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• Worcester County -includes History, information and links.
• Betty's MAGenWeb for Worcester County Genealogy
• 1881 Worcester Business Guide with index.
• A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts with Numerous Illustrations / 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!
• Worcester County information and directory
• Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
• City of Worcester
• Edwin B. Luce Photographic Collection, turn-of-the-century photographer, E. B. Luce, documented the architecture, businesses, and people of Worcester, Massachusetts during his era. An archive of his images has been made available for viewing and purchase online by the E.B. Luce Corporation, a full service commercial photo lab.
• Worcester.org - online directory
• About Worcester, MA and the History of the College of the Holy Cross
• The Northern Plains Archive Project,
• Sturbridge, Massachusetts Vitals Record for People of Color,  Native Americans & African Americans, Compiled by Thomas Doughton, 1996 -  A document reproducing vital record entries for people of color --Native American and African American---Sturbridge, Massachusetts based on original record books of the Sturbridge Town Clerk's office. (Website Contact: Watta Wushan.)
• "Like the shadows in the stream": Local Historians, The Discourse of Disappearance and Nipmuc Indians of Central Massachusetts, An abbreviated version of this paper was read by Nipmuc historian Thomas Doughton at the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass., May 20, 1999. (Website Contact: Watta Wushan.)
• Births of People of Color in Unpublished Vital Records, Worcester, Massachusetts 1845-1890, Compiled and Edited by Thomas L. Doughton.
• Marriages for People of Color at Worcester, Massachusetts, based on unpublished Vital Records, Worcester 1845-1890, Compiled by Thomas L. Doughton.
• Deaths among Native Americans & African Americans at Worcester 1845-1890, based on manuscript vital records, compiled by Thomas L. Doughton.
• Worcester County Native Households in 1860. Based on the manuscript of the Worcester
County Census of 1860, a listing of Native Americans, Individuals Married to Native Americans, Native American-Connected households in the County's towns.
• Nipmuc Site Contents page!!!
• Tango Central Massachusetts Yellow Pages: Locate local addresses and phone numbers.
• Worcester Tango Telegram & Gazette Online: Worcester County on the Web
• Worcester County Communities - Clickable map
• Welcome To The Narragansett Community Band's Home Page, Baldwinville, MA.
• The Millers River Community Development Corporation - The Millers River or North Quabbin Region is located in North Central Massachusetts.
• Tourism and Map, including history and museum contacts and information for the towns of Athol, Erving, New Salem, Orange, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Warwick and Wendell.
• The Quabbin Reservoir:  In the 1930s, to aid the water supply to western Massachusetts, the Quabbin Reservoir was constructed.  "...Four towns Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott were wiped off the face of the Earth and seven other towns were affected..."
• Quabbin Yesterday and Today.
• Grafton History, Photos, and info:  Created by: Dick Bolt and Steve Clark includes information about "Grafton Indians the Original Grafton People"
• Willard House and Clock Museum - in Grafton, MA.
• The Lunenburg Home Page(Worcester County)  includes ca. 1908 School Memories: "A Teacher's Memories" by Edith Bradbury Emerson and submitted by her Great Granddaughter: Katherine Ballou
• Purgatory Chasm State Reservation in Sutton, MA
• Joseph Hall's Genealogy of: The Halls of Rehoboth 1636 and Halls of Douglas & Uxbridge
• Worcester Historical Museum -
  
