Genealogical Collection
The collection is located on the second floor of the library. It was established to encourage interest in genealogy and as a center for the study of family history. The collection holdings consist of books and research materials of genealogical interest.
Scope of the Collection
- "How To" books for genealogical research tracing English, Irish, French, Canadian, Jewish ancestry
- Early Families in New England and America
- Mayflower ancestors
- Federal Census Index 1790-1850 for New England & New York
- Indexes to Genealogical Societies and family association addresses
- New England Historic Genealogical Register 1963-1996
- Irish immigration advertisements in Boston 1831-1876
- Family genealogical listings
Complementary Collections
- Vital Records to 1850 for over 215 Massachusetts towns
- Massachusetts Revolutionary and Civil War Military Records
- Massachusetts Town Census 1855 & 1865
- Old maps of Boston area counties and cities/towns