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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 (Methuen), St. George (Norwood), St. Anne (Salem), St. Anthony of Padua (Shirley), St. Brigid/St. Eulalia (South Boston) and St. Joseph (Woburn). This update adds over 20,000 records and more than 60,000 names to search.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help in making these parishes available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Louis de France (Lowell) Baptisms, 1904-1908
St. Louis de France (Lowell) Baptisms, 1908-1918
St. Louis de France (Lowell) Baptisms, 1918-1920
St. Louis de France (Lowell) Confirmations, 1905-1920
St. Louis de France (Lowell) First Communions and Confirmations, 1904-1920
St. Louis de France (Lowell) Marriages, 1904-1908
St. Louis de France (Lowell) Marriages, 1907-1920
St. Raphael (Medford) Baptisms, 1905-1920
St. Raphael (Medford) Confirmations, 1906-1920
St. Raphael (Medford) Marriages, 1905-1920
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Methuen) Baptisms, 1913-1920
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Methuen) Marriages, 1913-1920
St. George (Norwood) Various, 1913-1920, Book 1
St. George (Norwood) Various, 1913-1920, Book 2
St. George (Norwood) Various, 1913-1920, Book 3
St. Anne (Salem) Baptisms, 1902-1919
St. Anne (Salem) First Communions and Confirmations, 1903-1919
St. Anthony of Padua (Shirley) Baptisms, 1905-1908
St. Anthony of Padua (Shirley) Baptisms, 1908-1916
St. Anthony of Padua (Shirley) First Communions and Confirmations, 1905-1920, Book 1
St. Anthony of Padua (Shirley) First Communions and Confirmations, 1905-1920, Book 2
St. Anthony of Padua (Shirley) Marriages, 1908-1920
St. Brigid/St. Eulalia (South Boston) Baptisms, 1908-1916
St. Brigid/St. Eulalia (South Boston) Baptisms, 1916-1920
St. Brigid/St. Eulalia (South Boston) Marriages, 1908-1920
St. Joseph (Woburn) Baptisms, 1906-1920
St. Joseph (Woburn) Confirmations, 1906-1920
St. Joseph (Woburn) Marriages, 1907-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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 (Lowell), St. Joseph (Malden), St. James (Medford), St. Joseph (Medford), St. Joseph (Needham) and St. Mary (Quincy). This update adds over 30,000 records and more than 40,000 names to search. Updated volumes are indicated with an asterisk (*).
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help in making these parishes available online.
The new and updated volumes are listed below:
St. Agnes (Arlington) Baptisms, 1912-1920
St. Agnes (Arlington) Confirmations, 1887-1920
St. Agnes (Arlington) First Communions, 1897-1920
St. Joseph (Everett) Baptisms, 1912-1920
St. Joseph (Everett) Deaths, 1916-1920
St. Joseph (Everett) Marriages, 1912-1920
St. Joseph (Lowell) Baptisms, 1907-1920
St. Joseph (Malden) Baptisms, 1902-1915
St. Joseph (Malden) Baptisms, 1915-1920
St. Joseph (Malden) Confirmations, 1903-1920
St. Joseph (Malden) First Communions, 1917-1920
St. Joseph (Malden) Marriages, 1902-1920
St. James (Medford) Baptisms, 1919-1920
St. James (Medford) Marriages, 1920
St. Joseph (Medford) Confirmations, 1899-1920
St. Joseph (Needham) Baptisms, 1917-1920
St. Joseph (Needham) Marriages, 1917-1920
St. Mary (Quincy) Baptisms and Confirmations, 1900-1920*
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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 Cornelia Wendell Bush’s ebook MacRaes to America!! A Brief History of the Clan MacRae, With Records of MacRae, Ray, MacRath, McGrath & Related Families which traces this surname through United States censuses.
Interested researchers should be sure to consult the introductory content:
Below is an excerpt from “How To Use this Book”:
MacRaes to America!! combines my original research on the Clan’s history with my original research on the Spelling Variants of the name MacRae, and then uses the census to identify geographical locations in the United States for persons with the surname MacRae.
The records have been organized by State and listed alphabetically by first name regardless of how the last name was recorded.
Not all census enumerators were familiar with Scottish or Irish spellings, and even our ancestors themselves may not have been consistent. This means that the same person may have had many different surnames in the records. When a surname is spelled consistently here, it may be indicative of the way it was spelled overseas prior to arrival in America and may give indications as to where to look geographically to go further back.
When a record appears to be a duplication, it has been removed, which means that if you are told to look on a certain page of the Census of 1840, you must look at ALL of the persons on that page who are spelled similarly so as not to miss your [ancestor].