   30 Elm Street - Worcester, MA 01609
   Phone:  (508) 753-8278  Email: WorcHistMu@aol.com
• The American Antiquarian Society - founded in 1812 in Worcester, MA, this Society maintains a research library of American history and culture...
• History Web Pages - on Assumption College site.
• Worcester Women's History Project &
• Method and Outline for His 213: Women and the American Experience  - by Dr. McClymer of Assumption College - Cheers!!!
• Materials Related to the 1850 Convention - Women's Rights.
• USGS: Maps of Worcester County Massachusetts features - including cemeteries, churches, populated places and more.  Please note that the map town listed with a feature may be used as a map reference for the site, and may not be the town where the feature is actually located...Select a map to see the location of the actual feature.  This database may not be complete, and, as with any database, there may be errors.
• 1895 Map of Worcester County, Massachusetts, by Pam Rietsch at: prietsch@ismi.net
• The Political Graveyard, for Worcester County and/or Massachusetts, created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, a web site about U.S. political history, politicians, memorials and cemeteries.
• Women's History Workship Archives: sponsored by Assumption College, the American Antiquarian Society, the Alliance for Education, and the Worcester Women's History Project.
• His 270: Immigration and Ethnicity in American History, 1815 to the present a course offered by Dr. McClymer at Assumption College.
• Unit IV: Racism, Slavery and the Consolidation of the American Nation State (Civil War and Reconstruction) - from His 119 by Dr. McClymer.
• Introduction to the Know-Nothings in Worcester - Daily Evening Journal Excerpts. "...list of issues: opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law, support for temperance, suspicion of immigrants who were Catholic, concern over disorder and crime..."
• Worcester Public Library - temporary address during projected 2 year renovations will be:  160 Fremont Street - Worcester, MA  Phone:  (508) 799-1655.
   3 Salem Square - Worcester, MA 01608 Phone: (508) 799-1655
Worcester Public library closed on June 12, 1999 due to an estimated 2 year renovations project.  It reopened at a temporary location of 160 Fremont St. in July. The phone number will remain the same.
• Worcester County Probate Court
    2 Main Street - Worcester, MA 01608  Phone: (508) 770-0825.
• 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.
• See also: Plymouth Colony - Notes, Bibliography and Glossary - includes useful Colonial terms such as FREEMAN; Old Style Dates, Money, etc.  by James F. Deetz and Patricia Scott Deetz.
• Worcester County Register of Deeds
• Worcester County Registry of Deeds  - Guide for Historical Research
   2 Main Street - Worcester, MA 01608
   PH: (508) 798-7717    E-mail:  wrod@browntech.com.

ASHBURNHAM
• DHCD: Ashburnham Community Profile - Town incorporated 22 February 1765; See Town Seal.
• The Town of Ashburnham, MA
• Ashburnham Town Clerk :
   32 Main Street - Ashburnham, MA 01430   Phone: (978) 827-4102.
• Steven's Public Library - Information
    2 Memorial Drive - Ashburnham, MA 01430   Phone: (978) 827-4115.


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ATHOL
• DHCD: Athol Community Profile - Pequoiag Settled in 1735; Athol Town incorporated in 1762; See Town Seal.
• Athol Town Clerk:  584 Main St # 10 - Athol, MA 01331  Phone: (978) 249-4551.
• Athol Public Library

   568 Main Street - Athol, MA  01331-1888     Phone: (978) 249-9515.


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AUBURN
• DHCD: Auburn Community Profile - Settled in 1722; Ward in 1778; Auburn Town incorporated in 1837; See Town Seal.
• The Town of Auburn, MA Guide
• Auburn, MA Community Guide
• Auburn Town Clerk: 104 Central Street - Auburn, MA  01501 Phone: (508) 832-7701.
• Auburn Free Public Library - Information

  369 Southbridge Street - Auburn, MA 01501-2441     Phone: (508) 832-7790.


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BARRE
• DHCD: Barre Community Profile - Rutland District in 1774; Hutchinson till 1778; See Town Seal.  "...Barre has three distinct villages; Barre, South Barre and Barre Plains..."
• Official Site Of The Town of Barre and the Villages of South Barre and Barre Plains  Massachusetts.
• Barre Town Clerk
• Woods Memorial Library

   19 Pleasant Street - P.O. Box 489 - Barre, MA  01005     Phone: (978) 355-2533.


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BERLIN
• DHCD: Berlin Community Profile - District in 1784; Town in 1812; See Town Seal.
• Berlin Public Library - Information

  Carter Street - Berlin, MA 01503-1219     Phone: (978) 838-2812.


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BLACKSTONE
• DHCD: Blackstone Community Profile - Nepmuc Country until 1667; Mendon in 1667; Blackstone Town incorporated in 1845; See Town Seal.
• Blackstone Free Public Library - Information

  15 St. Paul Street - Blackstone, MA  01504-2295     Phone: (508) 883-1931.


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BOLTON
• DHCD: Bolton Community Profile - Incorporated in 1738; See Town Seal.
• Official Town of Bolton, MA Page
• Places of Worship
• Bolton Town Clerk : Town Hall - 663 Main Street - Bolton, MA 01740.
• Bolton Public Library
   P.O. Box 188 - Bolton, MA 01740    Phone/Fax: (978) 779-2839.


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BOYLSTON
• DHCD: Boylston Community Profile - Incorporated 1 March 1786; See Town Seal.
• Boylston, MA Community Page
• Boylston Historical Society
  
   P.O. Box 459 - Boylston, MA  01505  E-mail: boyhisoc@ma.ultranet.com
• Boylston Vital Records to 1850 Online.
• Old Burial Ground - Boylston, MA.
• Boylston Public Library - Information
  695 Main Street - Boylston, MA 01505-1399      Phone: (508) 869-2371.


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BROOKFIELD
• Brookfield Community Profile -  originally settled in 1660 as part of the Quabog Plantation; Incorporated Town of Brookfield 1673; See Town Seal.
• Merrick Public Library - Information and Catalog search
  2 Lincoln Street - Brookfield, MA  01506-0528     Phone: (508) 867-6339.


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EAST BROOKFIELD
• East Brookfield Community Profile - Incorporated 24 March 1920; See Town Seal.



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NORTH BROOKFIELD
• North Brookfield Community Profile - Incorporated 28 February 1812; See Town Seal.



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CHARLTON
• Charlton Community Profile - Incorporated in 1755; See Town Seal.
• Town of Charlton, MA
• Charlton Public Library - Information and Catalog search
   40 Main Street - Charlton, MA  01507-1355     Phone: (508) 248-2052.


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CLINTON
• Clinton Community Profile- Incorporated in 1850; See Town Seal.
• Welcome to Clinton, MA.
• Clinton Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 242 Church Street - Clinton, MA 01510     Phone: (978) 365-4119.


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DOUGLAS
• Douglas Community Profile- Incorporated in 1746; See Town Seal.
• Douglas Town Clerk
  
   Town Hall - 29 Depot Street - Douglas, MA 01516     Phone: (508) 476-4008.
• Simon Fairfield Public Library - Information and Catalog search
    260 Main Street - Box 607 - Douglas, MA 01516-0607     Phone: (508) 476-2695.


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DUDLEY
• Dudley Community Profile- Incorporated in 1732; See Town Seal.
• Dudley Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 17 - Town Hall - 40 Schofield Avenue - Dudley, MA 01571
   Phone: (508) 949-8004.
• Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library - Information and Catalog search
  1 Village Street - Dudley, MA  01571-3306     Phone: (508) 949-8021.


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FITCHBURG
• DHCD: Fitchburg Community Profile - Town Incorporated 3 February 1764; City on 8 March 1872; See Town Seal.
• The City of Fitchburg
• Welcome to Fitchburg, MA includes a brief History of Fitchburg.



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GARDNER
• DHCD: Gardner Community Profile - Town on 27 June 1785; Incorporated City on 1 January 1923; See Town Seal.
• Gardner, MA
• Gardner Town Clerk
   City Hall - 95 Pleasant Street - Gardner, MA 01440     Phone: (978) 630-4008.
• Levi Heywood Memorial Library - Information and Catalog search
  57 City Hall Avenue - Gardner, MA 01440-2672     Phone: (978) 632-5298.


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GRAFTON
• DHCD: Grafton Community Profile - Town formed in 1735; See Town Seal.
• Grafton History, Photos, and info:  Created by: Dick Bolt and Steve Clark includes information about "Grafton Indians the Original Grafton People"
• Willard House and Clock Museum - in Grafton, MA.

North Grafton:


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HARVARD
• DHCD: Harvard Community Profile - Town incorporated on 29 June 1732; See Town Seal.
• The Town of Harvard - official town page includes history Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA.
• Harvard Public Library on Harvard Common
   P.O. Box 666 - Harvard, MA 01451-0666    Phone: (978) 456-4114.
Note:  The Harvard University has a large central campus located in Cambridge (Middlesex County) and Boston (Suffolk County).


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HOLDEN
• DHCD: Holden Community Profile - Incorporated in 1741; See Town Seal.
• Town of Holden, MA



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HOPEDALE
• DHCD: Hopedale Community Profile - The Dale 1700; Town founded in 1886; See Town Seal.
• Bancroft Memorial Library - Hopedale, MA.
• The Community of Hopedale, MA.



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HUBBARDSTON
• DHCD: Hubbardston Community Profile - Incorporated in 1767; See Town Seal.



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LANCASTER
• DHCD: Lancaster Community Profile - Founded in 1653; See Town Seal.
• Lancaster, Massachusetts Online
• Historic Town Green of Lancaster
• Thayer Memorial Library



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LEICESTER
• DHCD: Leicester Community Profile - Settled in 1713; Incorporated 14 June 1722; See Town Seal.
• Town of Leicester, Massachusetts
• Leicester Town Clerk
   Town Hall - Three Washburn Square - Leicester, MA 01524   Phone: (508) 892-7011.


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LEOMINSTER
• DHCD: Leominster Community Profile - Formed in 1740 from Lancaster; City incorporated in 1915; See Town Seal.
• City of Leonminster, MA
• Sue's Welcome to Leominster by Sue Gardner:  with info on cemeteries, churches, vital records, and History of Leominster.
• Leominster Town Clerk
   City Hall - 25 West Street - Leominster, MA 01453    Phone: (978) 534-7535.


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LUNENBURG
• DHCD: Lunenburg Community Profile - Settled in 1718; Incorporated in 1726; See Town Seal.
• The Lunenburg Home Page (Worcester County)  includes ca. 1908 School Memories: "A Teacher's Memories" by Edith Bradbury Emerson; submitted by her Great Granddaughter: Katherine Ballou.
• Welcome to Lunenburg, MA Community.
• Ritter Memorial Library
• Lunenburg Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 135 - Town Hall - 17 Main Street - Lunenburg, MA 01462
   Phone: (978) 582-4130.


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MENDON
• DHCD: Mendon Community Profile - Netmocke Plantation in 1662; Mendon founded in 1667; See Town Seal.
• Town of Mendon, MA
• Mendon Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 54 - Town Hall - 20 Main Street - Mendon, MA 01756   Phone: (508) 473-1085.


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MILFORD
• DHCD: Milford Community Profile - Incorporated 11 April 1780; See Town Seal.
• Town of Milford, Massachusetts Home Page.
• Milford Town Library
   80 Spruce Street - Milford, MA 01757    Phone: (508) 473-2145.
• The Milford Room - Local History and Genealogy
• Milford Town Clerk
  
   Town Hall - 52 Main Street - Milford, MA 01757   Phone: (508) 634-2307.


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MILLBURY
• DHCD: Millbury Community Profile - Incorporated in 1813; See Town Seal. "...The Town of Millbury began when Boston proprietors bought an 8 square-mile plantation from the Indians in 1704.  This tract contained both Sutton and Millbury and a piece of Auburn..."
• An Historic Tour of Millbury - with MAP - "...In the 19th century the towns of Millbury and Sutton, Massachusetts, were part of one Parish. Millbury was known as Second Parish in Sutton..."
• West Millbury (Grass Hill)
• Millbury Town Clerk:  127 Elm St., Millbury, MA  01527  Phone: (508) 865-9110
• Millbury Public Library: 128 Elm Street - Millbury, MA 01527 Phone: (508) 865-1181.



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MILLVILLE
• DHCD: Millville Community Profile - Formed from Blackstone; Millville Incorporated in 1916; See Town Seal.
• Millville, MA Town Page!!! from the Blackstone Daily
• Millville Town Stuff - internet directory
• Millville Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 703 - Town Hall - 8 Central Street - Millville, MA 01529
   Phone: (508) 883-5849.


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NEW BRAINTREE
• DHCD: New Braintree Community Profile - Incorporated in 1751; See Town Seal.
• New Braintree Town Clerk
   P.O.Box 194 - Town Hall - 20 Memorial Drive - New Braintree, MA 01531
   Phone: (508) 867-2071.


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NORTHBOROUGH
• DHCD: Northborough Community Profile - Originally part of the Towns of Marlborough (Middlesex County),  then Westborough; Northborough Incorporated 22 January 1766; See Town Seal.
• Community of Northborough, MA
• Northborough.com
• Northborough Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 63 Main Street - Northborough, MA 01532   Phone: (508) 393-5002.


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OAKHAM
• DHCD: Oakham Community Profile - Founded in 1762; Formed from Rutland; See Town Seal.
• Oakham Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 222 - Town Hall - 2 Coldbrook Road - Oakham, MA 01068
   Phone: (508) 882-5549.


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OXFORD
• DHCD: Oxford Community Profile - Founded by the Huguenots and Incorporated in 1713; See Town Seal.
• Town of Oxford, MA
• Oxford Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 325 Main Street - Oxford, MA 01540   Phone: (508) 987-6032.


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PAXTON
• DHCD: Paxton Community Profile - Incorporated in 1765; Formed from Leicester and Rutland; See Town Seal.  The area was home to the Nipmucks prior to the 1700s.
• Richards Memorial Library
• Paxton Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 697 Pleasant Street - Paxton, MA 01612   Phone: (508) 799-7347.


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PETERSHAM
• DHCD: Petersham Community Profile - Incorporated in April 1754; See Town Seal.
• History, from 1885, of The Petersham Brass Band - by Bob Laford.
• Welcome to Petersham, MA.
• History of Petersham Canter School, Petersham, MA (from 1906).
• Petersham Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 486 - Town Hall - 3 South Main Street - Petersham, MA 01366
   Phone: (978) 724-6649.


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PHILLIPSTON
• DHCD: Phillipston Community Profile - Phillipston incorporated 5 February 1814; Gerry formed from Athol and Templeton; See Town Seal.
• Phillipston Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 50 The Common - Phillipston, MA 01331     Phone: (978) 249-1733.


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PRINCETON
• DHCD: Princeton Community Profile - Formed in 1759 from Rutland; See Town Seal.
• Town of Princeton, MA
• Princeton, MA Online - includes a History of Princeton and more.
• Princeton Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 6 Town Hall Drive - Princeton, MA 01541   Phone: (978) 464-2103 ext. 528.


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ROYALSTON
• DHCD: Royalston Community Profile - Incorporated 19 February 1763; See Town Seal.
• The Town of Royalston is now online!!!  This site includes information, directory, news, links and more!!!
• Welcome to Ann's Royalston, MA Genealogy and History.
• Royalston Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 102 - Town Hall - The Common - Royalston, MA 01368
   Phone: (978) 249-9410.


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RUTLAND
• DHCD: Rutland Community Profile - Formed from Naquag which was founded in 1686; Rutland was Founded 23 February 1713; See Town Seal.
• Welcome to Rutland, Massachusetts
• Rutland Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 250 Main Street - Rutland, MA 01543    Phone: (508) 886-4104.


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SHREWSBURY
• DHCD: Shrewsbury Community Profile - Incorporated 15 December 1727; See Town Seal.
• Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
• Shrewsbury Historical Society - P.O. Box 641, Main Office, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.
• Shrewsbury Library
  
• Shrewsbury Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 100 Maple Avenue - Shrewsbury, MA 01545   Phone: (508) 841-8507.


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SOUTHBOROUGH
• DHCD: Southborough Community Profile - Incorporated 6 July 1727; See Town Seal.
• Southborough Historical Society - P.O. Box 364, Southborough, MA 01772.
• Southborough Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 9109 - Town Hall - 17 Common Street - Southborough, MA 01772
   Phone: (508) 485-0710.


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SOUTHBRIDGE
• DHCD: Southbridge Community Profile - Incorporated 15 February 1816; Parent towns were Charlton (inc. 1755), Dudley (inc. 1732) and Sturbridge (inc. 1738); See Town Seal.
• Town of Southbridge, MA
• Southbridge Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 41 Elm Street - Southbridge, MA 01550  Phone: (508) 764-5408.


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SPENCER
• DHCD: Spencer Community Profile - Incorporated in 1753; Formed from Leicester; See Town Seal.
• Spencer Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 157 Main Street - Spencer, MA 015625   Phone: (508) 885-7500.


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STERLING
• DHCD: Sterling Community Profile - Settled 1720; Incorporated in 1781; See Town Seal.
• Welcome to Sterling, Worcester County, MA by Elaine Johnson.
• Sterling Town Clerk
   Mary Ellen Butterick Municipal Bldg. - 1 Park Street - Sterling, MA 01564
   Phone: (978) 422-8111.


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STURBRIDGE
• DHCD: Sturbridge Community Profile - Tantiusquis in 1644; New Medfield in 1731; Sturbridge was Incorporated 24 June 1738; See Town Seal.
• Town of Sturbridge, MA
• Sturbridge, Massachusetts Vitals Record for People of Color,  Native Americans & African Americans, Compiled by Thomas Doughton, 1996 -  A document reproducing vital record entries for people of color --Native American and African American---Sturbridge, Massachusetts based on original record books of the Sturbridge Town Clerk's office. (Website Contact: Watta Wushan.)
• Sturbridge Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 308 Main Street - Sturbridge, MA 01566  Phone: (508) 347-2510.


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SUTTON
• DHCD: Sutton Community Profile - Settled ca. 1716; See Town Seal.
• The Town of Millbury was formed from Sutton.
• Sutton, MA Town History and Genealogy
• Sutton Historical Society.
• L. Shea's Sutton, MA: a USGenWeb page which includes Census and Cemetery information.
• Sutton Free Public Library: 4 Uxbridge Road - Sutton, MA 01590 PH: (508) 865-8752.
• Purgatory Chasm State Reservation in Sutton, MA.
• Sutton Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 4 Uxbridge Road - Sutton, MA 01590  Phone: (508) 865-8725.


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TEMPLETON
• DHCD: Templeton Community Profile - Incorporated in 1762; See Town Seal.

East TEMPLETON:
• Town of Templeton, MA
• Templeton Town Clerk
  
   Town Hall - 9 Main Street - Baldwinville, MA 01436   Phone: (978) 939-8466.


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UPTON
• DHCD: Upton Community Profile - Incorporated 14 June 1735; See Town Seal.
• Town of Upton, Massachusetts
• Upton Town Library
• A Brief History of Upton, Massachusetts
• Upton Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 857 - