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New database: Massachusetts: Automobile Registrations, 1908-1910

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From Numerical List of Automobiles Registered in Massachusetts, 1908.

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

Massachusetts Automobile Registrations, 1908
Massachusetts Automobile Registrations, 1909
Massachusetts Automobile Registrations, 1910

Transcribed information includes the owner’s first and last names, town of residence, and the manufacturer and engine size of their vehicles. Appendices also include records about automobile dealers, garage and supply services, and lodging for those traveling by car.

Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.

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Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Cambridge

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“St. Francis of Assisi” by aaron.knox is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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 2,300 new pages to browse.

The new and updated parishes include St. Francis of Assisi (Cambridge) and St. Hedwig (Cambridge).

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

The new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1920 are listed below.

St. Francis of Assisi (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1917-1920
St. Francis of Assisi (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1919-1920
St. Francis of Assisi (Cambridge) Marriages, 1917-1920

St. Hedwig (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1907-1911
St. Hedwig (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1911-1915
St. Hedwig (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1915-1918
St. Hedwig (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1918-1920
St. Hedwig (Cambridge) First Communions, 1917-1920
St. Hedwig (Cambridge) Marriages, 1908-1913
St. Hedwig (Cambridge) Marriages, 1914-1920

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Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable records from Brookline and Cambridge

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The Reservoir Church in North Cambridge, formerly Our Lady of Pity, image by Beyond My Ken [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

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. This update adds over 3,500 new pages to browse.

The new and updated parishes include: Immaculate Conception (Cambridge), Our Lady of Pity (Cambridge), St. Aidan (Brookline), St. Mary of the Assumption (Cambridge), and St. Paul (Cambridge).

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

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:

Immaculate Conception (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1909-1914
Immaculate Conception (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1914-1920
Immaculate Conception (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1920
Immaculate Conception (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1921-1920
Immaculate Conception (Cambridge) Deaths, 1911-1920
Immaculate Conception (Cambridge) Deaths, 1920
Immaculate Conception (Cambridge) First Communions, 1918-1920
Immaculate Conception (Cambridge) Marriages, 1910-1913
Immaculate Conception (Cambridge) Marriages, 1913-1920
Immaculate Conception (Cambridge) Various, 1909-1931

Our Lady of Pity (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1892-1908*
Our Lady of Pity (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1908-1917
Our Lady of Pity (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1918-1920
Our Lady of Pity (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1899-1920*
Our Lady of Pity (Cambridge) First Communions, 1902-1920
Our Lady of Pity (Cambridge) Marriages, 1892-1908*
Our Lady of Pity (Cambridge) Marriages, 1908-1920

St. Aidan (Brookline) Baptisms, 1911-1920
St. Aidan (Brookline) Marriages, 1911-1920

St. Mary of the Assumption Baptisms, 1913-1920
St. Mary of the Assumption Baptisms, 1900-1913*
St. Mary of the Assumption Marriages, 1897-1920*

St. Paul (Cambridge) Baptisms 1875-1908*
St. Paul (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1908-1918
St. Paul (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1918-1920
St. Paul (Cambridge) Confirmations 1875-1920*
St. Paul (Cambridge) Marriages, 1908-1930
St. Paul (Cambridge) Marriages update 1875-1908

Please note: This database is available to all NEHGS members.  Learn more about becoming a NEHGS guest member (free).

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