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• A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts with Numerous Illustrations, by Rev. Elias Nason, M.A.; revised and enlarged by George J. Varney. Boston : B.B. Russell. 1890, 724 pages, scanned and posted online by David Kew, of Worcester!
• Old Scwamb Mill, Arlington, MA
• The Battle of Concord (1775)
• The Concord Hymn, by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1837)
• The Battle of Lexington, MA (1775) includes Colonial maps.
• Minute Man National Park.
• The Biography of Concord's Colonial Inn.
• Maria Hastings School(Lexington, MA) - An educational site (for both children and adults) with the Colonial Lexington Project which includes educational information and pictures for many colonial topics, such as Ye Olde Graveyard, Lexington Family History, Colonial Life, Clothing, Food, Taverns, Colonial Occupations, The Battle, and more.  I especially enjoyed:
• "Discipline in Church", by Erin C. and Ryan P.
• "Interesting Facts", by Levon, Julia, Jim, Jonathan and Andy.
• "Apprentices", by Evan, Bryan, Somudro, Laura, Carolyn.
• "Hard Benches", by Noah, Erin, Evan, Ryan and Bo, about colonial schools.

Great Work!!!
• Lowell National Historic Park - Boott Cotton Mills Museum (Weaving and Looms).
• The Story of the Tarball/Tarbell Captives that became Mohawk Chiefs - The two children reported to be originally captured in Groton, MA - 1707.
• Henry David Thoreau Home Page - Walden Woods Project includes The Journal of Henry D. Thoreau
• Middlesex  County Probate Court
  
  208 Cambridge Street  - P. O. Box 410480 - East Cambridge, MA 02041.
• Middlesex County Registry of Deeds (Southern District)
   208 Cambridge Street  - Cambridge, MA 02041.
• Middlesex County Registry of Deeds (Northern District)
   360 Gorham Street  - Lowell, MA 01852.
• Massachusetts Archives  - Policies for Research by Mail - Fees and Procedures
   220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 Phone: (617) 727-2816.
• Court Records Archivist (for MA Archives requests involving court records)
    Supreme Judicial Court Archives - 1300 New Court House - Boston, MA 02108.

Acton:
• Town of Acton, MA
• DHCD: Acton Community Profile - Incorporated in 1735...See the Town Seal.



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Arlington:
• Town of Arlington, MA
• Welcome to historic Arlington, Massachusetts, by Paul Schlichtman.
• DHCD: Arlington Community Profile - Founded over 350 years ago...See the Town Seal.
• Robbins Library
   700 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02174    Phone: (781) 641- 4884.
• Arlington Town Clerk
  
    Robbins Memorial Town Hall - 730 Massachusetts Avenue - Arlington, MA 02174
    Phone: (781) 646-1000.
• The Arlington Historical Society
   7 Jason Street - Arlington, MA 02174  Phone: (781) 648-4300.
George A. Smith Museum
Whittemore-Robbins House
Jason Russell House - History and Tour.
The Arlington Timeline


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Ashby:
• Town of Ashby, MA
• Town Clerk of Ashby, MA (for vital records)
• DHCD: Ashby Community Profile - Incorporated 5 March 1767...See the Town Seal.



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Ashland:
• Town of Ashland, MA
• DHCD: Ashland Community Profile - Incorporated 16 March 1846...See the Town Seal.  "...It was here that a community of Natick Indians was established as the Village of Magunkaquog in about 1659..."
• Ashland Public Library

   66 Front Street - Ashland, MA 01721     Phone 508-881-0134


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Auburndale:


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Ayer:
• Ayer, MA

Historical information from Ayer Documents.
• DHCD: Ayer Community Profile - Incorporated 14 February 1871...See the Town Seal.



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Bedford:
• Town of Bedford, MA
• DHCD: Bedford Community Profile - Incorporated 23 September 1729...See the Town Seal.



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Belmont:
• Belmont, MA
• DHCD: Belmont Community Profile - Incorporated in 1859...See the Town Seal.



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Billerica:
• Town of Billerica, MA
• DHCD: Billerica Community Profile - Incorporated in 1655...See the Town Seal.

