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Massachusetts

This wiki page provides the following links to basic Massachusetts information:

Find Volunteers in Massachusetts counties, starting with: Massachusetts counties, starting with:

A thru H   I thru Z    


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  • Volunteer Services: (Describe your services -- i.e., tombstone photos, obituaries, public records lookups, etc.)
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Find Volunteers in Massachussets counties, starting with:
[ A thru H ]      [ I thru L]

MASSACHUSETTS Volunteers

The Volunteer table below provides a list of Massachusetts volunteers who will provide research assistance in the specified counties.

County Volunteer's Name Volunteer Services
ALL Art Suever CITY DIRECTORIES & FAMILY HISTORIES
  • Can help with family histories listed in the Allen Co. Public Library Genealogy Catalog (ACPL). If there is a listing for a book, provide me with a list of titles/call numbers, family surname(s), and what family information you're looking for. (Also check the availability of ACPL microtext records (microfilm and microfiche).)
  • The ACPL is the foremost repository for city directories. I can research hard cover city directories found in the ACPL Genealogy Catalog or microfiche and microfilm city directories found in the ACPL microtext catalog. (Please specify city, date range needed, and person(s) of interest.)

Note: I do not live in Massachusetts ... I live in Allen Co., IN.

ALL Shelli Steedman I can check for marriages 1633-1850 and deaths 1970-2003 Not all counties are listed. I can give you a free link to check 1855 and 1865 state censuses. I can look up Federal censuses in any state.
Essex Alexis Currier I can do some volunteer work in Essex County Massachusetts, mostly in Lynn, Salem, Peabody, Danvers. I can take pictures in cemeteries. I don't know if I can be of any other help, but I do use Ancestry.com, familysearch.org, fold3, americanancestors.org
Franklin Mark Fairbrother I would be active in the Greenfield/Montague area, but am willing to go to other towns in the area primarily for cemetery photos. I can do obituary look-ups at the Greenfield Public Library, and in nearby Town Halls for BMD records. If you give me solid information to work with, I can be flexible.

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