Burlington Public Library
  22 Sears Street
  Burlington, MA  01803



Researching Your Family History

A guide to genealogical resources online and at the Burlington Public Library

Online Tutorials

WorldCat focus on:genealogy --www.oclc.org/worldcat/genealogy/tutorial.htm
Heritage Quest Genealogy 101 --www.heritagequest.com/gen101/
Researching your family tree www.learnwebskills.com/family/intro.html#outline

 

Web Sites

Cyndi's List -- www.cyndislist.com
USGenWeb Project -- www.usgenweb.org
Dear Myrtle-- www.dearmyrtle.com
About.com: Genealogy -- genealogy.about.com
RootsWeb www.rootsweb.com
Family Searchwww.familysearch.org
Genealogy Todaywww.genealogytoday.com
The Olive Tree Genealogywww.olivetreegeneaology.com
National Archives:Genealogywww.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/
Legacy.comwww.legacy.com
Distant Cousin www.distantcousin.com

 

Subscription (Fee) Services
Many excellent online sources of information require a paid subscription.
However, most include some free resources and/or a free trial period.

Ancestry.com www.ancestry.com
Genealogy.comwww.genealogy.com
New England Historic Genealogical Societywww.newenglandancestors.org
Heritage Questwww.heritagequest.com

 

Online Mailing Lists
There are thousands of online genealogy mailing lists (listservs).
Here are a few general interest lists:

ROOTS-L -- www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/
GEN-NEWBIE-L -- www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/
LDS-GENEALOGY-L -- members.tripod.com/~Genealogy_Infocenter/ldsgen-list.html

 

Web Rings, Message Boards and Weblogs (Blogs)
Web rings are interconnected sites on a particular topic.
Weblogs are online journals written by individuals.
Message boards are sites where people post queries
and others provide possible answers.
Sites will vary in quality and may contain commercial content.

Genealogy Pages -- t.webring.com/hub?ring=genealogypages
Genealogy World -- q.webring.com/hub?ring=gwrldring
GenealogyBlog -- genealogyblog.com
Genealogy and How -- www.genealogyandhow.com
Genealogy Helper –- www.genhelp.org
RSS Genealogy –- www.rssgenealogy.com
Cousin Connect –- www.cousinconnect.com
GenForum -- genforum.genealogy.com/
Ancestry.com Message Boards -- www.ancestry.com/share/main.htm

 

CD-ROMs

Early vital records of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to about 1850 -- [HIST COLL CD-ROM 929.1 EAR]
Burlington past and present:articles by John Ed Fogelberg – [REF CD 974.4 BUR]
Family Tree Maker Massachusetts genealogical records 1600s to 1800s -- [CD-ROM 929.1 FAM]
Family Tree Maker marriage index Massachusetts 1633 - 1850 -- [HIST COLL CD-ROM 929.1 FAM]

 

Miles Historical Room
The Burlington Public Library's local history collection contains resources related specifically to the Town of Burlington and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
These materials may be used in the library only.
Please see the reference librarian on the second floor for access.

 

Municipal Archives
The Town of Burlington Archives contains local municipal records, including vital records, and an image collection of over 500 historic photos and images of Burlington and its people. It is located in Town Hall at 29 Center Street. Phone: 781-270-1604
www.burlington.org/clerk/archives/
 
Since Burlington was originally part of Woburn, some information on the early
history of Burlington can be found at the Woburn City Clerk's office or the Woburn Public Library.
Woburn City Clerk --
http://cityofwoburn.com/government_offices/city_departments/city_clerk.html
Woburn Public Library --
http://www.woburnpubliclibrary.org/
 
Books
Using your computer for Genealogy

 
Plugging into your past: how to find real
family history records online
/
Rick Crume
-- 929.1 CRU
Genealogy online/
Elizabeth Powell Crowe
-- REF 929.1 CRO
Genealogy online for dummies/
Matthew Helm and April Leigh Helm
-- 929.1 HEL
The genealogist's computer companion/
Rhonda R. McClure
-- 929.2 MCC
Family Tree Maker for dummies/
Matthew Helm and April Leigh Helm
 -- 929.1 HEL
General
Genealogy for the first time: research your family history
Laura Best
-- 929.1 BES

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The researcher's guide to American genealogy/
Val D. Greenwood
-- 929.1 GRE
Locating lost family members & friends/
Kathleen W. Hinckley
 -- 929.1 HIN

 
The genealogy sourcebook/
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
-- 929.1 CAR
 
Reference Books (in-library use only)

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The genealogist's companion and sourcebook/
Emily Anne Croom
--REF 929.1 CRO

 
The Family Tree resource book for genealogists/
ed. by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack and Erin Nevius
-- REF 929.1 FAM

 
The source: a guidebook of American genealogy/
ed. by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking
-- REF 929.1 SOU
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Guide to genealogical research in the National Archives of the United States/
NARA
-– REF 929.3 GUI

 

                           Subject guide created  by Janet Hutchins 2/2005
                                                           revised 10/2005