Books
Magazines
Used Genealogy Books and Reprints, Local History of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and New England
My links are not meant to be all inclusive. These are for my own reference and research. You may find them of use. I update them according to my interest of the moment. My current focus is listing all the Massachusetts Genealogical Societies with web pages. If you have a link that you think should be on this page and it relates to Massachusetts or New England genealogy or one of the subjects I have below e-mail me: bvbooks@broadviewbooks.com
General Genealogical Information
http://FamilySearch.org
The LDS Church has launched their new web site Now it is
possible to access the IGI and Ancestral search online, provided of course that you
can get onto the site ahead of the other millions of people trying to log on at the
same time. Hopefully in a few weeks traffic will slow down a little and assess will be
easier.
Mark & Cindi’s Family
Tree
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet contains over 25,000 links. This is an
incredible list of links with over 70 categories. Lots of countries are represented, the
US is categorized by state and Canada by Province.
Check out the Surnames Family Associations & Family News letters. You can search by
the letter of your surname.
Massachusetts
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the
Internet - U.S. - Massachusetts
United States
Resources: Massachusetts
This is from Roots-L.
Geography
Unincorporated
and Unofficial Names of Massachusetts Communities
Here is the listing of those place names you know are in Massachusetts, but you can
not find.
National Organizations
National Genealogical Society
They have a large lending library and a first rate quarterly.
Vital Records
Massachusetts
Archives Division
This is where the vital records before 1905 are. Lots of other interesting things too,
like passenger lists, state census etc.
Vital Records Information - Massachusetts
Comprehensive guide to vital records.
Massachusetts City and Town
Clerk Directory
Where to write or call for vital records kept by the towns.
US Gen Web Project
Worcester County,
Massachusetts
This is a great site. Some of the items it has are: an address
listing of: libraries, Historical Societies and Town clerks, a list of Worcester County
resources and Worcester County queries. If your researching Worcester County check this
site out!
The
History of Leominster, Massachusetts
This page is a good place to start if you are doing research on Leominster families.
Essex County
Massachusetts Genealogy
One of the first thing you see when you go to this site is a listing
of Essex County towns. Currently the towns of: Amesbury, Beverly, Gloucester, Haverhill,
Ipswich, Lynn, Marblehead, Newbury, Newburyport, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, and Salem
have their own Gen Web pages. There is a list of county resources, a queries page, some
books that people will do lookups for you in, and a link to early Essex County
families. Warning! many of the towns use Geocities for their web provider. Geocities
inserts irritating full page advertisements in your face while your trying to navigate the
site. They go away in @15 seconds.
Dukes County, Massachusetts
Some good links to resources.
Hampden County, Massachusetts
Someone used some creativity in designing this site.
Hampshire County, Massachusetts
I really liked the individual town links at this site which had information on local
histories, church records and vital records.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Extensive list of look-ups and resources.
Plymouth Colony & Mayflower
Mayflower
Web Page
The complete Internet site for Mayflower history and genealogy. They have documents,
passenger lists and lots of information.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Winthrop Society
The home of the Winthrop Society. This is a very nice site which includes transcripts of
original documents and lists of early settlers.
Massachusetts Towns
City of Amesbury
Lots of photos and some history. Nicely done.
Massachusetts Historical Societies
Massachusetts Historical
Societies
This is a listing of over 180 links to societies in Massachusetts. A great
resource!
Andover
Historical Society
Arlington Historical
Society
Membership information, calendar of events,
links and Publications for sale.
Ashfield
Historical Society
The Association
for Gravestone Studies
This organizations devoted to the study and preservation of gravestones. They have a good
list of publications for sale.
Boxborough Historical Society
Boylston Historical
Society
They are starting to transcribe Boylston Vital Records to 1850 and they
also have a transcript of the Old Burial Ground.
Cuttyhunk
Historical Society
They have some articles from their newsletter and
books available for sale
Dedham Historical Society
Information on what they have and some excerpts from their newsletter.
Fitchburg
Historical Society
They have a research library and archives at their headquarters.
Some of their items are searchable in their online database on the
collections page.
Framingham Historical Society
Hours, research information and some pictures of the museum.
Hanson Historical Society
Schedule of events and membership information.
Harvard Historical
Society
Events and basic information
Ipswich Historical
Society
Museum hours and calendar of events.
Lexington
Historical Society
Natick Historical Society
& Museum
Hours, Membership information, brief history of Natick, The Early Inns and Taverns of
Natick, Links and more. Unfortunately their calendar of events is from 1996
Rowley Historical Society (Their web page bit the dust)
This is a new site. It includes a schedule of events, membership information and
books for sale in their gift shop.