North Billerica:

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Boxborough:
• Town of Boxborough, MA
• DHCD: Boxborough Community Profile - Incorporated 25 February 1783...See the Boxborough Seal.
• Sargent Memorial Library

   575 Middle Road - Boxborough, MA   Phone:  (978)263-4680


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Burlington:
• Burlington, MA Community Site
• DHCD: Burlington Community Profile - Incorporated in 1799...See the Burlington Seal.
• Burlington Public Library

   22 Sears Street - Burlington, MA     Phone: (781) 270-1691


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Cambridge:  See also Arlington
• Cambridge, MA
• A Brief History of Cambridge, MA - Cambridge was known until 1638 as "Newtowne".

"...Cambridge became a city in 1846, uniting three rival villages -- Old Cambridge, Cambridgeport and East Cambridge..."
• City of Cambridge, MA Government page.
• Visitors Information Page - with Map
• Libraries - Minuteman Library Network (MLN) Library Catalogue Online.
• Museums in and around Cambridge, MA.
• Historic Markers in Cambridge, MA.
• Cambridge Historical Commission

   Lombardi Building - 831 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd Foor - Cambridge, MA 02139
   Phone: (617) 349-4683.
• The Cambridge Public Library

   Main branch: 449 Broadway - Cambridge, MA   Phone: (617) 349-4040.
• Harvard University - with a Virtual Tour of Harvard.
• Timeline of first Congregational church in Cambridge, MA from 1630 when       Newtowne (Cambridge) was selected as "a fit place for a fortified town".
• DHCD: Cambridge Community Profile - See the Town Seal.



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Carlisle:
• Town of Carlisle, MA - Community
• DHCD: Carlisle Community Profile - Incorporated as a district 19 April 1754; as a town 13 February 1805...See the Town Seal.



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Chelmsford:
• Chelmsford, MA
• DHCD: Chelmsford Community Profile - Established in 1655...See the Town Seal. "...much of its present area was contained in a so-called Praying Town, established as a preserve for Christianized Indians in 1653..."

North Chelmsford:


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Concord:
• Concord, MA
• Welcome to Concord, MA
• DHCD: Concord Community Profile - Incorporated 12 September 1635; See the Town Seal.
• The Concord Band - A Symphonic Concert Band, Concord, MA - includes history (from 1859), biographical sketches, links and more.
• Concord Hometown includes a HISTORY page.
• The Battle of Lexington, MA (1775) includes Colonial maps.
• Minute Man National Park.

The Biography of Concord's Colonial Inn.
• Concord Library 

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Dracut:
• Dracut, MA
• DHCD: Dracut Community Profile - "...Originally, in 1653, the community was part of the Wamiset Praying Town, one of the preserves set aside by the colonists for Christianized Indians..."



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Dunstable:
• Dunstable, MA - Community
• DHCD: Dunstable Community Profile - Founded in 1673, See the Dunstable Seal.



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East Pepperell:


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Everett:
• City of Everett, MA
• Everett, MA
• DHCD: Everett Community Profile - Settled in 1630; A Town in 1870; Incorporated as a city in 1892; See the Town Seal.
• Everett Public Libraries



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Framingham:
• DHCD: Framingham Community Profile - Founded in 1700; See Town Seal.
• Town of Framingham, Massachusetts
• Downtown Framingham
• History of Downtown Framingham
• Town Online: Framingham, MA
• Framingham, Massachusetts Online
• Framingham's Tercentennial - celebrating 300 years of HISTORY!
• Timeline of Framingham's History, Prepared by Stephen W. Herring, Framingham Town Historian.
• Historical Documents
• Biographical Sketch and Picture of Crispus Attucks (1723-5 Mar 1770)
• Gravesite of Crispus Attucks
  
• Framingham Historical Society and Museum
  
   Corner of Vernon & Grove Streets - Framingham, MA
   Mailing address: P.O. Box 2032 - Framingham, MA 01703-2032
    Phone: (508) 872-3780.
• The History of Framingham, Written and Designed by the students in Mrs. Berlin's Grade 3 Class, Charlotte A. Dunning School.
• First Parish Framingham, MA - A Brief History
• Framingham Public Library - Information
   49 Lexington Street - Framingham, MA  01702-8371   Phone: (508) 879-3570.
• Framingham Town Clerk
  150 Concord Street, Room 105 - Framingham, MA 01702
   E-mail: TownClerk@framinghamma.org


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Groton:
• Town of Groton, MA
• DHCD: Groton Community Profile - Founded in 1655; See Town Seal.
• Samuel A. Green, Groton, MA in "...1671 a case of so-called witchcraft occured at Groton..."
• The Story of the Tarball/Tarbell Captives that became Mohawk Chiefs - The two children reported to be originally captured in Groton, MA - 1707.

