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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. Brigid in Maynard. This update includes over 1,300 pages, and over 150,000 searchable names.
Immaculate Conception in Lowell was run by the Oblate Order. The church was dedicated in 1877 as Lowell’s Catholic population grew.
St. Brigid (Maynard) was variously a mission of Marlborough and Concord before becoming its own parish in the 1890s.
We’d like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers for their work on this, including; Colleen Alm, Liz Barnett, Tim Belgrad, Ria Bhandarkar, Lisa Donovan, Amelia Devin Freedman, Carolyn Jack, Aidan Largey, Sandy Murphy Mauer, Stacey-Rae McCue, Eileen McCarthy, Maureen McCarthy, Paul McCool, Matt Murphy, and Bob Rainville. If you would like to become part of the team working on rewarding genealogical projects, please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
The new volumes are listed below:
- Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms, 1879-1895
- Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms, 1896-1900
- Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms and Marriages, 1868-1878
- Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Marriages, 1879-1895
- Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Marriages, 1896-1920
- St. Brigid (Maynard) Baptisms, 1871-1908
- St. Brigid (Maynard) Marriages, 1871-1917
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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 search.
St. Paul began as a mission of Weymouth. In 1877 St. Paul became an independent parish also serving the Catholics of Cohasset and Scituate. Learn more about this history of this church in James S. Sullivan’s One Hundred Years of Progress.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help with this update.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Paul (Hingham) Baptisms, 1914-1920
St. Paul (Hingham) Baptisms, Marriages, and Conversions, 1876-1913
St. Paul (Hingham) Confirmations, 1888-1920
St. Paul (Hingham) First Communions, 1887-1920
St. Paul (Hingham) Marriages, 1876-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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 Confessor in Medfield. This update includes over 1,500 pages, and nearly 96,000 searchable names.
Hudson was originally served by the parish in Marlborough. In January 1876, the Hudson Parish was formed under Father McKenna. Construction of Saint Michael’s church started in 1889 and it was dedicated by Archbishop Williams.
St. Edward the Confessor in Medfield began as a mission from Sacred Heart in Natick. It was named for St. Edward the Confessor, a Medieval king of England who ruled in the 1000s.
We’d like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers for their work on this, including; Kim Bonner, Becki Clarke, Gail Delfosse, Greta Gaffin, Eldon Gay, Violet Hurst, Michelle Kearns, Arlys LaFehr, Katherine Marshall-Mayer, Kathy Oberley, Bob Rainville, Joan Sullivan, and Rhonda Wilson. If you would like to become part of the team working on rewarding genealogical projects, please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
The new volumes are listed below:
- St. Michael (Hudson) Baptisms, 1875-1897
- St. Michael (Hudson) Baptisms, 1898-1914
- St. Michael (Hudson) Baptisms, Marriages, and Confirmations, 1912-1919
- St. Michael (Hudson) Baptisms and Marriages, 1920
- St. Michael (Hudson) Marriages, 1876-1914
- St. Edward the Confessor (Medfield) Baptisms, 1890-1908
- St. Edward the Confessor (Medfield) Various, 1889-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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 Holbrook, St. John the Baptist in Peabody, St. Joseph in Ipswich, and St. Mary in Lowell. This update provides over 1,600 new pages, and nearly 200,000 searchable names.
The Church of the Holy Ghost in Whitman was originally a mission of Abington. The church was erected by Father McQuaid in 1880 and dedicated by Archbishop John J. Williams. Williams was the first Archbishop of Boston.
On March 13, 1887 Holbrook became a parish independent of St. Mary’s of Randolph. Construction began almost immediately, and on May 3, 1888 Father Kelley had completed St. Joseph’s church and it was dedicated by Archbishop Williams.
Peabody held a fair in May of 1870 to raise funds to aid the new parish in Peabody. St. John’s church was sufficiently completed by Christmas of 1871 for Father Gray to celebrate a Mass there. The church was officially dedicated on November 30, 1879, and Archbishop Williams dedicated the altar that morning.
Construction of St. Joseph Church in Ipswich began in 1871 under the direction of Father Shahan. It was dedicated by Archbishop Williams in 1872.
St. Patrick (Lowell) was the first Catholic church in Lowell, established in the 1830s. As the Catholic population grew, St. Peter (Lowell) became the second Catholic church in the area. By 1847, the parishioners of St. Patrick’s were ever greater in number. A new building was purchased, and St. Mary (Lowell) was dedicated by Bishop Fitzpatrick. When St. Patrick’s church was enlarged, it enveloped St. Mary (Lowell) and the church was closed. This volume contains the marriages for St. Mary’s parish from 1847-1861. The baptisms for St. Mary’s are already available online, as part of the volume St. Patrick (Lowell) Baptisms 1847-1878, Part 2.
