American Ancestors Database News

Latest database news and announcements:

20 Nov 2024

New Sketches: Boston Tea Party Biographies

We have added 32 new sketches to our Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies database today! All of the sketches included in this update are proven participants, disproven participants, or ...
25 Oct 2024

Godfrey Memorial Library: Middletown, CT Manumissions, 1774-1823

Colonial Georgian-style 1746 house built by Judge Seth Wetmore. Intersection of Connecticut Route 66 and Camp Road. Members of the Wetmore Family enslaved three people named Tony, Membo, and Dick ...
10 Oct 2024

Daughters of the American Revolution: Patriots of Color, 1712 – 1888

This watercolor from the American War of Independence is by Jean Baptiste Antoine de Verger (1762-1851). The watercolor shows the variety of soldiers fighting for American independence, ...
07 Oct 2024

Portsmouth, NH: School Records, 1846-1958

We are excited to announce that we have added 103 more volumes of school records to our database, Portsmouth, NH: School Records, 1846-1958. This database is the result of a partnership between ...
27 Sep 2024

New Sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 6 new and updated sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in these sketches lived in Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, and Vernon. These sketches ...
23 Aug 2024

New Sketches: Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding two new sketches. These new sketches feature Samuel Gaylord (m. 1646, 1681) and Gamaliel Phippen (m. 1649). The Early New England ...
21 Aug 2024

New Sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 20 new and updated sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in these sketches lived in Vernon, Dummerston, Brattleboro, and Fort Dummer. These sketches ...
16 Aug 2024

New Sketches: Boston Tea Party Biographies

We’re excited to announce 22 new sketches to our Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies database! All of the sketches included in this update are proven participants or eyewitnesses. The goal ...
26 Jul 2024

New Database: American Offshore Whaling Crew Lists 1799-1927

We are excited to announce that we have added a new database: American Offshore Whaling Crew Lists, 1799-1927 to our collection. This database is comprised of 6082 names and records and is ...
25 Jun 2024

Nine New Volumes of the General Society of Colonial Wars Membership Applications, 1893-1949

We have added nine new volumes to our General Society of Colonial Wars Membership Applications, 1893-1949 database. These volumes include application numbers 5265-6929 and contain 232,422 ...
12 Jun 2024

Portsmouth, NH: School Records, 1846-1958

We are excited to announce that we have added 100 volumes of school records to our database, Portsmouth, NH: School Records, 1846-1958. This database is the result of a partnership between the ...
13 May 2024

Ten New Volumes of the General Society of Colonial Wars Membership Applications, 1893-1949

Today we have added ten new volumes to our General Society of Colonial Wars Membership Applications, 1893-1949 database. These volumes include application numbers 3640-5264 and contain ...
19 Apr 2024

Update: General Society of Colonial Wars Membership Applications, 1893-1949

Today we have added five new volumes to our General Society of Colonial Wars Membership Applications, 1893-1949 database. These volumes include application numbers 2630-3469 and contain 136,367 ...
21 Mar 2024

Update: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 176

We have added Volume 176 to our New England Historical and Genealogical Register database. This update contains the 2022 Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall issues, and it adds 502 ...
04 Mar 2024

Update: Mayflower Descendant, Volume 70

We are happy to announce that we have added Volume 70 (2022) to the Mayflower Descendant database. This update adds 224 pages, 4,488 records, and 4,435 searchable names. The Mayflower ...
29 Feb 2024

Update: Rhode Island Roots, Volumes 43-45

Providence, Rhode Island, 1858; John Badger Bachelder (1825-1894). Publisher: W. Endicott & Co., New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons We are happy to announce that we’ve added ...
27 Feb 2024

Update: The Maine Genealogist, Volumes 39-41

We are very happy to add volumes 39-41 (2017-2019) to The Maine Genealogist database. This update adds over 701 pages, 11,693 records, and 11,486 searchable names. Published since 1977, ...
26 Feb 2024

Update: Old Stone Bank, 1844-1897, Volumes 26-29

We are so excited to announce that the last four volumes of Providence, RI: Old Stone Bank Records, 1844-1897 are now up! This database now contains all 29 volumes of signature books from the Old ...
23 Feb 2024

American Ancestors Magazine, Volume 23

Today we’ve added Volume 23 (2022) to our American Ancestors Magazine database. This update includes 264 pages, 2,838 records, and 2,689 searchable names. The themes for each of the new ...
22 Feb 2024

New Database: Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Connecticut

Statue of Captain Nathan Hale by Bela Lyon Pratt (statue), Christopher De Coro (photograph), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons We are excited to announce a new database! Connecticut: Society ...
16 Feb 2024

Update: Providence, Rhode Island: Old Stone Bank Records, 1844-1897

We are happy to announce that the next five volumes of Providence, RI: Old Stone Bank Records, 1844-1897 are now up! This database now contains the first 25 volumes of signature books from the ...
14 Dec 2023

Update: Providence, Rhode Island: Old Stone Bank Records, 1844-1897

We are happy to announce that the next ten volumes of records of Providence, RI: Old Stone Bank Records, 1844-1897 are now up! This database now contains the first 20 volumes of signature books ...
12 Dec 2023

Ireland: The Annals of Beara, Volume Three

Tourists motoring past Tunnel Cottage or Long Tunnel Cottage, Glengariff, Co. Cork. National Library of Ireland on The Commons, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons We are excited to announce ...
01 Dec 2023

New Transcription Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the last Transcription Challenge! The next set of challenges are also from the Old Stone Bank in Providence, Rhode Island and it includes an entry that ...
17 Nov 2023

New database: General Society of Colonial Wars Membership Applications, 1893-1949

We are very excited to announce our new database: General Society of Colonial Wars Membership Applications, 1893-1949. This database will eventually include all applications and supplemental ...
01 Nov 2023

New database: Providence, RI: Old Stone Bank Records, 1844-1897

We are very happy to announce a new database today in collaboration with the Rhode Island Historical Society; Providence, RI: Old Stone Bank Records, 1844-1897. This database currently contains ...
27 Sep 2023

New sketches: Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies

We’re excited to announce 8 new sketches to our Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies database, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. All the sketches added during ...
22 Sep 2023

New Transcription Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the last Transcription Challenge! We had 70 responses and 60 of them were in just the first two days! The research and suggestions were so helpful and we ...
21 Sep 2023

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 5 new sketches and updated 1 sketch in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new sketches all lived settled in Brattleboro. With this study project, ...
09 Sep 2023

New Transcription Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the last Transcription Challenge! Everyone provided helpful feedback and suggestions! To change things up for the new set of challenges, we have added ...
31 Aug 2023

New database: Shaker Records of the Fruitlands Museum

Today we’re very excited to be announcing a new database, Massachusetts: Shaker Records of the Fruitlands Museum, 1791-1918. The database features over 14,000 records from five volumes kept by ...
25 Aug 2023

New volumes: Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636-1850

We’re excited to announce that today we are updating our Rhode Island: Vital Records, 1636-1850 database with 5 new volumes, adding more than 90,000 records to search. The majority of the added ...
24 Aug 2023

New sketches: Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies

We’re excited to announce 12 new sketches to our Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies database, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. We have also updated ...
07 Aug 2023

New database: On the Battlefield: Records of Soldiers, Veterans and Refugees

We are very excited to announce a new database: On the Battlefield: Records of Soldiers, Veterans and Refugees. This database provides lists of soldiers of color and accompanying genealogical ...
05 Aug 2023

New Transcription Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the last Transcription Challenge! Everyone provided helpful feedback and suggestions! Please check out our new set of challenges by going to the ...
03 Aug 2023

New Database: Black Loyalist Directory, 1783-1788

We are very excited to announce a new database: Black Loyalist Directory, 1783-1788. This database was created from The Book of Negroes: African Americans in Exile After the American Revolution, ...
28 Jul 2023

New sketches: Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies

We’re excited to announce 1 new sketch and 1 updated sketch to our Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. The goal of this ...
18 Jul 2023

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 3 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new sketches all lived settled in Brattleboro. With this study project, Scott Andrew Bartley ...
07 Jul 2023

New Transcription Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the last Transcription Challenge! Everyone provided helpful feedback and suggestions! Please check out our new set of challenges by going to the ...
05 Jun 2023

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 10 new sketches and 1 updated sketch to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new and updated sketches lived in Brattleboro, Fort Dummer and Rockingham. ...
31 May 2023

Early New England Families, 1641-1700: new sketch

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch. This new sketch features Edward Jackson and his family. Edward lived in Whitechapel Parish, London, England, ...
24 May 2023

Canadian Headstones: additional cemeteries available

Today we’re excited to announce an update to Canadian Headstones: Cemetery Heritage Records of Canada. This update includes data from 69 cemeteries in Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland & ...
03 May 2023

Early New England Families, 1641-1700: new sketch

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch. This new sketch features John Putnam and his family. John was born about 1579/1580 in ...
28 Apr 2023

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 4 new sketches and 1 updated sketch to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new and updated sketches lived in Brattleboro and Fort Dummer. With this ...
19 Apr 2023

Canadian Headstones: additional cemeteries available

Today we’re excited to announce an update to Canadian Headstones: Cemetery Heritage Records of Canada. This update includes data from 67 cemeteries in Alberta, Newfoundland & Labrador, ...
31 Mar 2023

New Transcription Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the last Transcription Challenge! Everyone provided helpful feedback and suggestions! Please check out our new set of challenges by going to the ...
29 Mar 2023

New sketches: Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies

We’re excited to announce 19 new sketches to our Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. The goal of this project is to create ...
22 Mar 2023

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 5 new sketches and 1 updated sketch to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new and updated sketches all lived in Brattleboro. With this study project, ...
11 Mar 2023

New database: Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies

We’re excited to announce a new database, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party: Boston Tea Party Participant Biographies. The goal of this project is to create ...
03 Mar 2023

New Transcription Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the last Transcription Challenge! Everyone provided helpful feedback and suggestions! These last challenges are tough! After discussing the possibilities ...
01 Mar 2023

New database: Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Parish Cemetery Records, 1866-1940

Today, American Ancestors and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston (RCAB) are announcing a new database of Catholic cemetery records: Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Parish Cemetery ...
17 Feb 2023

New Transcription Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the last Transcription Challenge! We had 40 responses and everyone provided helpful feedback and suggestions! Please check out our new set of challenges ...
16 Feb 2023

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 3 new sketches and updated 4 sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new and updated sketches lived in Brattleboro, Chester and Putney. With ...
14 Feb 2023

Vermont Genealogy: Volume 21 (2016) now available

Today we’ve updated our database: Vermont Genealogy, adding Volume 21 from 2016. This database is available thanks to our partnership with the Genealogical Society of Vermont. This update adds ...
13 Feb 2023

The Connecticut Nutmegger: Volume 50 (2017) now available

Today, we have added Volume 50 (2017) to The Connecticut Nutmegger database. This update adds over 240 pages and more than 1,800 searchable names. The Connecticut Nutmegger has served as the ...
10 Feb 2023

New Transcription Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the last Transcription Challenge! We had 60 responses, and everyone provided helpful feedback and suggestions! Please check out our new set of challenges ...
10 Feb 2023

The Essex Genealogist: Volume 37 (2017) now available

Volume 37 (2017) of The Essex Genealogist is now available! This update adds over 200 pages and 1,200 searchable names. The leading publication for genealogical research in Essex County, ...
03 Feb 2023

New Transcription Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the last Transcription Challenge! We had 58 responses, and everyone provided helpful feedback and suggestions! Please check out our new set of challenges ...
31 Jan 2023

Suffolk, MA Probate File Papers: new records

Today we’re announcing a major update to Suffolk County, MA Probate File Papers. This addition includes case numbers 50000-61999, a total of 348,886 new file papers. This database was created ...
30 Jan 2023

Brimfield, MA: Deaths and Burials, 1808-1850 Now Fully Indexed and Browsable

Today we are releasing an updated version of our Brimfield, MA: Deaths and Burials, 1808-1850 database. This updated version includes the images from the collection and the index now includes ...
25 Jan 2023

Transcription Challenge is Back!

After a long hiatus, we are excited to announce that the Transcription Challenge has returned! You can participate by going to the “Transcription Challenge” tab at the top of the page ...
24 Jan 2023

New database: Lynn, MA: Harry Lipsky Company Records, 1934-1936

We are excited to announce a new collection! Lynn, MA: Harry Lipsky Company Records, 1934-1936, a collection From the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center (JHC). The Wyner Family Jewish ...
06 Jan 2023

Canadian Headstones: additional cemeteries available

Today we’re excited to announce an update to Canadian Headstones: Cemetery Heritage Records of Canada. This update includes data from 44 cemeteries in Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Quebec and ...
04 Jan 2023

The Genealogist: Volume 10 (1989) now available

We’re excited to announce the release of Volume 10 (1989) of The Genealogist, in partnership with the American Society of Genealogists. This update adds more than 3,000 records to search in the ...
20 Dec 2022

The Genealogist: Volumes 26-30 now available

We’re excited to announce the release of Volume 26 (2012), Volume 27 (2013), Volume 28 (2014), Volume 29 (2015) and Volume 30 (2016) of The Genealogist, in partnership with the American Society ...
16 Dec 2022

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 2 new sketches and updated 3 sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new and updated sketches lived in Brattleboro and Fort Dummer. With ...
15 Dec 2022

The Genealogist: Volumes 21-25 now available

We’re excited to announce the release of Volume 21 (2007), Volume 22 (2008), Volume 23 (2009), Volume 24 (2010) and Volume 25 (2011) of The Genealogist, in partnership with the American Society ...
29 Nov 2022

The Genealogist: Volumes 16-20 now available

We’re excited to announce the release of Volume 16 (2002), Volume 17 (2003), Volume 18 (2004), Volume 19 (2005) and Volume 20 (2006) of The Genealogist, in partnership with the American ...
15 Nov 2022

The Genealogist: Volumes 11-15 now available

We’re excited to announce the release of Volume 11 (1997), Volume 12 (1998), Volume 13 (1999), Volume 14 (2000) and Volume 15 (2001) of The Genealogist, in partnership with the American Society ...
31 Oct 2022

Wyeth Funeral Service Records, 1904-1964: database complete

We are very excited to announce that our database: Cambridge, MA: Wyeth Funeral Service Records, 1904-1964 is now complete. This database now contains all funeral home account records in the ...
25 Oct 2022

New database: Wyeth Funeral Service Records, 1904-1964

We are very excited to announce a new database: Cambridge, MA: Wyeth Funeral Service Records, 1904-1964. This database currently contains the first 14 volumes of funeral home account records, ...
20 Oct 2022

Early New England Families, 1641-1700: new sketch

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch. This new sketch features John Doane, Jr. and his family. John was born about 1635 (presumably in Plymouth), with ...
19 Oct 2022

Canadian Headstones: additional cemeteries available

Today we’re excited to announce an update to Canadian Headstones: Cemetery Heritage Records of Canada. This update includes data from 36 cemeteries in Alberta, Manitoba and Nova Scotia. Canadian ...
04 Oct 2022

The Genealogist: Volumes 5-9 now available

We’re excited to announce the release of Volume 5 (1984), Volume 6 (1985), Volume 7-8 (1986-87), and Volume 9 (1988) of The Genealogist, in partnership with the American Society of Genealogists. ...
03 Oct 2022

New database: Canadian Headstones

Today we’re announcing a new database in collaboration with Canadian Headstones, Canadian Headstones: Cemetery Heritage Records of Canada. We will be announcing complete datasets by individual ...
27 Sep 2022

The Genealogist: Volume 3 (1982) and Volume 4 (1983) now available

We’re excited to announce the release of Volume 3 (1982) and Volume 4 (1983) of The Genealogist, in partnership with the American Society of Genealogists. This update adds more than 10,300 ...
22 Sep 2022

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 2 new sketches and updated 4 sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new and updated sketches lived in Brattleboro and Fort Dummer. With this ...
21 Sep 2022

The Genealogist: Volume 2 (1981) now available

We’re excited to announce the release of Volume 2 (1981) of The Genealogist, in partnership with the American Society of Genealogists. This update adds more than 4,790 records to search in the ...
14 Sep 2022

