Massachusetts
Genealogy
Boxford, Massachusetts Resources
There
are a number of sources of information in Boxford and elsewhere in Essex
County. They are listed below by category. If you have suggestions for
other resources please let Scott
Fletcher know.
Boxford
Town Hall
Middleton
Road
Boxford, MA 01921
508-887-8181
Boxford
Historic Document Center
Martha Clark, Archivist
West Boxford Village
West Boxford MA, 01885 (intersection of Route 133 and Main Street.)
(978)
352-2733
Hours:
Wednesdays - 9am-4pm; 7:30pm-9:30pm, 1st and 2nd Saturdays - 10am-3pm
60
linear feet of manuscripts
65 linear feet of archives
105 linear feet of monographs
3 linear feet of newspapers
350 maps
18 linear feet of photographs
pamphlets
84 reels of microforms
ephemera
realia/artifacts
8 oral history audio tapes
Collection
Description: Boxford Bicentennial Commission (Commission records 1974-1977)
Boxford Grange (Registers, 1911-1983)
Boxford Historic Document Center (Historical Collections, 1850-present
and photographs, 1870-present)
Boxford Historical Center
Boxford Historical Society (photographs)
Boxford Village Cemetery Association (records, 1922-1972)
Boxford Village Garden Club (records, 1938-1985)
Kelsey Highlands Nursery (business records, 1895-1931)
Second Congregational Church, West Boxford (Church and parish records,
1735-present)
Town of Boxford (Town records 1859-1968)
Winthrop Haynes (personal papers 1900-1979)
Ingalls/Gowen Family (personal papers, 1850-1990)
Parkhurst Family (personal papers, 1800-1986)
Barbara C. Perley (personal papers, 1800-1985)
Laptop computers and tape recorders allowed with staff approval. Photocopying
permitted at discretion of staff. Self-service copying (change needed)
History
of Salem Massachusetts by Sidney Perley (online
at the University of Virginia)
Genealogical
and Historical Societies and Museums
Essex Society of Genealogists
P.O. Box 313
Lynnfield, MA 01940-0313
ESOG has over 1000 members and provides programs, a newsletter and other
services to members. ESOG Membership Information may be requested from:
Essex Society of Genealogists
Visit their home page at http://www.esog.org
In
addition ESOG publishs The Essex Genealogist (TEG) a quarterly journal
(Free to members.) ESOG is in the process of having Heritage Books,
Inc. reprint their entire publication from 1981 through 1995. You may
purchase the earlier volumes directly from Heritage
Books
E-Mail
Mailing Lists
MAEssex-L
Essex-Roots-L is mailing list that covers all aspects of the early settlers
of Essex County MA. There is considerable overlap in ancestors throughout
Essex County. This list gives those with Essex County Ancestry a place
to post messages and queries to a relatively small, but focused mailing
list. Its members are very friendly and helpful.
Subscribe
to MAESSEX-L
Northeast-Roots-L
Northeast-Roots-L is a mailing list that covers all of New England.
It is a large list with messages concernining all NE states. There are
a number of members with considerable expertise in New England research.
Subscribe to NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L
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County Massachusetts Genealogy Project
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State Genealogy Project
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Essex
County Massachusetts Genealogy Project - Founded August 1996.
Boxford,
Massachusetts Genealogy Project established November 4, 2001.
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