The Arms Library is a bust. No Boyd family books. Local records (which I made copies) are limited to the Falls region apparently so it didn't cover much Boyd info. Pam mentioned NEHGS and they are better for MA vital records. Town and County histories mention John Boyd as an original settler but nothing on his family is given. Apparently, they were gone by the time historians started to write the local histories. As noted, only one was open, and I couldn't stay overnight. The Arms "librarian" did say the "other libray has a better organized genealogy/history section. So maybe all is not lost. Colin Brooks The 1718 Project On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:47 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In a message dated 1/13/2014 4:12:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Would an Email to this Library help to process this search? > > > In the past year or so I have sent several emails, and made some phone > calls, each time to only be told that they no longer had the staff to help, > blah, blah, blah. > > > If that fails do you either ask your local Library if they can help search > the Shelburne Arms Library list of books? > > The local library here has also gotten the same reply, so I am thinking > that Springfield might be the next place to check. > > This evening I have been looking at the NEHGS website, primarily at the > Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Shelburne for Boyds as contained in the > books of vital records for events which occurred in 1850 or earlier, > > There were 26 which occurred 1620 to 1801, and 49 between 1620 and 1851. > The fathers for the births prior to 1801 were David, John, Samuel and > Thomas. 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