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

View of Whale Beach in Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts from a 1909 postcard (unknown author, public domain).

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 new update adds over 7,000 new pages to browse.

The new and updated parishes include: St. Lawrence (Brookline), St. John the Evangelist (Cambridge), St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge), St. Patrick (Cambridge), St. Clement (Somerville), Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville), St. John the Evangelist (Swampscott), and St. Charles Borromeo (Waltham).

If you need help navigating the image-only collection, please consult our webinar, Archdiocese of Boston Catholic Records Project: We’re Expanding!

We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help in making these parish records available online.

The new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1920 are listed below. Volumes with an asterisk have been updated. Previously they were truncated to only display records from before January 1, 1901. Now they are presented on our site either in their complete form or with the records up to December 31, 1920:

St. Lawrence (Brookline) Baptisms, 1898-1920*
St. Lawrence (Brookline) Marriages, 1898-1920*

St. John the Evangelist (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1893-1908*
St. John the Evangelist (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1908-1914
St. John the Evangelist (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1914-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1894-1920*
St. John the Evangelist (Cambridge) Marriages, 1893-1907*
St. John the Evangelist (Cambridge) Marriages, 1908-1920

St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1901-1910
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1910-1920
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1901-1902
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1903-1908
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1917-1920
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Marriages, 1901-1902
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Marriages, 1902-1908
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Marriages, 1908-1917
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Marriages, 1917-1920

St. Patrick (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1908-1920
St. Patrick (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1920
St. Patrick (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1909-1920
St. Patrick (Cambridge) Marriages, 1908-1920

Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) Baptisms, 1896-1905*
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) Baptisms, 1906-1920
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) First Communions, 1896-1917*
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) First Communions, 1918-1920
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) Confirmations, 1873-1920*
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) Marriages, 1869-1920*

St. Clement (Somerville) Baptisms, 1912-1919
St. Clement (Somerville) Baptisms, 1919-1920
St. Clement (Somerville) Confirmations, 1913-1920
St. Clement (Somerville) Marriages, 1912-1920

St. John the Evangelist (Swampscott) Baptisms, 1906-1910
St. John the Evangelist (Swampscott) Marriages, 1911-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Swampscott) Baptisms and Marriage Promises, 1911-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Swampscott) First Communions and Confirmations Female, 1909-1916
St. John the Evangelist (Swampscott) First Communions and Confirmations Male, 1919-1916
St. John the Evangelist (Swampscott) Marriages, 1906-1910
St. John the Evangelist (Swampscott) Marriages, 1906-1913
St. John the Evangelist (Swampscott) Sick Calls, 1914-1920

St. Charles Borromeo (Waltham) Baptisms, 1909-1920
St. Charles Borromeo (Waltham) Marriages, 1909-1920

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