Massachusetts Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

=== Online Records of Massacusetts  ===

==== National Archives at Boston  ====

:Connecticut, Maine, '''Massachusetts''', New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont 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, Canadian border crossings.<ref name="DB124">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 124. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>

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'''[[Pittsfield Federal Records Center]]'''<br>10 Conte Drive<br>Pittsfield, MA 01201-8230<br>Telephone: 413-236-3603<br>Fax: 413-236-3609 <br>E-mail: [mailto: frc@nara.gov frc@nara.gov]<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/frc/pittsfield/ <br>  

:Best overall collection for New England 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only has diaries, letters, account books, business papers, church and town records, sermons, maps, wills, deeds, unpublished town and family genealogies, photos, and papers of the region's best genealogists since 1850.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="DB55759">Dollarhide and Bremer, 5, 57, and 59.</ref><br><br>

'''[[Massachusetts State Archives]]'''[[Image:MA State Archives exterior.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Massachusetts State Archives]]<br>220 Morrissey Boulevard <br>Boston, MA 02125<br>Phone: (617) 727–2816 <br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@sec.state.ma.us <u>archives@sec.state.ma.us</u>]<br>Internet: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcidx.htm <br><br>  

:*[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/VitalRecordsSearchContents.html Index to Vital Records (1841-1910)]<br><br>

[[Image:Mass statehouse eb1.jpg|thumb|right|280px|State Library of Massachusetts]]'''[[State Library of Massachusetts]]''' <br>State House, Room 341<br>24 Beacon Street<br>Boston, MA 02133<br>Phone: (617) 727–2590<br>Fax: (617) 727–5819<br>Internet: [http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/oversight-agencies/lib/ State Library of Massachusetts]<br><br>  

=== Regional Repositories ===

[[Image:Berkshire Athenaeum Pittsfield, Massachusetts.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Berkshire Athenaeum at Pittsfield]]'''[[Berkshire Athenaeum]]'''<br>1 Wendell Ave<br>Pittsfield, MA 01201<br>Telephone: 413-499-9480<br>Fax: 413-499-9489<br>E-mail: [mailto:pittsref@cwmars.org pittsref@cwmars.org]<br>Internet: http://www.pittsfieldlibrary.org/ <br><br>  

:Best genealogical respository in western Massachusetts, including newspapers, books, and family histories. Now includes the former '''''Pittsfield Federal Records Center''''''s 71,000 microfilms of censuses, Revolutionary War pension and bounty land warrants, service records 1784-1901, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, New England naturalizations, 1791-1966, passenger arrivals at Boston, New York, Philadelphia and east coast ports, Canadian border crossings, Indian enrollment cards, Russian Consular records, Barbour Collection for Connecticut, and Vermont vital records index.<ref name="Pitts" /> <ref name="DB59" /> <ref name="DB12425">Dollarhide and Bremer, 124-25.</ref><br><br>

[[Image:Boston Public Library Johnson building bpl.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Boston Public Library]]'''[[Boston Public Library]]'''<br>700 Boylston St.<br>Boston, MA 02116<br>Phone: (617) 536–5400<br>Fax: (617) 536–4306<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@bpl.org info@bpl.org]<br>Internet: http://www.bpl.org/ <br><br>  

:Their collection includes New England newspapers, city directores, town records, county and local histories, and genealogies.<ref name="DB57" /><br><br>

'''[[Dedham Historical Society Library]]'''<br>612 High Street<br>Dedham, MA 02027-0125<br>Telephone: 781-326-1385<br>E-mail: [mailto:society@dedhamhistorical.org society@dedhamhistorical.org]<br>Internet: http://dedhamhistorical.org/ <br>  

:Great collection of manuscripts including deeds, vital and town records from the 15 towns created from old Dedham (south of Boston).<ref name="DB57" /><br><br>

[[Image:Haverhill Public Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Haverhill Public Library]]'''[[Haverhill Public Library]]'''<br>99 Main Street<br>Haverhill, MA 01830<br>Telephone: 978-373-1586<br>E-mail: [mailto:hpl-ref@mvlc.org hpl-ref@mvlc.org]<br>Internet: http://www.haverhillpl.org/about/local-history/#genealogy-resources <br><br>  

:One of New England's largest collections of original manuscripts, books, genealogical periodicals, and surname folders, local history collection, genealogy databases, Massachusetts vital records to 1910, federal and state censuses, 9,000 New England town and family histories.<ref name="DB59" /> <ref>[http://www.haverhillpl.org/about/local-history/#genealogy-resources Genealogy Resources] in ''Haverhill Public Library'' (accessed 14 November 2013).</ref><br><br>

[[Image:Houghton Library Harvard Univ Cambridge MA.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Houghton Library, Harvard University]]'''[[Houghton Library]]''' Harvard University<br>Harvard Yard<br>Harvard University<br>Cambridge, MA 02138<br>Telephone: 617-495-2440<br>Internet: http://www.hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/index.cfm <br><br>  

:Manuscripts and rare books from many nations, but especially New England, Britain and Europe, historical archives of publishing history, political and missionary archives, paintings and artifacts. Largest volume of primary historical documents.<ref name="DB57" /><br><br>