Salem, Massachusetts
Home Page
Witch memorial is interesting, includes some pictures of tombstones.
Shirley Historical Society
Events, museum hours, books for sale.
Tisbury
History: On-Line Historical Archives
This is a growing collection of transcripts, indexes, and photographs related to the
history of Tisbury, MA.
Wakefield Historical Society
Museum information, events, links to Wakefield historical pages
The Old Meeting House
Museum, Wilbraham, Massachusetts
They have three histories of Wilbraham for sale.
Massachusetts Genealogical Societies and Libraries
The New England Historic Genealogical
Society
This is the largest genealogical library in New England. Well worth the trip to do
research there. See the Event Calendar.
Massachusetts Society of
Genealogists
Middlesex, Worcester and Bristol County genealogical societies.
The Essex Society of Genealogists
The Central Massachusetts Genealogical
Society 
They have available for sale several cemetery inscription books and a guide
to genealogical & historical holdings in Libraries in North Central Mass.
Berkshire Family History Association
They have a nice list of publications for sale.
The Irish Ancestral
Research Association (TIARA)
Good site for those searching their Irish roots. They meet at Boston Collage. See the
Event calendar.
Jewish Genealogical Society of
Greater Boston
Resource list, links, events and membership information
Cape Cod Genealogical Society
Membership information, schedule of events, vital record sources and more.
South Shore Genealogical Society
Membership information, schedule of events and their reference
library.
Massachusetts State Institutions
Lyman School for Boys (formerly the State Reform School at
Westborough)
Abominable
Firebug
The author writes about his youth: growing up in institutional foster homes,
the Roslindale Detention Center, and the Lyman School for Boys in
Westborough Massachusetts.
Lyman Boys School in Westborough Massachusetts ( 1848-1971)
Pictures of the school and some historical information including some school
censuses.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Historical Society
Information on holdings, event calendar and membership information.
New Hampshire Genealogical Society (can't find this one)
This is a nicely done site. Some of the Massachusetts genealogical
societies should take a look at this site to see what they should be doing. Included are
events, news, publications, projects, membership information, resources and New Hampshire
links.
Vital Records Information
- New Hampshire
Comprehensive guide to vital records.
United States Resources: New
Hampshire
This is from Roots-L.
U.N.H. Special Collections - Special
Collections
University of New Hampshire book catalog.: Genealogies, New Hampshire history, New
England history, Shakers and more.
Maine
Index to Maine
Marriages 1892-1966
This is from the Mane State Archives. If only more states would put
their indexes on line!
Vital Records Information
- Maine
Comprehensive guide to vital records.
United States Resources: Maine
This is from Roots-L.
Connecticut
Cyndi's List of Genealogy
Sites on the Internet - U.S. - Connecticut
Vital Records Information
- Connecticut
Comprehensive guide to vital records
United States Resources: Connecticut
This is from Roots-L.
Rhode Island
Cyndi's List of Genealogy
Sites on the Internet - U.S. - Rhode Island
This is a good place to start.
Vital Records Information
- Rhode Island
Comprehensive guide to vital records
United States Resources: Rhode
Island
This is from Roots-L.
Vermont
Cyndi's List of Genealogy
Sites on the Internet - U.S. - Vermont
Good list of sites.
Vermont Historical Society Home Page
They publish Vermont History, you will also find some books for sale.
Genealogical
Society of Vermont
Membership information, events, links and table of contents of their
Quarterly Journal
Vital Records Information
- Vermont
Comprehensive guide to vital records
United States Resources: Vermont
This is from Roots-L.
Westminster Windham County, Vermont History and Genealogy
Nice site with some great reference material.
New Jersey
United States Resources: New Jersey
This is from Roots-L.
Bergen County NJGenWeb Project
Bergen County resources
Sussex County New Jersey
Sussex County Gen-Web site.
New York
The New
York State Newspaper Project
Identifies, describes, preserves, and makes available to researchers the
significant newspapers in all communities in New York State since the first
publication in 1725
New Netherland and Beyond
Records relating to an area formerly known as New Netherland through the
early years of settlement, which includes the Colonies of New York, New
Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
The Grange
Welcome to The National Grange
The national headquarters of the Grange in Washington D.C.
Massachusetts State Grange Home Page
You will find listings and locations for local Granges and some history.
Connecticut Grange Homepage
You will find listings and locations for local Granges and some history.
