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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode Island Genealogy|Rhode Island]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode_Island_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]'' | |||
These archives, libraries, societies, and museums preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Rhode Island. | |||
=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Rhode Island === | === Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Rhode Island === | ||
[[ | [[American Antiquarian Society]]{{·}} [[American-French Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Boston]]{{·}} [[New England Historic Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[Judicial Records Center]]{{·}} Rhode Island Genealogical Society{{·}} [[Rhode Island Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Rhode Island State Archives]]{{·}} Rhode Island State Library{{·}} [[Brown University Rockefeller Library]]{{·}} Davisville Free Library{{·}} East Greenwich Free Library{{·}} [[Newport Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Providence Public Library]]{{·}} Roger William University Library{{·}} Tiverston Public Library{{·}} Westerly Public Library | ||
=== Rhode Island Online Records === | |||
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=== National Repositories === | === National Repositories === | ||
==== American Antiquarian Society ==== | |||
[[Image:WorcesterMA AntiquarianSociety 2.jpg|right|250px|WorcesterMA AntiquarianSociety 2.jpg]]'''[[American Antiquarian Society]]'''<br>185 Salisbury Street<br>Worcester, Massachusetts 01609-1634<br>Telephone: 508-755-5221<br>Fax: 508-753-3311<br>E-mail: [mailto:Library@americanantiquarian.org Library@americanantiquarian.org]<br>Website: [http://www.americanantiquarian.org/ American Antiquarian Society]<br><br> | |||
:Best known for its U.S. newspaper collection of over 18,000 bound volumes 1704-1820, history, genealogy, Bibles, maps, biography, directories, Native Americans, women, canals, railroads, photos, manuscripts.<ref name="DB59">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 59. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> They have '''Rhode Island''' vital records, newspapers, and town histories. One of the best genealogy centers in America.<ref name="DB53">Dollarhide and Bremer, 53.</ref><br><br> | |||
==== American-French Genealogical Society ==== | |||
'''[[American-French Genealogical Society]]'''[[File:AFGS Building Side4 10 11.JPG|right|250px]]<br>P.O. Box 2010<br>78 Earle Street<br>Woonsocket, RI 02895<br>Telephone: 401-765-6141<br>Fax: 401-765-6141<br>E-mail: [mailto:database@afgs.org database@afgs.org]<br>Website: [http://www.afgs.org/ American-French Genealogical Society]<br><br> | |||
:Has collections pertaining to cultural, genealogical, historical and biographical matter relating to Americans of French and French Canadian descent. Collections include databases, cemetery, headstone and obituary records, as well as French-American marriage records for Rhode Island (see The Forget Files). The website has genealogy links and includes a section on Acadian heritage.<br><br> | |||
==== National Archives at Boston ==== | ==== National Archives at Boston ==== | ||
[[ | [[Image:NARA Boston.jpg|right|250px|NARA Boston.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at Boston]]'''<br>380 Trapelo Road<br>Waltham, MA 02452-6399<br>Phone: (781) 663-0130<br>Fax: (781) 663-0154<br>E-mail: [mailto:waltham.archives@nara.gov waltham.archives@nara.gov]<br> Website: [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ National Archives at Boston]<br><br> | ||
:Collects Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and '''Rhode Island''' documents, photos, and maps of 80 federal agencies, War of 1812, fortifications, coastal facilities, World War II research at Harvard and MIT, federal bankruptcy courts, First Circuit Court of Appeals, Navy, Coast Guard, westward expansion, ethnology, genealogy, Revolutionary War, Civil War, captured German records, territorial papers, censuses, passenger arrival records for Boston and New England, and Canadian border crossings.<ref name="DB124"> | :Collects Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and '''Rhode Island''' documents, photos, and maps of 80 federal agencies, War of 1812, fortifications, coastal facilities, World War II research at Harvard and MIT, federal bankruptcy courts, First Circuit Court of Appeals, Navy, Coast Guard, westward expansion, ethnology, genealogy, Revolutionary War, Civil War, captured German records, territorial papers, censuses, passenger arrival records for Boston and New England, and Canadian border crossings.<ref name="DB124">Dollarhide and Bremer, 124.</ref><br><br> | ||