As to ethnicity, not all persons in this book appear to be members of our clan, as some have clearly Germanic associations in names as well as in places of birth, and this is particularly noticeable with the surname RATH. Perhaps there is a connection, yet to be discovered, so they have been included.
The MacRaes and MacGraths arrived in America in record numbers, and by the first Census of the United States in 1790, they accounted for approximately 400 persons. Of these, the largest number were called RAY (228 persons) and the next largest number were called MCRAE (51 persons), plus the other spelling variants.
By 1930, American members of our Clan totaled almost 120,000 persons. Of these, the RAYs accounted for 61,919 persons and the MCGRATHs accounted for 12,295 persons, followed by GRATHs at 8,003 persons, RAEs at 7,277 persons, WRAYs at 6,860 persons, REAs at 5,837 persons, RATHs 5744 persons, MCRAEs at 5,082 persons and so on.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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.
Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 presents the vital records of many (but not all) towns in Massachusetts. The volumes that comprise this database come from a variety of different sources including vital records published by NEHGS, vital records published by other individuals or organizations (such as Franklin P. Rice, the Essex Institute, or the General Society of Mayflower Descendants), and manuscripts from the NEHGS collection.
The new records added in this update come from the Corbin Collection, specifically the 2003 CD that transcribes the contents of the original manuscript collection located in the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections here at NEHGS.
Walter and Lottie Corbin, the genealogists who created the Corbin Collection lived in Florence, MA. According to the introduction to the CD, Walter and Lottie “traveled throughout western Massachusetts transcribing and compiling records until they had assembled perhaps the largest and most valuable collection of materials ever created for this area. The Corbins traversed the countryside transcribing church records, vital records, cemeteries, probate records, and many private records. They visited individuals in their homes, traipsed through overgrown cemeteries, and carefully examined dusty, centuries-old volumes in clerk’s offices, libraries, and churches.” The Corbins’ collection of records, most of which pertain to the 1650-1850 time period was purchased by NEHGS in 1964.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help in making these towns available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
Easthampton – V1
Enfield – V1
Granby – V1
Hatfield – V1
Paxton – V1
Prescott – V1
South Hadley – V1
Ware – V1
Westhampton – V1
Williamsburg – V1
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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 new pages to browse.
The new parishes include St. Mary (Foxborough), St. Mary (Quincy), St. Monica (South Boston), St. Peter (South Boston), St. Vincent de Paul (South Boston), St. John-St.Hugh (Roxbury) and St. Philip (Roxbury).
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 making these parishes available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. John-St. Hugh (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1901-1908
St. John-St. Hugh (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1908-1917
St. John-St. Hugh (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1917-1920
St. John-St. Hugh (Roxbury) Marriages, 1901-1910
St. John-St. Hugh (Roxbury) Marriages, 1908-1920
St. Mary (Foxborough) Baptisms, 1901-1920
St. Mary (Foxborough) Confirmations, 1902-1920
St. Mary (Foxborough) Deaths, 1907-1911
St. Mary (Foxborough) Marriages, 1902-1920
St. Mary (Foxborough) Various, 1901-1920
St. Mary (Quincy) Baptisms, 1919-1920
St. Mary (Quincy) Confirmations, 1901-1920
St. Mary (Quincy) First Communions, 1900-1920
St. Mary (Quincy) Marriages, 1900-1920
St. Monica (South Boston) Baptisms, 1908-1920
St. Monica (South Boston) Marriages, 1918-1920
St. Peter (South Boston) Baptisms, 1877-1913
St. Peter (South Boston) Baptisms, 1913-1915
St. Peter (South Boston) Baptisms, 1916-1920
St. Peter (South Boston) Deaths, 1909-1920
St. Peter (South Boston) Marriages, 1896-1904
St. Peter (South Boston) Marriages, 1904-1920
St. Philip (Roxbury) Marriages, 1908-1920
St. Vincent de Paul (South Boston) Marriages, 1910-1920
Please note: This database is available to all NEHGS members. Learn more about becoming a NEHGS guest member (free).
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 names.
Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 presents the vital records of many (but not all) towns in Massachusetts. The volumes that comprise this database come from a variety of different sources including vital records published by NEHGS, vital records published by other individuals or organizations (such as Franklin P. Rice, the Essex Institute, or the General Society of Mayflower Descendants), and manuscripts from the NEHGS collection.
The new records added in this update come from the Corbin Collection, specifically the 2003 CD that transcribes the contents of the original manuscript collection located in the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections here at NEHGS.
