NEHGS has posted 6 major genealogical periodicals on their website. These are: 
- The NEHGS Register – posting still in progress, to be complete in 2010
- The Connecticut Nutmegger
- New Netherland Connections
- The American Genealogist (TAG)
- The Virginia Genealogist
- New England Ancestors Magazine
Searching the Connecticut Nutmegger alone for the surname, Canfield, I got 74 hits. The resources in these six periodicals are invaluable to genealogists with New England ancestry.
The following News Release was received from Tom Champoux, Marketing Director for NEHGS:
Boston, MA, October 6, 2009 – The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) announces the launch of a new Web page connecting members to a number of the country’s premier scholarly journals, giving them access to some of the most important research conducted during the past 150 years. The new Web page, “Genealogical Journals Online: A National Collection” represents one of the premier collections of scholarly research available anywhere in the field of genealogy.
In addition to the widely respected NEHGS journal, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, published quarterly since 1847, NEHGS has recently added other journals as searchable online databases. When completed later in 2010, these additional journals will include almost 200 volumes of research in a wide variety of geographic areas covering the entire country. New journals now available online include:
- The Connecticut Nutmegger: Published since 1968, the Nutmegger is the ‘journal of record’ for the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, and includes vital records, probate records, bible records, headstone records, memorials and other useful research for families with Connecticut ties.
- New Netherland Connections: Published since 1996 by Dorothy A. Koenig, this journal focuses on the Dutch colonial period (1624-1664) in New York and New Jersey. Each issue has feature articles, replies to queries, and items of Dutch colonial interest. Particular attention is paid to identifying the European origins of New Netherland settlers.
- The American Genealogist (TAG): Published since 1923, TAG represents an important body of scholarly research covering the breadth of the United States, with an early preference for New England.
- The Virginia Genealogist: Published from 1957 to 2006, this journal includes compiled genealogies, personal property tax lists, court orders, deeds, wills, marriage registers, and other county sources from Virginia.
D. Brenton Simons, NEHGS President and CEO, said, “We’re thrilled to provide our members with electronic access to these incredibly important journals together in one place. They truly represent research of the highest quality, and offer essential data and family information that cannot be found anywhere else.” Simons added, “We also want people throughout the national genealogical community to know that NEHGS is broadening its scope far beyond New England.”
NEHGS is planning to release about five new volumes for each journal periodically throughout 2009 and 2010. In most cases, the database search facility is very similar to that of The Register and allows searches by last and/or first name, or by subject keywords. Images of the original pages may be seen from the search results page. It is also possible to browse the pages by entering a Year (or volume number) and a page number.
For more information, visit the NEHGS Website, www.NewEnglandAncestors.org
About NEHGS
Founded in 1845, New England Historic Genealogical Society is the country’s oldest and largest non-profit genealogical organization. NEHGS collects, preserves, and interprets materials that help make accessible the histories of families in America. The NEHGS research center, located at 99 Newbury Street, Boston, one of the most respected genealogical libraries in the field, is home to millions of books, journals, manuscripts, photographs, microfilms, documents, records, and other artifacts that date back more than four centuries. The award-winning web site www.NewEnglandAncestors.org offers access to more than 110 million names in 2,400 searchable databases. NEHGS has more than 23,000 members nationally. NEHGS staff includes some of the leading expert genealogists in the country, specializing in early American, Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, Atlantic and French Canadian, and Jewish genealogy.