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Holliston:
• Holliston Electronic Village- community information
• DHCD: Holliston Community Profile - "...incorporated on December 3, 1724 by virtue of approval by the General Court petition requesting that "the western part of Sherborn be a Town."



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Hopkinton:
• Hopkinton, MA

History of the Town of Hopkinton.
• DHCD: Hopkinton Community Profile - Established 13 December 1715; See Town Seal.



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Hudson:
• Hudson, MA with History of Hudson. - and Government Departments and Contacts.
• Hudson Town Clerk

   Town Hall - 78 Main Street - Hudson, MA  - Phone: (978) 568-9615.
• DHCD: Hudson Community Profile - Incorporated in 1866; See Town Seal.



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Lexington:
• Town of Lexington, MA
• DHCD: Lexington Community Profile - Cambridge Farms 1642; Lexington 1713; See Town Seal.
• Maria Hastings School(Lexington, MA) - An educational site (for both children and adults) with the Colonial Lexington Project which includes educational information and pictures for many colonial topics, such as Ye Olde Graveyard, Lexington Family History, Colonial Life, Clothing, Food, Taverns, Colonial Occupations, The Battle, and more.  I especially enjoyed:

"Discipline in Church", by Erin C. and Ryan P.
"Interesting Facts", by Levon, Julia, Jim, Jonathan and Andy.
"Apprentices", by Evan, Bryan, Somudro, Laura, Carolyn.
"Hard Benches", by Noah, Erin, Evan, Ryan and Bo, about colonial schools.
Great Work!!!
• The Lexington Community Web-Directory
• About Lexington, MA - History



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Lincoln:
• LIncoln, MA
• DHCD: Lincoln Community Profile - Incorporated as Precinct in 1746; as Town in 1754; See Town Seal. "...small suburb west of Boston...its nickname was once "Niptown"..."



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Littleton:
• Littleton, MA - Community Information
• DHCD: Littleton Community Profile - "Nashoban Plantation" 1664; Town of Littleon in 1716; See Town Seal.  "...Settlement of Littleton was delayed by the frontier wars until the early 18th century.."



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Lowell:
• City of Lowell, MA
• DHCD: Lowell Community Profile - See Town Seal.
• Pollard Library

   401 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA. 01852  Phone: (978) 970-4120.
• University of Massachusetts: Lowell Libraries', Center for Lowell History
• Community History and Information Links Page.
• City of Lowell, MA
• Historic Lowell
• Lowell National Historic Park - Boott Cotton Mills Museum (Weaving and Looms).

Lowell History Prologue.


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Malden:
• Malden, MA
• DHCD: Malden Community Profile - Settled in 1640; Town in 1649; Incorporated as city 1882; See Town Seal.
• Malden Public Library

 

 

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Marlborough
• DHCD: Marlborough Community Profile - Town in 1660; City incorporated in 1890; See Town Seal.
• Marlborough Web - unofficial web pages for the City of Marlborough,

Massachusetts.
• Marlborough History, hosted by John Buczek.



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Maynard:
• Maynard, MA
• DHCD: Maynard Community Profile - Incorporated as city in 1871; See Town Seal.
• Bits and Pieces of Maynard History - contact.

Churches in Maynard.


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Medford:
• Medford, MA
• Introduction to Medford's Past History.
• DHCD: Medford Community Profile - Medford became a town in 1695 and a city in 1892; See Town Seal.



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Melrose:
• City of Melrose, MA
• DHCD: Melrose Community Profile - Incorporated as town in 1850; as City in 1900.  See Town Seal...Explored in 1628; Charlestown 1629; Pondfeilde 1638 <sic>; Malden North End 1649...



