Massachusetts Societies

State genealogical and historical societies may have records and services to help you with your research. The following are important genealogical societies in Massachusetts:


 * General Society of Colonial Wars  University of Baltimore Special Collections

Langsdale Library 1420 Maryland Avenue Baltimore, MD 21201 Internet: http://www.gscw.org/

The Society's Lineage Records (with indexes) are on films (beginning with Family History Library film 528677).


 * General Society of Mayflower Descendants 4 Winslow St Plymouth, MA 02360 Telephone: (508) 746-2590 Internet: http://www.themayflowersociety.com


 * Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants 150 Wood Road, Suite 103 Braintree MA 02184-2511 Tel.: 781-535-6159 Fax: [call the office for this number] email: msmd@massmayflower.org Internet: http://www.massmayflower.org/


 * Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. P.O. Box 215 Ashland, MA 01721-0215 Telephone: 598-892-1225 Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/~masgi/


 * National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 1776 D Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006–5392 Telephone: 202–628–1776 Internet: http://www.dar.org/

This society has published:


 * DAR Patriot Index: Centennial Edition. Three Volumes. Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1994. (Family History Library book 973 C42da 1990.)


 * The Pilgrim Society 75 Court Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Telephone: 508–746–1620 Fax: 508–747–4228 E-mail: [mailto:pegbaker@pilgrimhall.org pegbaker@pilgrimhall.org ] Internet: http://www.pilgrimhall.org/


 * New England Historic Genealogical Society 101 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116–3087 Telephone: 617–536–5740 Fax: 617–536–7307 Internet: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/