Massachusetts Societies

United States   Massachusetts    Societies

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
 * Telephone: 617–536–5740
 * Fax: 617–536–7307
 * Internet: http://www.americanancestors.org


 * General Society of Colonial Wars 


 * University of Baltimore Special Collections
 * Langsdale Library 1420 Maryland Avenue
 * Baltimore, MD 21201
 * Internet: http://www.gscw.org/


 * The Society's Lineage Records (with indexes) are on films (beginning with Family History Library ).


 * General Society of Mayflower Descendants


 * 4 Winslow St
 * Plymouth, MA 02360
 * Telephone: (508) 746-2590
 * Internet: http://www.themayflowersociety.com/


 * Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants


 * 150 Wood Road, Suite 103
 * Braintree MA 02184-2511
 * Tel.: 781-535-6159
 * Fax: [call the office for this number]
 * email: msmd@massmayflower.org
 * Internet: http://www.massmayflower.org/


 * Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc.


 * P.O. Box 215
 * Ashland, MA 01721-0215
 * Telephone: 598-892-1225
 * Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/~masgi/


 * National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution


 * 1776 D Street, N.W.
 * Washington, D.C. 20006–5392
 * Telephone: 202–628–1776
 * Internet: http://www.dar.org/


 * This society has published: DAR Patriot Index: Centennial Edition. Three Volumes. Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1994. (Family History Library 1990.)


 * The Pilgrim Society


 * 75 Court Street
 * Plymouth, MA 02360
 * Telephone: 508–746–1620
 * Fax: 508–747–4228
 * E-mail: [mailto:pegbaker@pilgrimhall.org pegbaker@pilgrimhall.org ]
 * Internet: http://www.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 ]