The Genealogist: Volume 1 (1980) now available

We’re excited to announce the release of Volume 1 (1980) of The Genealogist, in partnership with the American Society of Genealogists. This update adds 5,170 records to search in the database. ...
08 Sep 2022

Westfield, MA: Baptisms Performed in the Church of Christ, 1679-1836 Now Fully Indexed and Browsable

Today we are releasing an updated version of our Westfield, MA: Baptisms Performed in the Church of Christ, 1679-1836 database. This updated version includes the images from the collection and ...
01 Sep 2022

Now available to guest members: General Society of the War of 1812 Membership Applications, 1854-1979

We are very excited to announce that our database, General Society of the War of 1812 Membership Applications, 1854-1979, is now available to NEHGS guest members, free of cost. This database ...
31 Aug 2022

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 3 new sketches and updated 2 sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new and updated sketches lived in Brattleboro. With this study project, ...
24 Aug 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Georgetown

Today we’ve added 6 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mary (Georgetown). This small update adds more than 6,000 names to search. The ...
12 Aug 2022

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 5 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new sketches lived in Brattleboro. With this study project, Scott Andrew Bartley researches the ...
10 Aug 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Lowell

Today we’ve added 41 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell). This update adds over 53,400 records and more than ...
03 Aug 2022

Early New England Families, 1641-1700: new sketch

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch. This new sketch features Isaac Jones and his family. Isaac arrived in New England at the age of ...
27 Jul 2022

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve updated 2 sketches and added 10 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new sketches lived in Brattleboro and Fort Dummer. With this study ...
26 Jul 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Lawrence and Plymouth

Today we’ve added 14 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Francis of Assisi (Lawrence), St. Mary (Plymouth) and St. Peter (Plymouth). ...
18 Jul 2022

New database: General Society of the War of 1812 Membership Applications, 1854-1979

We are very excited to announce our new database: General Society of the War of 1812 Membership Applications, 1854-1979. This database includes all applications and supplemental applications ...
11 Jul 2022

Suffolk County, MA Probate File Papers: new records

Today we’re announcing a major update to Suffolk County, MA Probate File Papers. This addition includes case numbers 43718-49999, a total of 232,885 new file papers. This database was created ...
15 Jun 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: New records from Kingston, Lawrence, Maynard, Quincy, Revere, Salem, South Boston, Waltham and Woburn

Today we’ve updated both our browsable and searchable Catholic Records databases. We’ve added 29 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. ...
03 Jun 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new records from Belmont, Danvers, East Boston, Lawrence, Marlborough, Middleboro, Needham and South Boston

Today we’ve updated both our browsable and searchable Catholic Records databases. We’ve added 18 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. ...
26 May 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records from Arlington, Braintree, Malden, Medford and Quincy

Today we’ve added 21 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Agnes (Arlington), St. Francis of Assisi (Braintree), St. Joseph ...
25 May 2022

Christian Intelligencer: Marriages (Reformed Dutch Church), 1830-1871 Now Fully Indexed with Images

Today we are releasing an updated version of our Christian Intelligencer: Marriages (Reformed Dutch Church), 1830-1871 database. This updated version includes the images from the collection, and ...
24 May 2022

The Connecticut Nutmegger: new volumes

Today, we have added three new volumes to The Connecticut Nutmegger database. This update covers Volumes 47-49 (2014-2016) adds over 800 pages and 8,700 searchable names. The ...
20 May 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: New records from Ashland, Franklin, Lawrence, North Chelmsford, Plymouth, Quincy and Saugus

Today we’ve updated both our browsable and searchable Catholic Records databases. We’ve added 23 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, ...
13 May 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Belmont, Danvers and Quincy

Today we’ve added 10 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Luke (Belmont), St. Mary of the Annunciation (Danvers) and St. John the Baptist ...
10 May 2022

Norfolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1793-1900: database complete

Today we’ve updated Norfolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1793-1900 to include probate file papers from 1895 through 1899. This database now contains over 42,600 records and 932,700 searchable ...
05 May 2022

Early New England Families, 1641-1700: new sketch

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch. This new sketch features George Parkhurst and his family. George lived in Watertown and Boston before returning ...
04 May 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Holbrook, Lawrence Marlborough and Maynard

Today we’ve added 21 new volumes and updated 5 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 6 parishes across eastern Massachusetts. This ...
29 Apr 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Cambridge, Newburyport and Salem

Today we’ve added 23 new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Immaculate Conception (Cambridge), St. Louis de Gonzague (Newburyport), and St. ...
22 Apr 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Lowell, Medford, Methuen, Norwood, Salem, Shirley, South Boston and Woburn

Today we’ve added 28 new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Louis de France (Lowell), St. Rafael (Medford), Our Lady of Mt. Carmel ...
13 Apr 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Arlington, Everett, Lowell, Malden, Medford, Needham and Quincy

Today we’ve added 17 new volumes and updated 1 volume in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Agnes (Arlington), St. Joseph (Everett), St. Joseph ...
08 Apr 2022

New database: MacRaes to America!!

Today we’re announcing a new database MacRaes to America, 1755-1930. This database contains over 9,500 entries pertaining to MacRae families across the United States. This database presents ...
06 Apr 2022

Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850: new towns

Today we’re announcing new vital records from 10 towns in western Massachusetts added to Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850. This update includes over 79,600 records and 150,300 names. ...
05 Apr 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Foxborough, Quincy, South Boston and Roxbury

Today we’ve added 24 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 7 parishes across eastern Massachusetts. This update adds over 2,300 ...
30 Mar 2022

More new towns for Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850

Today we’re announcing new vital records from 13 towns in Berkshire and Hampden counties added to Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850. This update includes over 82,900 records and 182,300 ...
29 Mar 2022

New towns: Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850

Today we’re announcing new vital records from 12 towns in Franklin County added to Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850. This update includes over 55,900 records and 117,200 names. ...
28 Mar 2022

Suffolk County, MA Probate File Papers: new records

Today we’re announcing a major update to Suffolk County, MA Probate File Papers. This addition includes case numbers 35452-43717, years 1848-1861 (partial), a total of 198,000 new file papers. ...
17 Mar 2022

American Ancestors Magazine: Volume 22 now available

Today we’ve added Volume 22 (2021) to our American Ancestors Magazine database. This update includes over 280 pages and 2,300 searchable names. The themes for each of the new ...
14 Mar 2022

Mayflower Descendant: Volume 69 now available

Today we’ve added Volume 69 to our Mayflower Descendant database. This update adds approximately 200 new pages and 3,200 searchable names. Mayflower Descendant was originally published by ...
10 Mar 2022

The American Genealogist: Volume 88 now available

Today we’ve added Volume 88 (2016) to The American Genealogist database. This update adds over 300 pages and 6,500 searchable names. Founded in 1922 by Donald Lines Jacobus, The American ...
09 Mar 2022

Essex Genealogist: Volume 36 now available

Volume 36 (2016) of The Essex Genealogist is now available! This update adds over 20 pages and 1,400 searchable names. The leading publication for genealogical research in Essex County, ...
08 Mar 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Lowell

Today we’ve added 11 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Holy Trinity and Notre Dame de Lourdes in Lowell. This update adds over 17,500 ...
24 Feb 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Quincy

Today we’ve added 8 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart and St. Mary in Quincy. This update adds over 6,600 records and more ...
22 Feb 2022

Maine Genealogist: Volume 38 now available

Today we’ve added Volume 38 from 2016 to The Maine Genealogist database. This update adds over 200 pages and over 4,100 searchable names. Published since 1977, The Maine ...
17 Feb 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Braintree, Lawrence and Middleborough

Today we’ve added 34 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Holy Rosary, Sacred Heart, and St. Anne in Lawrence, Sacred Heart in ...
15 Feb 2022

Early New England Families, 1641-1700: 1 new sketch

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch. This new sketch features John Fuller and his wife Elizabeth Cole. The Fullers lived in the area of Cambridge, MA ...
11 Feb 2022

New England Historical and Genealogical Register: Volume 175

We have just added a new volume to our New England Historical and Genealogical Register database. This update adds Volume 175; which contains the 2021 Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall issues, and ...
04 Feb 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Cambridge, Lawrence and North Chelmsford

Today we’ve added 17 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady of Pity in Cambridge, Holy Trinity in Lawrence, and St. John the ...
31 Jan 2022

New database: Descendants of Nathaniel Woodward, 1630-1900

We are excited to announce a new database: Descendants of Nathaniel Woodward, 1630-1990. This database includes vital and residence records from Some Descendants of Nathaniel Woodward who came ...
27 Jan 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Dorchester

Today we’ve added 5 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Ann in Dorchester. This update adds over 6,100 records and over 22,300 names to ...
19 Jan 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Boston, Chelsea and Lynn

Today we’ve added 19 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from three parishes: Our Lady of Ostrobrama (Boston), St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) ...
12 Jan 2022

Updated journal: Rhode Island Roots (Volume 42)

Today we’ve added a new volume to our database Rhode Island Roots, Volume 42 from 2016. This update adds over 2,400 new records. The Rhode Island Genealogical Society publishes Rhode ...
11 Jan 2022

Updated journal: Vermont Genealogy (Volume 20)

Today we’ve updated our database: Vermont Genealogy, adding Volume 20 from 2015. This database is available thanks to our partnership with the Genealogical Society of Vermont. This ...
10 Jan 2022

Massachusetts: Catholic Cemetery Association Records, 1833-1940: new cemeteries

Today we are excited to announce that we have added 4 new cemeteries to Massachusetts: Catholic Cemetery Association Records, 1833-1940: North Cambridge Catholic (Cambridge), St. Mary (Lynn), St. ...
07 Jan 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Ashland, Arlington and Franklin

Today we’ve added 5 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Cecilia (Ashland), St. James the Apostle (Arlington) and St. Mary (Franklin). ...
04 Jan 2022

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Everett

Today we’ve added 4 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Immaculate Conception in Everett. This update adds over 12,100 records and over ...
16 Dec 2021

Dartmouth, MA: Quaker Records, 1699-1920: new database

Today we’re announcing a new database, Dartmouth, MA: Quaker Records, 1699-1920. The Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society (DHAS) has digitized and is transcribing the original record books for ...
10 Dec 2021

New volumes: Boston, MA: Provident Institution for Savings, 1817-1882

Today we’ve added 3 more volumes to Boston, MA: Provident Institution for Savings, 1817-1882. This update adds over 40,000 records to search. This final update concludes this database ...
07 Dec 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Foxborough, Holbrook, Marlborough, Maynard and South Boston

Today we’ve added 15 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from five parishes: Immaculate Conception (Marlborough), St. Bridget (Maynard), St. ...
30 Nov 2021

Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 – new towns

Today we’re announcing the addition of vital records from nine new towns in western Massachusetts to Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850. This update includes over 36,000 records and ...
24 Nov 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Roxbury, South Boston, Tewksbury, and Weymouth

Today we’ve added 10 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Philip in Roxbury, St. Monica in South Boston, St. William in Tewksbury, ...
23 Nov 2021

New volumes: Boston, MA: Provident Institution for Savings, 1817-1882

Today, we’ve added 4 more volumes to Boston, MA: Provident Institution for Savings, 1817-1882. This update adds over 40,000 names to search. The new volumes are: Signature 11, 1854-1858 ...
19 Nov 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Cambridge and Stoughton

Today we’ve added 9 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Hedwig in Cambridge and Immaculate Conception in Stoughton. This update ...
15 Nov 2021

New database: Massachusetts: Automobile Registrations, 1908-1910

Massachusetts: Automobile Registrations, 1908-1910 is a three-volume database detailing early automobile registrations here in the commonwealth. These volumes include: Massachusetts Automobile ...
11 Nov 2021

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added six new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new sketches all lived in Brattleboro. The new sketches are listed below: Andrews, ...
09 Nov 2021

New Database: Pittsburgh, PA: Gaines Funeral Home Records, 1925-1934

We are very excited to announce a new database: Pittsburgh, PA: Gaines Funeral Home Records, 1925-1934. This database contains two volumes of funeral home records. Searchable fields include names ...
04 Nov 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Ipswich, Lynn, Marlborough, Roxbury and Salem

Today we’ve added 14 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart in Ipswich, St. Ann in Marlborough, St. Michael in Lynn, St. ...
01 Nov 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Cambridge, Jamaica Plain, Lowell, Roxbury, Waltham, Winchester, and Woburn

Today we’ve added 44 new volumes and updated 7 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 7 parishes across eastern Massachusetts. ...
29 Oct 2021

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added four new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The new sketches pertain to the Brattleboro area and include: Alexander, John (Fort Dummer)Cook, Oliver ...
25 Oct 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Chelsea, Norwood, Roxbury and Watertown

Today we’ve added 9 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady of Grace in Chelsea, St. Catherine of Siena in Norwood, St. Mary of the ...
14 Oct 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Ipswich, Lawrence, Tewksbury, Weymouth and Wilmington

Today we’ve added 10 new volumes and updated 3 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 5 parishes across eastern Massachusetts. This ...
13 Oct 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Cambridge, Peabody, Pepperell, Salem, Waltham, Watertown and Weymouth

Today we’ve added 23 volumes and updated 13 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from parishes across eastern Massachusetts. This update ...
08 Oct 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Waltham, Wilmington and Winchester

Today we’ve added 8 new volumes and updated two volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mary in Waltham, St. Thomas of Villanova in Wilmington, ...
01 Oct 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, Swampscott and Waltham

Today we’ve added 32 new volumes and updated 9 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 8 parishes across eastern Massachusetts. This ...
30 Sep 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Boston, Swampscott, Waltham, Woburn and Weymouth.

Today we’ve added 22 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Immaculate Conception in Weymouth, Our Lady of Lourdes in Jamaica Plain, St. ...
17 Sep 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Norwood, Revere, Rockport, Salem, Sharon, Shirley and Somerville

Today we’ve added 44 new volumes and updated 15 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 11 parishes across eastern Massachusetts. This ...
13 Sep 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Billerica, Chelsea, Newburyport, North Andover, Norwood and Revere

Today we’ve added 29 new volumes and updated 6 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 7 parishes across eastern Massachusetts. This ...
10 Sep 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new records from Everett & Somerville

Today we’ve added three new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Joseph in Everett. This update adds over 120 new pages to ...
08 Sep 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Everett, Dracut, Malden, Marblehead, Marlborough, Medford, Melrose, Methuen, Lowell, Lynn and Natick

Today we’ve added 57 new volumes and updated 21 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 17 parishes across eastern Massachusetts. This ...
02 Sep 2021

Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register: Volume 23 updated

Today we are re-releasing Volume 23 (1869) in Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. This is part of our on-going, in-depth re-indexing project that aims to ...
31 Aug 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Somerville

Today we’ve added 11 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Patronage of St. Joseph, St. Ann, St. Benedict and St. Catherine of Genoa all in ...
30 Aug 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Brockton & Haverhill

Today we have added 8 new volumes to the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s additions include the parishes of Our Lady of Ostrobrama in ...
27 Aug 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Lawrence and Lowell

Today we’ve added 42 new volumes and updated 5 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 7 parishes in Lawrence and Lowell. This update ...
26 Aug 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Gloucester, Groton, Haverhill, Hopkinton and Ipswich

Today we’ve added 30 new volumes and updated 11 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 9 parishes across the archdiocese. This update ...
25 Aug 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Gloucester, Haverhill, Salem & Sharon

Today we have added 23 new volumes, to the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s addition includes the parishes of St. Ann in Gloucester, St. ...
24 Aug 2021

2 new sketches: Early Vermont Settlers

Today we’ve added two new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The new sketches highlight Josiah and Hannah Bump and their son Reuben Bump, all of Brattleboro. With this study ...
23 Aug 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Canton, Chelsea, Framingham and Winthrop

Today we’ve added 30 new volumes and updated 9 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 6 parishes across the archdiocese. This update ...
19 Aug 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Lowell, North Andover and Rockport

Today we’ve added 22 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Michael in Lowell, St. Michael in North Andover and St. Joachim in Rockport. ...
18 Aug 2021

Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784: 7 new sketches

Today we’ve added seven new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, focusing on families from the Brattleboro area. The new sketches are listed below. Bennett, Samuel (Brattleboro)Prouty, ...
16 Aug 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Peabody and Revere

