Modern Records (Post-1900)
State Records
- Massachusetts Genealogy & Massachusetts Family History Resources – Ancestry.com
- Massachusetts Public Libraries
- Archives: Searchable Collections
- Online Massachusetts Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
- Early Vital Records of Massachusetts to the end of 1849-FC
- Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920
- Massachusetts, Delayed and Corrected Vital Records, 1753-1900 — FamilySearch.org
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
- Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961 — FamilySearch.org
- Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Towns Records, 1626-2001
- Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
- Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003
- Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
- Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
- Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980
- Birth, Marriage and Death Records – 1841-1910
- Archives: Vital Records and more – Scroll down the page!
- Death Records for Massachusetts state on Ancestors at Rest (scroll down)
- Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
- Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
- Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915
- Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970
- Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1784-1840
- Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915
- Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970
- Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
- Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
- Massachusetts Document Retrieval
- CourtView Justice Solutions
- Massachusetts: Probate, Housing, Family Court, Land-Public records!
- Massachusetts Land Records
- Public Record Law, Massachusetts: guide.pdf (application/pdf Object)
- Internet Archive Search: Vital Records, handwritten scans
County Records
- Berkshire County: Probate Guide and Index, 1761-1900
- Berkshire County: Vital Records of Williamstown, Massachusetts
- Essex County: Vital Records of Essex, MA – 1662 to 1849 – BMD
- Essex County: Vital Records of Gloucester, MA – 1662 to 1849 – BMD
- Essex County: Vital Records of Marblehead, MA – 1662 to 1849 – BMD
- Franklin County: Probate Guide and Index, 1812-1925
- Hampden County: Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887
- Norfolk County: Land Records Public Search
- Plymouth County: Probate Records, 1633-1967
- Plymouth County: Probate Estate Files, 1686-1915
- Middlesex County: Deaths from City Directories 1912-1960
- Middlesex County: Vital records of Newton, 1850 – Google Books
- Suffolk County: Boston City Directories -1845-1925
- Suffolk County: Registry of Deeds
Jail
Directories & Newspapers
- Online Historical Directories: Massachusetts Online Historical Directories
- Massachusetts Online Historical Newspapers – Online Historical Newspapers
- Massachusetts Newspapers
- Obituaries, Newspaper Obituaries (scroll to Mass)
- GenealogyBuff.com – Online Newspaper Directory – Massachusetts Newspapers
- Genealogy Buff – List of Obituary Collections-Massachusetts (scroll down)
- State of Mass. – input ‘historical newspapers’ in search box
- Obits: Boston Globe & Boston Herald; Search BPL Special Collections, 1932-1941 and 1953-2010
- Boston Evening Transcript, 1873-1915 – Google News Archive Search
- Barnstable County: Barnstable Patriot digital newspaper archive
- Barnstable County: Provincetown History Preservation Project – Browse via search box for cemetery or other terms
- Bristol County: Obit Index Fall River, MASS, 1951-2010
- Bristol County: Yearbooks, History collections
- Essex County: Newspapers
- Middlesex County: Cambridge Tribune- several newspapers up to 1947
- Middlesex County: Obituary Database
- Suffolk County: Boston City Directory 1780s to 1960s
- Suffolk County: Boston Globe Archive
- Suffolk County: City of Boston Archives and Records
- Suffolk County: University Of Massachusetts at Boston Newspaper Archive – Search Old Newspaper Articles Online
Cemeteries
- Grave Matter – photographs and history of old colonial gravestones and cemeteries in New England: Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts areas.
- Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts (JCAM)
- Essex County: Andover, Spring Grove Cemetery
- Bristol County: Westport Historic Private and Public Cemeteries
- Essex County: The Old North Burying Ground – Historic Ipswich Massachusetts
- Hampshire County: Amherst Cemetery Record Search
- Middlesex County: Newton Cemetery Corporation: Serving Greater Boston
- Middlesex County: St. Mary Cemetery – Tewskbury, Massachusetts
- Middlesex County: St. Patrick Cemetery – Lowell, Massachusetts
- Middlesex County: Waltham cemetery database
- Middlesex County: Westlawn Cemetery in Littleton, Massachusetts
- Plymouth County: Plymouth Cemetery Burial Record Search
- Plymouth County: Wareham – Agawam Cemetery and Long Neck Cemetery
- Suffolk County: City of Boston
- Worcester County: Cemetery Headstones & Obituary indexes
- Worcester County: Massachusetts Blackstone, Millville and St. Jean Baptiste Cemeteries
- Worcester County: St Jean Baptiste Cemeteries
- Worcester County: Blackstone Valley Cemeteries
- Worcester County: Gardner Massachusetts – Cemetery Plot Locations
- Worcester County: Leominster – Cemetery
- Worcester County: Town of Charlton | Cemetery Commission
- Worcester County: Town of Lunenburg – North Cemetery, Lunenburg, MA
- Worcester County: Town of Lunenburg – South Cemetery, Lunenburg, MA
Genealogical Records (Pre-1900)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Massachusetts
- Massachusetts: Genealogy, Census, Vital Records
- Massachusetts | Learn | FamilySearch.org
- MA GenWeb
- Archives: Searchable Collections
- Massachusetts – Digital State Archives
- Massachusetts State Library
- Massachusetts Genealogical Council
- Massachusetts Historical Society: Collections online
- Massachusetts Historical Society Collections online
- Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth Project
- Digital Commonwealth
- Massachusetts Civil War Research Center
- Plymouth Colony Archive Project
- Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery
County
- Essex County: Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts to 1849
- Essex County: Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts to 1849
- Middlesex County: Vital Records of Billerica, Massachusetts to 1850
- Norfolk County: Vital Records of Dover, Massachusetts before 1836
- Suffolk County: Archives and Records | City of Boston
- Suffolk County: Boston Notarial Records 1644-1651
Immigration & Naturalization
- Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943
- Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1891
- Massachusetts Naturalization Index, 1906-1966
Military
Maps
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