New England Genealogy Collections Outside of New England
Here is a list of outstanding New England genealogy "collections" - *not* in New England. These
"collections" were mentioned in postings on genealogy mail lists (NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L,
ESSEX-ROOTS-L, GenConnecticut-L, and CT-WINDHAMCO), CompuServe's (CSi) North
American Genealogy Forum (NAROOTS), and personal experience. These "collections" have the
basic New England reference sources, back issues of The New England Historical and
Genealogical Register (NEHGR) and/or other genealogy journals, DAR and Mayflower material,
published vital records, assorted town/county histories and/or family genealogies. Many have
complete runs of the census for the entire US, city directories, and other valuable microfilmed
materials.
This list may be helpful to newer as well as experienced researchers to identify major New
England genealogy collections outside of the New England area. Many "newbies" feel if they
don't live in New England near such resource centers as the NEHGS library, town clerk offices,
New England state libraries and archives, etc... that New England genealogy research is nearly
impossible. Most *do* know about the LDS Family History Centers (FHC)
Family History Information/What Is a Family History Center?
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp?PAGE=library_fhc_about.asp
Family History Information/Where Is the Nearest Family History Center?
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp?PAGE=library_fhc_find.asp
and their fabulous Family History Library in Salt Lake City
Family History Library and Centers
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp
Family History Library Catalog
http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asp
as well as the great New England Historic and Genealogical Society’s Library
http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org/
The Library:
http://www.newenglandancestors.org/libraries/main/
http://www.library.nehgs.org/
which are indispensable. However, many New England "rooters" may not be aware of other
major collections outside New England that might be closer to their homes. The research
collections are usually located at the main branch for the library system named. I have tried to
include websites if they are online. Be aware I'm *not* personally familiar with 90% of the
facilities. A website has been set up based on this file. As a webpage the URLs/online addresses
of the "collections" are hyperlinked for immediate usage. The website also contains a
downloadable copy of this file.
http://home.earthlink.net/~sgtwebgen/NECollections.html
Please, additions and/or corrections are *welcomed! Feel free to share this file with one and all.
Many thanks to all the contributors!
--- Susan G. Taylor
sgtwebgen@earthlink.net
--- Last Updated 9 July 2006 ---
United States:
Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
NSDAR Library
http://www.dar.org
NARA - National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.nara.gov/
Genealogical Research at the National Archives
http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/genindex.html
NARA Branches (Regional Records Services Facilities) are individually listed below
under their respective state/city:
AK, CA, CO, GA, IL, MO, NY, PA, TX, WA
AK:
NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Anchorage)
http://www.nara.gov/regional/anchorag.html
AL:
Harwell Goodwin Davis Library, Samford Univ.: Birmingham
http://davisweb.samford.edu/
Mobile Public Library
http://www2.acan.net/~mplhp/
AZ:
Mesa Family History Center
Large collection of New England resources on permanent loan/on hand
CA:
Southern CA Gen. Soc. French Canadian Interest Group: Burbank
<French Can., Arcadian and many New Eng. Catholic Church records>
http://home.earthlink.net/~djmill/
Carlsbad Public Library: Carlsbad
http://www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us/cserv/library.html
Sons of the American Revolution Library
600 S. Central, Glendale 91204
818-240-1775
Huntington Beach Central Library
http://www.scag.org/homepages/huntington_beach/lbhours.htm
NARA's Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel)
http://www.nara.gov/regional/laguna.html
Los Angeles Family History Center
10741 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles 90025
Census films for all years, many films containing original New England documents from
various counties and states on permanent loan/on hand.