Today we’ve added ten new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. John the Baptist in Peabody and Our Lady of Lourdes in Revere. This update ...
13 Aug 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Dracut, Methuen and Natick

Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mary of the Assumption (Dracut), St. Monica (Methuen) and St. Patrick ...
10 Aug 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Medford & Revere

Today we have added 11 new volumes, and updated 2 others, to the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s addition includes the parishes of ...
04 Aug 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records for Cambridge and Lawrence

Today we’ve added 13 new volumes and updated 4 volumes in the database Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. This update adds over 4,000 new pages ...
29 Jul 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Newburyport

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Immaculate Conception in Newburyport. This update adds over 6,400 records and ...
28 Jul 2021

Massachusetts: Catholic Cemetery Association Records, 1833-1940: new cemeteries

Earlier this year we announced a new database of Catholic cemetery records: Massachusetts: Catholic Cemetery Association Records, 1833-1940. Today we’re adding 3 new cemeteries to this ...
27 Jul 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Cambridge, Malden, Melrose & Natick

Today we have added 14 new volumes, and updated 6 others, to the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s addition delivers the parishes of Sacred ...
23 Jul 2021

New Database: The Narragansett Historical Register

We are very excited to announce a new database: The Narragansett Historical Register. The Narragansett Historical Register was published from 1882 to 1891, and described itself as “A ...
22 Jul 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Cambridge

Today we’ve added 10 new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 2 parishes across the archdiocese. This update adds over ...
20 Jul 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new records from Lawrence, Lowell and Marblehead

Today we’ve added eleven new volumes and updated four volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mary (Lawrence), St. Peter (Lowell) and ...
19 Jul 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Brookline and Cambridge

Today we’ve added 22 new volumes and updated 7 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 5 parishes across the archdiocese. ...
16 Jul 2021

Early New England Families, 1641-1700: 1 new sketch

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch. This new sketch features George Squire m. 1642. George and his family lived in Concord, MA and ...
14 Jul 2021

New Database Salem, MA: United States 1810 Census

We are very happy to announce a new database: Salem, MA: United States 1810 Census. This project is the result of a partnership between the Phillips Library/Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) and ...
13 Jul 2021

New volumes: Boston, MA: Provident Institution for Savings, 1817-1882

Today we’ve added three new volumes to Boston, MA: Provident Institution for Savings, 1817-1882. The new volumes are:Waste Book 1A, 1817-1820Waste Book 1B, 1820Waste Book 1E, 1822-1824 The ...
09 Jul 2021

Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784: 2 new sketches

Today we’ve added 2 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The two new sketches feature Isaac McCune who married Lydia Chandler and William McCune, Isaac’s father who married ...
08 Jul 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Haverhill and Lowell

Today we have added 6 new volumes to the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 () database. Today’s addition delivers the parishes of St. Patrick in Lowell, and ...
02 Jul 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new records from Haverhill and Lowell

Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. James in Haverhill and St. Margaret of Scotland in Lowell. This update adds ...
30 Jun 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Chelsea

Today we have added 5 new volumes for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s addition is for Our Lady of the Assumption in Chelsea and includes over ...
25 Jun 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Brockton and Framingham

Today we have added 7 new volumes to the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s addition delivers the parishes of St. Margaret of Scotland in ...
24 Jun 2021

New Database Portsmouth, NH: High School Students, 1846-1902

We are very happy to announce the new database: Portsmouth, NH: High School Students, 1846-1902. This project is the result of an excellent partnership between the Portsmouth Athenaeum and NEHGS. ...
22 Jun 2021

New sketches: New England study projects

Today we’ve added 4 new sketches to two of our study projects! We’ve added 2 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The two new sketches feature Benjamin Butterfield and ...
18 Jun 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Cambridge and Brockton

Today we have added 12 new volumes to the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s addition delivers the parishes of Blessed Sacrament in Cambridge ...
16 Jun 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for five parishes

Today we have added 3 new volumes and updated 9 volumes for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s addition provides the parishes of St. Ann ...
11 Jun 2021

Early Vermont Settlers: new sketches

Today we’ve added four new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, highlighting families who lived in Brattleboro. The new sketches are listed below: Arms, Josiah ...
07 Jun 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Rose of Lima in Chelsea now searchable

Today we’ve added seven new volumes and updated two volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Rose of Lima in Chelsea. This update adds over ...
04 Jun 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Dorchester & Lowell

Today we have added 10 new volumes, and updated 3 volumes, for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 ...
02 Jun 2021

Three updated New England databases

Today we’ve updated three databases that focus on three different towns throughout New England: Hinsdale, MA; Newport, RI and Nottingham West also known as Hudson, NH. These databases, ...
01 Jun 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Billerica, Cambridge and Hopkinton

Today we’ve added 14 new volumes and updated three volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Andrew (Billerica), St. Mary of the Annunciation ...
27 May 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: Sacred Heart in Boston’s North End now fully searchable

Today we’ve added seven new volumes and updated one volume in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart in Boston. This update adds over 27,100 ...
25 May 2021

Vital Records from The NEHGS Register Volumes 14-22 Updated

Today we are releasing volumes 14 through 22 (1860-1868) of the in-depth re-indexing of all the genealogical records in the database Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical ...
19 May 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Belmont, Canton, Groton and Haverhill

Today we’ve added ten new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Joseph (Belmont), St. John the Evangelist (Canton), Sacred Heart (Groton), and ...
11 May 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Brockton, Beverly, and Cambridge

Today we have added 13 new volumes and updated 4 more for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include Sacred Heart in Brockton, St. ...
07 May 2021

American Ancestors Magazine Volume 21 (2020) Added

We have updated our American Ancestors Magazine database to include volume 21 covering the year 2020. This update contains over 280 pages and 2,400 searchable names. The indexing for these ...
06 May 2021

3 new sketches: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing three new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on Elias Haskell of Greenwich who married Marcy Tilson, Jacob ...
05 May 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new volumes from Sacred Heart in the North End

Today we’ve added 11 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart in Boston. This update adds over 20,200 records and over ...
04 May 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Patrick (Cambridge) now searchable

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Patrick in Cambridge. This update adds over 3,700 records and over ...
03 May 2021

Early New England Families: 1 new sketch

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch. This new sketch features George Blake m. 1641. George and his family lived in Gloucester and Boxford, MA. His ...
30 Apr 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Brockton and Winthrop

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Edward in Brockton and St. John the Evangelist in Winthrop. This update adds ...
29 Apr 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new records from Boston and Andover

Today we’ve added 12 new volumes and updated five volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart (Boston) and St. Augustine (Andover). This ...
27 Apr 2021

Worcester, MA: Scots-Irish Settlers, 1700-1850 Updated Sketch

Today we are adding a revised sketch in the database Worcester, MA: Scots-Irish Settlers, 1700-1850 for the Blair family. The newly expanded Blair sketch covers the first three generations and ...
26 Apr 2021

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: 2 new sketches

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on John Watkins of Partridgefield (married Elizabeth Bowker) and Samuel Dibble of Mount ...
23 Apr 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for South Boston

Today we have 13 new and updated volumes for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include St. Augustine and Saints Peter and Paul, both in ...
21 Apr 2021

New Database Watertown, MA: Catholic Mount Auburn Cemetery Burials, 1854-1980

The database Watertown, MA: Catholic Mount Auburn Cemetery Burials, 1854-1980 provides two volumes with over 3,300 pages of information about the burials in Catholic Mount Auburn Cemetery between ...
20 Apr 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Boston, Beverly and Brookline

Today we’ve added 22 new volumes and updated four volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park), Sacred Heart (Boston), ...
13 Apr 2021

Updated Database for Newtown Connecticut

Today we have updated the database Newtown, CT: Vital Records, 1704-1850. This update provides the original images from the manuscript and the index includes full names, including parents and ...
08 Apr 2021

Massachusetts: Four Databases Now Fully Indexed & Images Added

Today we are releasing updated version of four databases for the state of Massachusetts. In each case, the updated database includes the original images from the manuscript and the index includes ...
07 Apr 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records from Arlington, Amesbury and Ayer

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Agnes (Arlington), St. James the Apostle (Arlington), St. Joseph (Amesbury), ...
02 Apr 2021

Early Vermont Settlers: 8 new sketches

Today we’ve added eight new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, highlighting families who lived in Brattleboro. The new sketches are listed below: Wells, Henry (Brattleboro)Wells, ...
01 Apr 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for East Boston & Amesbury

Today we have added 11 new volumes for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include St. Lazarus in East Boston and Sacred Heart in ...
31 Mar 2021

Catholic Cemetery Association: 4 new cemeteries now available

Last month we announced a new database of Catholic cemetery records: Massachusetts: Catholic Cemetery Association Records, 1833-1940. Today we’re adding 4 new cemeteries to this ...
26 Mar 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Hyde Park & South Boston

Today we have added 10 new volumes for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s additions include St. Adalbert in Hyde Park, and Our Lady of ...
22 Mar 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Roxbury

Today we have added 6 new volumes for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include two parishes in Roxbury: Blessed Sacrament, and St. ...
19 Mar 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: All Saints (Roxbury) now searchable

Today we’ve added three new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from All Saints in Roxbury. This update adds over 5,000 records and over 20,600 names ...
17 Mar 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Boston and Mattapan

Today we’ve added eight new volumes and updated four volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady of Victories in Boston and St. Angela Merici ...
12 Mar 2021

Updated databases from Maine and Vermont

Today we’ve updated four databases focusing on Maine and Vermont. These databases, based on manuscripts from the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections are now searchable by first name and ...
11 Mar 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Newton

Today we have added 4 new volumes for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions are for St. John the Evangelist of Newton and includes over 500 ...
10 Mar 2021

New Database: Newton, MA: St. Mary Episcopal Church Cemetery, 1815-1999

We have a brand-new database today, Newton, MA: St. Mary Episcopal Church Cemetery, 1815-1999. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and Cemetery are both listed in the Massachusetts State Register of ...
09 Mar 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Jamaica Plain

Today we have added 5 new volumes and updated 2 volumes for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include two parishes in Jamaica Plain: ...
08 Mar 2021

Volume 87 Added to The American Genealogist

We are very happy to add a new volume to The American Genealogist database. This update adds volume 87 which covers the years 2014 and 2015, and was published in years 2015. This update adds 380 ...
05 Mar 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Boston, Brockton, Beverly, Arlington, Andover, Amesbury and Ayer

Today we’ve added 79 new volumes and updated 60 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 23 parishes across the archdiocese. ...
04 Mar 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Forest Hills and East Boston

Today we’ve added seven new volumes and updated three volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Andrew the Apostle (Forest Hills), St. Joseph ...
03 Mar 2021

The Connecticut Nutmegger Volume 46 (2013) Now Available

Today, we have added a new volume to The Connecticut Nutmegger database. This update adds volume 46 for the year 2013 and adds over 340 pages and 14,500 searchable names. The Connecticut ...
02 Mar 2021

The NEHG Register Volume 174 (2020) Now Available

We have just posted a new volume to The New England Historical and Genealogical Register database. This update adds volume 174; which contains the 2020 Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall issues, and ...
01 Mar 2021

2 new sketches: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on Noah Church of New Marlborough (m. Lucy Holcomb) and Matthew Williams of Sandisfield ...
26 Feb 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for East Boston and Newton

Today we have added 5 new volumes and updated 2 volumes for the database Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include two parishes: Sacred ...
24 Feb 2021

Springfield, VT: Records of the Rev. George W. Bailey, 1740-1902 Now Fully Indexed

We are happy to let you know that we have fully revamped the database Springfield, VT: Records of the Rev. George W. Bailey, 1740-1902 so that it is now searchable by first name and last name, ...
23 Feb 2021

Massachusetts: Catholic Cemetery Association Records, 1833-1940

Today American Ancestors, the Archive Department of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston (RCAB) and the Catholic Cemetery Association of the Archdiocese of Boston (CCA) are announcing a new ...
22 Feb 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: Our Lady of the Assumption (East Boston) now searchable

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady of the Assumption in East Boston. This update adds over 8,000 records ...
19 Feb 2021

New sketches: Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding five new sketches. All five sketches pertain to the Phelps family who originally settled in Salem. The new sketches are listed ...
16 Feb 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Boston and Dorchester

Today we have added 25 new volumes and updated 3 volumes for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include two parishes: St. Leonard of ...
11 Feb 2021

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: 2 new sketches

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on Josiah Whiting of New Marlborough, wife Sarah Loomis ...
10 Feb 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: Gate of Heaven (South Boston) now searchable

Today we’ve added three new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Gate of Heaven in South Boston. This update adds over 7,600 records and over ...
09 Feb 2021

Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784: 4 new sketches

Today we’ve added four new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, highlighting families who lived in Brattleboro. The new sketches are listed below: Field, Bennett (Brattleboro)Field, ...
02 Feb 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Joseph in Roxbury now searchable

Today we’ve added four new volumes and updated three volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Joseph in Roxbury. This update adds over 14,700 ...
28 Jan 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable and searchable records

Today we’ve added 26 new volumes and updated 7 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart (Amesbury), St. Alphonsus ...
27 Jan 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for East Boston and Lynn

Today we have added 10 new volumes and updated 5 volumes for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include two parishes: Most Holy Redeemer ...
20 Jan 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: Sacred Heart in Roslindale now searchable

Today we’ve added three new volumes and updated two volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart in Roslindale. This update adds over 6,000 ...
15 Jan 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Charlestown and Dorchester

Today we have added 15 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include two parishes: St. Mary in Charlestown, and St. Peter in ...
13 Jan 2021

The Archive Department of the Archdiocese of Boston releases new Boston Catholic Parish Map, a useful research tool

The Archive Department of the Archdiocese of Boston is announcing a new tool to help researchers determine which parish their ancestors attended. This new map will be incredibly useful when used ...
11 Jan 2021

New Database: Worcester, MA: Scots-Irish Settlers, 1700-1850

We are very happy to announce a brand-new database today, Worcester, MA: Scots-Irish Settlers, 1700-1850. This database is the result of a study project done by Shirley (Robinson) Pizziferri , ...
06 Jan 2021

Rhode Island Roots Volume 41 (2015) Added

We are very happy to add volume #41 (2015) to the genealogical journal Rhode Island Roots database. This update adds over 270 pages and over 2,800 searchable names. The Rhode Island Genealogical ...
05 Jan 2021

The Essex Genealogist Volume 35 (2015) Now Available

Today we have added Volume 35, covering the year 2015, to the genealogical journal The Essex Genealogist database. This update contains over 250 pages and 1,200 searchable names. The leading ...
04 Jan 2021

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Dorchester

Today we’ve added nine new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Paul and St. William in Dorchester. This update adds over 11,900 records and ...
22 Dec 2020

The Maine Genealogist Volume 37 (2015) Available

We are very happy to add volume 37 for the year 2015 to The Maine Genealogist database. This update adds over 230 pages and nearly 4,500 searchable names. Published since 1977, The Maine ...
21 Dec 2020

Mayflower Descendant Volumes 64-68 (2016-20) Now Available

Today we are very happy to announce that Volumes 64 through 68, for the years 2016 through 2020, have been added to the database The Mayflower Descendant. This update adds approximately 1,100 new ...
18 Dec 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Mark (Dorchester) now searchable

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mark in Dorchester. This update adds over 5,572 records and over 23,056 names ...
16 Dec 2020

New Database: The LeRoy Family in America, 1753-2003

We are very happy to announce a brand-new database today, The LeRoy Family in America, 1753-2003. This genealogy of the Le Roy family sets a new standard of quality and completeness as a full ...
15 Dec 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Boston area

Today we’ve added 28 new volumes and updated 28 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston), Most Precious ...
14 Dec 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Brockton, Dorchester, and Lynn

Today we have added 15 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include 5 different parishes: St. Casimir in Brockton, St. Ambrose ...
09 Dec 2020

Western Mass. Families in 1790: new sketches

Today we’re announcing three new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on Isaiah Fuller (Warwick), Edward Hayward (Windsor) and Moses Hayward (Lenox). This ...
04 Dec 2020

