Clare, The New England Geneological Society is an excellent source. It is within walking distance of the main library. There is a fee for using it, but it is well worth the money. I wrote about researching in Boston in Heritage Quest Magazine in about 2003. Even though it's about six years old, see if that helps you a little. JIM >Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:07:17 -0400 >From: "Clare Higgins" <clarehiggins@comcast.net> >Subject: [NY-IRISH] Research in Boston? >To: <ny-irish@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <86810F8B158344DC9E91FF4B3B37A809@HIGGINS> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Has anyone ever done family history research in Boston? I have a tiny bit of >info about my great-great-granduncle, James Higgins. My grandfather's notes >say he came to the US in 1850 and settled in Boston. That's all I have!!! I >will try the Boston Public Library but can anyone suggest other places? >Thanks. > >Clare Higgins >