Massachusetts Research Guide

Vital Records

• Massachusetts Online Vital Records Research Guide (list of pre-1850 vital records available online)
• Town Vital Records to 1850 (general information about the statewide effort to index town records)
• Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 (indexed by NEHGS and available on their website)

Resource Compilations

• Colonial (U.S.) Research Guide
• Portal:Puritan Great Migration
• Guide to Researching Mayflower Families in The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library
• Mayflower Passenger List
• FamilySearch Massachusetts Portal
• US GenWeb: Massachusetts

Genealogical & Historical Societies

• New England Historic Genealogical Society

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