Research Guides:
Cemeteries, Disasters, Death Records and Obituaries
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Cemeteries in Tewksbury
Harvard University/Pine Hill Cemetery -- End of Indian Hill Road
Oblate Fathers Cemetery -- 486 Chandler Street. Tel: 978.851.7258
New Center (Now Tewksbury Cemetery) -- 172 East Street. Tel: 978.851.4165
Old Center Burying Grounds -- Off Lee Street
Tewksbury Hospital "Pines" Cemetery -- Off East Street. Tel: 978.851.7321 ext. 2437
South Burying Grounds/South Tewksbury Cemetery -- Corner of Main St. and Shawsheen St.
St. Mary's Cemetery -- 90 River Road. Tel: 978.851.2248
Books
*Cermont, Gail. Early American Gravestones. Published by Adams Library. 1976. LH 929.5 Cle
*Lambert, David. A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries. Boston: NEHGS, 2002. LH 929.5 Lam
Cemetery Transcription Web Sites
-These sites depend on volunteers to transcribe cemeteries.
Internment.net www.internment.net
Find a Grave www.findagrave.com
USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery
Great Disasters in Tewksbury History
Explosion at Riverside Park. July 29, 1903.
Death Records
Vital Records of Tewksbury, Mass. to the End of the Year 1849. LH Room
Town Clerk's Office. Tel: 978.640.4355
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records www.mass.gov/dph/bhsre/rvr/rvr.htm
Tel: 617.740.2600
Family History Library Catalog
www.familysearch.org
Try a Place Search for "Tewksbury."
Obituaries - Newspaper Holdings
Tewksbury Public Library
http://www.tewksburypl.org
Tel: 978.640.4490
Merrimack Valley Advertiser. Mar 21, 1957-Dec 2, 1958. Apr. 2, 1959-Feb 26, 1992
Tewksbury Advertiser. Mar 4, 1992-Dec 2000
Tewksbury Advocate. Jan 2001-Dec 2002, and current year in print
Tewksbury Town Crier. Jan 2003-Present
Wilmington Memorial Library
http://www.wilmlibrary.org/
Tel: 978.658.2967
Wilmington Crusader. Apr 1951-1961
Wilmington Town Criew. Nov 17, 1955-Present
Wilmington Advertiser/Advocate. 1994-Present
Pollard Memorial Library, Lowell
http://www.pollardml.org/
Tel: 978.970.4120
Lowell Sun. 1878-Present
Memorial Hall Library, Andover
http://www.mhl.org/
Tel: 978.623.8400
The Boston Globe. 1977-Present
Andover Townsman. 1877-Present
Obituaries -- Online
Tewksbury Advocate www2.townonline.com/tewksbury/obituaries/
Tewksbury Town Crier http://www.yourtowncrier.com/
Tewksbury Funeral Home http://www.tewksburyfuneralhome.com/
Farmer & Dee Funeral Home http://www.farmeranddee.com/
Lowell Sun http://www.legacy.com/lowellsun/LegacyHome.asp
The Boston Globe http://www.legacy.com/bostonglobe/LegacyHome.asp
Boston Herald http://news.bostonherald.com/obituaries/
Research Guides: Genealogy Research
Beginning Genealogist? Check out the library's general circulation collection how-to books on genealogy.
(Call number 929.1)
Can't find a book you're looking for? Ask if the library may be able to provide the item through interlibrary loan service.
Genealogy Sources available at the Library
Local and Regional Histories
"History of Billerica, Massachusetts, 1653-1883, with a Genealogical Register." Henry A. Hazen. 1883.
"Tewksbury: a short history." Edward W. Pride. 1888.
"Ye Towne Book." Anniversary Committee. 1934.
"Ask Now of the Days that are Past." Harold J. Patten. 1964.
General Reference Books and Manuals
"Digging for Genealogical Treasure in New England Town Records." Ann Smith Lainhart. 1996.
"A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692, on the Basis of the Farmer's Register." James Savage. 1994.
"Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research." Marcia D. Melnyk. 1999.
"Professional Genealogy: a manual for researchers, writers, editors, lecturers and librarians." Elizabeth Shown Mills, editor. 2001.
Genealogical Journals and Periodicals
New England Ancestors. New England Historic Genealogical Society. (2002-)
New England Historical and Genealogical Register. NEHGS. (Octo. 1998-, some issues missing)
Directories, Registers and Yearbooks
List of Residents by Streets, Ages 17 Years and Over, In the Town of Tewksbury, Mass. as prepared by the Board of Registrars (various years, 1965-)
Tewksbury Memorial High School Yearbooks (various years, 1946-)
Tewksbury Telephone Directories (1998-)
Local Newspapers
Merrimack Valley Advertiser (Mar. 1957-Dec. 1958, Apr. 1959-Feb. 1992)
Tewksbury Advertiser (Mar. 1992-Dec. 2000)
Tewksbury Advocate (Jan. 2001-Dec. 2002)
Tewksbury Town Crier (Jan. 2003-)
Map Collection
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Lowell area, 1907, republished 1952.
Historical Maps of Tewksbury
County records, Tax records
"Vital Records of Tewksbury, Mass. to the End of the Year 1849."
Annual Report: Town of Tewksbury (1878-)
Military Records
"Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War."
"Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War."
Passenger Arrival/Immigration Records
"The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, vols. 1-3."
Online Databases
HeritageQuest Online. (In-Library and at home use)
New England Ancestors Databases. (In-Library use only)
Organizations with Genealogical Information
Town Clerk's Office
978.640.4355
Tewksbury Historical Society
www.tewksburyhistoricalsociety.org
978.863.9989
Middlesex North Registry of Deeds
http://www.lowelldeeds.com/
978.322.9000
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records
http://www.mass.gov/dph/bhsre/rvr/rvr.htm
617.740.2600
Genealogical Libraries and Archives
Massachusetts Archives, Columbia Point (State Records)
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcgen/genidx.htm
National Archives and Records Administration, Waltham (Federal Records)
http://archives.gov/facilities/ma/boston/public_services.html#genealogy
New England Historic Genealogical Society
http://www.newenglandancestors.org/
Massachusetts Historical Society Library
http://www.masshist.org/library/
Family History Centers - Nashua, New Hampshire
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp
Internet Sites
Cyndi's List http://www.cyndislist.com/
A portal to more than 200,000 genealogy sites. The pages can be navigated by keyword, or browsed by a topical or an alphabetical index.
Family Search http://www.familysearch.org/
This web site is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The site features sections on searching for ancestors, sharing information, and the family history library system. Among the many assets available on this site you may locate family history centers around the world, search the family history library catalog, and receive online research guidance.
Family Tree Maker http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/
Search through Family Tree Maker databases for your relative. Once you have the name of a family tree database, search the library's catalog to see what libraries own a copy of that CD.
RootsWeb.com http://www.rootsweb.com/
RootsWeb's purpose is to help connect the genealogy community; therefore, individuals working on their own genealogy research have contributed much of the information posted on the site. Join an electonic mailing list, post a message on the message board, and sign up for a genealogy newsletter. Another helpful part of the site is RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees.
The Statue of Liberty: Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. http://www.ellisisland.org/
Search through detailed passenger lists for your relatives that came through Ellis Island and the Port of New York. Find out your immigrant's ethnicity, place of residence, date of arrival, gender, marital status, ship of travel, and port of departure. Free registration is required.
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