==== | ==== New England Historic Genealogical Society ==== | ||
[[ | [[Image:NEHGS Newbury Street.jpg|right|250px|NEHGS Newbury Street.jpg]]'''[[New England Historic Genealogical Society]]'''<br>101 Newbury Street<br>Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007<br>Telephone: 617-536-5740; Library 617-226-1231<br>Fax: 617-536-7307<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@nehgs.org info@nehgs.org]<br>Website: [http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html AmericanAncestors.org]<br><br> | ||
: | :Best overall collection for New England (and '''Rhode Island''') vital records and probates, and excellent collection for Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe. The manuscript collection for members-only has diaries, letters, account books, business papers, church and town records, sermons, maps, wills, deeds, unpublished town and family genealogies, photos, and papers of the region's best genealogists since 1850.<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> <ref>[http://www.americanancestors.org/education/learning-resources/read/using-the-nehgs-library/ Using the NEHGS Library] in ''American Ancestors" (accessed 21 September 2015).</ref> <ref name="DB55759">Dollarhide and Bremer, 5, 57, and 59.</ref><br><br> | ||
=== Statewide Repositories === | === Statewide Repositories === | ||
==== | ==== Judicial Records Center ==== | ||
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'''[[Judicial Records Center]]'''<br>5 Hill Street<br>Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860<br>Telephone: 401-721-2641<br>Website: [https://www.courts.ri.gov/JudicialRecordsCenter/Pages/default.aspx Judicial Records Center]<br><br> | |||
:Rhode Island state and county civil, criminal, and divorce cases 1671-1900, and naturalizations 1671-1982.<ref>[https://www.courts.ri.gov/JudicialRecordsCenter/Pages/Research%20in%20The%20Archives.aspx Archives-Research] in ''Judicial Records Center'' (accessed 11 April 2015).</ref><br><br> | |||
==== Rhode Island Genealogical Society ==== | |||
P.O. Box 433<br>Greenville, RI 02828<br>Email: [mailto:info@rigensoc.org info@rigensoc.org]<br>Website: [http://www.rigensoc.org/ Rhode Island Genealogical Society]<br><br> | |||
: | :Website provides some listings of holdings in Rhode Island libraries pertaining to RI genealogical and historical research. Some online resources available to members only.<br><br> | ||
==== Rhode Island Historical Society ==== | ==== Rhode Island Historical Society ==== | ||
[[Rhode Island Historical Society|Rhode Island Historical Society]][[File:Rhode_Island_Historical_Society.jpg | | '''[[Rhode Island Historical Society|Rhode Island Historical Society]]'''[[File:Rhode_Island_Historical_Society.jpg |right|250px|Rhode Island Historical Society]]<br>121 Hope Street<br>Providence, RI 02906<br>Telephone: 401-331-8575<br>Fax: 401-351-0127<br>Website: [http://www.rihs.org/ Rhode Island Historical Society]<br><br> | ||
121 Hope Street<br>Providence, RI 02906<br>Telephone: 401-331-8575<br>Fax: 401-351-0127<br>Website: [http://www.rihs.org/ Rhode Island Historical Society] | |||
:Houses local, census, cemetery, military, economic, social, | :Houses the state's largest genealogical collection including local histories, manuscripts, census, cemetery, military, economic, social, church records, family Bibles, family histories, newspapers, genealogy, women’s history, and business records.<ref name="DB99" /><br><br> | ||
==== Rhode Island | ==== Rhode Island State Archives ==== | ||
'''[[Rhode Island State Archives|Rhode Island State Archives]]'''<br>337 Westminster Street<br>Providence, RI 02903-3302<br>Telephone: 401-277-2353<br>Fax: 401-277-3199<br>E-mail: [http://sos.ri.gov/contact Contact Us] e-mail form<br>Website: [http://www.sec.state.ri.us/Archives Rhode Island State Archives]<br><br> | |||
