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| 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, 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> |
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| The NEHGS Research Library is arranged by floor as follows:
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| *'''6th Floor:''' laptop hookups, Massachusetts vital records, periodicals, genealogies, general reference in open stacks, and access to rare books by call slip.
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| *'''5A Floor:''' access to manuscripts by call slip.
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| *'''5th Floor:''' local history collection, maps and atlases in open stacks.
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| *'''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.
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| *'''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>
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| === Tips === | | === Tips === |
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| NEHGS members have access to a lending library, and bookstore discounts.
| | The collection is available during all general library hours. If you desire specialized reference help, please call or email in advance to make sure the librarian will be available to help you. |
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| === Guides === | | === Guides === |