Updated Database: Society of Colonial Wars in Massachusetts Membership Applications, 1560-1970

We are very happy to announce an addition to the Society of Colonial Wars in Massachusetts Membership Applications, 1560-1970 database today. This update completes the applications, with 470 new ...
20 Nov 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for St. Stephen in Boston

Today we have added 3 new volumes, and 3 extended volumes, to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions are for the parish of St. Stephen in ...
18 Nov 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Boston, Cambridge, and West Roxbury

Today we have added 11 new volumes, and 6 extended volumes, to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include the parishes of Holy Trinity in ...
17 Nov 2020

Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784: 4 new sketches

Today we’ve added four new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, highlighting families who lived in Brattleboro. The new sketches are listed below: Burt, Joseph (Brattleboro)Church, ...
13 Nov 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: Our Lady Help of Christians (Newton) now searchable

Today we’ve added five new volumes and updated three volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady Help of Christians in Newton. This update adds ...
11 Nov 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records from Boston neighborhoods

Today we’ve added 45 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 11 parishes: Our Lady of the Assumption (East Boston), St. Adalbert ...
10 Nov 2020

New Database: General Society of Mayflower Descendants Membership Applications, 1620-1920

We are very excited to announce a new database in time for the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower: General Society of Mayflower Descendants Membership Applications, 1620-1920. In ...
03 Nov 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for St. Joseph of Wakefield

Today we have added 8 new volumes, to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions are for the parish of St. Joseph in Wakefield, and the update ...
30 Oct 2020

Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784: 10 new sketches

Today we’ve added ten new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, highlighting families who lived in Brattleboro. The new sketches are listed below: Alexander, John (Brattleboro, ...
29 Oct 2020

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: 2 new sketches

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on Cary Briggs of Hancock who married Elizabeth Jones and Reuben Cooley of Greenwich ...
23 Oct 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from St. Joseph in Boston’s West End

Today we’ve added three new volumes and updated three volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Joseph in Boston. This update adds over 15,800 ...
21 Oct 2020

American Ancestors Magazine Volume 20 (2019) Added

We have updated our American Ancestors Magazine database to include volume 20 covering the year 2019. This update contains over 280 pages and 2,800 searchable names. The indexing for these ...
16 Oct 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Boston & Brighton

Today we’ve added seven new volumes and updated six volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Columbkille in Brighton and St. Mary in Boston. This ...
15 Oct 2020

Expanded Database Boston, MA: Provident Institution for Savings, 1817-1882

Today we are announcing an update to a database that comes through a partnership with the Boston Athenaeum; Boston, MA: Provident Institution for Savings, 1817-1882. We have added one new Waste ...
14 Oct 2020

2 new sketches: Western MA Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on Ebenezer Bacon of Peru who married Rebecca Blackman and Esther [Bacon] Doud of ...
13 Oct 2020

New Database Boston, MA: Provident Institution for Savings, 1817-1882

We are very happy to announce a new database today that comes through a partnership with the Boston Athenaeum; Boston, MA: Provident Institution for Savings, 1817-1882 . This database currently ...
08 Oct 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: 8 new browsable parishes from Lynn, Newton, and Boston

Today we’ve added 52 new volumes and updated thirteen volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady Help of Christians (Newton), ...
30 Sep 2020

Boston, MA: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Immigration Records, 1904-1929: 6 new volumes

Boston, MA: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Immigration Records, 1904-1929 presents the earliest records of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) in Boston, thanks to our partnership with ...
24 Sep 2020

Boscawen, NH: Records of the First Congregational Church, 1790-1970

Today we’re announcing a new database, Boscawen, NH: Records of the First Congregational Church, 1790-1970. This database provides over 24,300 records and 24,500 names to search. When the ...
23 Sep 2020

New England study projects: new & updated sketches

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on Isaac Buck of Chesterfield and Noah Drake, also of Chesterfield. ...
22 Sep 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Charlestown

Today we’ve added two new volumes and updated two volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Francis de Sales in Charlestown. This update adds over ...
15 Sep 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Our Lady of Pompeii

Today we have added 6 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s addition provides the parish of Our Lady of Pompeii in Boston. This update ...
14 Sep 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records from Boston and Newton

Today we’ve added twelve new volumes and updated eleven volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Bernard (Newton), St. ...
04 Sep 2020

Vital Records from The NEHGS Register Volumes 11-13 Updated

Today we are releasing volumes 11, 12 and 13 (1857-1859) of the in-depth re-indexing of all the genealogical records in the database Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. This update includes ...
02 Sep 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Wakefield

Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Joseph in Wakefield. This update adds over 1,100 new pages to ...
01 Sep 2020

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: 2 new sketches

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on Isaac Hemingway Streeter of Middlefield who married Hannah ...
31 Aug 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown) now searchable

Today we’ve added four new volumes and updated three volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Catherine of Siena in Charlestown. This update adds ...
28 Aug 2020

New browsable Archdiocese of Boston records: Sacred Heart in Boston’s North End

Today we’ve added 37 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart in the North End of Boston. We’ve also updated two ...
24 Aug 2020

New searchable Archdiocese of Boston records from Allston

Today we’ve added three new volumes and updated two volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Anthony of Padua in Allston. This update adds over ...
19 Aug 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable parishes from Charlestown

Today we’ve added twelve new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Catherine of Siena and St. Mary, both in Charlestown. We’ve ...
17 Aug 2020

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: 1 new sketch

Today we’re announcing one new sketch in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketch focuses on Nathaniel Abell of Goshen. This study project focuses on individual enumerated in the ...
13 Aug 2020

New sketches for New England study projects

Today we’re announcing two new sketches for two of our New England study projects: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 and Early New England Families, 1641-1700. One new sketch was added to ...
04 Aug 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records

Today we’ve added seven new volumes and updated two volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady of the Presentation in Brighton, St. Gabriel in ...
03 Aug 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new records from Boston and Lowell, 1789-1900 complete

Today we’ve added 22 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Holy Trinity (Boston) and St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell). This update adds over 105,700 ...
24 Jul 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Boston & East Boston

Today we have added 8 new volumes, and 2 extended volumes, to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include the parishes of St. Cecelia in ...
23 Jul 2020

New feature: Saved Records

Today we’ve rolled out a new feature on AmericanAncestors.org to help organize your research! We now offer a list of Saved Records. Here are a few tips on how to use this new feature. Do a ...
21 Jul 2020

New England study projects: 3 new sketches

Today we’re announcing three new sketches for two of our New England study projects: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 and Early New England Families, 1641-1700. Two new sketches were added ...
14 Jul 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Boston and Gloucester

Today we’ve added fifteen new volumes and updated three volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston and Our ...
07 Jul 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for St. Joseph of Haverhill

Today we have added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 , for the parish of St. Joseph in Haverhill. This update includes over 1,500 pages ...
02 Jul 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Framingham and Cohasset

Today we’ve added six new volumes and updated one volume in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Bridget in Framingham and St. Anthony of ...
01 Jul 2020

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: new sketches from New Marlborough

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. These new sketches focus on Ezra Knapp and Zenas Wheeler, both of New Marlborough. This ...
30 Jun 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Salem

Today we’ve added 7 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Joseph in Salem. This update adds over 27,900 records and over 279,800 names to ...
29 Jun 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Dorchester

Today we’ve added 8 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Matthew in Dorchester. This update adds over 9,900 records and over 37,600 names ...
23 Jun 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Brockton, Lexington, and South Boston

Today we have added 10 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include the parishes of St. Casimir in Brockton, St. Brigid in ...
18 Jun 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: Blessed Sacrament in Walpole now searchable

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Blessed Sacrament in Walpole. This update adds over 7,300 records and over 27,500 ...
11 Jun 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Patrick in Stoneham now searchable

Today we’ve added four new volumes and updated one volume in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Patrick in Stoneham. This update adds over 6,600 ...
09 Jun 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Lynn and Quincy

Today we have added 13 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include the parishes of St. Joseph in Lynn and St. John the Baptist ...
29 May 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Boston Harbor Islands, Concord, and Norwood

Today we have added 8 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include The Boston Harbor Island Mission, and the parishes of St. ...
26 May 2020

New sketches in two New England study projects

Today we’re announcing two new sketches and five updated sketches in two of our New England study projects: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 and Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. George ...
21 May 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: 5 new searchable parishes

Today we’ve added 22 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from five different parishes: Immaculate Conception in Weymouth, Sacred Heart ...
18 May 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Lowell and Maynard

Today we have added 7 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include the parishes of Immaculate Conception in Lowell and St. ...
15 May 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Paul (Hingham) now searchable

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Paul in Hingham. This update adds over 7,700 records and over 26,700 names to ...
13 May 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Hudson and Medfield

Today we have added 7 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include the parishes of St. Michael in Hudson and St. Edward the ...
07 May 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Holbrook, Ipswich, Lowell, Peabody, and Whitman

Today we have added 14 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include 5 different parishes: Holy Ghost in Whitman, St. Joseph in ...
06 May 2020

New sketches in two New England study projects

Today we’re announcing three new sketches for two of our New England study projects: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 and Early New England Families, 1641-1700. Two new sketches were added ...
05 May 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records from Rockland and Middleborough

Today we’ve added three new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Holy Family in Rockland and Sacred Heart in Middleborough. This update adds over ...
01 May 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records from Gloucester and Winchester

Today we have added 11 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Ann in Gloucester and St. Mary in Winchester. This update adds over 2,100 ...
23 Apr 2020

Database News: Improved Madison, CT: Church Records, 1791-1827

We have revamped the database Madison, CT: Church Records, 1791-1827. This database now contains the page images of the original manuscript, and it is searchable by first name and last name, ...
22 Apr 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records from Roxbury and Weymouth

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from All Saints in Roxbury and Sacred Heart in Weymouth. This update adds over 450 ...
21 Apr 2020

New Database: The Genealogical Advertiser

Today we are announcing a new database: The Genealogical Advertiser. The Genealogical Advertiser was a quarterly magazine published from March 1898 to 1901 by Lucy Hall Greenlaw in Cambridge ...
17 Apr 2020

New Volume for Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent

We are very happy to add Volume 11 to our database Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. This series of books is an invaluable resource for researching the early settlers of ...
15 Apr 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Lawrence O’Toole in Lawrence now searchable

Today we’ve added nine new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Lawrence O’Toole in Lawrence. This update adds over 12,600 records and ...
13 Apr 2020

New Database: Massachusetts: Earle Report of Native Americans, 1861

Today we are releasing a new database; Massachusetts: Earle Report of Native Americans, 1861. This database provides an index to the Appendix of 1861 Massachusetts Earle Report of Native ...
10 Apr 2020

New Database: NEHGS Membership Applications, 1845-1900

We are very happy to announce a new database that is part of celebration of the 175th anniversary of the founding of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS); NEHGS Membership ...
07 Apr 2020

Vital Records from The NEHGS Register Volume 10 Updated

Today we are releasing volume 10 (1856) of the in-depth re-indexing of all the genealogical records in the database Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. This update includes 9,100 records and ...
06 Apr 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records for Immaculate Conception of Stoughton

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 for Immaculate Conception of Stoughton. This update adds over 490 pages, 9,000 records ...
01 Apr 2020

The NEHG Register Volume 173 Now Available

We have just posted a new volume to The New England Historical and Genealogical Register database. This update adds volume 173; which contains the 2019 Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall issues. ...
31 Mar 2020

2 new sketches: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. These new sketches focus on Dan Caldwell and Dan Caldwell, Jr., both of Pittsfield. This study ...
30 Mar 2020

Seymour, CT Vital Records Final Volume Added

We have added the fifth and final volume to the database Seymour, CT: Vital Records, 1700-1914. Volume 5 covers the period from 1 Jan 1911 through 31 Dec 1914. This volume adds 37 pages, and over ...
27 Mar 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Marblehead and Ayer

Today we’ve added eleven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady Star of the Sea in Marblehead and St. Mary in Ayer. This update adds ...
25 Mar 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records from Holliston and Lawrence

Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mary in Holliston and St. Patrick in Lawrence. This update adds over 2,300 ...
23 Mar 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Patrick (Brockton) now searchable

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Patrick in Brockton. This update adds over 23,700 records and over 93,200 ...
20 Mar 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: Sacred Heart (Brockton) now searchable

Today we’ve added three new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart in Brockton. This update adds over 2,900 records and over 11,200 ...
17 Mar 2020

Updates to New England study projects

Today we’re announcing a variety of new and updated sketches to our three New England study projects: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, Early New England Families, 1641-1700 and Early ...
15 Mar 2020

New Database: Roll of Arms Registered by NEHGS, 1915-1945

We are very happy to announce a new database today; Roll of Arms Registered by NEHGS, 1915-1945. Founded in 1864, the Committee on Heraldry authenticates, preserves, and records coats of arms ...
13 Mar 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: Immaculate Conception (Lawrence) now searchable

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Immaculate Conception in Lawrence. This update adds over 32,100 records and over ...
10 Mar 2020

New Database: Vermont Genealogy

We are very excited to announce a brand new database: Vermont Genealogy. This database is available through our partnership with the Genealogical Society of Vermont. The database includes volumes ...
05 Mar 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Newburyport and Canton

Today we’ve added twelve new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Immaculate Conception in Newburyport and St. John the Evangelist in Canton. ...
04 Mar 2020

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: new sketches

Today we’re announcing four new sketches in our database Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. Helen Ullmann’s lastest book has recently come out: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, ...
02 Mar 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Boston

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Anthony of Padua in Allston and St. James the Greater in Boston. ...
26 Feb 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Foxborough and Georgetown

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mary in Foxborough and St. Mary in Georgetown. This update adds over ...
25 Feb 2020

Early Vermont Settlers: new Fort Dummer sketches

Today we’ve added eight new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, highlighting families who lived at Fort Dummer. The new sketches include Major John Arms, Valentine Butler, Joseph ...
24 Feb 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Amesbury and Watertown

Today we’ve added ten new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Joseph in Amesbury and St. Patrick in Watertown. This update adds over 35,400 ...
21 Feb 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Holy Cross (Boston) and Our Lady of the Presentation (Brighton)

Today we’ve added fifteen new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Holy Cross in Boston and Our Lady of the Presentation in ...
12 Feb 2020

2 new sketches: Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding two new sketches featuring John Sawin (m. 1641, 1651) and Daniel Smith, both of Watertown. Early New England Families, ...
11 Feb 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Arlington and Brockton

Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Agnes in Arlington and St. Edward in Brockton. This update adds over 16,100 ...
10 Feb 2020

Expansion of Suffolk County, MA Probate File Papers

Today we are excited to announce an expansion of the Suffolk County, MA Probate File Papers database. This addition includes case numbers 33068-35451, for the years 1842-1847, and it adds over ...
04 Feb 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from 5 Boston parishes

Today we’ve added twelve new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 and updated eight volumes from five parishes across the current city of ...
29 Jan 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Our Lady of Pompeii (Boston)

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady of Pompeii in Boston’s South End. This update adds ...
28 Jan 2020

Hints Now Available for Database Search

We have released an update to the search user experience that makes hints available to online users of search. Until now, hints from American Ancestors databases were only available to users of ...
27 Jan 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Lynn and Watertown

Today we’ve added ten new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart in Watertown, Sacred Heart in Lynn and St. Jean Baptiste in Lynn. ...
24 Jan 2020

New sketches: Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding two new sketches, profiling Richard Hassell (m. 1643) and William Parry (m.1641). Richard Hassell lived with his wife ...
23 Jan 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Holy Trinity in Boston

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 and updated three volumes from Holy Trinity in Boston. This ...
22 Jan 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable parishes from Somerville

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from the St. Ann and St. Catherine of Genoa, both in Somerville. This update adds over ...
17 Jan 2020

Enhancement to Database Search Results

Today we have introduced some enhancements to the database search results processing on American Ancestors. These updates are intended to answer two of the most commonly asked questions about ...
14 Jan 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Anthony of Padua (Cambridge) now browsable

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Anthony of Padua in Cambridge. This update adds over ...
13 Jan 2020

