New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Brief History

 * New Salem, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Archive.org to find published materials for this town

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office

24 South Main St New Salem, MA 01355 Phone: 978-544-2731 Fax: 617-742-3238 Email: [mailto:newsalemsclerk@aol.com newsalemsclerk@aol.com]

Vital Records

 * Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849. 1927. Salem, Mass.: Published by The Essex Institute. Online at: Internet Archive

Town Reports
The town of New Salem kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when New Salem kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

Adjacent Towns
Often the records of our ancestors might be in a nearby town, rather than in the town where they lived. Below are the towns closest to New Salem:

Franklin County Worcester County Hampshire County
 * Orange
 * Shutesbury
 * Wendell
 * Athol
 * Petersham
 * Belchertown
 * Pelham
 * Ware