Massachusetts Genealogy & Family Trees

Learn when births, deaths, and marriages were recorded in Massachusetts, and how to obtain Massachusetts birth, death, marriage, divorce, and adoption records. Includes links to Massachusetts birth certificate, marriage certificate, and death certificate applications.

Alphabetic listing of towns and cities in the state of Massachusetts in 1895, with both state and county maps.

Part of the worldwide Books We Own project, this Massachusetts genealogy page contains a listing of Massachusetts genealogy and history books with volunteers willing to provide free lookups.

Find a Family History Center near you in this listing of the LDS Church family history centers located in Massachusetts.

A free message board devoted to Massachusetts genealogy queries.

Find links to free online census records for Massachusetts from Mark E. Reed.

Society Hill offers a good listing of genealogical and historical societies in Massachusetts with phone numbers, addresses, and Web sites where available.

Learn how to research your Massachusetts ancestors with this free compilation of Massachusetts genealogy research strategies and resources. From FamilySearch.org.

Email-based discussion groups on a variety of topics relating to Massachusetts genealogy and family history.

Find transcribed cemeteries for Massachusetts online, listed by county.

Search for Massachusetts ancestors in this online census data transcribed by hard-working contributors of this volunteer genealogy project.

A guide to obtaining copies of Massachusetts vital records, such as birth & death certificates, marriage licenses & divorce decrees.