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: 2 new sketches

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 featuring Thomas Eldridge of Hancock and Thomas Lawrence of Dalton. Helen Ullmann’s lastest book ...
10 Jan 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Mary of the Annunciation in Cambridge now searchable

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from the St. Mary of the Annunciation in Cambridge. This update adds over 42,000 ...
08 Jan 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from St. Joseph in Waltham

Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Joseph in Waltham. This update adds over 6,100 records and over 19,800 names ...
03 Jan 2020

Mayflower Descendant Volume 63 (2014) Now Available

Volume 63, for the year 2014, has been added to The Mayflower Descendant is fully searchable. This update adds approximately 275 new pages and 2,700 searchable names. Mayflower Descendant has ...
02 Jan 2020

Archdiocese of Boston: Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) now searchable

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from the Patronage of St. Joseph in Somerville. This update adds over 55,208 records ...
20 Dec 2019

Rhode Island Roots Volume 40 (2014) Added

We are very happy to add volume #40 (2015) to the Rhode Island Roots genealogical journal database. This update adds over 260 pages and nearly 2,700 searchable names. The Rhode Island ...
20 Dec 2019

Enhanced Database Browse and Category Updates

Today we introduced an enhancement to the Browse Databases A-Z page, recategorized some databases to improve searchability. The Browse Databases A to Z page has been enhanced to dynamically ...
19 Dec 2019

Boston, MA: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Immigration Records, 1904-1929

Our new database Boston, MA: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Immigration Records, 1904-1929 presents the earliest records of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) in Boston, thanks to our ...
18 Dec 2019

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: 3 new sketches

Today we’re announcing three new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 featuring Joseph Fairfield from Pittsfield, Joseph Badger from Blandford, and Jonathan Keet from Leverett. This ...
12 Dec 2019

New Database: The Mayflower Quarterly

Just in time for 2020 and the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower sailing, we are very excited to announce the new database based on the first fifty years of the The Mayflower Quarterly. There are ...
10 Dec 2019

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database Updated

We are very happy to have expanded the content in the Rhode Island: Historical Cemeteries, 1647-2000 database. In this update we have added gravestone images for over 8,000 people that did not ...
09 Dec 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: Our Lady of Pity (Cambridge) now searchable

Today we’ve added three new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady of Pity in Cambridge. This update adds over 5,000 records and over ...
06 Dec 2019

The Maine Genealogist Volume 36 Available

We are very happy to add volume 36 for the year 2014 to The Maine Genealogist database. This update adds over 230 pages and 4,500 searchable names. Published since 1977, The Maine Genealogist is ...
05 Dec 2019

Essex Genealogist Volume 34 (2014) Now Available

We are very happy to have added Volume 34, covering the year 2014, to the genealogical journal The Essex Genealogist database. This update contains over 250 pages and 2,100 searchable names. The ...
04 Dec 2019

Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784: New sketches from Strafford

Today we’re announcing four new sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. These sketches feature heads of families from Strafford, Vermont. Scott Andrew Bartley’s study project ...
03 Dec 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Dedham

Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mary in Dedham. This update adds over 11,700 records and over 48,100 names ...
20 Nov 2019

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: 3 new sketches

Today we’re announcing three new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 featuring Joshua Crosby (Greenwich), Elijah Smith (Bethlehem) and Benjamin Kelton (Leyden). This study project ...
19 Nov 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records from St. John the Evangelist (Hopkinton)

Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. John the Evangelist in Hopkinton. This update adds over 14,600 records and ...
08 Nov 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from St. Stephen (Framingham)

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Stephen in Framingham. This update adds over 9,900 records and over ...
01 Nov 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Michael (Lowell) now searchable

Today we’ve added three new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Michael in Lowell. This update adds over 12,900 records and over 46,400 ...
30 Oct 2019

New Volume for The American Genealogist

We are very happy to have posted a new volume to The American Genealogist database. This update adds volume 86, which was released in the years 2012 through 2013, adds 380 pages and 6,500 ...
29 Oct 2019

Vital Records from The NEHGS Register Volumes 7-9 Updated

Today we are releasing volumes 7, 8 and 9 (1853-1855) of the in-depth re-indexing of all the genealogical records in the database Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. This update includes ...
22 Oct 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Vincent de Paul (South Boston) now searchable

Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 for St. Vincent de Paul of South Boston. This update adds over 32,000 records and ...
18 Oct 2019

New citation resource for Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850

Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 is one of our most popular databases. In the past three months it has consistently been one of our top 10 most-accessed databases; in July it was 5th on ...
17 Oct 2019

What’s New at AmericanAncestors.org

Today we’re featuring a recent online webinar that occurred–What’s New at AmericanAncestors.org. This webinar is the first in a new series that will highlight new resources for ...
16 Oct 2019

New sketches: Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding three new sketches. The new sketches include: Alexander Adams (m. 1644)Joan (Kember) Coffin (m. 1609)Tristram Coffin ...
15 Oct 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: Immaculate Conception (Revere) now searchable

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Immaculate Conception in Revere. This update adds over 10,200 records ...
11 Oct 2019

New Database: Society of Colonial Wars in Massachusetts Membership Applications, 1560-1970

We are very happy to announce the first installment of a new database today; Society of Colonial Wars in Massachusetts Membership Applications, 1560-1970. The database contains the first one ...
10 Oct 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Lowell and Rockport

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart in Lowell and St. Joachim in Rockport. This update adds over 9,000 ...
07 Oct 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: Gate of Heaven (South Boston) now searchable

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Gate of Heaven in South Boston. This update adds over 51,200 records and ...
01 Oct 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from St. Peter (Plymouth)

Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Peter in Plymouth. This update adds over 7,852 records and over 31,132 names ...
30 Sep 2019

New Database Lowell, MA: High School Students, 1837-1878

We are very happy to announce a new database today; Lowell, MA: High School Students, 1837-1878. The database contains over 170 pages and 25,000 indexed names. Lowell High School was founded in ...
17 Sep 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records from Newton and South Boston

Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Mary Immaculate of Lourdes (Newton) and Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (South ...
10 Sep 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Mary (Marlborough) now searchable

Today we’ve added twenty new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mary in Marlborough. This update adds over 15,900 records and over 51,600 ...
06 Sep 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) now searchable

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Francis de Sales in Roxbury. This update adds over 52,100 records and over ...
05 Sep 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records from East Boston and Dorchester

Today we’ve added eleven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart (East Boston) and St. Gregory (Dorchester). This update ...
04 Sep 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records from Gloucester and Lynn

Today we’ve added ten new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady of Good Voyage (Gloucester) and St. Joseph (Lynn). This ...
03 Sep 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Patrick (Roxbury) now searchable

Today we’ve added ten new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Patrick (Roxbury). This update adds over 72,600 records and over 270,400 names ...
30 Aug 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roxbury) now searchable

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roxbury). This update adds over 21,300 records and ...
15 Aug 2019

New Option to Display Locations on a Map

We are very happy to provide you a new enhancement to the search experience on American Ancestors. Now you have the ability to link directly to Google Maps using the location text from a record. ...
09 Aug 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Peter (Dorchester) now searchable

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Peter in Dorchester. This update adds over 38,000 records and over 126,000 ...
08 Aug 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: 5 new searchable parishes

Today we’ve added 5 new parishes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1920. This update includes 34 new volumes, 137,666 records, and 470,647 names. The new parishes ...
07 Aug 2019

Historic Catholic Records Online Phase 2, 1901-1920

Today we announce an update to the year range for our Historic Catholic Records Online project. Phase One of the project spanned the years 1789-1900. We will now be staring Phase Two of this ...
31 Jul 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records from Cohasset and Stoneham

Today we’ve added three new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Anthony of Padua in Cohasset and St. Patrick in Stoneham. This ...
26 Jul 2019

Vital Records from The NEHGS Register Volumes 4-6 Updated

Today we are releasing volumes 4, 5, and 6 (1850-1852) of the in-depth re-indexing of all the genealogical records in the database Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. This update adds 32,000 ...
23 Jul 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records from Newton and Wellesley

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Mary Immaculate of Lourdes in Newton and St. John the Evangelist in ...
22 Jul 2019

3 new sketches: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing three new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 featuring William Graham (Colrain), Thomson Rawson (New Marlborough) and John Ellis (Pittsfield). This study ...
16 Jul 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records from Walpole, Lexington, and Holliston

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Blessed Sacrament (Walpole), St. Brigid (Lexington), and St. Mary ...
11 Jul 2019

New hint sources for American AncesTREES

69 databases can now provide hints for American AncesTREES. What do we mean by hints? Maybe in your American AncesTREEs family tree you have an ancestor who was born in 1860. Maybe we have a ...
10 Jul 2019

Update: The Annals of Beara, Volume 2

We are pleased to announce an update to Ireland: The Annals of Beara: the release of the indexed version of Volume 2, which joins the indexed version of Volume 1 and the image-only Volume 3. In ...
09 Jul 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Quincy and Cambridge

Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Mary in Quincy and St. Paul in Cambridge. This update adds over 13,000 ...
03 Jul 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Joseph (Boston) marriages and confirmations now searchable

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Joseph in Boston. This update adds over 9,000 records and over 77,000 names ...
02 Jul 2019

New England study projects: new sketches

Today we’ve added new sketches to both Early New England Families, 1641-1700 and Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. Alicia Crane Williams’ Early New England Families, ...
01 Jul 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: 9 new volumes from Sacred Heart (Boston)

Today we’ve added nine new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Sacred Heart in Boston. This update adds over 19,000 records and over ...
28 Jun 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Newton and Charlestown

Today we’ve added nine new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Our Lady Help of Christians in Newton and St. Francis de Sales in ...
27 Jun 2019

New sketch: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing one new sketch in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, featuring Jonathan Snow of Goshen. Jonathan Snow was born in 1730 and died in 1796. He married Mercy or Marcy Wing ...
19 Jun 2019

New Database Massachusetts: Plymouth Colony Deeds, 1671-1673

We are extremely happy to announce a new database today; Massachusetts: Plymouth Colony Deeds, 1671-1673. This database of transcribed Plymouth Colony Deeds, is based on the book Records of the ...
18 Jun 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Our Lady Star of the Sea (Marblehead)

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Our Lady Star of the Sea (Marblehead). This update adds over 500 new ...
17 Jun 2019

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: 4 new sketches

Today we’re announcing four new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, featuring heads of families from Dalton and Belchertown. This study project focuses on individuals enumerated ...
14 Jun 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records from Whitman and Dorchester

Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Holy Ghost (Whitman) and St. Matthew (Dorchester). This update adds ...
13 Jun 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Everett and Cambridge

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Immaculate Conception in Everett and St. John the Evangelist in Cambridge. This ...
06 Jun 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Joseph (Roxbury) now searchable

Today we’ve added eleven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Joseph in Roxbury. This update adds 41,278 records and 163,356 names to ...
05 Jun 2019

Three new sketches: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing three new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches feature Perez Cook (Granby), Ichabod Hemenway (Williamsburg) and Heman Hitchcock ...
04 Jun 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Paul (Hingham) now browsable

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Paul in Hingham. This update adds over 300 new pages ...
03 Jun 2019

Update to Norfolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1793-1900

We’ve updated Norfolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1793-1900 to include probate file papers from 1877 through mid-1894. This database now contains 30,793 cases and 37,700 searchable ...
31 May 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: 19 new browsable volumes

Today we’ve added nineteen new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from six parishes. The new volumes come from Gate of Heaven (South ...
24 May 2019

American AncesTREES: New Hint Sources on American Ancestors

Today we are announcing that we have updated all of the Massachusetts Probate File Papers databases so that they now provide hints for American AncesTREES. In addition, we have made the ...
23 May 2019

New Database: GU272 Descendants, 1785-2000

We are extremely happy to announce a new database today; GU272 Descendants, 1785-2000. This database provides the indexed genealogies of the descendants of the 272 Slaves sold by Georgetown ...
22 May 2019

Two new sketches: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches this week focus on Justus Forward from Belchertown and Peter Train of Whately. Reverend Justus ...
17 May 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Thomas Aquinas (Bridgewater) now searchable

Today we’ve added 6 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 for St. Thomas Aquinas in Bridgewater. This update adds 709 pages and over 28,000 names ...
16 May 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Patrick (Lawrence) now browsable

Today we’ve added three new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Patrick in Lawrence. This update adds over 600 new pages to ...
15 May 2019

The Mayflower Descendant for 2013 Now Available

Volume 62, for the year 2013, has been added to The Mayflower Descendant database and is fully searchable. This update adds approximately 220 new pages and 1,700 searchable names. Mayflower ...
14 May 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Peter (Dorchester) now browsable

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Peter in Dorchester. This update adds over 460 new pages to ...
13 May 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Lawrence O’Toole (Lawrence) now browsable

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Lawrence O’Toole (Lawrence). This update adds over 440 new ...
10 May 2019

Database News: Enhanced Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750

We have re-indexed the database Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750. This database is now searchable by first name and last name, date, and location. All records are of type Probate ...
09 May 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Peter (Cambridge) now searchable

Today we’ve added ten new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Peter in Cambridge. This update adds 28,628 records and 116,849 names to ...
08 May 2019

New sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. These new sketches focus on Justus Dwight from Belchertown and Obed Hawks from Deerfield. Justus Dwight was ...
03 May 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Gloucester and Lawrence

Today we’ve added fourteen new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Ann (Gloucester) and Immaculate Conception (Lawrence). This ...
02 May 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records from Cambridge and Medford

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Sacred Heart of Jesus in Cambridge and St. Joseph in Medford. This update ...
29 Apr 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Augustine (Andover) now searchable

Today we’ve added nine new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Augustine in Andover. This update adds 9,178 records and 33,279 names to ...
26 Apr 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. James (Salem) now searchable

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. James in Salem. This update adds over 33,000 new records and over ...
24 Apr 2019

Sketches added to New England study projects

Today we’ve added new sketches to both Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 and Early New England Families, 1641-1700. We added three new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in ...
18 Apr 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Arlington and Brockton

Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Agnes (Arlington) and Sacred Heart (Brockton). This ...
12 Apr 2019

4 new sketches in Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding four new sketches. The new sketches include: John Browne, Jr. (m. 1650, 1660) Thomas Dunk (m. 1668, 1677, 1678) William ...
11 Apr 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Joseph (Pepperell) now searchable

Today we’ve added two new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Joseph in Pepperell. This update adds 1,725 records and 6,845 names to ...
10 Apr 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: 4 new browsable parishes from Amesbury, Brockton and Cambridge

Today we’ve added 20 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. These volumes come from St. Edward (Brockton), St. Joseph ...
09 Apr 2019

Enhanced Madison, CT: Vital Records, 1718-1890

We have revamped the database Madison, CT: Vital Records, 1718-1890. This database now contains the page image of the original manuscript, and it is searchable by first name and last name, ...
05 Apr 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) now searchable

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Most Precious Blood in Hyde Park. This update adds 9,395 records and 31,403 ...
04 Apr 2019

Three new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing three new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. These new sketches focus on Alexander Berry from Pelham and Mary Cleveland and Jacob Chamberlin from Dalton. ...
02 Apr 2019

New database: Chelsea, MA: Marriages by Rabbi Icik Benkovitz, 1922-1956

Chelsea, MA: Marriages by Rabbi Icik Benkovitz, 1922-1956 is our newest database, presented thanks to the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society. Rabbi ...
01 Apr 2019

Vital Records from The NEHGS Register Update for Volumes 2 & 3

Today we are releasing volumes 2 and 3 (1848-1849) of the in-depth re-indexing of all the genealogical records in the database Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. This update includes over ...
29 Mar 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. John the Evangelist (Canton) now browsable

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. John the Evangelist in Canton. This update adds over 500 ...
28 Mar 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Mary Star of the Sea (Beverly) now searchable

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Mary Star of the Sea in Beverly. This update adds 5,488 records and ...
27 Mar 2019

New Database: Early Vermont Settlers Index Cards, 1750-1784

We are very happy to announce a new database today that is related to our Early Vermont Settlers Study Project; Early Vermont Settlers Index Cards, 1750-1784. This database contains the ...
26 Mar 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Mary (Georgetown) now browsable