: | :The earliest town records collection from 1638 to the present, state censuses at ten year intervals between 1865-1935; state birth and marriage records for the years 1853-1897, state deaths for the years 1853-1947; and military records. The archives also maintains a large map collection.<ref name="DB99" /><br><br> | ||
==== | ==== Rhode Island State Library ==== | ||
'''Rhode Island State Library'''<br><br> | |||
: | :They have the largest book collection in the state, including almost all state and town histories, biographies, and genealogies.<ref name ="DB99">Dollarhide and Bremer, 99.</ref><br><br> | ||
=== Regional Repositories === | === Regional Repositories === | ||
==== Brown University Rockefeller Library ==== | |||
'''[[Brown University Rockefeller Library]]'''[[File:BrownUniversity-JohnDRockefellerJrLibrary.jpg|right|250px]]<br>10 Prospect Street / Box A<br>Providence, RI 02912<br>Telephone: 401-863-2165<br>E-mail: [mailto:rock@brown.edu rock@brown.edu]<br>Website: [http://library.brown.edu/about/rock/ Brown University Rockefeller Library]<br><br> | |||
:Virtually a second state archives with a huge book collection, manuscripts regarding New England settlers, biographies, and genealogies.<ref name="DB99" /><br><br> | |||
==== Davisville Free Library ==== | |||
'''Davisville Free Library'''[[File:NorthKingstownRI DavisvilleFreePublicLibrary.jpg|right|250px]]<br>481 Davisville Road<br>North Kingstown, RI 02852<br>Telephone: 401-884-5524<br>E-mail: [mailto:askref@askri.org askref@askri.org]<br>Website: [http://davisvillefreelibrary.org/default.htm Davisville Free Library]<br><br> | |||
:This a good book collection with good genealogical reference works. It includes genealogical periodicals and family folders.<ref name="DB99" /><br><br> | |||
==== East Greenwich Free Library ==== | |||
'''East Greenwich Free Library'''<br>82 Peirce Street<br>East Greenwich, RI 02818<br>Telephone: 401-884-9510<br>E-mail: [http://askri.org/chat-2/ E-mail a Librarian] form<br>Website: [http://www.eastgreenwichlibrary.org/ East Greenwich Free Library]<br><br> | |||
:Researchers will find town histories, digital RI newspaper archives, and the RI Sanborn map collection online (this last requires user ID and password). Also, they have a good collection of genealogical reference books periodicals, and family folders.<ref name="DB99" /><br><br> | |||
==== Newport Historical Society ==== | ==== Newport Historical Society ==== | ||
[[Newport Historical Society]]<br> | '''[[Newport Historical Society]]'''[[File:Newport Historical Society RI.jpg|right|250px]]<br>82 Touro Street<br>Newport, RI 02840<br>Telephone: 401-846-0813<br>E-mail: [mailto:bsullivan@newporthistorical.org bsullivan@newporthistorical.org]<br>Website: [http://www.newporthistory.org/ Newport Historical Society]<br><br> | ||
82 Touro Street<br>Newport, RI 02840<br>Telephone: 401-846-0813<br>Website: [http://www.newporthistory.org/ Newport Historical Society]<br> | |||
:The Library dates to the founding of the Newport Historical Society in 1854 and includes works on the history of Newport County and the surrounding area. The collection contains approximately 12,000 volumes reflecting the settlement and development of Newport County. Because Rhode Island was established by settlers and refugees from other colonies, the collection includes works on early Southeastern New England families and governments that contributed to the history of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations. Also included are general reference works. | :The Library dates to the founding of the Newport Historical Society in 1854 and includes works on the history of Newport County and the surrounding area. The collection contains approximately 12,000 volumes reflecting the settlement and development of Newport County. Because Rhode Island was established by settlers and refugees from other colonies, the collection includes works on early Southeastern New England families and governments that contributed to the history of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations. Also included are general reference works.[[File:Providence Rhode Island City Hall.jpg|right|190px]]<br><br> | ||
==== Providence City Archives ==== | ==== Providence City Archives ==== | ||
