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Rhode Island from a 1929 New England Rhode Map. Public Domain, courtesy of Wikimedia.org.
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 not have them before. In addition, we have added over 16,300 new records and searchable names to the database.
The new records are spread across 29 cemeteries. About 60% of the new records are in Bristol County, and 35% are in Providence County. In addition to Rhode Island records, this update includes some burial information for native Rhode Islanders who were buried out of state. You can find these new volumes added to the database:
- Chelsea, Maine – Veteran’s Cemetery Togus, Maine
- Mechanicsville, Virginia – Cold Harbor National Cemetery
- Petersburg, Virginia – City Point National Cemetery
This update was made possible by support from John Sterling and the transcriptions and images produced by the volunteers of Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project who work in cemeteries across Rhode Island.
This database is organized into volumes based on the city or town of the cemetery and provides information for 450,000 people and over 900,000 searchable names. The efforts to capture images of the gravestones is not complete, and approximately 25% of the records have an image to go with them. For the remainder, there is a placeholder noting that the image is not available and noting that you can see the birth and death details on the transcript page.
For most of the cemeteries, there GPS coordinates displayed on the transcript. This can be copied and pasted into a web site such as Google Maps to see where the cemetery is located.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
An icy Vermont river
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 Sharon, Connecticut. In 1805 it became the birthplace of Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Scott Andrew Bartley’s study project tracks heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War. His sketches so far have focused on Windham and Windsor counties.
The new sketches are listed below:
Howe, Jonathan (Sharon)
Hutchins, Silas (Sharon)
Marsh, Isaac (Sharon)
Russell, Josiah (Sharon)
Spaulding, Reuben (Sharon)
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
1858 map of Franklin County by http://maps.bpl.org [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Franklin County was created in 1811 from the northern third of Hampshire County. Earlier probate records in the area may be searched in our companion database, Hampshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1660-1889.
To learn more about how to navigate this collection, be sure to watch our short video, How to Search Massachusetts Probate File Papers.
We want to thank the amazing volunteers who have made this database possible including Sam Sturgis, David Anderson, Bruce Shaw, Fran Danico, and Arlys LaFehr.
This database is free; you just need an NEHGS guest membership to view these records.
http://maps.bpl.org [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
St. Joseph (Waltham) is new to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900. This seven volume update adds over 360 new pages to browse. St. Joseph was the French Canadian parish in Waltham. The first Mass was said in 1894.
We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their help in making these updates possible: Eileen McCarthy, Angela Napolitano, Ross and Linda Weaver, and Francis Alix.
The new volumes are listed below:
Immaculate Conception (Malden) Baptisms, 1859-1868
Immaculate Conception (Malden) Baptisms, 1868-1883
Immaculate Conception (Malden) Baptisms, 1884-1897
Immaculate Conception (Malden) Marriages, 1861-1868
Immaculate Conception (Malden) Marriages, 1868-1900
St. Joseph (Waltham) Baptisms, 1894-1900
St. Joseph (Waltham) Confirmations, 1896-1900
St. Joseph (Waltham) Deaths, 1895-1900
St. Joseph (Waltham) First Communions and Confirmations, 1895-1900
St. Joseph (Waltham) First Communions, 1895-1900
St. Joseph (Waltham) Marriages and Deaths, 1895-1900
St. Joseph (Waltham) Marriages, 1895-1900
Please note: Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1780-1900 is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
The NEHG Register Winter 2018 issue
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. This update adds 430 pages and 10,600 searchable names.
Published quarterly since 1847, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register is the flagship journal of American genealogy and the oldest journal in the field. The Register has featured articles on a wide variety of topics since its inception, including vital records, church records, tax records, land and probate records, cemetery transcriptions, obituaries, and historical essays. Authoritative compiled genealogies have been the centerpiece of the Register for more than 150 years. Thousands of New England families have been treated in the pages of the journal and many more are referenced in incidental ways throughout. These articles may range from short pieces correcting errors in print or solving unusual problems to larger treatments that reveal family origins or present multiple generations of a family.
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 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.
The entire run of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register is available at the NEHGS Boston research library, call number F1.N56.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
The Pennsylvania Genealogist Cover
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. This update adds over 900 pages and 24,000 searchable names.
The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, published by the Philadelphia-based Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania since 1895 contains family histories, original records, book reviews, and scholarly essays. Since 1965, the journal expanded the focus of its scholarship to facilitate genealogical research beyond southeastern Pennsylvania and has maintained a balance between publishing compiled genealogies and original source materials.
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 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.
The complete run of the journal is available at the NEHGS Research Library, call number F 146 G32.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Chart of Plymouth Bay http://maps.bpl.org [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Baptisms, 1874-1900
St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Marriages, 1875-1900
St. Peter (Plymouth) Baptisms and Marriages, 1873-1875
St. Peter (Plymouth) Baptisms and Marriages, 1873-1879
St. Peter (Plymouth) Baptisms, 1872-1899
St. Peter (Plymouth) Baptisms, 1899-1900
St. Peter (Plymouth) First Communions and Confirmations
St. Peter (Plymouth) Marriages, 1879-1900
St. Philip (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1895-1898
St. Philip (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1898-1900
St. Philip (Roxbury) Confirmations, 1896-1900
St. Philip (Roxbury) Marriages, 1895-1900
The Connecticut Nutmegger cover.
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 800 pages and 14,500 searchable names.
The Connecticut Nutmegger has served as the “journal of record” for the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. (CSG) for forty years. During this time, it has captured a wealth of information for genealogists. Vital records, probate records, bible records, headstone records, memorials and other useful records have been published and made readily accessible for genealogical research. Well-documented family histories and genealogical articles, covering hundreds of families – mainly with Connecticut ties – have been presented. Published articles include commentary on and corrections to previously published family lines, vital records and town histories. Book reviews, research tips, queries and other valuable tools for genealogists have been presented. 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 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.
The entire run of The Connecticut Nutmegger is available at the NEHGS Boston research library, call number F91.C82.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Shelton side of the Ousatonic Water Power Company Dam. Public Domain, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
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 volume for Huntington, Connecticut that contains over 2,200 new searchable names associated with records between 1739 and 1839.
As noted in the introduction, the town of Huntington officially changed its name Shelton in 1919. It was originally named for Governor Samuel Huntington, and was renamed in honor of Edward Nelson Shelton, according to a New York Times article.
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 digitization and indexing process please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
The complete Barbour collection contains information on 136 Connecticut towns. Our library also offers the complete Barbour collection on-site.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Map of East Boston with red circle around Most Holy Redeemer by http://maps.bpl.org [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Baptisms and Marriages, 1844-1851
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Baptisms and Confirmations, 1851-1862
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Baptisms and Confirmations, 1862-1882
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Baptisms, 1883-1900
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Marriages, 1851-1900
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Confirmations, 1896-1900
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.