Lawrence Library in Pepperell MA

History and Genealogy Room

The History & Genealogy Room is located on the mezzanine level of the Lawrence Library in Pepperell, Massachusetts. Collections housed in this room consist of

• Numerous New England town histories
• Vital records
• Published & unpublished genealogies of families from the area
• Essential source materials

Users of the collections have full Internet access, CD-ROM, printing and photocopying capability. The room is both temperature and humidity controlled to preserve the collections.

HOURS
Tuesdays, 1 to 4 p.m.
It is always best to confirm your arrival by phoning ahead at 978-433-0330 or emailing.

If you are traveling from outside the New England area we will endeavor to accommodate special appointments.

Eligible Users
Any person doing scholarly research is permitted to use the materials housed in the History & Genealogy Room. Collections are used under special restrictions and may not be removed from the area. Before beginning research everyone is required to sign the Research & Guest Register.

Beginners Welcome
The room is staffed by volunteers experienced in genealogical research. Volunteers willingly assist all users of the collection.

Restrictions on Use
Materials must be used in the History and Genealogy Room. Careful photocopying is permitted. Smoking, beverages, and the use of pens are not permitted when using any of the special collections. Care must be exercised at all times when handling materials.

Published Family Genealogies

A-G	H-O	P-Z
Attridge Batchelder Boynton Blood Brigham Chapman Colburn Conant Cummings Dudley Emery Farwell Field Fiske Fletcher Foster Fowler Gage	Hadley Hadlock Hardy Hartwell Holden Houghton Howe Jewett Johnson Kempton Kendall Lawrence Leighton Locke Lovejoy May Morse Munsey Nutting Ordway	Palmer Parker Pelton Pierce Pratt Preston Proctor Prouty Randall Robbins Robinson Shattuck Shepley Sibley Stone Tarbell Tuttle Ward Webster Whitney Wilson Worcester

This collection is continually expanding and we welcome suggestions for future purchases. Unpublished family genealogies are limited to local towns.

Current Subscriptions

• Essex Genealogist
• E.S.O.G. News

Census Records
Available on CD-ROM is the U.S. Census for all 50 states covering early colonial times and the years 1790 to 1880. On microfilm there are census records of 1850-1920 limited to Middlesex County, as well as voter registrations for the town of Pepperell from 1930 to the present.

Source Material
Standard as well as current source materials are available to the researcher:

• The Compendium of American Genealogy
• Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy
• Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records
• Search for Missing Friends
• Ship Passenger Lists
• Genealogical Dictionary of New England by Savage
• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
• Redbook: American State, County and Town Sources
• Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research published by NEHGS
• New England Historical & Genealogical Register Index of Persons
• Massachusetts Vital Records

Town Histories

MA A-G	MA H-Q	MA R-Z
Abington Acton Amherst Andover Ashburnham Athol Attleborough Barre Berlin Beverly Billerica Boston Boxborough Bradford Bridgewater Brimfield Cambridge Charlestown Chelmsford Chelsea Clinton Concord Danvers Deerfield Dover Dunstable Duxbury Easton Fall River Falmouth Fitchburg Framingham Gardner Gloucester Goshen Grafton Groton	Hadley Hardwick Harvard Haverhill Hingham Holden Hubbardston Ipswich Lancaster Lawrence Lee Leicester Leominster Lexington Littleton Longmeadow Lowell Lunenburg Lynn Malden Marblehead Medfield Medway Mendon Newbury Newburyport Newton North Brookfield Norton Oxford Palmer Pelham Pepperell Pittsfield Plymouth Princeton Quabbin Reservoir	Reading Rowley Roxbury Salem Sandwich Scituate Shirley Shrewsbury Somerville Spencer Springfield Stoneham Sudbury Suffield Sunderland Swamscott Taunton Templeton Townsend Wayland Westford Westminster Weymouth Whately Williamstown Winchester Woburn New Hampshire Amherst Bedford Concord Exeter New Ipswich Milford Temple