North Adams Public Library
Historical Collections - Genealogy
Some of the resources.... see our catalog for a full listing
* PLEASE TAKE NOTE: *
During our stay in interim space, a large portion of our vault materials may not be available on short notice. However, Drury yearbooks and Hoosac Tunnel materials, as well as flatfile and a few other items, may be accesible upon prior arrangement through the Reference Department, depending on the weather and other conditions. Please contact the Reference Department in advance of your visit if you wish to use any Special Collections materials.
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Resources on microfilm or fiche are available during all library hours. These can be found through our catalogVital Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths) and Indexes on microfiche:
North Adams 1878-1917 (with gaps)
Adams; 1763-1907 (with gaps)Personal War Sketches:
Grand Old Army of the Republic (Civil War) on microfilmCity of North Adams Annual Reports
on microfilm (1874-1990)North Adams City Directories on microfilm
(1875-76, 1879 to present; missing 1891-95)The North Adams Transcript and other very local newspapers on microfilm
(1844 to present)Massachusetts Federal Census 1800 in print
Heads of Families, U.S. Census 1800 for several states, in print
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
(17 volumes) in printMassachusetts in the Army & Navy, 1861-65 (2 print volumes)
Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailor & Marines in the Civil War (8 print volumes)
Family Genealogies in vault:
George Spear, Jenks Ancestry, Gallup, Bradford, Babbit, St. Jean and Trahan And More (See catalog)
CD ROMS at the library,
including Family Tree Maker
(Ask at Reference Desk)World Family Tree, pre 1600-present
Local and Family Histories: Massachusetts, 1620-1930
Local and Family Histories: New England 1600s-1900s
Family History: Mid-Atlantic Genealogies 1340-1940
Family History: Southern Biographies and Genealogies 1500s to 1940s
Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850
Military Records: Massachusetts Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1782
Military Records: U.S. Soldiers 1784-1811
Passenger and Immigration Lists: Boston, 1821-1850
Passenger and Immigration Lists: Irish Immigrants to North America, 1803-1871
Selected U.S./International Marriage Records 1340-1980
Vital Records: Social Security Death Index 1937-1998
Census Record: Massachusetts, 1850
Census Index: Massachusetts, 1870
Vital Records Massachusetts 1850 and 1870
Vital Records: Social Security Death Index, 1937-1998
World Family Tree: European Origins, pre-1600 to 1998
Land Records: AL,AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1709-1907Genealogy & History Links
North Adams Historical Society
Link to some Local High School Yearbooks
Class of 1951 Pictures, State Teachers College