Massachusetts Societies

Online Resources

 * Register of the Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1893-1917, e-book
 * Roll of membership with ancestral records, Massachusetts Sons of the American Revolution : [1893-1894, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1910, 1913, 1916, 1920, 1923, e-book
 * Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990, ($), index
 * Massachusetts, Order Sons of Italy in America, Membership Applications, 1925-1955 (in Italian). ($), index
 * Massachusetts, Order Sons of Italy in America, Lodge Records, 1922-1985, ($), index

State genealogical and historical societies may have records and services to help you with your research. The following are important genealogical societies in Massachusetts:


 * New England Historic Genealogical Society 101 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116–3087 Phone: (617) 536–5740 Fax: (617) 536–7307


 * General Society of Colonial Wars University of Baltimore Special Collections Langsdale Library 1420 Maryland Avenue Baltimore, MD 21201 The Society's Lineage Records (with indexes).


 * General Society of Mayflower Descendants 4 Winslow St Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: (508) 746-2590


 * Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants 75 Derby St, Suite 13 Hingham MA 02043-4036 Phone: (781) 875-3194 Fax: [call the office for this number] E-mail: msmd@massmayflower.org


 * Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. P.O. Box 215 Ashland, MA 01721-0215 Email: president@msoginc.org

Four chapters hold open educational meetings from September through June each year.


 * National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 1776 D Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006–5392 Phone: (202) 628–1776

This society has published: DAR Patriot Index: Centennial Edition. Three Volumes. Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1994. .


 * The Pilgrim Society 75 Court Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: (508) 746–1620 Fax: (508) 747–4228 E-mail: [mailto:pegbaker@pilgrimhall.org pegbaker@pilgrimhall.org ]


 * Massachusetts Historical Society Library 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 Phone: (617) 536–1608 Fax: (617) 859–0074 E-mail: [mailto:library@masshist.org library@masshist.org ]