Canada
Cape Breton Counties GenWeb
Project
This is a site I use quite often. It has great Cape Breton links and also
has links to the other Nova Scotia Gen Web sites.
Canadian Genealogy and History Links Newfoundland
A good starting point for Newfoundland and Labrador research. You can also
get to the other Province link pages from here.
War and
Military
Digital Military databases including an index to the personnel files of the C.E.F,
Soldiers of the South African War and War diaries of the First World War.
The Island Register - P.E.I. Genealogy
This is a potpourri of links and information on Prince Edward Island, highly recommended.
Wayne Cook's Genealogy and Historic Plaques Page
This guy with the help of volunteers has been transcribing Ontario Historic Plaques. Just
the kind of site I love. He also has some genealogical links.
Hebridean Scots - Home Page
This is Hebridean Scots of the Province of Quebec
French-Canadian
Genealogy Books Online
Scanned collection of history, bibliography, genealogy French books
downloadable form the National Library of Quebec.
Finnish Genealogical Resources
David's Genealogy Pages
This page has a lot of information on Finnish research including the following:
Beginner’s Guide to Finnish Family History Research, Tutorial—Finnish Surnames
and Farm Names, Taxation, Court, and Military Records, Resources for Finnish Family
History Research, Common Terms and Abbreviations Used in Finnish Parish Records, Terms and
Abbreviations in the Finnish Communion Book Headings, First Names from Finnish Historical
Documents—Finnish and Swedish Forms of Given Names by K. Kiesi,
Finnish-Swedish-English Word List and Swedish-Finnish-English Word List by R. Johnson
.
Genealogia
The site of the Genealogical Society of Finland
WorldGenWeb \Family History Finland
This site belongs to the World Gen Web Project. Lots of useful links.
Civil War Resources
The
Civil War Home Page
Lots of links to Civil War sites.
Letters of the Civil War
This is a great site with many letters from soldiers and others published. There is also a
large number of lists of Massachusetts soldiers, such as prisoners who died, Solders
killed in action and much more
Massachusetts Civil War Web Sites
Comprehensive guide to regimental pages
Vermont in the Civil War
Lots of information on regiments and rosters. Books about Vermont in the Civil War.
Warren, Massachusetts
This site lists people from Warren who served in the Civil War. It also lists all other
wars.
Andersonville and other Civil War Prisons
Artcom
Museum Tour: Andersonville National Historic Site
Hours and description of the visitors center, a few pictures.
Andersonville NHS Home Page
The Park Service page on Andersonville
Guidon Books -
Andersonville and Other Civil War Prisons
This site is a bookshop.
Genealogy Books on the Web
Barbara Green's Used Genealogy Books
Genealogies, Local History (US states + international ) and
genealogical magazines.
Madigan Books
Family Histories, local history (US states), good New England
selection.
http://www.genealogy-books.com/
Jeannette H. Austin's site with over 1200
genealogy books and disks; online bible records; free online newsletter
McCormick
Books
Family Histories, local history (US states + international ) good
selection of Michigan books and genealogical magazines
http://www.findyournobleancestors.com/
Find Your Noble Ancestors! Jan-Olov von Wowern has written a
book detailing his search for his ancestors with tips on how to go about it.
Fair is the Place
The genealogy 'Fair is the Place' 3rd edition is now
available. This is an account of two Mac Donald Families at Judique, Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. The first family were the Bogainn Mac Donalds,
a group consisting of four married brothers and their sister who emigrated
to Pictou, Nova Scotia in the closing years of the 18th century from
Scotland. The second family is the Clan Sheumais of Judique, Cape Breton who
are descended from James Baille of Eilean Shona, Moidart, Scotland.
Personal Genealogy Homepages
I have added pages that I
personally like.
A New England Yankee's
Genealogy Page
This is Roger Barnes's page. Very well organized and a useful New England link page.
The Ellis Family
The Ellis family of Amesbury. Interesting information on the
Ellis Carriage and Trolley Car Co.
Online Newsletters
USIGS SIGNAL
This is the newsletter of The United States Internet Genealogical Society. They usually
have a couple of interesting articles each month.
Newspapers and Magazines
NewsVoyager Hotlinks to
Newspapers Online
Select a state or Province and it will give you a list of online Newspapers.
MISSING LINKS: A Weekly Newsletter for Genealogists, edited and published by Julia M. Case and Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG, is a free e-zine usually distributed on Fridays. Back issues are available for download from ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/mlnews. To subscribe to MISSING LINKS, send an e-mail message that says only SUBSCRIBE to: Missing-Links-L-request@rootsweb.com