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Natick:
• Natick, MA
• DHCD: Natick Community Profile - Founded 1651; Incorporated 1781; See Town Seal.



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Newton:
• Newton, MA
• DHCD: Newton Community Profile - "...Newton was settled in 1630 and incorporated in 1688 with the first settlement in Newton Corner..."
• The Jackson Homestead: Newton's Museum and Historical Society.

Newton Centre:
Newton Highland:

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Newtonville:

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Pepperell:
• Town of Pepperell, MA
• DHCD: Pepperell Community Profile - Established as a District 12 April 1753; as a Town on 23 August 1775; See Town Seal.



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Reading:
• Reading, MA
• DHCD: Reading Community Profile - Settled 1639; Incorporated 1644; See Town Seal.

North Reading:
• Town of North Reading, MA
• DHCD: North Reading Community Profile - "...Original grants of large farmsteads along the river during the mid-17th century brought six families to the settlement before 1680..."



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Sherborn:
• DHCD: Sherborn Community Profile - Settled 1652; Town in 1674; See Town Seal.
• Sherborn, MA Genealogy, by Birde is a wonderful research resource!
• The Sherborn Library  - Historical Collection

    4 Sanger Street - Sherborn, MA 01770  Phone:  (508) 653-0770.


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Shirley:
• Town of Shirley, MA
• DHCD: Shirley Community Profile - "...It was considered the frontier when the handful of earliest colonists arrived in 1720..."



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Somerville:
• City of Somerville, MA
• DHCD: Somerville Community Profile - Incorporated as a Town in 1842.  See Town Seal. "...in its earliest history, Somerville served as the grazing lands for the residents of Charlestown with only a few scattered permanent settlements..."



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Stoneham:
• Stoneham Historical Society - the web site includes articles and cemetery information!!!

   36 William Street - Stoneham, MA 02180-3845
• DHCD: Stoneham Community Profile - Incorporated a Town in 1725; See Town Seal.



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Stow:
• Stow, MA Apple Country
• DHCD: Stow Community Profile - Established 16 May 1683; See Town Seal.
• Stow Town Documents online - Mail to: Stow-Web.



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Sudbury:
• DHCD: Sudbury Community Profile -  Sudbury is one of the older towns in the New England area, being incorporated in 1639...See Town Seal.
• Historical Sketch from Longfellow's  "Wayside Inn" - South Sudbury, MA.
• Town of Sudbury, Massachusetts
• FAQs
• Townonline for Sudbury, MA
• Goodnow Public Library - Minute Man Library Network

    21 Concord Road - Sudbury, MA 01776     Phone: (978) 443-1035
HISTORY:  Sudbury: 355 Years and Counting - By Curt Garfield, Sudbury Town Historian.


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Tewksbury:
• Town of Tewksbury, MA
• DHCD: Tewksbury Community Profile - Town incorporated in 1734; See Town Seal.  "..Tewksbury was gradually settled from Billerica during the early decades of

the 18th century..."
• Tewksbury Town Clerk

  Town Hall - 1009 Main Street - Tewksbury, MA 01876    Phone: (978) 640-4355.
• History of Tewksbury, MA, by Edward W. Pride (1888) - the book online.



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Townsend:
• DHCD: Townsend Community Profile - "...Townsend's rich history dates back to the seventeen hundreds; having been  incorporated in 1732..."



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Tyngsborough:
• Tyngsborough, MA - History
• DHCD: Tyngsborough Community Profile - A District in 1789; Incorporated a Town in 1809; See Town Seal.



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Waban:


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Wakefield:
• The Town of Wakefield (Official Town Page)
• DHCD: Wakefield Community Profile - Settled 1639; Incorporated as South Reading in 1812; Name changed to Wakefield in 1868.  See Town Seal.
• The Town of Wakefield (COC Page)
• Wakefield Historical Society

   Post Office Box 1902 - Wakefield, MA  01880
• History of Wakefield.
• Wakefield Online
• Wakefield Churches

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Waltham:
• Waltham, MA
• DHCD: Waltham Community Profile - Incorporated a Town in 1738; a City in 1884.  See Town Seal.
• Francis Cabot Lowell Mill Site, Waltham, MA - opened in 1814, the site of many "firsts".



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Watertown:
• DHCD: Watertown Community Profile - "...Founded in 1630, Watertown was the first inland settlement in Massachusetts and initially encompassed the present communities of Weston, Waltham and  large sections of Lincoln, Belmont, and Cambridge..."



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Wayland:
• Wayland Community Page.
• DHCD: Wayland Community Profile - Incorporated a Town in 1835.  See Town Seal.



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West Newton:


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Westford:
• Westford, MA
• DHCD: Westford Community Profile - Incorporated 23 September 1729.  See Town Seal.
• Comunity of Westford.



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Weston:
• Weston, MA Community includesHISTORY of Weston.
• DHCD: Weston Community Profile - A part of Watertown in 1630; Farmers Precinct 1698; Incorporated as Town of Weston in 1712-13.  See Town Seal.



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Wilmington:
• DHCD: Wilmington Community Profile - Incorporated in 1730.  See Town Seal.
• 1790 Federal Census of Wilmington, MA by Toni Lasseter.



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Winchester:
• Winchester, Massachusetts Town Home Page - with History, Information, Maps, and more.
• The History of Winchester, MA.
• DHCD: Winchester Community Profile - Waterfield in 1638; Winchester in 1850.  See Town Seal.



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Woburn:
• Woburn, MA Information
• DHCD: Woburn Community Profile - Located 1640; Incorporated in 1642; A City in 1889.  See Town Seal.
• Woburn, MA Community Page - Includes:
• The History of the City of Woburn, Massachusetts.
• Woburn Public Library

  45 Pleasant Street - P.O. Box 298 -  Woburn, MA 01801
• Ye Olde Woburn, Massachusetts by Toni Lasseter. - with the following and more!!!
• Chrono-Indexical History of Woburn, 1621 - 1892.
• 1790 Federal Census of Woburn, MA  - abstracted by Toni Lasseter.
• 1800 Federal Census of Woburn, MA  - abstracted by Toni Lasseter.
• 1810 Federal Census of Woburn, MA  - abstracted by Toni Lasseter.
• 1820 Federal Census of Woburn, MA  - abstracted by Toni Lasseter.
• 1830 Federal Census of Woburn, MA  - abstracted by Toni Lasseter.

• Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts web site.
• Massachusetts City and Town Clerk Directory.
• Commonwealth Communities by County.
• Commonwealth Communities alphabetical.
• Massachusetts Citizen Information Service - maps and more.
• Massachusetts Phone Numbers for Public Information.
• New England History and Genealogy Free Books Online Effort by David C. Blackwell
• Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory + Massachusetts* Page.
• Massachusetts Archives
• Governor's - Kids Page
• Virtual Tour of the Governor's Office.
• Massachusetts Facts - Review of the History, Government, and Symbols of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Published by William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
• A Profile of Massachusetts

PART 1: Concise Facts - State Symbols / Politics / Statistics /
PART 2:  Historical Sketch
PART 3:  The New Massachusetts State House
PART 4:  Miscellaneous Massachusetts Facts
• Massachusetts Studies Project - "Educational resources for teachers, students and lifelong learners."
• Massachusetts Information and Library Network
• Public Library Web Pages
• Massachusetts Dept. of Housing and Community Development:  Community Profiles.
• USGS - Geographic Names Information System - use the query form to locate geographic features, such as lakes, cemeteries, towns, and more.
• The Political Graveyard, for Massachusetts, created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, a web site about U.S. political history, politicians and cemeteries.
• Massachusetts Cemeteries
• Geographic Index to Politician Births and Deaths in Massachusetts.
• Massachusetts Research Tools by Jeff Simonson.
• From Revolution to Reconstruction - a Hypertext on American History.
• NARA: National Archives and Records Administration.
• The Genealogy Page.
• Library of Congress: American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or Massachusetts town and/or county location to find available online photos, maps, and more!
• U.S. Census Bureau Interactive County Maps for Massachusetts.
•   Local Directory & Maps - type in city, state to go to maps and directories for that area.
• Yahoo Get Local Directory for Massachusetts Counties and Regions.

• School and Library Atlas of the World.  Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor).  Sycamore, Illinois:  School and Library Publishing Company.  1982.