The National Genealogical Society recently released several new guides for their Research in the States Series. One of them deals with the state of Massachusetts, and was written by my good friend, David Allen Lambert.
The following is from the Table of Contents:
Research in Massachusetts
History and Settlement
Archives, Libraries and Societies
- Massachusetts State Archives
- National Archives at Boston
- Societies with Libraries
Major Resources
- Aids to Research
- Atlases, Gazetteers, and Maps
- Biographical and Genealogical Sources
- Cemetery Records
- Census Records and Substitutes
- City Directories
- Court Records
- Ethnic Records
- Native American
- African American
- Irish
- Jewish
- Immigration
- Naturalization Records
- The Military Company of Massachusetts
- Kings Phillip’s War (1676-1677)
- Eighteenth-Century Wars
- Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
- Loyalists
- Pequot War
- War of 1812 (1812-1815)
- Mexican War (1846-1848)
- Civil War (1861-1865)
- Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902)
- World War I (1917-1918)
- Military Records after 1940
- Baptists
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
- Congregational
- Episcopalian/Anglican
- Society of Friends (Quakers)
- Jewish
- Lutheran
- Methodist
- Presbyterian
- Roman Catholic
- Unitarian-Universalist
- Birth Records
- Marriage Records
- Death Records
- Amended Vital Records
- Adoption Records
- Divorce Records
- Name Changes
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York City, Long Island and Westchester County
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma – American Indians
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Fraternal Organizations
Immigration and Naturalization
Land Records
Military Records
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Railroad
Religious Records
State Prison
Tax Records
Vital Records
Vital Records Online
These guides are an excellent resource for state by state research.
NGS Guides for the following areas are currently available from FRPC:
