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Resources for Local History and Genealogy

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The Local History Collection includes both ready reference which is accessible during regular library hours as well as special collections available by appointment only.

For questions or appointments to review special collections please contact history@amesburylibrary.org or Meghan Fahey, Archivist (mfahey@amesburylibrary.org) to schedule an appointment.

Resources from Genealogy Programs

DNA with Jeff CarpenterJ-DNA-HO_Using Results_040816

Watch the video of our all day Genealogy program with DearMyrtle

7 Habits of Highly Successful Genealogists
Women are From Venus
Where to Look Next
Ancestry Trees

Books available online

Chronological Record of the Principal Events that Have Occurred in Amesbury Emily Binney Smith

Genealogy of the Greely-Greeley Family
By George Hiram Greeley

Genealogy of the name and family of Hunt, Clough

Genealogical History of the Quinby (Quimby) Family in England and America
By Henry Cole Quinby

Genealogy of Richard Currier

The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America from 1639 to 1899
By Delmar Rial Lowell

Historical collections of the Indians in New
By Daniel Gookin

History of Amesbury Joseph Merrill

History of the Welles Family in England and Normandy: With the Derivation …
By Albert Welles

A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory
By Lucy Larcom

Old Families of Amesbury and Salisbury David Hoyt

A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury, from 1635 …By Joshua Coffin\

Boston Catholic Directory

Newspapers

Amesbury Historical Newspapers and Town Records

Amesbury High School Yearbooks
The best way to search for a person is to put their name in quotes.
Every activity that they were involved in will be available to you

We will be adding more historic newspapers in the future.

      • Amesbury News (
      • Amesbury Daily News (
      • City Directory (
      • Amesbury High School Yearbooks (
      • Valuation Lists (
      • Town Work Valuation Lists (
      • Villager (
      • John French Johnson (
      • Amesbury and Salisbury Villager (
      • Town Meeting Record (
      • Elizabeth Whittier Club (
      • Vital Statistics and Town Records (
      • Town Records (
      • Josiah Bartlett Loose Papers (
      • Weekly News (
      • Essex Transcript (
      • Daily News (
      • Amesbury Daily (
      • Town Records Merrill Family (
      • Village Transcript (
      • Morning Courier (
      • Amesbury Times (
      • The Stranger in Lowell (
      • Merrimac Valley Echo (
      • Transcript (
      • Amesbury Advocate (
      • River Side Press (
      • Captain Henry True (
      • Merrimac Valley Times (
      • Leader (
      • Amesbury Hospital Courier (

Funded by the Amesbury Public Library Charitable Trust

Newburyport Historical Newspapers
The Newburyport Public Library has digitized issues of the Daily Herald and other local historical newspapers from 1799 to 1955. Newspapers were digitized by Newburyport Public Library.

Historical Buildings and Homes

The Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS) allows you to search the Massachusetts Historical Commission database for information on historic properties and areas in the Commonwealth.
You can add your address in the database and get information on your property if it is listed.

MACRIS Maps

Maps of Massachusetts.

Mass Memories Road Show (Amesbury)

Here is a link to the photos
Here is a link to the videos

Family Names

There are more families that we do have that may not be listed here.  Please contact us for more information.

Amesbury Treasures
Amesbury Hat Museum
Bartlett Museum
Carriage Museum
Lowell’s Boat Shop
Macy Colby House
Mary Baker Eddy HousePatten’s Pond
Rocky Hill Meeting House
Whittier Home

Amesbury Cemeteries|
Mt. Prospect and Union Cemetery Database     Access the burial database for these 2 cemeteries
Merrimac Cemeteries
Salisbury Cemeteries

Website Resources

Blogs

History-at-home Genealogy Resources (Thank you to the kids at the After school Care Program for sending me this article)

Online Amesbury Resources

Massachusetts, Essex, Amesbury, Second District Court of Essex, naturalization records, 1904-1906 (Once on the site click on the camera)

Author: Massachusetts. Second District Court of Essex (Amesbury); United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Northeast Region

Amesbury Births and Marriages 1637-1900

Amesbury Vital Records

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