Category: Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Bill Threatens Vital Records Back to 1841

The National Genealogical Society UpFront blog is reporting on another threat to vital records access, which could make it harder for genealogists to learn about their Massachusetts ancestors.Massachusetts Senate Bill 820 would close the state’s birth and marriage records dated after 1841, the year statewide record keeping began, so...

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Connecticut • Town clerks began recording vital records in 1650. • Military census exists for 1917. • Probate, court and cemetery records are located at the Connecticut State Library. Maine • The Maine Old Cemetery Association is indexing cemetery transcripts. • Probate records relating to wills, adoptions and guardianships...

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New England Archivists: Archives in New England www.lib.umb.edu/newengarch/nearch.html Contains a list of archives arranged by state. &#149 Connecticut GenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~ctgenweb Links to county pages and a list of Connecticut research helps. &#149 Maine GenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~megenweb Links to state and county resources. &#149...