Yes, Tami, they are available (up to 1915) through a subscription to the New England Historic Genealogical Society ($75/yr), and are at this web site: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/database_search/Mass_Bmd.asp The Massachusetts Archives has indices available: "Vital records indices, dating 1841-1910, are also available on the Massachusetts Archives website at www.sec.state.ma.us/arc. In the future, the 1911-1915 indices will also be available on the Massachusetts Archives website." Susan On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Tami Johnston <seekinmyroots@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi: > > Are Mass. birth/marriage/death records available for an online search? > > -- > Thanks in advance. > Tami Johnston >

Just a thought on counties in most of New England. Unlike the rest of the country NE counties do not maintain all records. They control probate records through the county court system but BMDs are all maintained by the town and some states maintain an archives but if you would like a copy of the original document you would contact the town clerk of either the town of BMD or the town of residence at the time.. Counties also operate prisons and indigent elderly housing and facilities for the mentally incompetent. I have some useful sites at my web site http://dcrichardson.home.mindspring.com/useful_sites.htm SISSON42@aol.com wrote: > Hello all, > Can someone tell me what county that Weymouth was part of in the 1600's? I > know that Weymouth is now in Norfolk Co, and there was an earlier Norfolk > Co. I have been entering Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA on my tree and I want to > get it right. > Thanks, Jimmy M. Sisson in TN (transplanted BUCKEYE) > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.88/2358 - Release Date: 09/09/09 21:36:00 > >

This site might explain some things. http://www.weymouth.ma.us/history/index.asp SISSON42@aol.com wrote: > Hello all, > Can someone tell me what county that Weymouth was part of in the 1600's? I > know that Weymouth is now in Norfolk Co, and there was an earlier Norfolk > Co. I have been entering Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA on my tree and I want to > get it right. > Thanks, Jimmy M. Sisson in TN (transplanted BUCKEYE) > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.88/2358 - Release Date: 09/09/09 21:36:00 > >

Hello all, Can someone tell me what county that Weymouth was part of in the 1600's? I know that Weymouth is now in Norfolk Co, and there was an earlier Norfolk Co. I have been entering Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA on my tree and I want to get it right. Thanks, Jimmy M. Sisson in TN (transplanted BUCKEYE)

Bobbie - Thanks, and you are right - the probate packets are in Salt Lake City. Problem is the index doesn't exactly match up with any of the films dates. There are at least ten or twelve films with overlapping dates with the year I need!!! A daunting task without being there!!! I was hoping I could order the will!!! Thanks again, terri In a message dated 9/10/2009 11:06:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bobbie.hall@gmail.com writes: The LDS have filmed, I believe, probate packets through 1967. Check their library catalog and you might find that your will has been filmed. You can rent and view the films at a local Family History center near you. See www.familysearch.org for more information. Cheers, Bobbie

The LDS have filmed, I believe, probate packets through 1967. Check their library catalog and you might find that your will has been filmed. You can rent and view the films at a local Family History center near you. See www.familysearch.org for more information. Cheers, Bobbie ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tlshel@aol.com> To: <MAMIDDLE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 11:31 PM Subject: [MAMiddle] Probate/will help > Hi - I'm new to the list, and I'm hoping someone can direct me!! I have > found a death record and will number listed in Middlesex County, MA for > 1904. I would like to see a copy of the will, but am unsure where to get > it. > I found the number in the probate index. > > Thanks for any help and/or suggestions!! > > terri > Washington state > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > and the body of the email with no additional text. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi: Are Mass. birth/marriage/death records available for an online search? -- Thanks in advance. Tami Johnston New Orleans, Louisiana, USA www.johnstonfamily.tribalpages.com www.arnoultfamily.tribalpages.com

Betty - Thanks for the reply - sadly, not what I wanted to hear, as a trip there isn't an option for me!! Thanks again, Terri Washington state In a message dated 9/10/2009 12:02:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, mamiddle-request@rootsweb.com writes: Today's Topics: 1. Re: Probate/"Will" - help needed (Betty) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:35:08 -0400 From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Probate/"Will" - help needed To: <mamiddle@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <C7BEB7C5BCB34BEDA7CB9D013F796754@LivingRoom> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Hi Terri, As far as I know, a researcher needs to go to Family & Probate Court in Cambridge, MA, and request they find the "will" for you. You can make a copy of it while you are there. If there are other ways to look at a "will," I don't know about them. Several of us wrote to offices for "Middlesex County" and requested that they set up a "Genealogy Office" at Family & Probate Courts. But the response said it was a good idea but there was no money to set up that kind of thing. I was hoping they could do it and allow "slow-mail letter" requests. Family & Probate Court in Cambridge has been discussed on the List - annually - so you can find some information in the archives of the List. Betty (near Lowell, MA) ****************************************

Hi Terri, As far as I know, a researcher needs to go to Family & Probate Court in Cambridge, MA, and request they find the "will" for you. You can make a copy of it while you are there. If there are other ways to look at a "will," I don't know about them. Several of us wrote to offices for "Middlesex County" and requested that they set up a "Genealogy Office" at Family & Probate Courts. But the response said it was a good idea but there was no money to set up that kind of thing. I was hoping they could do it and allow "slow-mail letter" requests. Family & Probate Court in Cambridge has been discussed on the List - annually - so you can find some information in the archives of the List. Betty (near Lowell, MA) ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tlshel@aol.com> To: <MAMIDDLE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:31 AM Subject: [MAMiddle] Probate/will help > Hi - I'm new to the list, and I'm hoping someone can direct me!! I have > found a death record and will number listed in Middlesex County, MA for > 1904. I would like to see a copy of the will, but am unsure where to get > it. > I found the number in the probate index. > > Thanks for any help and/or suggestions!! > > terri > Washington state > >

Hi - I'm new to the list, and I'm hoping someone can direct me!! I have found a death record and will number listed in Middlesex County, MA for 1904. I would like to see a copy of the will, but am unsure where to get it. I found the number in the probate index. Thanks for any help and/or suggestions!! terri Washington state

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that I have Lowell Massachusetts directories for the years 1903, 1929 and 1937. Anyone wanting a lookup, please don't hesitate to email me directly at maureenmreilly@verizon.net. Maureen .....searching Gorman, Drumm, Reilly, Lacourse, Curtin

Hi again, I just went to the web site for the Winchester Historical Society to see if they have any meetings scheduled. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it's been updated. So, I looked to see what books they offer, and they have a booklet on the history of the Wright-Locke Farm. The description says it mentions the neighboring farms, so I'm going to have to go look at that booklet to see if the Hutchinson's are mentioned ! http://www.winchesterhistoricalsociety.org/pubs.html Speaking of Historical Societies, between last year and this year I've heard that at least 3 Societies have had their "person in charge of their web site" - pass on ! And, they don't seem to have found another person to take over the job. (Billerica and Stoneham are examples.) It is surprising to me that there are so many "computer-savvy people" living in these towns, and not one of them volunteers to handle the web site for the town's Historical Society. But, is it that the current members of the Societies don't actively search for a replacement web master? Do they not advertise for a new one in the local papers? Are Historical Societies not as active and well-attended as they used to be? There are Genealogy Groups which are fairly active. Are they replacing the Historical Societies - as far as general town interest goes? Oh, I just checked the web site for the "Greater Lowell Genealogy Club," and they have a meeting coming up. It's an afternoon meeting at the Pollard Library. I'll have to try to get there ! http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maglgc/ Betty (near Lowell, MA)

Hello, I belong to a town List, and people there about the "picking of raspberries" at the Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester. Someone just posted this notice of a meeting coming up, which will be a talk about the history of that Farm. I'll offer the notice from the other List below. In the 1920s it was a "market farm" and my ancestors had the farm beside it which was a market farm, but during 1800's. They were 2 of 6? farms in the "Hill District" of Winchester - which bordered on Arlington. The related ancestor had the CROSBY Farm just down the street from them - which was an important "market farm" for a long time. And there were other "market farms" in Arlington. (Actually my HUTCHINSON ancestors in Winchester preferred to shop in Arlington - a shorter walk.) Betty (near Lowell, MA) (I sure would prefer that these "talks" and meetings were held in mornings ! It's a nicer ride from Lowell to Winchester - at 10 am.) FYI: Posting for a friend. Winchester has a Speakers Program held at the Jenks Center & is free & open to all. The upcoming talk may be of interest to many on the list, especially those interested in local farm history.. See below: "To market, to market -- Wright Locke Farm in 1920 and 2009" Susan Youmans, Thursday, September 17th at 7:30 p.m. Pond Room. (coffee and cookies available at 7:00 p.m. as usual) We called it Hamilton Farm or "The Farm" and many of us have picked raspberries there for years. Recently the Town of Winchester purchased this land from the Hamilton family and Abbott is planning to develop part of it for housing. But how many of us know the history of this farm and its place in the history of Winchester? In the mid 1920s, Winchester's Wright Locke Farm was one of the successful market gardens in Winchester, Belmont, Woburn and Arlington that provided lettuce, celery and other vegetables to customers in Boston and as far away as Manhattan. That system was gone before World War II, but today, Wright Locke Farm's u-pick raspberry operation places it in a growing movement of farmers' markets and community farms using direct marketing, and local capacity to feed Massachusetts residents that is expanding again. Warm and fuzzy feelings about local food aside, technology and economics play crucial roles in driving these changes. The program will consider Wright Locke farm vegetable sales from the 1920s and community farms in metro west today to show how, less than 50 miles from home, the tight interconnections between our diets, technology and the economy reveal themselves in the local landscape. Susan Youmans was active in the effort to preserve the historic farmstead at Wright Locke Farm and now manages its organic raspberry production. Her formal experience is as a non-profit director and a management consultant for Arthur D Little. Her avocational interest since 2000 has been in the interrelationships among agriculture, the environment, economic development and trade. This program is supported by a grant from the John and Mary Murphy Educational Foundation and is presented by the Education Committee of the Winchester Senior Association

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Hi Julia, The easiest way to find a "death record" is to contact a Town Clerk or City Clerk in the appropriate town or city. In this case the Town of Wilmington or the City of Everett. You can probably call the Wilmington Town Clerk and ask if your ancestor was buried there. Or, maybe you can e-mail them. I've found the the City Clerk's office in Everett is a lot more difficult to deal with. I wrote a letter to them a few years ago and asked for look-ups. They wrote back to say they don't "do" genealogy. I think I was very disappointed in the office last year, also, but at this moment I can't remember what the incident was. http://www.town.wilmington.ma.us/gov.htm http://www.ci.everett.ma.us/Everett_files/cityclerk/index.htm It might be easier to contact the Wilmington Clerk first. They have a large town cemetery, which I don't know the name of. You can check the web site to see if the Cemetery Office is mentioned. Also, every town and city has a cemetery, so you are asking a very general question. There is a book listing most of the cemeteries in MA, but only a few people have a copy of it. Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:02:05 -0700 > From: Julia <jb@fourbrix.com> > Subject: [MAMiddle] cemeteries near Wilmington or Everett > To: <MAMIDDLE@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <C6C036DD.A79E%jb@fourbrix.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Hello, > > Can anyone recommend names of cemeteries (non-Catholic) near Wilmington or > Everett, MA? > > Also, what is the most expedient way to obtain a death certificate (or > transcription) for someone who died in one of these two cities between > 1920 > and 1930? > > Thank you so much. > > Julia

What do you mean by recommend? Are you burying someone, or are you looking for names of cemeteries in near Wilmington or Everett, MA to obtain records? I assume the later. -----Original Message----- From: mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mamiddle-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of mamiddle-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 2:00 AM To: mamiddle@rootsweb.com Subject: MAMIDDLE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 185 Today's Topics: 1. cemeteries near Wilmington or Everett (Julia) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:02:05 -0700 From: Julia <jb@fourbrix.com> Subject: [MAMiddle] cemeteries near Wilmington or Everett To: <MAMIDDLE@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <C6C036DD.A79E%jb@fourbrix.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hello, Can anyone recommend names of cemeteries (non-Catholic) near Wilmington or Everett, MA? Also, what is the most expedient way to obtain a death certificate (or transcription) for someone who died in one of these two cities between 1920 and 1930? Thank you so much. Julia ------------------------------ To contact the MAMIDDLE list administrator, send an email to MAMIDDLE-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the MAMIDDLE mailing list, send an email to MAMIDDLE@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of MAMIDDLE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 185 ****************************************

Hello, Can anyone recommend names of cemeteries (non-Catholic) near Wilmington or Everett, MA? Also, what is the most expedient way to obtain a death certificate (or transcription) for someone who died in one of these two cities between 1920 and 1930? Thank you so much. Julia

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Hi again, I'm trying to remember some of the families who lived in West Billerica from the 1930's and 1940's, and, especially those who still have family members living there. One family I just remembered which has been living there all this time had a son who became a State Representative, I believe. Right at this second, I can only remember his first name, Michael. Many people lived in what is also called the "Rio Vista section" of West Billerica. It is basically the intersection of Nashua Road and Treble Cove Road, and it borders on the Concord River. OOPS ... the name just "popped" into my head - McLAUGHLIN. What happened is that there were the "summer camp" families and the "small farm families." And they probably all met one way or another at "TURCO's store" (which might have also included a gas station). And, there was a "marina" in the neighborhood. Some some of the children living there in the 1940's, etc., grew up and married - people from another family in the neighborhood. Another name was IRWIN. What I forgot to mention is that, in the 1960's, when I was moving to Billerica, many people said "What?" "Where is that?" They had never heard of it ! Are there other people in the Boston area who had relatives who had summer camps in Billerica or Wilmington or Tewksbury? Betty (near Lowell, MA) (I took in a teen-age girl who had been semi-orphaned in Brooklyn, NY, ~1970. Long story. But, when her relative tried to get her to move up here, she screamed: "There's no way I'm going to live in some "hick town" in MA !" She's still here !)

Hello, I think I've mentioned before that maybe a year or so ago "The Lowell Sun" started printing larger obituaries. (also in larger print) This morning there are 2, full pages plus more - obituaries, and some of them are interesting to read. www.lowellsun.com If you have a few minutes to spare, maybe you could browse them. Some of the surnames mentioned are: FINNERAL, BERUBE, MILES, TURCO, LIBBY, LESSARD, COFFEY, EMENEY, CYR, etc. And, a Greek family. Betty (near Lowell, MA)