Suffolk County MA Resources
General
Cyndi's List has a vast number of resources listed. It also has a lot of "How-to" type information. The site is huge and can be overwhelming, but is worth the effort.
Cemeteries
Boston Cemeteries
Name |
Established |
Location |
Affiliation |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phipps Street Burying Ground | 1630 |
Charlestown | Puritan | |
| King's Chapel Burying Ground | 1630 |
Tremont Street/School Street | Puritan | |
| Eliot Burying Ground | 1630 |
Eustis and Washington Streets | Puritan | |
| Dorchester North Burying Ground | 1633 |
Stoughton Street and Columbia Road | Puritan | |
| Copp's Hill Burying Ground | 1659 |
Copp's Hill, Hull Street | Puritan | |
| Granary Burying Ground | 1660 |
Park Street/Tremont Street | ||
| Westerly Burial Ground | 1683 |
West Roxbury | ||
| Walter Street Burying Ground | 1711 |
Walter Street/Roslindale | ||
| Central Burying Ground (Boston, Massachusetts) | 1756 |
Boylston and Tremont | Municipal | |
| Market Street Burying Ground | 1764 |
Market Street/Brighton | ||
| Bunkerhill Burying Ground | 1807 |
Bunkerhill Street/Charlestown | ||
| Dorchester South Burying Ground | 1810 |
Dorchester Avenue | ||
| South End Burying Ground | 1810 |
Washington Street/South End | ||
| Hawes Burying Ground/Union Cemetery | 1816/1841 |
E. 5th and Emerson Street/South Boston | ||
| Saint Augustine Chapel and Cemetery | 1818 |
South Boston | Roman Catholic | |
| Bennington Street Cemetery | 1838 |
Bennington Street | ||
| Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery | 1844 |
East Boston | Jewish | |
| Forest Hills Cemetery | 1848 |
95 Forest Hills Avenue/Jamaica Plain | Municipal | |
| St. Joseph Catholic Church (Roxbury, Massachusetts) | 1850 |
Roxbury | Roman Catholic | |
| Mount Hope Cemetery | 1852 |
355 Walk Hill Street/Mattapan | ||
| Holyhood Cemetery | 1857 |
Brookline | Catholic | |
| Boston United Hand in Hand Cemetery | 1875 |
West Roxbury/Dedham | Jewish | |
| St. Joseph Cemetery | 1888 |
West Roxbury | Catholic | |
| Evergreen Cemetery | 1893 |
Brighton | ||
| Fairview Cemetery | 1893 |
Fairview Avenue/Hyde Park | ||
| St. Michael's Cemetery | 1905 |
500 Canterbury Street | ||
| Baker Street Jewish Cemeteries | 1920 |
Baker Street, West Roxbury | Jewish | |
| Mt. Benedict Cemetery | 409 Corey Street/West Roxbury | Catholic | ||
| Mt. Calvary Cemetery | 366 Cummins Highway/Roslindale | Catholic | ||
| New Calvary Cemetery | 800 Harvard Street/Mattapan | Catholic | ||
| St. Mary's Cemetery | Bernard Street/Dorchester | Catholic |
Boston's Historic Burial Grounds Database
Please check back as more cemeteries will be added as time allows.
Newspapers
| Newspaper Name | Years in publication |
| Boston Daily Advertiser | 3 Mar. 1813 - 14 Feb. 1929 |
| Boston Daily Advocate | 3 Jan. 1832 - 31 Dec. 1838 |
| Boston Daily Courier | 1 Mar 1824 - 13 Jan. 1866 |
| Boston Daily Mail | 2 Jan. 1841 - 12 Oct. 1849/1 Jan. 1850 - 31 Dec. 1853 |
| Boston Daily Journal | 1 Apr. 1845 - 6 Oct. 1917 |
| Boston Daily Record | 4 June 1929 - 30 Sep.1961 |
| Boston Evening American | 21 Mar. 1904 - 30 Sep. 1961 |
| Boston Evening Record | 1 Aug. 1891 - 6 Aug. 1921 |
| Boston Evening Transcript | 24 July 1830 - 30 Apr. 1941 |
| Boston Globe | 7 Mar. 1878 + |
| Boston Herald American | 1 May 1848 - 9 July 1967 |
| Boston Herald | 19 June 1972 + |
| Boston Post | 3 Dec. 1831 - 4 Oct. 1956 |
| Boston Traveller | 1 Apr. 1845 - 8 July 1967 |
| Chelsea Record | 27 Apr. 1908 - 31 Dec. 1923; 1925 + |
The Boston Public Library is a good source for old newspapers. They have many on microfilm.
Libraries
Massachusetts Public Libraries Find any of the more than 1,700 libraries that are members of the six Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. Addresses, phone numbers, Web sites and e-mail, branches and departments, and library staff can be found here.
- The Genealogy Room Phone (617) 536-5400, Ext. 2261
- Newspaper Room Phone: (617) 536-5400, Ext. 2230
The LDS Family Search is one of the most resource rich genealogy sites on the internet. To the best of my knowledge, all databases are free to everyone. These centers, located nationwide, are the best starting point for those who do not have access to other major library collections. The LDS Church has microfilmed most Essex records and a significant number of the genealogy and history books of the county.
Historical & Genealogical Socities
New England Genealogical Historical Society, 101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116; Phone: (888) 296-3447
Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215; Main number: (617) 536-1608. Although not a genealogical library, the collection includes rare books, personal papers, manuscripts, particularly the Thwing Collection of Early Bostonians, and rare books focusing particularly on Boston, Massachusetts and New England.
The Boston Historical Society, Old State House, 206 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02109-1713; Phone: (617) 720-1713
Brighton-Allston Historical Society, Box 35-163, Brighton, MA 02135; Phone: (617) 782-8483
Chinese Historical Society of New England, 2 Boylston Street, (Suite 210), Boston, MA 02116; Phone: (617) 338-4339
Dorchester Historical Society, 195 Boston Street, Dorchester, MA 02125-1613; Phone: (617) 265-7802
The Freedom Trail Foundation, 3 Schoool Street, Boston, MA 02108; Phone: (617) 227-8800
Jamaica Plain Historical Society, P.O. Box 2924, Jamaica Plain MA 02130; Phone: (617) 522-1150
Roslindale Historical Society, 120 Poplar Street, Roslindale MA
South End Historical Society, 522 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02118; Phone: (617) 536-4445
Churches
Records of West Church, Boston Partial Records of the West Church, Boston, MA, 1737-1853
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston - Parish Directory
Old North Church - 195 Salem Street, Boston - (617) 523-6676
Church of Boston - 69 Kilmarnock Street, Boston - (617) 236-7600
Park Street Church - 1 Park Street, Boston - (617) 523-3383
Trinity Church - 206 Clarendon St, Boston, Massachusetts - (617) 536-0944
Old South Church - 645 Boylston Street, Boston - (617) 536-1970
St John the Evangelist Church - 320 Winthrop Street, Winthrop (617) 846-7400
Cathedral Church of St. Paul -138 Tremont Street, Boston (617) 482-5800
Tremont Temple Baptist Church - 88 Tremont Street, Boston - (617) 523-7320
Arlington Street Church - 351 Boylston Street, Boston - (617) 536-7050
First Church, United Methodist - 217 Winthrop Street, Winthrop (617) 846-0708
The above is a small sampling of the churches in Suffolk County. They are some of the more well known and older churches. Here is a list with phone numbers and addresses.
Other Resources
New England Naturalization Records - This page explains how to locate, research and request United States citizenship or naturalization records that occurred in various courts throughout New England. A link to a Fee Service is also provided.
The US Army Center of Military History - They have a photocopy service and lots of good info.
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Preserving the Memory of the Grand Army of the Republic and our Ancestors who Fought to Preserve the Union.
The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies devoted to the research of those residents of North America who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American War for Independence.
Massachusetts National Guard Military Museum - The Massachusetts National Guard Museum has a rich collection of National Guard history including an extensive Civil War archive.