[[Image:Jones Library, Amherst MA.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Jones Library, Amherst]]'''[[Jones Library]]'''<br>43 Amity Street<br>Amherst, MA 01002<br>Telephone: 413-259-3090<br>Internet: http://www.joneslibrary.org/ <br><br>  

:The Boltwood Collection includes 20,000 documents, genealogies, family folders, genealogy periodicals, newspapers, and local histories with an emphasis on Amherst and the Pioneer Valley.<ref name="DB59" /> <ref>[http://www.joneslibrary.org/specialcollections/collections/index.html Collections and Finding Aids] in ''Jones Library - Special Collections'' (accessed 14 November 2013).</ref><br><br>

[[Image:Plummer Hall of Phillips Library (Peabody Essex Museum) Salem, Massachusetts.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Peabody Essex Museum Phillips Library]]'''[[Peabody Essex Museum]]'''<br>Phillips Library<br>1 Second Street (temporarily)<br>Peabody, MA USA<br>Telephone: 978-745-9500, or 866-745-1876<br>For the Hearing Impaired: 978-740-3649<br>Internet: http://www.pem.org/ <br><br>  

:Essex County books, manuscripts, and government records such as probate records, customs records, and maritime records. Can often help find trans-Atlantic ship logs, and ship images.<br><br>

'''[[Plymouth Public Library]]'''<br>132 South Street<br>Plymouth, MA 02360<br>Telephone: 508-830-4250<br>E-mail: [http://www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org/contact-us/ Contact Us]<br>Internet: http://www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org/ <br>  

:Almost all published histories and genealogies of early Massachusetts settlers are here.<ref name="DB59" /><br><br>

'''[[Springfield History Library and Archives]]''' (formerly Connecticut Valley Historical Museum Library)<br>21 Edwards Street<br>Springfield, Massachusetts 01103<br>Telephone: 800-625-7738<br>E-mail: [mailto:wmshlibrary@springfieldmuseums.org wmshlibrary@springfieldmuseums.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/the_museums/springfield_history/exhibits/view/156-springfield_history_library_archives#.UoTortJQFu0 Springfield History Library and Archives] <br>  

:Can help identify Massachusetts emigrants headed west using vital records, land records, and probate records from many New England towns. They also have French Canadian records, the Loiselle Index, New York passenger arrivals, computer databases, over 20,000 genealogy books, 6,000 microforms, 50,000 photos and 2.5 million manuscripts including diaries, and account books.<ref name="DB59" /> <ref>[http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/the_museums/springfield_history/exhibits/view/156-springfield_history_library_archives#.UoTortJQFu0 Springfield History Library and Archives] in ''Springfield Museums'' (accessed 14 November 2013).</ref><br><br>

[[Image:UMass at Amherst W.E.B. DuBois Library.jpg|thumb|right|190px|UMass Amherst Library]]'''[[University of Massachusetts Amherst Library]]'''<br>154 Hicks Way<br>Amherst, MA 01003<br>Telephone: 413-545-0284<br>E-mail: [mailto:ref@library.umass.edu ref@library.umass.edu]<br>Internet: http://www.library.umass.edu/ and their [http://guides.library.umass.edu/genealogy Online Guide to Genealogy]<br><br>  

:Very large set of biographies, genealogies, and never-published histories, and church, business, fraternal, insurance, and manufacturing records. They also have the ''Massachusetts Archives Collection&nbsp;'' microfilms, Franklin, Hampshire, and Suffolk counties' probate records, especially Connecticut River Valley towns.<ref name="DB59" /><br><br>

*'''For additional information, see also [[Massachusetts Genealogy Guide#Massachusetts_Repositories|Massachusetts Repositories]]'''.<br><br>

=== Outside of Massachusetts Repositories ===

[[Image:New York Public Library exterior.jpg|thumb|right|280px|New York Public Library]]'''[[New York Public Library]]'''<br>U.S. History, Local History & Genealogy<br>Irma and Paul Milstein Division<br>First Floor, Room 121<br>Schwarzman Main Branch<br>Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street<br>New York, New York 10018-2788<br>Telephone: 212-930-0828<br>E-mail: [mailto:histref@nypl.org histref@nypl.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.nypl.org/ NYPL home page]<br><br>

:The Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; manuscripts, photos; New York censuses, directories, vital records, Revolutionary War soldiers, Irish in America, and '''Massachusetts''' records.<ref name="DB81">Dollarhide and Bremer, 81.</ref><br><br>

'''[[Onondaga Historical Association Library]]'''<br>321 Montgomery Street<br>Syracuse, New York 13202<br>Telephone:315-428-1864<br>Fax: 315-471-2133<br>E-mail: [http://www.cnyhistory.org/contact.html Contact Us]]<br>Internet: http://www.cnyhistory.org/index.html <br>  

:10,000 family folders for northeastern families, including many from '''Massachusetts'''.<ref name="DB59" /><br><br>

[[Image:Vermont Historical Society.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Vermont Historical Society]]'''[[Vermont Historical Society Leahy Library]]'''<br>Leahy Library<br>Vermont History Center<br>60 Washington Street<br>Barre, Vermont 05641-4209<br>Telephone: 802-479-8509<br>Fax: 802-479-8510<br>Email: [mailto:vhs-library@state.vt.us vhs-library@state.vt.us]<br>Internet: http://vermonthistory.org/ <br><br>