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=== Contact Information  ===
 
'''E-mail:'''<br>  [mailto:repository@whatever.net repository@whatever.net] <br>
 
'''Address:'''<br>
 
:000 Santa's Workshop Lane<br>
:North Pole, AK 99999-9999 <br>
 
'''Telephone:'''<br>
 
:800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000<br>
 
'''Fax:'''  <br>
 
:802-000-0000<br>
 
'''Hours and holidays:'''<br>
 
:Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>
 
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<br>
 
:<br>
 
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
 
*Repository Internet site ''{create a link for each bullet, and then give a line or two listing content so the reader will know if it is worthwhile to click on that link}.''<br>
*Repository catalog online. <br>
*Repository database. <br>
*other(s).<br>
 
=== Collection Description  ===
 
{''Please briefly '''describe the strengths and weaknesses''' of each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections).<ref>Source 2.</ref> For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.<ref>Source 3.</ref>''}  
 
=== Tips  ===
 
{Optional}  
 
=== Guides  ===


<br>
{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}


=== Background ===
=== Alternate Repositories ===


Plymouth Public Library 132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Telephone: 508-830-4250 E-mail: Contact Us Internet: [http://www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org/ Website]
{'' '''List''' (link to a Wiki article for) '''at least one or more other repositories''' that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}


Almost all published histories and genealogies of early Massachusetts settlers are here. <br>
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  


*[http://sw2.ocln.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=33ol2SKpIB/PLYMOUTH/238450825/60/69/X On line catalog]
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>


=== Research  ===
*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>
*<br>
*''such as:'' NARA I
*NARA II
*National Archives at _____
*State Archives
*State Library


*[http://www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org/databases/ Research Resources]
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>


<br>  
*<br>  
*<br>
*National Personnel Records Center
*LC
*FHL


=== Collections ===
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>


*[http://www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org/historygenealogy/ The Plymouth Collection] houses the library’s collection of over 1200 items relating to the descendants of the Mayflower Pilgrims, as well as many other immigrants who settled in the area. In the 19th and 20th centuries Plymouth attracted and assimilated a post-Yankee wave of Italian, Portugese, German and French immigrants through the largest rope manufacturing company in the world. By the end of the 20th century, Plymouth had grown from a mill town of 9,500 residents to a sprawling community of more than 50,000.
*<br>
*County Vital Records Office
*City Vital Records Office
*County Archives
*County Orphan's Court
*County Probate Court
*County Recorder
*County Coroner
*U.S. District Court
*County and local historical societies
*County and local genealogical societies
*Public Libraries
*Museums and heritage societies
*[[Closest FamilySearch Center]] has [[FamilySearch Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, offers research suggestions, and can order microfilms from the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 29 February 2016).</ref>
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
*State Vital Records Office
*State Historical Society
*State Genealogical Society
*University Libraries
*Church archives
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [SC], [TN], and [VA]


=== Newspaper Search  ===
{{Wikipedia|Such-and-Such Repository}} {''OPTIONAL:'' Delete this IF no similar Wikipedia article exists!}


*[http://www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org/databases/category/newspapers/ List of Newspapers to search] Many that go back into the early 1800's.
=== Sources  ===


=== Other Wiki Pages  ===
{{reflist}}


*[[Massachusetts Archives and Libraries]]
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*[[United States Archives and Libraries]]
{Optional: state Navbox goes here}
{IF this repository appears in the OCLC WorldCat's [http://www.worldcat.org/libraries Find a library near you] search results list with an OCLC WorldCat symbol next to its name, THEN in the '''Internet sites and databases''' section at the end of the ''Repository catalog online '' entry add the following phrase: '''<nowiki>{{WC}}Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].</nowiki>'''  }


{{Massachusetts|Massachusetts}}


[[Category:Massachusetts_Archives_and_Libraries]]
[[Category:United States Repositories]]
[[Category:Substitute a county in this spot]]
[[Category:Substitute a state in this spot, United States]]
[[Category:Substitute a state in this spot Archives and Libraries]]

Revision as of 19:37, 6 September 2024


Plymouth Public Library
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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:
repository@whatever.net

Address:

000 Santa's Workshop Lane
North Pole, AK 99999-9999

Telephone:

800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000

Fax:

802-000-0000

Hours and holidays:

Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30

Directions, maps, and public transportation:


Internet sites and databases:

  • Repository Internet site {create a link for each bullet, and then give a line or two listing content so the reader will know if it is worthwhile to click on that link}.
  • Repository catalog online.
  • Repository database.
  • other(s).

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

{Please briefly describe the strengths and weaknesses of each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections).[1] For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.[2]}

Tips[edit | edit source]

{Optional}

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.}

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Plymouth Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}

  • such as: NARA I
  • NARA II
  • National Archives at _____
  • State Archives
  • State Library

Similar Collections



  • National Personnel Records Center
  • LC
  • FHL

Neighboring Collections


  • County Vital Records Office
  • City Vital Records Office
  • County Archives
  • County Orphan's Court
  • County Probate Court
  • County Recorder
  • County Coroner
  • U.S. District Court
  • County and local historical societies
  • County and local genealogical societies
  • Public Libraries
  • Museums and heritage societies
  • Closest FamilySearch Center has premium online services for free, offers research suggestions, and can order microfilms from the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.[3]
  • Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
  • State Vital Records Office
  • State Historical Society
  • State Genealogical Society
  • University Libraries
  • Church archives
  • Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]
Wikipedia has more about this subject: Such-and-Such Repository
{OPTIONAL: Delete this IF no similar Wikipedia article exists!}

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. Source 2.
  2. Source 3.
  3. FamilySearch Centers in Family History Research Wiki (accessed 29 February 2016).

{Optional: state Navbox goes here} {IF this repository appears in the OCLC WorldCat's Find a library near you search results list with an OCLC WorldCat symbol next to its name, THEN in the Internet sites and databases section at the end of the Repository catalog online entry add the following phrase: {{WC}}Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]]. }