Los Angeles Public Library
http://www.lapl.org/
NARA's Pacific Region (San Francisco): San Bruno
http://www.nara.gov/regional/sanfranc.html
California Genealogical Society: San Francisco
http://www.calgensoc.com/
http://www.sfo.com/~timandpamwolf/sfranlib.htm#CGS
California State Library at Sutro: San Francisco
http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/
http://www.sfo.com/~timandpamwolf/sfranlib.htm#SFPL
CO:
Denver Public Library
http://www.denver.lib.co.us/index.html
NARA's Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)
http://www.nara.gov/regional/denver.html
FL:
Orlando Public Library
http://www.ocls.lib.fl.us/
Orange County
Bay County Public Library: Panama City
http://www.nwrls.lib.fl.us/
Indian River County Main Library: Vero Beach
http://indian-river.lib.fl.us/mainlib/irc_main_library_page.htm
History and Genealogy Department
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flindian/ircl/
Online library catalog:
telnet://150.176.105.194:3000/
(Type in public for login)
West Palm Beach Genealogy Society
GA:
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library
http://www.af.public.lib.ga.us/
NARA's Southeast Region (Atlanta): East Point
http://www.nara.gov/regional/atlanta.html
IL:
NARA's Great Lakes Region (Chicago)
http://www.nara.gov/regional/chicago.html
Newberry Library: Chicago
http://www.newberry.org/
IN:
Allen County Public Library: Ft. Wayne
http://WWW.ACPL.LIB.IN.US/
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/genealogy.html
KS:
Burlington Historical Society
Hutchinson Public Library (the Kansas Room)
http://www.hplsck.org/
Kansas State Library: Topeka
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/
KY:
National Society of the Sons of the Amer. Rev.: Louisville
Historical and Genealogical Research Library
http://www.sar.org/geneal/library.htm
Filson Club Library - Historical Society: Louisville
http://www.filsonclub.org/
MI:
Detroit Public Library
http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/
http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/special_collections.htm
State of Michigan Library - Lansing
The Library of Michigan
http://www.libofmich.lib.mi.us/
Abrams Foundation Historical Collection
http://www.libofmich.lib.mi.us/genealogy/genealogy.html
MN:
Minnesota Historical Society's collection: St. Paul
http://www.pals.msus.edu/webpals/
MO:
NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City)
http://www.nara.gov/regional/kansas.html
Kansas City Public Library
http://www.kcpl.lib.mo.us/
Mid-Continent Public Library: Independence
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us
Saint Louis Public Library
http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/
MS:
The University of Mississippi Library: University
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/files/online.html
NM:
Albuquerque Public Library
http://www.cabq.gov/library/
NY:
Brooklyn Historical Society: Brooklyn
http://www.brooklynhistory.org/
NARA's Northeast Region (New York City)
http://www.nara.gov/regional/newyork.html
New York Public Library (esp. the Local History Room)
http://www.nypl.org/
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/lhg/genea.html
Onondaga County Public Library: Syracuse
http://www.ocpl.lib.ny.us/
OH:
Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library
http://plch.lib.oh.us/
The Western Reserve Historical Society - Cleveland
http://www.wrhs.org
Ohio Historical Society: Columbus
http://www.ohiohistory.org/textonly/index.html
State Library of Ohio: Columbus
http://winslo.state.oh.us/
OK:
Oklahoma Genealogical Society: Oklahoma City
http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs/
Oklahoma Historical Society
http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/
OR:
Oregon State Library: Salem
http://www.osl.state.or.us/
Online catalog
http://webpac.osl.state.or.us/
PA:
NARA's Mid Atlantic Region (Center City Philadelphia)
http://www.nara.gov/regional/philacc.html
Free Library of Philadelphia
http://www.library.phila.gov/
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
http://www.hsp.org/
Carnegie Library (Pitt's collection, next door): Pittsburgh
http://www.clpgh.org/clp/
http://www.clpgh.org/CLP/Pennsylvania/pagen.html
TN:
Chattanooga-Hamilton Bicentennial Library: Chattanooga
www.lib.chattanooga.gov/index.html
Memphis Public Library - main branch
http://www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us/
Online catalog
http://draweb.memphislibrary.org/
TX:
Texas State Library: Austin
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/lobby/index.html
Clayton Library: Houston
http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/
Dallas Public Library
http://www.lib.ci.dallas.tx.us/home.htm
Fort Worth Public Library
http://198.215.16.8:443/fortworth/fwpl/
NARA's Southwest Region (Fort Worth)
http://www.nara.gov/regional/ftworth.html
VA:
National Genealogical Society (NGS): Arlington
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/
The Library of Virginia: Richmond
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/
WA:
NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle)
http://www.nara.gov/regional/seattle.html
Seattle Public Library
http://www.spl.org/
http://www.spl.org/humanities/genealogy/genealogy.html
Fiske Genealogical Library: Seattle
1644 43rd Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98112-3222
(206) 328-2716
http://www.fiske.lib.wa.us
Seattle Genealogical Society
Library and office:
6200 Sand Point Way N.E. #101*
Seattle, Washington 98115
http://www.rootsweb.com/~waseags/
University of Washington graduate library: Seattle
http://www.lib.washington.edu/
WI:
State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library Division: Madison
http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/
Canada
BC:
University of British Columbia: Vancouver
http://www.library.ubc.ca/
ONT:
Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendants: Toronto
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canms/canada.html
Library Catalogue
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canms/library.html
Library Search Engines:
Major university research libraries often have good collections, too. Almost all major public and
university libraries now have their catalogs on-line - available over the web. Here are some
online library search engines:
SJCP's Public Libraries With Internet Services
http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/homepage/PublicLibraries/PublicLibraryServers.html
Lib-Library WWW Servers
http://sunsite.Berkeley.EDU/Libweb/
LibrarySpot Libraries Online
http://www.libraryspot.com/librariesonline.htm
Library Catalogs (from Yale University): Gopher
gopher://libgopher.cis.yale.edu:70/11/Americas/US
List of Public Libraries with Internet Services
http://www.halcyon.com/treasure/virtual/library.html
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet: Libraries, Archives &
Museums
http://www.CyndisList.com/lib-gen.htm
Yahoo Reference: Libraries
http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/
--- Susan G. Taylor
sgtwebgen@earthlink.net
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USGenWeb Norwich, CT: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctcnorwi/
USGenWeb Plymouth, MA: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/