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[[Image:Mystic Seaport Museum.jpg|right|350px|Mystic Seaport Museum.jpg]]'''Mystic Seaport Museum Collections Research Center'''<br>75 Greenmanville Ave.<br>Mystic, CT 06355<br>Telephone: 860-572-5367<br>E-mail: [mailto:collections@mysticseaport.org collections@mysticseaport.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.mysticseaport.org/research/collections/ Collections and Library] Art &amp; objects, books, film &amp; video, manuscripts, maps &amp; charts, periodicals, photography, ships' plans, sound archives, and watercraft.<br><br>
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:Best first-stop for ships' logs and images, journals, ledgers, diaries, and documents from the whaling, fishing, and shipping industries. Preserves the maritime history of Connecticut and New England. 1,300 logbooks, 390 collections, and 800 related volumes from 1720-present.<ref>[http://www.mysticseaport.org/research/collections/manuscripts/ Manuscripts] in ''Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea'' (accessed 20 September 2015).</ref><br><br>
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=== Mission ===
=== Contact Information ===


To preserve the maritime history of Connecticut and New England. Is located in Mystic, Connecticut, less than two hours from Boston and New York and less than one hour from Hartford.  
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=== Historical Background  ===
'''Address:'''</ref>


*Was founded in 1929 by three Mystic residents: Dr. Charles K. Stillman, Edward E. Bradley and Carl C. Cutler.
:000 Santa's Workshop Lane<br>
*s a private, not-for-profit educational institution governed by trustees and funded with a $20 million annual operating budget, provided by admissions, individual donors, foundations, sponsors, food service, the Museum Store, other retail operations, endowments and other investments.
:North Pole, AK 99999-9999 <br><br>
*Includes three major components for visitors: a re-created 19th-century coastal village with historic ships, a working preservation shipyard, and formal exhibit galleries.


=== Links ===
'''Telephone:'''</ref> 800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000<br>'''Fax:''' 802-000-0000<br>


*[http://www.mysticseaport.org/ Mystic Seaport Museum]
'''Hours and holidays:'''</ref> Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>
*[https://research.mysticseaport.org/collections/ Museum Collections]


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*LC
*FHL
 
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Mystic Seaport Museum Collections Research Center


Mystic Seaport Museum Collections Research Center
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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1] repository@whatever.net

Address:</ref>

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

Telephone:</ref> 800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000
Fax: 802-000-0000

Hours and holidays:</ref> Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30

Directions, maps, and public transportation:</ref> {Optional}

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).[2] 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.[3]}

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 Mystic Seaport Museum Collections Research Center, 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.[4]
  • 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
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Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. Source 1.
  2. Source 2.
  3. Source 3.
  4. 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]]. }