New England Historic Genealogical Society

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:info@nehgs.org info@nehgs.org]

Address:


 * 101 Newbury Street
 * Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007

Telephone: 617-536-5740; Library 617-226-1231 Fax:  617-536-7307

Hours and holidays:


 * Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
 * Wednesday - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
 * Closed Sunday and Monday
 * For the holiday schedule, click here.

Admission fee: Research Library admission is free to NEHGS research members and above; non-members (including seniors, students, and subscription level members) will be charged $15 (U.S.)

Directions, public transportation, and parking:


 * For directions and public transportation, click here.
 * For public parking, click here.

Key Internet sites and databases:


 * NewEnglandAncestors.org About NEHGS, visiting, manuscripts, virtual tour and exhibits, library catalog, collection guides, hire the experts, forums, publications, programs and events, and databases including the Great Migration Study Project, The NEHG Register, and town records.
 * AmericanAncestors.org News: Calendar, CEO's Corner, Blog, and Question of the Day; Explore: Search, Index, Databases, Experts, and Library; Connect: Experts, Facebook, Events; and Store.
 * Online NEHGS Library Catalog Searches: keyword, title, author, subject, call number, and advanced.
 * Great Migration Study Project 1620-1635 index to 7,192 names, 2,040 places, and 249 ships.
 * Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 birth, baptism, admit, dismiss, intent, marriage, death, burial.
 * Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 birth, marriage, and death.
 * Massachusetts Vital Records 1911-1915 birth, marriage, and death.
 * New York Abstracts of Wills, Administrations, and Guardianships 1787-1835 from 51 NY counties.
 * The Register database including articles about vital records, church records, tax records, land and probate records, cemetery transcriptions, obituaries, and historical essays.


 * The Society's flagship publication is The Register. For links to online copies of The Register, see our New England Historical Genealogical Register online Wiki page.

Collection Description
Founded in 1845, the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is the oldest such society in the United States. They maintain an Internet database of over 100 miliion names, including vital records, compiled genealogies, and scholarly journals. They publish American Ancestors and The New England Historical Genealogical Register" (The Register''). Their catalog lists over 200,000 books and sources. The manuscript collection has over 20 million items with an emphasis on New England since the 1600s.

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