We’d like to thank out dedicated team of volunteers for their work on this update, including; Shaune-Marie Berg, Lisa Butler, Lesley Chidester, Michelle Cohen, Gail Delfosse, Amelia Devin Freedman, Eldon Gay, Nina Hayes, Paula Hines, Carolyn Jack, Nancy Johnson, Arlys LaFehr, Rick Lageux, Aidan Largey, Barbara Macken, Katherine Marshall-Mayer, Stacey-Rae McCue, Therese Mosorjak, Matt Murphy, Daria O’Connor, Kathy Oberley, Bob Rainville, Julie Roffo, Sara Stinson, Sam Sturgis, Alicia Svenson, Rhonda Wilson, and Mary Alice Yost. If you would like to become part of the team working on rewarding genealogical projects, please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
The new volumes are listed below:
- Holy Ghost (Whitman) Baptisms, 1887-1897
- Holy Ghost (Whitman) Baptisms, 1897-1920
- Holy Ghost (Whitman) Confirmations, 1898-1920
- Holy Ghost (Whitman) Marriages, 1897-1908
- Holy Ghost (Whitman) Marriages, 1908-1920
- St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Baptisms, 1874-1877
- St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Baptisms, 1874-1906
- St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Marriages, 1875-1908
- St. Joseph (Holbrook) Baptisms, 1887-1914
- St. Joseph (Holbrook) Confirmations, 1890-1904
- St. Joseph (Holbrook) Marriages, 1887-1907
- St. Joseph (Ipswich) Baptisms, 1889-1910
- St. Joseph (Ipswich) First Communions and Confirmations, 1896-1925
- St. Mary (Lowell) Marriages, 1847-1861
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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 to our database Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, highlighting Enoch Weller of Pittsfield and Samuel Hurlbut of Westhampton.
Helen Ullmann’s lastest book has recently come out: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, Volume 4 . Learn more about the included sketches!
This study project focuses on individuals enumerated in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, also including modern Franklin and Hampden counties. Sketches for this project are submitted to editor Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, FASG by NEHGS members and other interested researchers. If you are interested in submitting a sketch for Volume 5, please review our project home page.
We’ve also updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch featuring Samuel Stratton (m. 1624, 1657) of Watertown.
Early New England Families, 1641-1700 is written by Alicia Crane Williams. This study project highlights heads of families mentioned in Torrey’s New England Marriages to 1700. Be sure to read Alicia’s most recent Vita Brevis post about this project, “Clustering” Salem.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these updates possible.
Please note: These databases are available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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 6,200 records and over 22,200 names to search.
Holy Family in Rockland grew from St. Bridget in Abington. The cornerstone was laid in 1882 and Holy Family became its own parish in 1883. At the time, the town of Hanover was also a mission for this parish.
Sacred Heart in Middleborough grew from St. Thomas the Aquinas in Bridgewater. The cornerstone of the church was laid in 1880. It became its own parish in 1884.
We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their help indexing these parishes and making them available online: Alicia Svenson, Amelia Devin Freedman, Angela Napolitano, Aryls LaFehr, Barbara Macken, Bernadine Bernavil, Carolyn Jack, Eileen McCarthy, Eldon Gay, Joan Sullivan, Katherine Marshall-Mayer, Kathy Oberley, Katie McNally, Kim Bonner, Liz Barnett, Mary Alice Yost, Matt Murphy, Paul McCool, Sandy Murphy Mauer, Stacey-Rae McCue and Tim Belgrad.
The new volumes are listed below:
Holy Family (Rockland) Baptisms, 1883-1905
Holy Family (Rockland) Marriages, 1883-1907
Sacred Heart (Middleborough) Various, 1885-1910
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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 pages, and over 250,000 new names to search.
St. Ann’s Parish in Gloucester was originally established in 1855 in a refitted Baptist church. Father Healy initiated the building of St. Anne’s Church, which cost about $100,000 at that time. The church was dedicated on July 31, 1881 by Archbishop Williams.
St. Mary’s Parish in Winchester was originally a mission of the Woburn church. The architect was P.C. Keely of Brooklyn, NY. The original church building was smaller than it is today, and it was enlarged by Father Daley.
