Finding Free Online Genealogy Collections in Massachusetts

If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as some specific categories and resources have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.

However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.

• Access Genealogy – Massachusetts
• Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
• American Antiquarian Society
• American Centuries…view from New England
• American History & Genealogy Project – Massachusetts
• Amherst College Digital Collections
• Ancestry Free Index Collections
• Andover Memorial Hall Library
• Berklee College of Music Digital Collections
• Berkshire Athenaeum
• Beverly Public Library
• Boston College Digital Collections
• Boston Public Library
• Boston University Digital Collections
• Brandeis University Digital Collections
• Bridgewater State University Digital Collections
• Chronicling America – Massachusetts
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
• Clark University Digital Collections
• College of the Holy Cross Digital Collections
• Cyndi’s List – Massachusetts
• David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
• Dead Fred
• Death Indexes – Massachusetts
• Dedham Historical Society Library
• Digital Commons Collections
• Digital Commonwealth
• Digital Public Library of America – Massachusetts
• Emerson College Digital Collections
• Fall River Public Library
• FamilySearch
• FamilySearch – Massachusetts Online Genealogy Records
• FamilySearch Catalog
• FamilySearch Wiki – Massachusetts
• FindAGrave
• Fitchburg Public Library
• Fitchburg State University Digital Collections
• Framingham State University Digital Collections
• Genealogy Trails – Massachusetts
• Google
• Google Books – Massachusetts
• Hampshire College Digital Collections
• Harvard University Digital Collections
• Harvard University Houghton Library
• HathiTrust – Massachusetts
• Haverhill Public Library
• I Dream of Genealogy
• Interment.net – Massachusetts
• Internet Archive – Massachusetts
• Jones Library
• LDS Genealogy – Massachusetts
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• Linkpendium – Massachusetts
• Littleton Library Houghton History Room
• Massachusetts Archives – Digital Records
• Massachusetts Archives Division Search
• Massachusetts College of Art and Design Digital Collections
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Digital Collections
• Massachusetts Historical Society – Digital Collections
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Digital Collections
• Massachusetts Libraries – Digital Collections
• Mount Holyoke College Digital Collections
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Archives at Boston
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• National Archives Resources for Genealogists
• Nationwide Gravesite Locator
• New England Historic Genealogical Society
• New Horizons Genealogy – Massachusetts
• Northampton History Online
• Northeastern University Digital Collections
• PastPerfectOnline Collections
• Patriot and Grave Registry
• Peabody Essex Museum
• Plymouth Public Library
• Salem State University Digital Collections
• Sanborn Maps – Massachusetts
• Smith College Digital Collections
• Smithsonian Digital Library
• Springfield City Library
• Springfield College Digital Collections
• Springfield History Library and Archives
• State Library of Massachusetts
• Stoughton Public Library 
• Suffolk University Digital Collections
• The Official Land Records Site
• Tufts University Digital Collections
• United States Social Security Death Index
• University of Massachusetts – Amherst Digital Collections
• University of Massachusetts – Boston Digital Collections
• University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth Digital Collections
• University of Massachusetts – Lowell Digital Collections
• University of Massachusetts – Medical School at Worcester Digital Collections
• US GenWeb – Massachusetts
• US GenWeb Archives – Massachusetts
• Waltham Public Library
• Wellesley College Digital Collections
• Wentworth Institute of Technology Digital Collections
• Weston Public Library
• Wheaton College Digital Collections
• Williams College Digital Collections
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute Digital Collections
• Worcester Public Library

Here is the list of over 8,460 curated Massachusetts genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:

• Newspapers
• Yearbooks
• Births
• Marriages
• Deaths
• Alumni Records
• Cemetery Records
• Church Records
• Coroner Records
• Criminal Records
• Directories
• Divorce Records
• Immigration Records
• Institutional Records
• Military Records
• Mortuary Records
• Naturalizations
• Obituaries
• Photos
• Probate and Wills
• School Records
• Tax Records
• Voter Records

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!