Providence City Hall<br>25 Dorrance Street<br>Providence, RI 02903<br>Telephone: 401-421-7740<br>Website: [http://www.providenceri.com/archives Providence City Archives]<br> | '''Providence City Hall'''<br>25 Dorrance Street<br>Providence, RI 02903<br>Telephone: 401-421-7740<br>E-mail: [http://www.providenceri.com/archives/contact City Archives e-mail contact form]<br>Website: [http://www.providenceri.com/archives Providence City Archives]<br><br> | ||
:Holdings include early town records, vital records (including indexes to births, marriages, and deaths 1636 to mid-20th century - some restrictions may apply), tax records, probate records and indices, various property records, records of government proceedings, etc. For additional information, see [http://www.providenceri.com/archives/about-us/basic-holdings Basic Holdings] and [http://www.providenceri.com/archives/finding-aids Research].<br><br> | |||
==== Providence Public Library ==== | |||
'''[[Providence Public Library]]'''[[File:Providence Public Library SE 2015.jpg|right|250px]]<br>150 Empire Street<br>Providence, RI 02903<br>Telephone: 401-455-8000<br>E-mail: [mailto:askref@askri.org askref@askri.org]<br>Website: [http://www.provlib.org/ Providence Public Library]<br><br> | |||
: | :This is a very good collection of published genealogies, biographies, periodicals and family folders.<ref name="DB99" /><br><br> | ||
==== Roger Williams University Library ==== | |||
==== | '''Roger Williams University Library'''[[File:RWU University Library.jpg|right|250px]]<br>One Old Ferry Road<br>Bristol, RI 02809<br>Telephone: 800-458-7144, or 401-253-1040<br>E-mail: [mailto:libref@rwu.edu libref@rwu.edu]<br>Website: [http://library.rwu.edu/ RWU University Libraries]<br><br> | ||
:Their huge book selection includes periodicals, newspapers, biography indexes, genealogies, family folders and histories, indexes and the largest Baptist collection in New England.<ref name="DB99" /><br><br> | |||
==== Tiverton Public Library ==== | |||
'''Tiverton Public Library'''<br>34 Roosevelt Avenue<br>Tiverton, RI 02878<br>Telephone: 401-625-6796<br>E-mail: [mailto:staff@tivertonlibrary.org staff@tivertonlibrary.org]<br>Website: [http://www.tivertonlibrary.org/ Tiverton Public Library]<br><br> | |||
:They have a good collection of published genealogies.<ref name="DB99" /><br><br> | |||
==== University of Rhode Island Carothers Library ==== | |||
'''University of Rhode Island Carothers Library'''<br><br> | |||
:This collection has books, maps, biographies, and histories about Rhode Island residents.<ref name="DB99" /><br><br> | |||
==== Westerly Public Library ==== | |||
: | '''Westerly Public Library'''[[File:Public library, Westerly, R.I (62892).jpg|right|250px]]<br>44 Broad Street<br>Westerly, RI 02981<br>Telephone: 401-596-2877 x3<br>E-mail: [mailto:cbadowski@westerlylibrary.org cbadowski@westerlylibrary.org]<br>Website: [http://westerlylibrary.org/ Westerly Library and Wilcox Park]<br><br> | ||
<br><br> | :There large genealogical book collection includes family folders, family histories, and indexes regarding Rhode Island families.<ref name="DB99" /><br><br> | ||
=== | === Guide === | ||
{{ | *Clarence S. Brigham, ''Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1903'', Volume 1 (Washington, D.C.: American Historical Association, 1904) {{WorldCat|1150082}}; {{FHL|244375|item|disp=FHL film 896553 item 2; book 973 C4ah}}. An important inventory of manuscript records including Rhode Island state, county, and town archives. | ||
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=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Rhode Island in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites: | You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Rhode Island in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites: | ||
'''[http://www.usgenweb.org/ The USGenWeb Project]''' | *'''[http://www.usgenweb.org/ The USGenWeb Project]''' A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country. | ||
*'''[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/usa/ri.html Roots-L]''' A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list. | |||
*'''[http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch™]''' FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. | |||
=== Sources === | |||
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