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Mary in Georgetown. St. Mary (Georgetown) began as a ...
22 Mar 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Vincent de Paul (South Boston) now browsable

Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Vincent de Paul in South Boston. This update adds over ...
21 Mar 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Mary Star of the Sea (East Boston) now searchable

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Mary Star of the Sea in East Boston. This update adds 27,006 names and ...
20 Mar 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: Our Lady of the Assumption (East Boston) now searchable

Today we’ve added 3 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Our Lady of the Assumption in East Boston. This update adds 53,006 names and 14,488 ...
19 Mar 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Foxborough and Watertown

Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Mary (Foxborough) and St. Patrick (Watertown). Catholics ...
15 Mar 2019

American Ancestors Magazine Volume 19 (2018) Added

We have updated our American Ancestors Magazine database to include volume 19 covering the year 2018. This update providdes over 280 new pages and 3,400 searchable names. The image above is taken ...
14 Mar 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records from Revere and Lawrence

Today we’ve added fourteen new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Immaculate Conception in Revere and St. Anne in Lawrence. ...
13 Mar 2019

New sketches: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing five new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, featuring heads of families from Adams, Granby, Springfield, and Belchertown. This study project focuses ...
12 Mar 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Mary (Lawrence) now searchable

Today we’ve added 12 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Mary (Lawrence). This update adds 246,365 names and 70,139 records to ...
05 Mar 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records from Somerville and Maynard

Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. These eight volumes come from the Patronage of St. Joseph ...
28 Feb 2019

New database: Boston, MA: St. Augustine Cemetery Records, 1819-1859

St. Augustine Chapel and Cemetery in South Boston is celebrating its bicentennial this year! This chapel is the oldest surviving Catholic place of worship in Massachusetts; it was established to ...
27 Feb 2019

New Print Page Range Capability

The most requested feature for our search capabilities over the last couple of years is to be able to print more than one page from a database at a time. This is most valuable when your ...
27 Feb 2019

Update: Dorchester Antiquarian: Marriages and Intentions, 1733-1836

Today we’re announcing an update to Dorchester Antiquarian: Marriages and Intentions, 1733-1836. This update has made first names, complete dates (m/d/y) and both members of the couple ...
26 Feb 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: New browsable records from Concord and Hopkinton

Today we’ve added 10 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. These volumes come from St. Bernard (Concord) and St. John the ...
25 Feb 2019

Christian Intelligencer: Death reports of Reformed Dutch Church, 1830-1871 Now Fully Indexed

We have updated the index to Christian Intelligencer: Death reports of Reformed Dutch Church, 1830-1871 so that it is now searchable by first name and last name, location, record type, and ...
22 Feb 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Mary (Lowell) records now browsable

Today we’ve added one new volume to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Mary in Lowell. This volume contains the marriages for this ...
21 Feb 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: Cambridge and Watertown records now browsable

Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. These new volumes come from Our Lady of Pity (Cambridge) and ...
20 Feb 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: Sts. Catherine in Somerville and Norwood now browsable

Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. These new volumes come from St. Catherine of Genoa (Somerville) ...
19 Feb 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from the Boston Harbor Islands, Brookline, Dedham, and Lowell

Today we’re announcing 23 new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. These new volumes come from mission trips to the Boston Harbor ...
15 Feb 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Charles Borromeo (Woburn) now searchable

Today we’re announcing eight new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Charles Borromeo in Woburn. There are 21,261 new records ...
12 Feb 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new searchable records from Malden and Weymouth

Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from two new parishes. Sacred Hearts in Malden was established in East Malden ...
06 Feb 2019

An Invaluable update to Vital Records from The NEHGS Register

We are very excited to announce the very first installment of a major new project to provide in-depth re-indexing of all the genealogical records in the database Vital Records from The ...
05 Feb 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Lynn and Somerville

Today we’ve added twelve new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from three parishes in Somerville and Lynn. Sacred Heart (Lynn) ...
04 Feb 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Peter (Lowell) now searchable

Today we’ve added 9 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Peter in Lowell. This update adds 41,579 records and 172,137 names to our ...
01 Feb 2019

Essex Genealogist Volume 33 (2013) Now Available

We are very happy to have added Volume 33, covering the year 2013, to the genealogical journal The Essex Genealogist. This update contains over 200 pages and 2,400 searchable names. The ...
31 Jan 2019

Update: Suffolk County, MA Probate File Papers

Today we’re announcing a major update to Suffolk County, MA Probate File Papers. This addition includes case numbers 21388-33065, years 1801-1841, a total of 251,000 new file papers. This ...
29 Jan 2019

New Database: Brattleboro, VT: Wesselhoeft Water Cure, 1845-1848

Today we are making a new database available: Brattleboro, VT: Wesselhoeft Water Cure, 1845-1848. This database provides an indexed listing of the many people who came to Brattleboro ...
28 Jan 2019

New Volume for The Maine Genealogist

We are very happy to have added volume 35 (2013) to the database of the genealogical journal The Maine Genealogist. This update adds over 220 pages and 5,100 searchable names to the ...
25 Jan 2019

Archdiocese of Boston: St. Thomas Aquinas (Jamaica Plain) now searchable

Today we’re announcing six new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Thomas Aquinas in Jamaica Plain. As the population of Jamaica ...
24 Jan 2019

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790: new sketches

Today we’ve added three new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 from Dalton, MA. Dalton is named for Tristram Dalton (see portrait above), who was a U.S. senator from ...
23 Jan 2019

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database Updated

We are very happy to have expanded the content in the Rhode Island: Historical Cemeteries, 1647-2000 database. In this update we have added gravestone images for over 7,100 pages that did ...
18 Jan 2019

New Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 sketches from Sharon, VT

Today we’re announcing five new sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. These sketches feature heads of families from Sharon, Vermont. Sharon was established in 1761, named for ...
17 Jan 2019

New: Franklin County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1812-1915

Today we’re announcing a new database, Franklin County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1812-1915. This database was created from digital images and index contributed to NEHGS by ...
16 Jan 2019

New Archdiocese of Boston records from Malden and Waltham

Today we’ve updated both our browsable and our searchable Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston collections. New to our searchable collection, Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...
15 Jan 2019

The NEHG Register Volume 172 Added

We have just posted a new volume to The New England Historical and Genealogical Register database. This update adds volume 178, which includes the 2018 Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall issues. ...
14 Jan 2019

Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine has New Volumes

We are very happy to have added 3 volumes the genealogical journal the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine database. This update adds volumes 46, 47, and 48 which cover the years 2009 to 2012. ...
11 Jan 2019

New browsable Catholic records from Peabody, Plymouth and Roxbury

Today we’ve added 12 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. John the Baptist (Peabody), St. Peter (Plymouth), and St. ...
10 Jan 2019

New Volumes for The Connecticut Nutmegger

We are very happy to have added 2 years of the genealogical journal The Connecticut Nutmegger database. This update adds volumes 44 and 45 covering the years 2011 and 2012. This update adds over ...
08 Jan 2019

New Volume in Connecticut Vital Records

It recently came to our attention that the town of Huntington was not included in the database Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870. We are happy to have added a new ...
02 Jan 2019

Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) now searchable

Today we’re announcing six new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from Most Holy Redeemer in East Boston. Most Holy Redeemer was established ...
21 Dec 2018

New Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 sketches from Hartford

Today we’ve added two new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 from Hartford, VT. The new sketches pertain to a father and son, Joel Marsh and Jonathan Marsh. Joel was born in ...
20 Dec 2018

New browsable Catholic records from Roxbury, Abington, and Lowell

Today we’re announcing nine new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from All Saints (Roxbury), St. Bridget (Abington), and St. ...
19 Dec 2018

New searchable Catholic records from Jamaica Plain and Lawrence

Today we’re announcing four new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Blessed Sacrament (Jamaica Plain) and St. Augustine (Lawrence). This ...
13 Dec 2018

Now Searchable: Saint Mary (Boston)

St. Mary Church Boston. From “One hundred years of progress : a graphic, historical, and pictorial account of the Catholic Church of New England”, Archdiocese of Boston. 1895 Courtesy of Internet ...
12 Dec 2018

New Volume for The American Genealogist

We have just posted a new volume to The American Genealogist database. This update adds volume 85 and was released in the years 2011 through 2013, and adds 380 pages and 6,200 new searchable ...
10 Dec 2018

New Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 sketches

Today we’ve added eight new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This study project focuses on heads of families enumerated in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and ...
06 Dec 2018

New browsable Catholic volumes from South Boston, Lowell, Rockport, Melrose, and Framingham

Today we’ve added sixteen new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1900 from five new parishes. Our Lady of Czestochowa is the Polish parish in ...
03 Dec 2018

Now searchable: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (Lawrence)

Today we’ve added one new volume to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (Lawrence) Births, Marriages, and Confirmations, ...
30 Nov 2018

New Volumes for The Maine Genealogist

We are very happy to have added 2 years of the genealogical journal The Maine Genealogist database. This update adds volumes 33 and 34 covering the years 2011 to 2012. It also adds over 450 ...
29 Nov 2018

Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784: new sketches and updates from Strafford and Hartford

Today we’ve added 4 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, from Strafford, Vermont. We’ve also updated eight other sketches from Strafford and Hartford, Vermont. Scott ...
28 Nov 2018

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (South Boston) records now browsable

Today we’re announcing three new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in South Boston. This ...
27 Nov 2018

New Volumes for the Essex Genealogist

We are very happy to have added 2 years of the genealogical journal The Essex Genealogist database. This update adds volumes 31 and 32, covering the years 2011 to 2012. This update adds over 400 ...
19 Nov 2018

St. Anthony of Padua (Cohasset) records now searchable

Today we’ve added one new volume to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from St. Anthony of Padua in Cohasset. This parish was established in 1886, as ...
16 Nov 2018

Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roxbury) records now browsable

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Roxbury. The original Our Lady ...
12 Nov 2018

New browsable Archdiocese of Boston records from Medfield and Middleborough

Today we’re announcing two new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from parishes in Medfield and Middleborough. St. Edward the ...
09 Nov 2018

St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) records now browsable

Colored etching of St. Francis de Sales from the Wellcome Collection.Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, ...
02 Nov 2018

Five Years of the Rhode Island Roots Journal Added

We are very happy to have added 5 years of the genealogical journal Rhode Island Roots database. This update adds volumes 35 through 39 for the years 2009 to 2013. This update adds over ...
31 Oct 2018

New browsable Catholic records from Andover and Cambridge

Today we’re announcing 12 new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Augustine (Andover) and St. Paul (Cambridge). This ...
30 Oct 2018

New sketch: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’ve added one new sketch to Helen Schatvet Ullmann’s Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This study project focuses on heads of families enumerated in the 1790 census in historic ...
29 Oct 2018

St. Mary of the Assumption (Brookline) now searchable

Today we’re announcing 10 new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Mary of the Assumption in Brookline. This update adds 21,115 new ...
25 Oct 2018

Our Lady of the Assumption (East Boston) now browsable

Today we’ve added three new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from Our Lady of the Assumption in East Boston. Our Lady of the ...
23 Oct 2018

New England study project updates

Today we’re announcing two new sketches and three updated sketches in our New England study projects. The first new sketch profiles Job Colman of Shelburne, MA, in Helen Schatvet ...
16 Oct 2018

2011 and 2012 of the Mayflower Descendant Now Searchable

Volume 60 and 61, for the years 2011 and 2012, have been added to The Mayflower Descendant database and are fully searchable. This update adds approximately 450 new pages and 3,800 searchable ...
15 Oct 2018

New Record Annotation Capability

We are very happy to announce a new enhancement to the search experience today called Record Annotations. Users are always welcome to report errors they find on our site. In many cases, the ...
12 Oct 2018

New browsable records from Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston)

Today we’ve added 18 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Sts. Peter and Paul in South Boston. Sts. Peter and Paul parish ...
10 Oct 2018

New Rockingham and Manchester sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added 14 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. Scott Andrew Bartley’s study project focuses on heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary ...
05 Oct 2018

St. Francis de Sales (Charlestown) now browsable

Today we’re announcing four new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Francis de Sales in Charlestown. This update adds ...
04 Oct 2018

St. Mary (Randolph) Now Searchable

Today we’re announcing an update to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. The seven new volumes come from St. Mary in Randolph. This update adds over ...
02 Oct 2018

2 new sketches: Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Today we’ve added two new sketches to Alicia Crane Williams’ study project, Early New England Families, 1641-1700. The two new sketches include Nathaniel Glover (m. 1653) and Mary ...
28 Sep 2018

Two new browsable Archdiocese of Boston parishes

Today we’re announcing two new parishes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. The eight new volumes come from Our Lady Help of Christians ...
27 Sep 2018

St. Patrick (Stoneham) Now Searchable

Today we’re announcing one new volume from St. Patrick in Stoneham in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. St. Patrick’s was started when a priest ...
25 Sep 2018

St. Theresa of Avila (West Roxbury) Now Searchable

Today we’re announcing two new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. These two volumes come from St. Theresa of Avila in West Roxbury. This ...
18 Sep 2018

Sacred Heart (East Boston) Now Browsable

Today we’re announcing five new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Sacred Heart in East Boston. This church was dedicated ...
17 Sep 2018

Weston and Wilton added to North American Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscripts, 1642-1977

Two new volumes have been added to the North American Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscripts, 1642-1977 database which provide extensive coverage of Weston and Wilton in Fairfield ...
14 Sep 2018

23 new Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 sketches from Norwich

Today we’re announcing 23 new sketches from Norwich, VT in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 and two updated sketches. Scott Andrew Bartley’s study project focuses on heads of ...
13 Sep 2018

St. James (Haverhill) Now Searchable

Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. The new volumes come from St. James in Haverhill. St. James was established ...
12 Sep 2018

Our Lady of Victories (Boston) Now Searchable

Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Our Lady of Victories in Boston. Also known as Notre Dame des Victoires, ...
07 Sep 2018

Enhanced Database – Bath, NH: Births Attended by Dr. John French, 1807-1857

We have revamped the database Bath, NH: Births Attended by Dr. John French, 1807-1857. This database now contains the page image of the original manuscript, and it is searchable by first name and ...
06 Sep 2018

1 new sketch: Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Today we’re announcing an addition to Early New England Families, 1641-1700, a sketch for Robert Williams (m.1641). Robert Williams was a ferryman who lived from about 1615-1677. He had ...
05 Sep 2018

3 New Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 sketches

Today we’ve added three new sketches to Helen Schatvet Ullmann’s Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This study project focuses on heads of families enumerated in the 1790 census ...
04 Sep 2018

Database News: Volume 10 Added to Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent

We are very happy to add Volume 10 to our database Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. This series is an invaluable resource for researching the early settlers of Dutchess ...
30 Aug 2018

Database News: Enhanced Killingly, CT Church Records, 1711-1775

We have revamped the database Killingly, CT: Church Records, 1711-1775. This database now contains the page image of the original manuscript, and it is searchable by first name and last name, ...
29 Aug 2018

Upgraded East Haddam, CT: Records of the First Congregational Church, 1704-1802

We have revamped the database East Haddam, CT: Records of the First Congregational Church, 1704-1802. This database now contains the page image of the original manuscript, and it is searchable by ...
27 Aug 2018

6 new browsable Archdiocese of Boston parishes

Today we’ve added 6 new parishes to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. This update adds 23 new volumes and 3,937 images to browse from ...
24 Aug 2018

Clarksburg and Savoy: Additions to Massachusetts Vital Records, 1620-1850

Today we’ve added records from two new towns in Berkshire County to Massachusetts Vital Records, 1620-1850. We’ve added 284 records and 879 names from Clarksburg, MA and 1,389 ...
22 Aug 2018

11 new Norwich sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’re announcing 11 new sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. We’ve also updated three older sketches. This study project by Scott Andrew Bartley is a work in ...
21 Aug 2018

St. Columbkille (Brighton) now searchable

Today we’re announcing six new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. This update adds 16,649 new records and 59,984 new searchable names. St. ...
17 Aug 2018

St. Patrick (Lowell) now Searchable

Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Patrick in Lowell. St. Patrick was Lowell’s earliest parish, and ...
16 Aug 2018

