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=== Massachusetts Histories and Genealogies === | === Massachusetts Histories and Genealogies === | ||
This is a lengthy and detailed list of books and articles relating to general topics for Massachusetts. The focus was on books published before 1995, so newer books are welcome additions to this list. The bibliography is divided into several topical groups plus a general section.<br> | |||
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<center>'''Guides'''</center> | |||
*Richard Le Baron Bowen, ''Massachusetts Records; a handbook for genealogists, historians, lawyers, and other researchers'' (Rehoboth, Mass., 1957), 66 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1284121 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br> | |||
*Jeremiah Colburn, ''Bibliography of the Local History of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1871), 119 pp.<br>This is a reprint from the ''New England Historical and Genealogical Register'' from 1867 to 1871.<br>Digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=NDITAAAAYAAJ Google Books] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=17936 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4061194 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|819894|item|disp=FHL fiche 6078735}}.<br> | |||
*Martin Kaufman, John W. Ifkovic, and Joseph Carvalho III, eds., ''A Guide to the History of Massachusetts'' (New York, 1988), xii, 313 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15792223 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|467857|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 H23g}}.<br> | |||
*Charles Allcott Flagg, ''A Guide to Massachusetts Local History'' (Salem, Mass., 1907), ix, 256 pp.<br>No digital version available.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1719990 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|51074|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 A3f or film 1321013 Item 6}}.<br> | |||
*John D. Haskell Jr., ed., ''Massachusetts: A Bibliography of its History'' (Boston, 1976), xxx, 583 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/massachusettsbib00comm Internet Archive].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1735501 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|348862|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 H23m}}; Note: This was reprinted in 1983 and FHL has both copies.<br> | |||
*John Hayward, ''A Gazetteer of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1846; rev. ed., 1849), 452 pp. <br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/gazetteerofmassa1849hayw Internet Archive], [http://books.google.com/books?id=1frAe8t7eT4C Google Books] (1846 ed.), and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=21903 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65308097 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|377321|item|disp=FHL film 1730151}} (1846 ed.).<br> | |||
*Historical Records Survey - Massachusetts, ''Inventory of City and Town Archives of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1939-1942), 22v.<br>Many digital versions - search on internet for specific title or find the listing under the town page.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5133862 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=75&query=%2Btitle%3AInventory%20%2Btitle%3Aof%20%2Btitle%3ACity%20%2Btitle%3Aand%20%2Btitle%3ATown%20%2Btitle%3AArchives%20%2Btitle%3Aof%20%2Btitle%3AMassachusetts FHL has 19 of 22 volumes cataloged individually].<br> | |||
*Charles Henry Pope, ''The Pioneers of Massachusetts'' (Boston, 1900), 549 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1013419 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (1965 ed. only); {{FHL|427630|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 D2p}} (several editions and formats separately cataloged).<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/pioneersofmassac00pope Internet Archive] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48213 Ancestry] ($).<br>''Supplement to the Pioneers of Massachusetts'' ([Boston, 1901]), xv pp.<br>No digital version available.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4304913 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br> | |||
*William Henry Whitmore, ''The Massachusetts Civil List for the Colonial and Provincial Periods, 1630-1774, being a list of the names and dates of appointment of all the civil officers constituted by authority of the charters, or the local government'' (Albany, N.Y., 1870), 172 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/massachusettsciv00whit Internet Archive] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=_8ASAAAAYAAJ Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17571563 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] (many other editions); {{FHL|160653|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 N2w}} (1969 ed., also digital version cataloged separately).<br> | |||
*Carroll D. Wright, ''Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes, Towns, and Counties'' (Boston, 1889), Courts, 379 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/reportoncustodyc00mass Internet Archive] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=IyYWAAAAYAAJ Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5321644 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|43513|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 A3cr, fiche 6046869, or film 176644}}.<br> | |||
== Massachusetts Genealogy Records == | == Massachusetts Genealogy Records == | ||