Genealogy
Databases | Web Sites | Cemeteries
Databases
HeritageQuest Online
http://www.heritagequestonline.com/barcode?aid=10402
Use your Forbes Library card to access HeritageQuest's Online searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.
Ancestry.com
http://www.ancestrylibrary.com
Available on the library computers only. Ask reference librarian for help logging on.
New England Historical Geneological Society
http://www.newenglandancestors.org
Please see reference librarian to log you in. Library use
only.
MassCat
http://www.masscat.org/index.htm
MassCat is a library catalog of holdings from school, medical, law, special, historical society, museum and a few public libraries. Of particular interest to local history and genealogy research are the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum in Springfield and the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library in Deerfield.
Web Sites
Cyndi's List
http://www.cyndislist.com/
Directory of more than 90,000 genealogy sites. After using the subscription databases, this site is a great next step.
Rootsweb
http://www.rootsweb.com/
This free site contains family trees that individuals have submitted, surname lists and message boards to help you connect with other researchers.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
http://www.archives.gov/
See the Genealogists/Family Historians page for information on what genealogical records can be found in NARA Regional offices.
Friends of the Silvio O. Conte National Archives
http://narafriends-pittsfield.org/index.htm
This is the NARA branch in Pittsfield and houses over 75,000 reels of NARA microfilm.
American Family Immigration History Center
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/
Search for Ellis Island records.
GenealogySpot
http://www.genealogyspot.com
FamilySearch
http://www.familysearch.org
Preparing, Protecting, Preserving Family Treasures
http://www.loc.gov/preserv/familytreasures/index.html
Association of Professional Genealogists
http://www.apgen.org
Board for Certification of Genealogists
http://www.bcgcertification.org
Both these sites have searchable lists of professionals you can hire to help with your research or files.
Massachusetts Archives
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/SearchWelcome.html
Databases for the following:
Massachusetts Archives Collection Database (1629-1799)
Index to Passenger Manifests (1848-1891)
Index to Vital Records (1841-1910)
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
http://research.yale.edu/peabody/COLLECTIONS/gnis/
Great site for looking at historic or modern locations or locating counties.
Cemeteries
Bridge Street and Spring Grove Cemeteries
For information on locating a gravestone in these Northampton Cemeteries, contact Northampton Department of Public Works Foreman Rich at 413-587-1577
St. Mary's Cemetery
For information on finding a gravestone in this cemetery, contact Dennis at 413-584-3257
Find A Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/
Over 15 million graves searchable by surname and location including some famous/celebrity graves. Free to use and add your own family or photos. Over 300 graves from Bridge Street, Park Street and Spring Grove Cemeteries in Northampton and Florence are included.
Political Graveyard
http://politicalgraveyard.com/
Grave site locations and biographies of U.S. politicans.
Interment.net
http://www.interment.net/
Similiar to Find A Grave, this is a free site featuring cemetery transcrptions for over 3 million people from over 8,000 cemteries. You can also submit your ancestor's information to this site.
Deed Records
http://www.masslandrecords.com
This is the Registry of Deeds for the state of Massachusetts. Search by name or address for modern (Hampshire County post 1974) deed records.