We’d like to thank out dedicated team of volunteers for their work on this, including; Gail Delfosse, Becki Clarke, Bill Fenton, Loretta Brown-Aldrich , Alida Baker, Sara Calautti, Bob Rainville, Rick Lageux, Bruce McKeeman, Stacey-Rae McCue, Amelia Devin Freedman, Rhonda Wilson, Kim Bonner, Patty Ryburn, Kathy Oberley, Toni Lattimer, Nancy Johnson, Matt Murphy, Marie Wells, Arlys LaFehr, Carolyn Jack, Katherine Marshall-Mayer, Mary Alice Yost, Jane Papa, and Carolyn Jack. If you would like to become part of the team working on rewarding genealogical projects, please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
The new volumes are listed below:
- St. Ann (Gloucester) Baptisms, 1863-1868
- St. Ann (Gloucester) Baptisms and Marriages, 1855-1866
- St. Ann (Gloucester) Baptisms and Marriages, 1866-1870
- St. Ann (Gloucester) Baptisms, 1871-1879 and Marriages, 1908-1909
- St. Ann (Gloucester) Baptisms, 1879-1897 and Marriages, 1908-1910, and 1923
- St. Ann (Gloucester) Marriages, 1857-1867
- St. Ann (Gloucester) Marriages, 1868-1871
- St. Ann (Gloucester) Marriages, 1872-1907
- St. Mary (Winchester) Baptisms, 1875-1908
- St. Mary (Winchester) Marriages, 1875-1908
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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, record type, and family members (where available).
The Madison, CT: Church Records, 1791-1827 database is based on the church records transcribed by Louise R. Allen in 1935. The records represent the years 1791 to 1827. Madison was first settled in 1641, and was known as East Guilford until it was incorporated as a separate town in 1826.
This database contains 68 pages and approximately 7,500 names. The records from this manuscript are in volume 1. Volume 2 contains the original typed index. All of the records are for the location: Madison, New Haven, Connecticut.
This update is made possible by the efforts of our team our volunteers, and in particular David Anderson, Greta Gaffin, and Tate Lehmann. We appreciate the work of all our volunteers. If you would like to join the team please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
The original manuscript is part of the R. Stanton Avery Collections, call number Mss A 2397.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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 pages, and over 79,000 new names to search. The new volumes are:
- All Saints (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1896-1908
- All Saints (Roxbury) Marriages, 1896-1908
- Sacred Heart (Weymouth) Baptisms, 1870-1895
- Sacred Heart (Weymouth) Marriages, 1870-1892
Construction of the All Saints Church in Roxbury started in 1893. This was the thirteenth church erected by Rev. Hugh P. Smyth. The site of All Saints’ Church was formerly part of the estate of Governor Bradley, one of the early governors of the New England colony, whose family occupied it for many years, making it a notable spot in Roxbury.
The Parish of the Sacred Heart was also built by Rev. Hugh P. Smyth. Located at 55 Commercial Street, the construction of this church was started in 1876, and was built to accommodate the growing number of Catholic parishioners who could no longer be accommodated by the Church of St. Francis Xavier in South Weymouth.
The volunteers who indexed All Saints (Roxbury) include; Greta Gaffin, Tate Lehmann, Tim Belgrad, Kathy Oberley, Bob Rainville, Lisa Butler, Matt Murphy, Arlys LaFehr, and Mary Alice Yost. The volunteers who produced Sacred Heart (Weymouth) include; Loretta Brown-Aldrich, Nancy Johnson, Bob Rainville, Rick Lageux, Kim Bonner, Cathy Corricelli, Bernadine Bernavil, Stacey-Rae McCue, Sara Stinson, Kathy Oberley, Amelia Devin Freedman, Matt Murphy, Carolyn Jack, Katherine Marshall-Mayer, Judy Welna, Arlys LaFehr, Mary Alice Yost, Jane Papa, and Katie McNally. If you would like to become part of the team working on rewarding genealogical projects, 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.
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 Mass.
This publication produced a variety of useful content including; local vital record extracts, probate records, family histories, and genealogical book reviews.
All the published volumes are included in this database. The database contains approximately 839 pages and over 20,000 searchable names. The indexing for this database includes full names, Publication year (not the year of the record), and article titles and authors. The Vermont Genealogy database is part of the Journals & Periodicals category, and results are included in that category search page.
This update is made possible by the efforts of our volunteers: David Anderson, Kim Bonner, Angela Napolitano, and Ross Weaver. If you have some time and would like to get involved in the database 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.