Massachusetts Societies

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

• New England Historic Genealogical Society
  

101 Newbury Street

Boston, MA 02116–3087

Telephone: 617–536–5740

Fax: 617–536–7307

Internet: http://www.americanancestors.org

• 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 Family History Library film 528677).

• General Society of Mayflower Descendants
  

4 Winslow St

Plymouth, MA 02360

Telephone: (508) 746-2590

Internet: http://www.themayflowersociety.com/

• 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. (Family History Library 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/

Massachusetts Historical Society Library
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: (617) 536–1608
Fax: (617) 859–0074
E-mail: library@masshist.org