Six new browsable Archdiocese of Boston parishes

Today we’ve added 29 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. These new volumes come from six parishes: Sacred Heart of Jesus ...
14 Aug 2018

New database: Denmark: Mormon Missionaries and Emigrants to America, 1872-1894

We are very happy to announce a new database today; Denmark: Mormon Missionaries and Migration to America, 1872-1894. This database contains the complete manuscript of Passport to Paradise, The ...
13 Aug 2018

Early New England Families, 1641-1700: new sketch

Today we’re announcing one new sketch in Alicia Crane Williams’s Early New England Families, 1641-1700. Early New England Families, 1641-1700 is a study project focused on families ...
09 Aug 2018

Updated database: Milford, CT: Records of the First Church, 1640-1829

Today we’re announcing an update to a database, Milford, CT: Records of the First Church, 1640-1829. This database is based on a manuscript in our library that contains baptisms and ...
08 Aug 2018

New browsable database: New England (Image only): Marriage Manuscript of Clarence A. Torrey, 1583- 1700

Today we’re announcing a new database, New England (Image only): Marriage Manuscript of Clarence A. Torrey, 1583- 1700. This database contains images of Torrey’s original manuscript. ...
07 Aug 2018

New browsable Archdiocese of Boston records from Everett, Malden, and Stoughton

Today we’re announcing three new parishes, all called Immaculate Conception, that have been added to Massachusetts: (Image only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. ...
02 Aug 2018

St. Leonard of Port Maurice (Boston) records now searchable

Today we’ve added seven volumes from St. Leonard of Port Maurice in Boston’s North End to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. This update adds ...
31 Jul 2018

Improved Boscawen, NH: Records of the Second Church of Christ, 1804-1883

We have revamped the database Boscawen, NH: Records of the Second Church of Christ, 1804-1883. This database now contains the page image of the original manuscript, and it is searchable by first ...
27 Jul 2018

New browsable Archdiocese of Boston records from Brookline, Newton, and Quincy

Today we’re announcing 20 new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from four different parishes. We’ve added volumes from ...
26 Jul 2018

Enhanced Boston Recorder and Telegraph: Marriages, 1827-1828

We have updated the index to Boston Recorder and Telegraph: Marriages, 1827-1828 so that it is now searchable by first and last name, location, and family members (where available). The text of ...
25 Jul 2018

New cases added to Berkshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1761-1917

Today we’re announcing an update to Berkshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1761-1917. Cases 21,144 –30,601 from years 1901-1917 have been added to the original Berkshire County File ...
18 Jul 2018

New browsable Archdiocese of Boston parishes: Cohasset, Pepperell, and Roxbury

Today we’ve added thirteen volumes from three new parishes to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. The new volumes come from St. Anthony of ...
16 Jul 2018

Three new New England study project sketches

Today we’ve added three new sketches to two of our study projects. To Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, edited by Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, FASG, we’ve added Noah Bardwell ...
12 Jul 2018

St. Columbkille (Brighton) records now browsable

Today we’ve added 6 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Columbkille in Brighton. This update adds over 1,200 new ...
03 Jul 2018

New browsable Archdiocese of Boston records from Cambridge, Dorchester, and Medford

Today we’ve added three new parishes to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900: St. Peter (Cambridge), St. Gregory (Dorchester), and St. Joseph ...
29 Jun 2018

New Catholic records from Charlestown and Lowell

Today we’ve updated both of our Archdiocese of Boston databases! To the searchable database, Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, we’ve added five ...
28 Jun 2018

5 new New England study project sketches

Today we’ve updated two of our study projects! Alicia Crane Williams’ Early New England Families, 1641-1700 has a new sketch on John Ward, Rev. (m. 1636), a minister in northeastern ...
27 Jun 2018

American Ancestors Magazine 2017 Now Available

We’ve updated our American Ancestors Magazine database to now include the 2017 issues of the magazine. These four issues belong to Volume 18. Cover stories include “Our Expert Guide ...
21 Jun 2018

New Browsable Archdiocese of Boston Records from Jamaica Plain, Newburyport, and Rockland

Today we’ve added three new parishes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900: St. Thomas Aquinas (Jamaica Plain), Immaculate Conception ...
20 Jun 2018

New Database – Vermont: Windham and Windsor County Census, 1771

Today we’re announcing a new database, Vermont: Windham and Windsor County Census, 1771. This census enumerated heads of households in 1771 for present-day Windham and Windsor counties in ...
19 Jun 2018

St. Augustine (South Boston) Records Now Searchable

Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Augustine (South Boston). St. Augustine’s Chapel in South Boston ...
14 Jun 2018

New Database – Norway: Mormon Missionaries and Emigrants to America, 1886-1900

We are very happy to announce a new database today; Norway: Mormon Missionaries and Emigrants to America, 1886-1900. This database contains the complete manuscript of Passport to Paradise from ...
12 Jun 2018

New sketches from Norwich, VT in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784

Today we’ve added ten new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 from Norwich, VT. This study project by Scott Andrew Bartley focuses on families that lived in Vermont prior to the end of ...
08 Jun 2018

2017 New England Historical and Genealogical Register Now Searchable

We’ve updated the New England Historical and Genealogical Register to now include Volume 171, the 2017 issues of the Register. This latest volume includes 416 pages and over 10,000 names. ...
07 Jun 2018

St. Joseph (Boston) Marriage and Confirmation Records Now Browsable

St. Joseph (Boston) was an earlier parishes added to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. At the time, we only made the baptism records ...
06 Jun 2018

3 new sketches in New England study projects

Today we’re announcing updates to two different study projects. We’ve added Simeon Gleason (Greenwich) and Joel Morton (Whately) to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, edited by ...
04 Jun 2018

St. Stephen (Boston) Records Now Searchable

We’ve added twelve new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Stephen in Boston’s North End. At its inception, this church was ...
01 Jun 2018

Early Vermont Settlers: Sharon, VT sketches

Today we’ve added fifteen new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 from Sharon, VT. This study project by Scott Andrew Bartley focuses on families that lived in Vermont prior to ...
24 May 2018

Weymouth Catholic parishes now browsable

We’ve added three new parishes in Weymouth to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. The new parishes include St. Francis Xavier (Weymouth), ...
22 May 2018

Expanded Great Migration Newsletter Database

We have expanded and renamed the Great Migration Newsletter database to include the remaining five years of issues of the newsletter. The newly titled Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-25 now ...
18 May 2018

New Early Vermont Settlers sketches from Pomfret and Woodstock

Today we’re announcing 26 new sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. These sketches, written by Scott Andrew Bartley focus on Pomfret and Woodstock, Vermont. The new sketches are ...
17 May 2018

New Database: Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1916-1920

We are very happy to announce a new database today; Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1916-1920. This is the fourth in our series of Massachusetts Vital Records databases, now covering the ...
16 May 2018

Five new browsable Archdiocese of Boston parishes

Today we’ve added five new parishes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. This update adds over 4,400 new pages from Most Precious Blood ...
14 May 2018

Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880 is now complete

We are extremely happy to announce that we have added our final volume to the Mayflower genealogies, and this database is now complete! This project started over a year ago, and our volunteers ...
08 May 2018

St. Mary (Lynn) Sacramental Records Now Searchable

Today we’ve added ten new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Mary’s in Lynn. This update adds over 39,000 new records and ...
04 May 2018

Early Vermont Settlers: 37 new sketches from Hartford, VT

Today we’re announcing 37 new sketches from Hartford, VT, which we’ve added to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. This database focuses on families that lived in Vermont prior to the ...
03 May 2018

John Howland Part 3 Added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added Part 3 the John Howland volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. Part 2 of the ...
01 May 2018

St. Mary (Boston) in the North End now browsable

Today we’ve added a new parish to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, St. Mary (Boston), which was located in the North End. This parish ...
29 Apr 2018

Transcription Challenge #18 Results

Thank you to everyone for the many responses we recieved, and we apologize again with the image problem and thank you for yout patience! Unfortunately, we do not have more images yet for another ...
27 Apr 2018

St. Mary (Lawrence) Now Browsable

We’ve added St. Mary (Lawrence) to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. This update adds twelve volumes and over 3,200 new pages to browse. ...
26 Apr 2018

St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Now Searchable

Today we’re announcing St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea), a new parish in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. This update includes nine new volumes, over 2,800 ...
25 Apr 2018

Francis Cooke Added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added the Francis Cooke volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. This update adds 490 ...
19 Apr 2018

William Bradford Added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added the William Bradford volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. This update adds ...
18 Apr 2018

37 new sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1884

We’ve added thirty seven new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1884, and updated two existing sketches. This database focuses on families that lived in Vermont prior to the end of ...
17 Apr 2018

Three new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing three new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This database focuses on families listed in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire ...
17 Apr 2018

Transcription Challenge #17 Results

After some delay, the Newest Transcription Challenge is up! Check out our Transcription Challenge page to keep up to date with the newest challenge and to offer your suggestions! We really ...
11 Apr 2018

Henry Samson part 2 Added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added part two of the Henry Samson volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. This ...
10 Apr 2018

Four New Browsable Archdiocese of Boston Parishes

Today we’re announcing four new parishes added to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. This update includes Most Holy Redeemer (East ...
05 Apr 2018

2 new sketches in Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Alicia Crane William’s study project, Early New England Families, 1641-1700 focuses on immigrants to New England , using Torrey’s New England Marriages as a guide. Today we’re announcing two new ...
04 Apr 2018

New Menus on American Ancestors

There is a new structure to the menus on American Ancestors! There are now seven top level menu items to help you navigate more easily through the breadth of content and services available from ...
03 Apr 2018

St. Mary (Waltham) Records Now Searchable

Today we’re announcing eight new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from St. Mary in Waltham. This addition includes 23,663 new records and ...
02 Apr 2018

Norfolk County Probate File Papers Now Available

Today we’re announcing a new database, Norfolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1793-1877. This database was created from digital images and index contributed to NEHGS by the Massachusetts ...
30 Mar 2018

St. Patrick (Natick) Records now Searchable

Today we’re announcing an update to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, adding the records from St. Patrick in Natick. This update includes over 15,000 ...
29 Mar 2018

William Brewster Added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added the William Brewster volumes to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. This set of ...
25 Mar 2018

Transcription Challenge #16 Results

The Newest Transcription Challenge is up! Check out our Transcription Challenge page to keep up to date with the newest challeneg and to offer your suggestions! We really appreciated all of your ...
21 Mar 2018

Search Results – View Image Option

We have just released a new View Image link on the Search Results page. As shown in the image above, you can click the View Image link to go directly to the Image Display page. Several ...
15 Mar 2018

New Record Display Page for Search

We are excited to deliver another enhancement to the search experience today: The Record Display page. When you select a record from your search results, you automatically get the new page, as ...
14 Mar 2018

Thomas Rogers Added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added the Thomas Rogers volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. This addition adds ...
12 Mar 2018

Transcription Challenge 15 Results

The Newest Transcription Challenge is now up! Visit our Transcription Challenge page to offer a suggestion. These new challenges come from Saint Anthony’s of Padua in Austin and Saint John ...
09 Mar 2018

New Browsable Catholic Records from Marlborough and Stoneham

We’ve added 21 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from St. Mary (Marlborough) and St. Patrick (Stoneham). St. Mary’s ...
08 Mar 2018

New Western Mass. Families in 1790 sketches

We’re announcing four new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This database focuses on families listed in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, an area ...
01 Mar 2018

New Search Results Capabilities

We are happy to launch two enhancement to the Search Results page today, as part of our ongoing efforts to improve your search experience. They are particularly helpful when using Category Search ...
26 Feb 2018

New Database Announcment – St. Mary’s of Randolph

The NEHGS is proud to announce that we have just added 7 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Mary in Randolph. This database was made ...
25 Feb 2018

Transcription Challenge #14 Results

The Newest Transcription Challenge is now up! Visit our Transcription Challenge page to offer a suggestion. These new challenges come from Saint Gregory in Dorchester and Saint Catherine of ...
20 Feb 2018

Immaculate Conception (Marlborough) Records Now Searchable

We’re announcing nine new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Immaculate Conception in Marlborough. This latest update adds over 26,000 ...
16 Feb 2018

St. Anthony of Padua (Allston) Archdiocese of Boston Records Now Searchable

Today we’ve added two new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Anthony of Padua in Allston. St. Anthony’s grew from St. ...
13 Feb 2018

St. Joseph (Haverhill) now Browsable in Archdiocese of Boston Database

We’ve just added six new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from St. Joseph in Haverhill. St. Joseph was the French Canadian parish in ...
11 Feb 2018

Transcription Challenge #13 Results

The Newest Transcription Challenge is now up! Visit our Transcription Challenge page to offer a suggestion. These new challenges come from Saint Gregory in Dorchester and Saint Catherine of ...
06 Feb 2018

Transcription Challenge #12 Results

The Newest Transcription Challenge is now up! Visit our Transcription Challenge page to offer a suggestion. These new challenges come from Saint Gregory in Dorchester, Saint Catherine of Siena ...
06 Feb 2018

New Database – Rhode Island: Historical Cemeteries, 1647-2000

We are very happy to announce a new database today; the Rhode Island: Historical Cemeteries, 1647-2000. John Sterling has partnered with us and provided transcriptions and images produced by the ...
02 Feb 2018

New Database Specific Search Option

We are very happy to deliver a new search option for you today: Database Search. We are now providing separate search pages for every one of our databases. You can access this by selecting ...
29 Jan 2018

Enhanced New Hampshire Gazette: Vital Records, 1756-1800

We have updated the index to New Hampshire Gazette: Vital Records, 1756-1800 so that it is now searchable by first name and last name, location, record type, and family members (where available). ...
26 Jan 2018

St. Margaret and St. Ann (Dorchester) New to Archdiocese Searchable Database

We’ve added two new parishes to Massachusetts: Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900: St. Margaret and St. Ann, both in Dorchester. St. Margaret branched off from an existing church, St. ...
25 Jan 2018

St. Mary (Lynn) and St. Augustine (South Boston) Volumes Available

We’ve added two new parishes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, a total of 21 volumes. St. Mary’s in Lynn was the first Catholic church founded ...
19 Jan 2018

Enhanced Index for the Springfield [MA] Republican: Marriages and Deaths, 1847

We have updated the index to Springfield [MA] Republican: Marriages and Deaths, 1847 so that it is now searchable by; first name and last name, location, record type, and family members (where ...
18 Jan 2018

Eleven new sketches for Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

We’re announcing eleven new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This database focuses on families listed in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, an area ...
16 Jan 2018

Richard Warren Added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added the Richard Warren part 2 new volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880, which now ...
12 Jan 2018

Updated Databases: Greenfield, MA and Lyme, NH

Today we’re announcing two updated databases, Greenfield, MA: Records, 1775-1911 and Lyme, NH: Congregational Church Records, 1774-1867. Many of our databases, including these are based on ...
11 Jan 2018

Lowell French Catholic Records: St. Jean Baptiste

We’ve added 16 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from St. Jean Baptiste in Lowell. St. Jean Baptiste grew out of St. Joseph, the original ...
09 Jan 2018

Isaac Allerton Added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added a new volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880: Allerton, Isaac (Vol. 17) This ...
08 Jan 2018

Immaculate Conception (Marlborough) Records Added

We’ve updated Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 with 10 new volumes from Immaculate Conception in Marlborough. Marlborough’s ...
05 Jan 2018

Standish Addition to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added a new volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880: Standish, Myles (Vol. 14) This ...
03 Jan 2018

Addition to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added a new volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880: Alden, John (Vol. 16, part ...
28 Dec 2017

St. Bernard (Newton) Records Now Searchable

We have just added three new volumes to Massachusetts: Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from St. Bernard’s in West Newton. St. Bernard began as a mission attached to St. Mary’s church in ...
27 Dec 2017

New sketches: Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Alicia Crane William’s study project, Early New England Families, 1641-1700 focuses on immigrants to New England , using Torrey’s New England Marriages as a guide. Today we’re announcing two new ...
22 Dec 2017

Edward Doty Volumes added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added three new volumes to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880: Doty, Edward (Vol. 11, part ...
21 Dec 2017

Database News: Enhanced Albany Argus: Records of Deaths and Marriages, 1826-1828

We have updated the index to Albany Argus: Records of Deaths and Marriages, 1826-1828 so that it is now searchable by first name and last name, location, record type, and family members (where ...
20 Dec 2017

Transcription Challenge #11 Results

After a bit of a hiatus, we’re back, just in time to be mentioned in American Ancestors Magazine! We have a brand new set of challenges for you; visit our Transcription Challenge page to ...
05 Dec 2017

New sketches in Western Mass. Families in 1790

We’re announcing two new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This database focuses on families listed in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, an ...
04 Dec 2017

New Category Search Option

We are happy to deliver a new search option for you this week: Category Search. We are providing separate search pages for each category of databases, and the link for each category can be found ...
01 Dec 2017

New Early New England Families, 1641-1700 sketches

Alicia Crane William’s study project, Early New England Families, 1641-1700 focuses on immigrants to New England , using Torrey’s New England Marriages as a guide. Today we’re announcing ...
30 Nov 2017

Archdiocese of Boston Update: St. Stephen (Boston)

We’ve added 14 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Stephen’s parish in Boston. St. Stephen’s is located ...
21 Nov 2017

St. James the Greater (Boston) Records Now Searchable

We’ve added the parish of St. James the Greater in Boston to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1900. This parish was established in 1854, located in what is now ...
20 Nov 2017

Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers

We’re announcing a new database, Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers. This database was created from digital images and index contributed to NEHGS by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial ...
14 Nov 2017

Stephen Hopkins added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added a new volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880: Hopkins, Stephen (Vol. 6) This ...
13 Nov 2017

Improved Databases: Lincoln County, ME and Westfield, MA

Here at NEHGS we’re always working to improve some of our older databases. We’re re-launching Lincoln County ME: Commissioners Marriage Records, 1759-1777 and Westfield, MA: Deaths ...
10 Nov 2017

New Browsable Catholic Records from St. Rose of Lima in Chelsea

We’ve added 9 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Rose of Lima in Chelsea. St. Rose of Lima was the first Catholic church ...
08 Nov 2017

John Billington added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added a new volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880: Billington, John (Vol.21) This ...
03 Nov 2017

St. George (Framingham) Records Now Searchable

We’ve added three new volumes from St. George in Framingham to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. In One Hundred Years of Progress, James S. Sullivan ...
31 Oct 2017

New Catholic Records from Allston and Dorchester

We’ve added 2 new parishes to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900: St. Anthony of Padua in Allston, and St. Margaret in Dorchester. Both of these parishes ...
27 Oct 2017

New sketch for Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Alicia Crane William’s study project, Early New England Families, 1641-1700 focuses on immigrants to New England , using Torrey’s New England Marriages as a guide. The newest sketch in this ...
25 Oct 2017

St. Leonard of Port Maurice Records now Browsable

We have added a new parish to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. St. Leonard of Port Maurice was Boston’s first Italian parish, established in 1873 to ...
24 Oct 2017

Peter Brown added to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added a new volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880: Brown, Peter (Vol. 7) This ...
23 Oct 2017

Updates to Three Newspaper Databases

We have updated the indexes for three of our early databases of marriages and death notices from newspapers, that were originally only searchable by keywords. For the following three index-only ...
20 Oct 2017

New sketches: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

We have added five new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This database focuses on families listed in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, an area ...
06 Oct 2017

Improvements in Search User Experience

We are happy to deliver some new capabilities tooday to improve your search experience. The new capabilities include: Database information at bottom of Image and Transcript Pages – the database ...
02 Oct 2017

Update to Existing Database: Guilford, CT Deaths, 1883-1890

We have updated an old database with new information! The new name of the database is: Guilford, CT: Deaths, 1883-1890. To this database we have added First & Last Names, and complete ...
27 Sep 2017

Update to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added three new volumes to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880: Alden, John (Vol. 16, p. 2) ...
25 Sep 2017

Archdiocese of Boston Charlestown Records Now Searchable

We’ve added St. Mary’s parish in Charlestown to our searchable collection of Archdiocese of Boston records, Massachusetts: Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. St. Mary’s was ...
13 Sep 2017

St. Bernard (Newton) records now browsable

We have just added three new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from St. Bernard’s in Newton. St. Bernard began as a mission attached to St. ...
08 Sep 2017

Sacred Heart of Jesus (Cambridge) records now searchable

We have added 12 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Sacred Heart of Jesus in Cambridge. The first Catholic church in Cambridge, Sacred ...
07 Sep 2017

Transcription Challenge #10 Results

After a busy August, we’re back with our next Transcription Challenge! Visit our Transcription Challenge page to offer a suggestion. These new challenges come from Immaculate Conception ...
06 Sep 2017

New browsable Catholic records from Framingham

We’re announcing 7 new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image Only) Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. These volumes come from St. George in Framingham and St. Patrick in Natick. The ...
01 Sep 2017

Update to Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We have added two new volumes to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880: Warren, Richard (Vol. 18, p. ...
31 Aug 2017

Chatham Vital Records: Update to Massachusetts Vital Records, 1620-1850

We’ve added a new volume of Chatham vital records to Massachusetts Vital Records, 1620-1850. This new volume appears as “Chatham – V3” in Massachusetts Vital ...
29 Aug 2017

New Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 sketches

We have 6 new sketches for Early Vermont Settlers to 1784. This database focuses on families that lived in Vermont prior to the end of the Revolutionary War, as identified in Donald Alan Smith’s ...
24 Aug 2017

New Sketches for Western Mass. Families in 1790

Today we’re announcing three new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, one of our study projects by Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, FASG. This database focuses on families listed ...
22 Aug 2017

New Searchable Archdiocese of Boston Records: Immaculate Conception in Salem

We’ve added 12 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from the parish of Immaculate Conception in Salem. This update consists of 2,860 ...
17 Aug 2017

New sketch: Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Alicia Crane William’s study project, Early New England Families, 1641-1700 focuses on immigrants to New England , using Torrey’s New England Marriages as a guide. The newest sketch ...
14 Aug 2017

Transcription Challenge #9 Results

We have a new transcription challenge for this week! Visit our Transcription Challenge page to offer a suggestion. These new challenges come from Sacred Heart of Jesus in Cambridge. We really ...
11 Aug 2017

Update to Maine: Marriages by Reverend H.F.A. Patterson, 1854-1892

We have updated the index to Maine: Marriages by Reverend H.F.A. Patterson, 1854-1892 to enable searches by first name and last name, spouse names, dates and locations. It is also still possible ...
10 Aug 2017

New browsable Catholic records from Dorchester and Charlestown

We have added over 1,200 new pages to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900! These new records come from the parishes of St. Ann in Dorchester and ...
04 Aug 2017

Enhanced Kennebunkport, ME: Voters for Town Officers, March 1833

We have updated the index to Kennebunkport, ME: Voters for Town Officers, March 1833 so that it is now searchable by first name and last name, in addition to Keyword search. This database ...
02 Aug 2017

Transcription Challenge #8 Results

We have a new transcription challenge for this week! Visit our Transcription Challenge page to offer a suggestion. These new challenges come from Immaculate Conception (Salem) and St. Mary ...
25 Jul 2017

Western MA Families in 1790: 7 new sketches

We have added seven new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This database focuses on families listed in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, an area which ...
24 Jul 2017

Transcription Challenge #7 Results

We really appreciate the help with last week’s Transcription Challenge. Week 6 was particularly hard–not just the special challenge, but also some of the other names. Here are the ...
18 Jul 2017

Sacred Heart Roslindale Records Now Searchable

Today we have a small new addition to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. Sacramental records from Sacred Heart in Roslindale are now searchable. This update ...
14 Jul 2017

Transcription Challenge #6 Results

Thank you to everyone who participated in Transcription Challenge last week. We had over 60 responses! This week we have more mystery names to decipher from Sacred Heart (Boston), Sacred Heart ...
13 Jul 2017

Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880

We are very excited to announce the creation of a new searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies; Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. The General ...
10 Jul 2017

New browsable Catholic records

We’re announcing an update to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. The new records come from the parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in ...
06 Jul 2017

Transcription Challenge #5 Results

Thank you to everyone who participated in Transcription Challenge last week. We had over 80 responses! This week we have 5 more mystery names to decipher from Holy Cross and St. Joseph (Boston) ...
05 Jul 2017

St. Joseph (Boston) Baptisms Now Searchable

Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 has a new update–8 volumes of baptisms from St. Joseph’s parish in Boston’s West End. Thanks to our ...
28 Jun 2017

Transcription Challenge #4 Results

Thank you to everyone who participated in Transcription Challenge last week. We had over 60 responses! This week we have 5 more mystery names to decipher and we would love your help. Visit ...
26 Jun 2017

Addition to the North American Cemetery Transcriptions

Addition to the North American Cemetery Transcriptions Five new volumes have been added to the North American Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscripts, 1642-1977 database which provide ...
22 Jun 2017

Cathedral of the Holy Cross Records Now Searchable

The records from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross are now available in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. This update includes over 555,000 names searchable ...
21 Jun 2017

Transcription Challenge #3 Results

Thank you to everyone who participated in Transcription Challenge last week. We had over 150 responses! This week we have 8 more mystery names to decipher and we would love your help! Visit ...
20 Jun 2017

Database Name Spring Cleaning

We have been making some updates to better standardize our database names and make them more convenient for your research. Highlights include: Location oriented databases – They are consistently ...
19 Jun 2017

Two new and two revised sketches in Early New England Families, 1641-1700

Today we have two new sketches by Alicia Crane Williams: John Hollister of Wethersfield, CT (m. 1639, Joan/Joanna Treat); and Thomas Nichols of Hingham, MA, (m. 1638, Rebecca Joslin; m. 1681, ...
16 Jun 2017

Early Vermont Settlers to 1784: 5 Windsor County sketches

We have 5 new sketches for Early Vermont Settlers to 1784. This database focuses on families that lived in Vermont prior to the end of the Revolutionary War, as identified in Donald Alan Smith’s ...
15 Jun 2017

St. Mary (Charlestown) Browsable Catholic Records

We have a new addition to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900: the records from St. Mary in Charlestown. St. Mary’s was the first parish established as a ...
12 Jun 2017

New Transcription Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our very first Transcription Challenge last week. We had over 55 responses, giving us many helpful suggestions for the 8 names we needed to transcribe. ...
09 Jun 2017

Early Vermont Settlers to 1784: 30 new sketches!

This week we’ve released 30 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers to 1784. This database focuses on families that lived in Vermont prior to the end of the Revolutionary War, as identified ...
07 Jun 2017

Enhanced Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1633

We have greatly expanded the index to Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1633, Vols. I-III. There are nearly 15,000 new birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial records that ...
06 Jun 2017

Announcing Transcription Challenge!

We’re offering a new challenge as part of Database News! As we work on Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1798-1900, we occasionally run into some words or names that ...
05 Jun 2017

Berkshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1761-1900

Berkshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1791-1900 now makes available 21,143 Berkshire County probate cases filed between 1761 and 1900. This database was created from digital images and index ...
01 Jun 2017

6 New Early Vermont Settlers to 1784 Sketches

We have just added 6 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers to 1784. This database focuses on families that lived in Vermont prior to the end of the Revolutionary War, as identified in Donald ...
23 May 2017

Update to Salisbury, MA: Marriages by Elder Jabez True, 1812-1835

We have just updated the database Salisbury, MA: Marriages by Elder Jabez True, 1812-1835. It can now be searched by both spouse’s first and last names and the date of the marriage. The images of ...
18 May 2017

Searchable Archdiocese of Boston Sacramental Records

Today we are launching Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1900! Thanks to the wonderful work of our volunteers, this database will make searchable the sacramental records ...
11 May 2017

Tip: How to Navigate the Boston Evening Transcript Genealogy Columns

This week we thought we’d highlight The Boston Evening Transcript Genealogy Columns, 1911-1941. The Boston Evening Transcript ran a genealogy column about twice a week during this time ...
05 May 2017

New records from St. James the Greater, Boston

We’re adding St. James the Greater to our Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1900 collection. This parish was established in 1854 in what is now ...
28 Apr 2017

New sketches! Western Massachusetts Families to 1790

We have added seven new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This database focuses on families listed in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, an area which ...
20 Apr 2017

Search our Probate Databases for Free

This week our probate databases are available for free to everyone. We have 32 databases which fall under the Court, Land, and Probate Records category. We’ve pulled together some ...
13 Apr 2017

Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880

We are now offering a new database, Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. This database was created from digital images contributed to NEHGS by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial ...
06 Apr 2017

Update to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

We have added six new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This database focuses on families listed in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, an area which ...
30 Mar 2017

New Middleborough and Florida, Massachusetts records

We’ve updated Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Middleborough – V1 and Middleborough – V2 are now searchable by parents’ and spouse’s names. Florida – V1 ...
28 Mar 2017

Update to North American Cemetery Transcriptions

Ten new volumes have been added to the North American Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscripts database covering cemeteries in Connecticut, Maine, and New Hampshire. Our hard-working ...
22 Mar 2017

New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers to 1784

Early Vermont Settlers to 1784 now has five new sketches, enumerated below. This database focuses on families that lived in Vermont prior to the end of the Revolutionary War, as identified in ...
21 Mar 2017

Update to Hampshire County Probate File Papers

This update to the Hampshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1660-1889 adds 6,538 additional case records and 175,000 individual file papers. This database is possible through our collaboration ...
20 Mar 2017

American Ancestors Magazine Vol. 17 2016

American Ancestors Magazine is NEHGS’s quarterly magazine, containing a wealth of information for family historians. Volume 17 (all issues published in 2016) is now available to be ...
17 Mar 2017

New Catholic records from Salem and Roslindale

We now have volumes online illustrating the early history of Catholics in Salem. This latest update to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 includes ...
16 Mar 2017

New Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston volumes

We have two new additions to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. Saint Joseph’s Parish in Boston served the Irish community in the West End. ...
10 Mar 2017

Advance Search Improvements

Search Improvements. We are very happy to introduce several enhancements to your search experience this week. The new capabilities include: Copy Citation to clipboard – When you have a search ...
09 Mar 2017

Onondaga County, NY Abstracts of Wills

Minnie L.C. Coleman was a passionate genealogist in the 1930s who transcribed many records from the Surrogate’s Office in Syracuse, NY. Among other work, she abstracted names and dates ...
07 Mar 2017

Connecticut Marriages and Deaths 1790-1833

Connecticut Marriages and Deaths 1790-1833 is our newest updated collection. This database is now searchable by first name, last name, year, location, record type, spouse name, and ...
02 Mar 2017

Updated Rockingham County, New Hampshire Collections

Londonderry, NH: Vital Records 1720-1910 is now searchable by first name, last name, year, record type, spouse name, and parents’ names. The location for all records this database is set ...
01 Mar 2017

1910 Census Now Has Images

Our database, United States 1910 Federal Census is now accompanied by images, thanks to our partnership with FamilySearch.org. This census collected the following set ...
17 Feb 2017

Early Murphys in Newport, RI

Helen Schatvet Ullmann has been researching Murphy families from Rhode Island for years, trying to sort out the lineage of an ancestor. Her collection of sketches, Early Murphys in Newport, RI ...
01 Feb 2017

The NEHG Register Vol. 170 2016

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 170 is now available as part of our database New England Historical and Genealogical Register. This update consists of the four ...
25 Jan 2017

New Western Mass. Families in 1790 sketches

We have added six new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This database focuses on families listed in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, an area which ...
25 Jan 2017

New mission records from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

From 1816-1819, priests from Boston ministered to Catholics in New Brunswick, Canada, and their record book became part of the Archdiocese of Boston’s collection. St. John, New Brunswick ...
23 Jan 2017

New Italian parish records

Sacred Heart parish records have been added to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1900. This update comprises of nine volumes for this church located in ...
23 Jan 2017

New Back Bay parish records

Saint Cecilia parish records have been added to our Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1900 database. This update consists of two volumes, St. Cecilia (Boston) ...
20 Jan 2017

New North Amer. Cemetery Records

North American Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscripts now has 10 new volumes encompassing cemeteries in Vermont and New Hampshire. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this ...