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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register  Volume 170 is now available as part of our database New England Historical and Genealogical Register.  This update consists of the four issues: Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, and Fall 2016.

For more information about how to search our journals and periodicals in general, watch our webinar, Searching Journals on AmericanAncestors.org in which Don LeClair and Molly Rogers explain search strategies.

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We have added six new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This database focuses on families listed in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, an area which includes parts of modern Franklin and Hampden counties as well.

Ebenezer Peirce (Partridgefield)
Smith Phillips (Partridgefield)
Elijah Powell (Lanesborough)
John Safford (Windsor)
Sylvina Safford (Windsor)
Nathaniel Williams (Lanesborough)

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Database Tip: On the transcript page, click the plus sign next to any person’s name. You can download a PDF of the entire sketch rather than having to download each page image separately.

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From 1816-1819, priests from Boston ministered to Catholics in New Brunswick, Canada, and their record book became part of the Archdiocese of Boston’s collection. St. John, New Brunswick 1816-1819 is the newest volume in our Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston 1789-1900 database. Some of the records come from St. Malachi’s, the first Catholic church established in St. John. To learn more about this collection, please visit our website catholicrecords.americanancestors.org. For information on how to browse this collection, watch this video.

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Sacred Heart parish records have been added to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1900. This update comprises of nine volumes for this church located in Boston’s North End neighborhood, including:

• Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms 1888-1891
• Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms 1891-1893
• Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms 1893-1895
• Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms 1895-1897
• Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms 1897-1898
• Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms 1898-1900 Part 1
• Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms 1898-1900 Part 2
• Sacred Heart (Boston) Marriages 1889-1899
• Sacred Heart (Boston) Marriages 1899-1900

Want to learn more about this project? Check out our website. For instructions on browsing this unique database, please consult this video.

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North American Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscripts now has 10 new volumes encompassing cemeteries in Vermont and New Hampshire. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this update possible! Learn more about why this database is important on our blog, Vita Brevis.

The new volume names are:

• NH, Merrimack: Bow – Various (MSS A 2820)
• NH, Merrimack: East Concord (MSS A 6933)
• VT, Chittenden: Essex Centre (MSS C 3313)
• VT, Franklin: Fletcher – Bailey Cemetery (MSS C 1827)
• VT, Lamoille: Cambridge – Hawley Yard (MSS C 3309)
• VT, Lamoille: Cambridge – Mountain View (MSS C 3308)
• VT, Lamoille: Hyde Park (MSS C 3318)
• VT, Windham: Guilford – Old Cemetery (MSS C 3316)
• VT, Windham: Jamaica (MSS C 3320)
• VT, Windham: Newfane (MSS C 3330)

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