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Important Links & Sources of Information

Note that these links focus on those of interest to Mayflower and early MA & New England families.  It is not intended to be an "everyman's"  web directory, as there are other sites that serve that purpose, and it's relatively easy to get lost in the "maze" We know.  We've been there! We'll be adding to this list, but if we have missed an important link as described above, please let us know. Any given page opens in a new window, so that you may return here,(as a beacon) if you wish.

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For New England state-by-state links see the contents bar to the left including Genweb links

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For The American Genealogist contents see contents bar to the left. 

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All In One Genealogy Search Page:  We haven't had the opportunity to fully check this out, but it looks interesting.  Search many sites from the page.  Try to ignore the Geocity Host Messages that pop up when you enter the site. No reflection on the site itself, but it is annoying. 

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Ancestry This commercial site is an absolute boon for researchers willing to pay a small fee per month to utilize their on-line resources.  An enormous on line database accessed by a substantial subscriber base.  Their free Social Security Index and retrieval is definitely worth visiting. Membership fees are modest.

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Cyndislist

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English Records!

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Family Tree Maker, State By State Resources

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Family Search Com 

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Genealogical Gateway Search Engine: Multiple Search Engine

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GenWeb Lead page for GenWeb sites. Also see individual listings under States

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Harvard Law School Library--Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Deeds-- Arranged by County

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Heritage Associates (Not the book company, but members of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Links to New England GenWeb pages and more.)

bulletNational Genealogical Society (Well known. See if there's something here for you.)
bulletOld & New Style Dating Conversion
bulletRootsWeb  Lead page for RootsWeb
bulletVital Records Information United States Conduct a state-by-state lookup for where to find vital records.  Pretty slick!
bulletLong Island History (Not legitimately a New England site, and a little difficult to navigate for history purposes, but outstanding! Choose these chapters, or those of your choice, for some great get-a-way moments)
    Chapter 2
    Chapter 3

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The Plymouth Colony Archive Project at the University of Virginia  (Great Resource!)

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US Vital Records Information & Clickable Map

bulletThe Winthrop Society.   Whether or not you have a yearning to join, there is on-site information for the Winthrop Fleet
bulletThe Avalon Project At Yale - Pre 18th Century Documents

New England

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New England Historical & Genealogical Society A premier source for information on New England families, most particularly if you are a member--and with an outstanding lending library.  They are now putting their sales catalog on line

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New England Connections (A site by the Streeter family with many links for various sources in New England.  Many family pages as well.)

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Wayside Inn (of Longfellow fame)

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The National Society Sons & Daughters of the
Pilgrims

Mayflower Links

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The Mayflower Society (A little light with on-line information, but a good source to find what family volumes they offer, membership info, etc)

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Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Decendants (Same as the above, with very little on-line other than general information)

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Mayflower Web Pages (Caleb Johnson Mayflower Pages)

MA, New England  & Speciality List Servers:
Note:  By visiting Massachusetts & GenWeb links you can find additional specific list servers.  Lists vary in their activity,  listowners, and member interest, so that generally it's a matter of experimenting until you find those you find interesting against your particular research area. 

bulletMassachusetts GenWeb Project Homepage to find information, links, or contacts to aid in their research. Mailing address for postings is magen-l@rootsweb.com. To subscribe send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to magen-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or magen-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
bulletMassachusetts. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, historical, or general interest in the State of Massachusetts. Mailing address for postings is massachusetts@listserv.northwest.com. To subscribe send email to majordomo@listserv.northwest.com with "subscribe Massachusetts" (without the quotes) for mail mode or "subscribe Massachusetts-digest" (without the quotes) for digest mode in the body of your message.
bulletNORTHEAST-ROOTS-L. Discussions of genealogical and historical research in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Mailing address for postings is northeast-roots-l@listserv.indiana.edu. You must be a subscriber to post to the list. To subscribe send the following to listserv@listserv.indiana.edu: SUB NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L firstname lastname

Specialty Lists

bulletMayflower: How to subscribe.  Just send the command "subscribe" (without the quotation marks)  to MAYFLOWER-L-request@rootsweb.com.
Digest mode: (several postings are combined and
sent to you together as a single large message).  There are two
steps.  First, send the command "unsubscribe" to
MAYFLOWER-L-request@rootsweb.com to discontinue mail mode.  Second, send the command "subscribe" to MAYFLOWER-D-request@rootsweb.com
to start receiving digests.
bulletPlymouth County Massachusetts Mailing List: Easy to subscribe to
bulletWashburn: To subscribe or unsubscribe send a message with "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only message in the message body   to:
Washburn-l-request@rootsweb.com
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Washburn-d-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode)

         To post a message (query, reply or other Washburn data) to the            list, send it to Washburn-l@rootsweb.com

bulletWinslow: How to subscribe.  Just send the command "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only message to WINSLOW-L-request@rootsweb.com.

To Unsubscribe: WINSLOW-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe and no additional text.

How to change to digest mode (several postings are combined and
sent to you together as a single large message).  There are two
steps.  First, send the command "unsubscribe" to
WINSLOW-L-request@rootsweb.com to discontinue mail mode.  Second, send the command "subscribe" to WINSLOW-D-request@rootsweb.com
to start receiving digests.
If you'd like to post a message so everyone on the mailing
list receives it, just send it to WINSLOW-L@rootsweb.com.   It
will then be sent on to everyone in both mail and digest mode.
You don't need to send it explicitly to both.

Commercial Resources & Booksellers
(New England Oriented)

bulletBroadview Books (Specializes in MA & New England Books)
bulletGenealogical Publishing (Well known publisher of genealogical volumes)
bulletGolden Branches
bulletHearthstone Books
bulletHeritage Books
bulletHigginson Books (A great resource for hard-to-find reprints.  Prepare for a wait on orders!)
bulletLost In Time Books
bulletNew England Historical & Genealogical Society--Book Division
bulletOld New England Town Maps
bulletPicton Press (Another feast for the booklover)
bulletTuttle Antiquarian Books
bulletWillow Bend Books