Genealogy Links
American Ancestors: New England Historic Genealogical Society
American Ancestors.org
The NEHGS website is one of the most widely used online genealogical resources in the country. More than 15,000 members research on the website every day. This site features nearly 3,000 unique searchable online collections, offering information on more than 135 million people. The extensive NEHGS Library catalog is also fully searchable through the site.
In-library use only. Provided by the Sandwich Public Library.
Contact the Sandwich Library reference desk for assistance.
Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com Library Edition
In-library use only. Users must enter a Sandwich Public Library card number. A genealogical tool containing more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases.
It includes vital records, census data, World War I draft registrations, passenger lists and much more.
Records for Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland can also be accessed.
Massachusetts Archives
www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcidx.htm
Includes information about records kept at MassArchives and at other institutions.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family Search
www.familysearch.org
Comprehensive site containing information about starting family history, finding ancestors in their records collection, links to other genealogical websites, and the Family History Library Catalog.
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites
www.cyndislist.com
An extensive index (with links to the sites) of genealogical resources on the Internet.
Social Security Death Index
ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/
An index to basic information about people with social security numbers whose deaths have been reported to the Social Security Administration. About 98% of the people in the SSDI died after 1962, but some death dates go back as far as 1937.
Morton Grove Public Library's Webrary-Genealogy Resources on the Web
www.webrary.org/ref/genealogy.html
Includes links to useful genealogical websites, links to other libraries with genealogical collections, and information about how to go about doing genealogical research.
Archive and Special Collections
Massachusetts Special Collections Directory
Find local archival & special library collections. The Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Directory profiles collections in more than 650 Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies and town clerk's offices. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Directors.
Heritage Quest
Heritage Quest On-line
A resource for census data, family records, and local histories.
The collection consists of every extant U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists,
city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials,
and much more. Users must enter a Sandwich Public Library card number.
Provided by the Sandwich Public Library.