Massachusetts Genealogy
History of Eastern
Worcester, MA - Free
On the second Saturday of June, 1889, and of June, 1890, respectively,
and on Saturday, Aug. 16, 1890, Caleb A. Wall held field meetings, at
different historic points on the west side of that ancient landmark, Lake
Quinsigamond. At these meetings he gave accounts of the first settlers and
their locations along the west shore of the lake, and on Plantation street
and vicinity. - Added 3 Jan 2008
History of
Dorchester, Massachusetts - Free
The "Committee of the Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society"
have done themselves and their society much honor, and the public a
valuable service, by the publication of the carefully prepared volume
which bears their Imprimatur. The first recorded evidence of the
establishment of our present town organizations that we have met with, is
at ancient Dorchester, in 1633; and the Free School System, which is the
boast of New England, if not initiated there, has not to our knowledge
been proved to have existed elsewhere at an earlier date. And the dates of
the establishment of four important manufactures in this town, carry with
them a strong if not the positive claim of Dorchester for the first
production of two articles of subsistence, viz., corn-meal and chocolate;
one of defence, viz., gunpowder; and one of civilization, viz., paper. -
Added 14 Dec 2007
Vital Records of
Dover, Massachusetts - Free
Alphabetical indexes to the vital records of the town, supplemented by
information from church registers, cemetery inscriptions and other
sources. - Added 26 Nov 2007
History of Lynn
Massachusetts - Free
History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts: Including Lynnfield,
Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant, by Alonzo Lewis and James R. Newhall.
Published at Boston by John L. Shorey in 1865. A revision and continuation
of Lewis's History of Lynn, first published 1829. - Added 3 Nov. 2007
A History Of
Lake Champlain - Free
Judged by the standard of historic interest, Lake Champlain has no
rival in all the continent of North America; and in natural scenic beauty,
it ranks with the best the world affords. Crockett, Walter Hill, A History
Of Lake Champlain; the record of three centuries, 1609-1909. Published
1909 at Burlington, Vt., H. J. Shanley & Co. - Added 29 Oct. 2007
Publications of the Brookline Historical Society - Free
The Brookline Historical Publications Society compiled numerous
volumes of their works into separate series and published each series in
one bound volume. Series 1 contains numerous historical accounts of early
Brookline, and for genealogists, the baptisms, marriages and deaths
recorded of the First Parish Church. - Added 28 Oct. 2007
A Diary Of
Noteworthy Events In Worcester, Massachusetts - Free
The Worcester book: a diary of noteworthy events in Worcester,
Massachusetts, from 1657 to 1883. Written by Franklin P. Rice; published
by Putnam, Davis and Co., at Worcester, MA in 1884. - Added 26 Oct. 2007
Vital Records
of Billerica, Massachusetts - Free
The following records of births include all entries to be found in the
books of record kept by the town clerks; in the church records; in the
Middlesex County Records; in the cemetery inscriptions; and in private
records found in family Bibles, etc. - Added 16 Oct. 2007
Boston Notarial Records -
Free
This volume, which is the thirty-second in the series of Boston
Records, contains the notarial records of William Aspinwall from 1644 to
1651 inclusive. The work was commenced by William H. Whitmore, Esq., late
Registrar of Boston. Aspinwall, William. A volume relating to the early
history of Boston, containing the Aspinwall notarial records from 1644 to
1651. Published by Boston Municipal printing office in 1903. - Added 11
Oct 2007
History of Medford,
Middlesex, Massachusetts - Free
This manuscript provides a detailed history of Medford up until 1886.
Genealogists should pay particular attention to the early tax payers list,
biographical notices, and most especially the register of families.
However, the manuscript is peppered throughout with interesting anecdotal
statements and facts of past residents, and as such, the entire manuscript
should be thoroughly checked. - Added 7 Oct 2007
Vital
Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts - Free
The following records of births, marriages and deaths include all
entries to be found in the books of record kept by the town clerks; the
church records now in the custody of the town clerk; the returns made to
the Salem Quarterly Court; cemetery inscriptions; and a private record of
deaths, covering the period of 1790—1853, now in the possession of Mrs.
George Warren Towne, of Danvers, Mass. - Added 3 Oct 2007
Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts
- Free
The following records of births include all entries to be found in the
books of record kept by the town clerks; in the church records; in the
returns made to the Salem Quarterly Court; in the cemetery inscriptions;
and in private records found in family Bibles, etc. These records are
printed in a condensed form in which every essential particular has been
preserved. - Added 3 Oct 2007
Old
First Massachusetts Coast Artillery - Free
This manuscript depicts the history of the Old First Massachusetts
and provides the names of the Captains of each company from its origination
through 1917. Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace:
By Frederick Morse Cutler, B.D., First Lieutenant, Chaplain, published in
1917.
Revolutionary
War Service Records - $
FootNote has provided scanned images of the National Archives collection:
War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records online. The
documents that were scanned were "abstract cards" and the transcriptions of
documents pertaining only to one soldier, that were done in lieu of a card for
that item. This is a nice collection of original source material! - Added 26
Sept 2007