Walter and Lottie Corbin, the genealogists who created the Corbin Collection lived in Florence, MA. According to the introduction to the CD, Walter and Lottie “traveled throughout western Massachusetts transcribing and compiling records until they had assembled perhaps the largest and most valuable collection of materials ever created for this area. The Corbins traversed the countryside transcribing church records, vital records, cemeteries, probate records, and many private records. They visited individuals in their homes, traipsed through overgrown cemeteries, and carefully examined dusty, centuries-old volumes in clerk’s offices, libraries, and churches.” The Corbins’ collection of records, most of which pertain to the 1650-1850 time period was purchased by NEHGS in 1964.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help in making these towns available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
Cheshire – V1
Hancock – V1
Lanesborough – V1
Monterey – V1
New Marlborough – V1
Pittsfield – V1
Chicopee – V1
Hampden – V1
Holland – V1
Holyoke – V1
Ludlow – V1
Russell – V1
Wales – V1
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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.
Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 presents the vital records of many (but not all) towns in Massachusetts. The volumes that comprise this database come from a variety of different sources including vital records published by NEHGS, vital records published by other individuals or organizations (such as Franklin P. Rice, the Essex Institute, or the General Society of Mayflower Descendants), and manuscripts from the NEHGS collection.
The new records added in this update come from the Corbin Collection, specifically the 2003 CD that transcribes the contents of the original manuscript collection located in the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections here at NEHGS.
Walter and Lottie Corbin, the genealogists who created the Corbin Collection lived in Florence, MA. According to the introduction to the CD, Walter and Lottie “traveled throughout western Massachusetts transcribing and compiling records until they had assembled perhaps the largest and most valuable collection of materials ever created for this area. The Corbins traversed the countryside transcribing church records, vital records, cemeteries, probate records, and many private records. They visited individuals in their homes, traipsed through overgrown cemeteries, and carefully examined dusty, centuries-old volumes in clerk’s offices, libraries, and churches.” The Corbins’ collection of records, most of which pertain to the 1650-1850 time period was purchased by NEHGS in 1964.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help in making these towns available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
Bernardston – V1
Hawley – V1
Leverett – V1
Leyden – V1
Northfield – V1
Rowe – V1
Shutesbury – V1
South Deerfield – V1
Sunderland – V1
Warwick – V1
Wendell – V1
Whatley – V1
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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.
This database was created from digital images and index contributed to NEHGS by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. The probate cases include wills, guardianships, administrations, and various other types of probate records. We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his work on this update.
The complete Suffolk County File Papers collection will eventually cover cases 1-94,757, which includes years up to 1893. The cases are indexed chronologically, which allows us to present them in sections while digital photography is taking place. We will continue to add additional cases as they become available.
If you have questions on how to search this database, or about our collaboration with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives, please watch our video, How to Search Massachusetts Probate File Papers. The Massachusetts Archives also have a very helpful website that serves as a directory as to where you can find which pieces of probate information.
Please note: This database is available to all NEHGS members.
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 issues are listed below:
22.1: DNA Today: Sampling from the Tree of Knowledge
22.2: Health and Our Ancestors
22.3: New England Probate and Pilgrim Lore
22.4: Our Guide to Researching German Ancestors
The these records are indexed by full names, publication year (not the year of the record), article titles and authors.
American Ancestors features a wide range of article topics and styles including coverage of a particular region or group of people; case studies; descriptions of particular record sets; “how-to” articles; historic accounts that illuminate the past; research strategies and methodology; and accounts of migration and immigrant groups.
We update this database once a year, when the entire volume of the magazine is complete. If you would like to view online issues of current Volume 23, be sure to visit our publications page where you can view the newest issue.
Interested researchers may also want to consult New England Ancestors, the publication that preceded American Ancestors magazine.
The entire run of American Ancestors is available in our research library, call number F1.N49.
This update is made possible by the efforts of our volunteer David Anderson. If you have some time and would like to get involved in the database indexing process please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider Membership.
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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 the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants starting in 1899. In 2015, New England Historic Genealogical Society assumed stewardship of the venerable journal. It is an essential source of information on many New England families, and its focus is not limited to those with Mayflower lineage. The journal includes transcriptions and abstracts of deeds, wills, vital records, and other original documents. In addition, it features compiled genealogies and analytical studies of genealogical problems.
The indexing for these records includes full names, publication year (not the year of the record), and article titles and authors.
This update is made possible by the efforts of our volunteer David Anderson. If you have a few hours a week and would like to get involved in the digitization and indexing process please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.