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Rhode Island
Research Outline
   

Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
     Computer Networks And Bulletin Boards
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Taxation
Town Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIESLook this term up in the glossary.

The following archivesLook this term up in the glossary., librariesLook this term up in the glossary., and societiesLook this term up in the glossary. have collections or services helpful to researchers:

  • Rhode Island State Archives

337 Westminster St.
Providence, RI 02903-3302
Telephone: 401-277-2353
Fax: 401-277-3199

380 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02154
Telephone: 617-647-8100
Fax: 617-647-8460

121 Hope St.
Providence, RI 02906
Telephone: 401-331-8575
Fax: 401-351-0127
  • Rhode Island Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 433
Greenville, RI 02828

101 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116-3007
Telephone: 617-536-5740
Fax: 617-536-7307

78 Earle Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Telephone: 401-765-6141
Fax: 401-765-6141
P.O. Box 2010
An important inventory of manuscript records of the state, county, and town archives is Clarence S. Brigham, Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1903, vol. 1 (Washington, D.C.: American Historical Association, 1904; FHL book 973 C4ah; film 896553 item 2).


Computer NetworksLook this term up in the glossary. and Bulletin BoardsLook this term up in the glossary.

Computers with modemsLook this term up in the glossary. can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The InternetLook this term up in the glossary., certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line servicesLook this term up in the glossary. help family history researchers:

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Rhode Island in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:

http://www.usgenweb.com/
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
  • Roots-L

http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.
For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groupsLook this term up in the glossary. for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., “Archives and Libraries” section.


FamilySearch™Look this term up in the glossary.

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sourcesLook this term up in the glossary.; some have been automated from original sourcesLook this term up in the glossary..

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