question of the Day; Explore: Search, Index, Databases, Experts, and Library; Connect: Experts, Facebook, Events; and Store.
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  • Online NEHGS Library Catalog has keyword, title, author, subject, call number, and advanced searches. Also available on WorldCat.
  • Database listing ($)
  • Great Migration Study Project: index to 7,192 names, 2,040 places, and 249 ships.
  • Early New England Research:
Accounts of New England Families from 1641 to 1700
Western Massachusetts Families in 1790
Early Vermont Settlers to 1784
  • The Register database including articles about vital records, church records, tax records, land and probate records, cemetery transcriptions, obituaries, and historical essays.
The Society's flagship publication is The Register. For links to online copies of The Register, see our New England Historical Genealogical Register online Wiki page.
 Wikipedia has more about this subject: New England Historic Genealogical Society

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Founded in 1845, the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is the oldest such society in the United States. They maintain an Internet database of over 100 million names, including vital records, compiled genealogies, and scholarly journals. They publish both American Ancestors and The New England Historical Genealogical Register (The Register). Their catalog lists over 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, and other sources. The manuscript collection has over 20 million items with an emphasis on New England since the 1600s. The Society has educational research tours, lectures, seminars, and other events throughout the year.[1] [2] [3]

The Research Library collection is national in scope. They also have significant material for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and other nations. NEHGS has a fine arts collection, and an antique furniture collection.[1]

The Great Migration Study Project seeks to identify every European settler in Massachusetts from 1620 to 1640. This effort has already produced several published volumes in addition to the Internet database.[1]

Their staff includes experts in early American, New England, New York, Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, Atlantic and French Canadian, African American, Native American, Chinese, and Jewish genealogy[4]

The NEHGS Research Library is arranged by floor as follows:

  • 6th Floor: laptop hookups, Massachusetts vital records, periodicals, genealogies, general reference in open stacks, and access to rare books by call slip.
  • 5A Floor: access to manuscripts by call slip.
  • 5th Floor: local history collection, maps and atlases in open stacks.
  • 4th Floor: microfilm, microfiche, U.S. and Canadian censuses and census indexes, New England city directories, CD-ROMs, computers, Internet access, FamilySearch Catalog, International Genealogical Index, and Ancestral File in open stacks.
  • Ground Floor: welcome, orientation, bookstore, British Isles, European, Asian, and Pacific books in open stacks, and access to the “Vault” materials by call slip.

NEHGS is also a FamilySearch affiliate library.

Tips[edit | edit source]

NEHGS members have access to a lending library, and bookstore discounts.

Guides[edit | edit source]

  • Genealogy 101 guides
  • Using AmericanAncestors.org
  • Using the NEGHS Library
  • Using The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center
...and more!


  • 17th-C. New England Research
  • African American Genealogy
  • French-Canadian Genealogy
  • Native Nations of New England
  • Naturalization Records
  • Quaker Genealogy
  • Town Guides
  • World War Veteran Research
...and many more!


Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, collects newspapers, history, genealogy, Bibles, maps, biography, directories, Native Americans, women, canals, railroads, photos, manuscripts.
  • National Archives Northeast Region (Boston) (that is Waltham), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops.
  • National Archives at New York City, census, naturalization, passenger arrivals, Canadian border crossings, customs, draft, military service, military pension and bounty land, Chinese Exclusion Act cases, Freedmen's Bureau, Indians, and vital records. Moving soon.
  • Connecticut State Library, Hartford, has the Barbour Collection, Bibles, census, church, Charles R. Hale Collection newspaper marriages and deaths, cemeteries, probates, vital records, directories, land, local histories, military, naturalization, passenger arrivals, and e-mail questions.
  • Maine State Archives, Augusta, has vital records, land, office records, military, judicial, legislative records, and a list of professional genealogists.
  • New Hampshire State Archives, Concord, has records of probate, land, petitions, state papers, military, census, name changes, photos, naturalizations, voters, warnings out, town records and inventories, prisoners, marriage intentions, paupers, maps, and court records.
  • New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, New York City has censuses, city directories, church, cemetery, Bible, land, probates, genealogy, local history, and manuscripts.
  • Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, includes local, military, economic, social, church, political histories, newspapers, genealogy, women’s history, and business records.
  • Vermont Historical Society Library, Barre, houses town histories, an index to vital records to 1870, cemeteries, letters, diaries, ledgers, early maps, photographs, and printed genealogies.

Similar Collections

  • New York Public Library Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New York censuses, directories, and vital records.
  • Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, features a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, and Canadians.
  • FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Neighboring Collections

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 New England Historic Genealogical Society in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia (accessed 30 August 2010).
  2. ↑ About American Ancestors/NEHGS.
  3. ↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 5, 57, and 59. WorldCat 39493985; FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.
  4. ↑ About American Ancestors/NEHGS.
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