Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Winchester, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Parent Towns
Winchester was first settled by citizens of Charlestown who were granted land in the area in the 1630s. In 1642, when Woburn was incorporated, the northern part was included in that city while the southern part remained part of Charlestown. The southeast section was annexed to Medford in 1753. The southwest section was annexed to West Cambridge (now Arlington) eight years before Winchester's incorporation in 1850. Early Village Names Waterfield, Charlestown Village, South Woburn, Black Horse Village (stage coach stop), Woburn Gates (railroad stop)

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Middlesex Co.:  Arlington | Lexington | Medford | Stoneham | Woburn

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Winchester Town Clerk
71 Mount Vernon Winchester, MA 01890 Phone: 781-721-7130 Fax: 781-721-1153 [mailto:townclerk@winchester.us Email] Website

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Wildwood Cemetery, 34 Palmer St., Winchester, 781-721-7142
 * Calvary Cemetery (contact through Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden) 1-888-919-7926.

Churches

 * Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church
 * First Baptist Church
 * First Congregational Church
 * First Church of Christ, Scientist
 * Hope Christian Church
 * Parish of the Epiphany (Episcopal)
 * St. Eulalia’s Church
 * St. Mary’s Church
 * Second Congregational Church<br
 * Winchester Unitarian Church

Local Histories

 * History of Winchester by Henry Chapman and Bruce Winchester Stone, 2 vols. (Town of Winchester, 1936, vol. 1; 1976 vol. 1 and vol. 2.) Copies may be purchased from the Winchester Public Library

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Searchable by Town
 * Revolutionary War –History of Winchester, vol. 1, contains a list of Revolutionary soldiers who lived in the Winchester area
 * Civil War, Civil War to the present - Town Hall database of veterans’ names
 * Spanish-American War
 * World War I - Winchester’s War Records (The Andover Press, 1925)

Newspapers
The Winchester Public Library has the following local newspapers on microfilm:
 * Woburn and Middlesex Journal, Oct. 1851-Nov. 1906
 * Winchester Star, 1881-present
 * Winchester Press, Oct. 1900-Dec. 1902
 * Daily Times Chronicle, Winchester edition (formerly Woburn Daily Times), 1971-present

Archives

 * Winchester Archival Center The Archival Center in Town Hall collects and preserves materials that document all aspects of Winchester history and the lives of its residents. The collections include primary and secondary documents on such subjects as town government, schools, waterways, public events, biography and family history, architecture, military service, churches, clubs and organizations, industry and business, and more. The Archival Center also houses some records of the Winchester Historical Commission.

Libraries

 * Winchester Public Library The Winchester Public Library has local newspapers on microfilm, some published genealogies, and local history books.

Societies

 * Winchester Historical Society The Society has published books on the architectural development of the town, architects, and local artists and has reprinted five early maps. Research questions addressed to the Society are routinely forwarded to the Archival Center.