Research Aids

 

MAEssex Mailing List:

An email mailing list specifically assigned for people researching ancestors who lived in Essex County, Massachusetts.

There are a number of ways to post queries for Essex County: If you are a serious Essex County Researcher, we strongly suggest you join the official Essex County Mailing List. Here you will find hundreds of Essex researchers trading information in an almost "family" atmosphere (most are cousins.)
Join Essex County's Mailing List on RootsWeb MAEssex-L 
If you have a single query that you want posted to a semi-permanent "bulletin board" type message facility, I suggest you use the RootsWeb Essex county message boards. This list is "gated" to the MAEssex List (above) so your "one-time" message will also appear there.

Essex Antiquarian Online - at the Essex County USGenWeb site, ongoing effort to transcribe the entire collection.

Higginson Book Company : Publisher of out of print and rare books, located in Salem, MA.

A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England before 1692 : By James Savage

HERITAGE QUEST & Ancestry.com (fee based) : Check your local libraries to see if they offer card holder access to these terrific databases, which each contain a multitude of books about Ipswich and the early settlers- as well as census records and old newspapers. 

WILLS ONLINE :

There are over a hundred early Essex County Wills online at the Essex County Home Page, including seven at this time, from Marblehead 

HISTORICAL SOCIETIES :

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.
E-mail address : essexsoc@aol.com

 Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA  02215
Telephone: (617)536-1608 


 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

Visit Amesbury's neighboring USGenWeb Site

Salisbury     Newburyport      Newbury     Merrimac    

 

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