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Contact Information
Address: 345 Main St, Wakefield, MA 01880

Telephone: (781) 619-1100

Email: [mailto:email@wakefieldlibrary.org email@wakefieldlibrary.org ]

Website: https://www.wakefieldlibrary.org/

Hours of Operation: https://www.wakefieldlibrary.org/contact-us/

Directions/Parking Map: https://www.wakefieldlibrary.org/visit/#Directions

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 * Death Records – The library has a complete set of Buffalo city directories as well as a large collection for other locations. See our City Directory Guide for a list of our holdings.
 * Street Lists - Street lists list all residents age 17 and over alphabetically, as well as by street.
 * Town Reports - Online copies of Annual Reports of the Town of Wakefield are available below back to 1875.
 * Yearbooks - High school yearbooks from Wakefield are available online from 1907 to 2014 with some gaps.
 * Maps - if the exact death date is known. Request an Obituary Search
 * Yearbooks - High school yearbooks from Wakefield are available online from 1907 to 2014 with some gaps.
 * Maps - if the exact death date is known. Request an Obituary Search

In-Library Use Only
The Grosvenor Room provides limited staff-performed research services for a fee, including:


 * Newspapers – Microfilm of the Wakefield Daily Item from 1891 to the present, the Reading Chronicle (Wakefield Edition) from December 1996 to the present, the Wakefield Observer from January 1998 to the present, and the Wakefield Citizen & Banner from 1872 to 1911. Please note that there are no indexes to any of these newspapers.
 * Death Notices/Obituaries - if the exact death date is known. Request an Obituary Search
 * Death Notices/Obituaries - if the exact death date is known. Request an Obituary Search

Genealogy databases: http://dbaz.buffalolib.org/dbaz.php#Genealogy

Digital collections: https://www.buffalolib.org/research-resources/digital-collections

Library catalog: https://bepl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default

Reference
Librarians are always available in the Grosvenor Room to answer questions and assist patrons. Email and telephone reference service is available through our Contact Us service.

Research services provided
The Grosvenor Room provides limited staff-performed research services for a fee, including:


 * City/Telephone Directory Lookups – The library has a complete set of Buffalo city directories as well as a large collection for other locations. See our City Directory Guide for a list of our holdings.
 * Death Notices/Obituaries - if the exact death date is known. Request an Obituary Search
 * Death Notices/Obituaries - if the exact death date is known. Request an Obituary Search

Request Research Services
To request the Library's research services please view our research fee schedule and contact us.

History
The Grosvenor Room takes its name from Mr. Seth Grosvenor, a successful merchant in Buffalo from 1813 to 1815. After the British burned the village of Buffalo in the War of 1812, Grosvenor played a prominent role in helping to rebuild the devastated community. Although Grosvenor took his expert business skills to New York City, at his death in 1857, he bequeathed $40,000 to the City of Buffalo to establish a public reference library. The Grosvenor Library, a predecessor of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, opened its doors to the public in March, 1871. The Grosvenor Room, its namesake, opened its doors in 2003.

History of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library: https://www.buffalolib.org/about-becpl/history-becpl

Tips for Your Visit
https://www.buffalolib.org/special-collections/visiting-us

Guides
There are many guides to the Grosvenor Room's Collections. Some of the most popular guides are listed below. For more choices, see the Grosvenor Room's web page: https://www.buffalolib.org/special-collections/guides-publications

Church Records

Cemetery Records

City Directories

Early Genealogy Sources for Buffalo & Erie County

Ethnic and Immigrant Genealogy

Genealogy Resources in the Grosvenor Room

House History

Newspapers

Vital Records

Yearbooks


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