New England Family Histories and Genealogies

This handy guidebook to existing published works belongs in the library of anyone searching for their New England ancestors, or researching Massachusetts family histories and genealogies. The author has researched and compiled this valuable bibliographic reference tool from the abundance of genealogical works about Massachusetts family histories and genealogies that are available to the public. Bibliographic references are grouped alphabetically by family name, with titles arranged alphabetically by author. Individual book listings contain author, publisher and publication date (as available) to make location easier. This volume also provides a list of the major Massachusetts libraries, codes to library abbreviations with a very brief glossary, a list of Massachusetts genealogical societies, a bibliography and a fullname index.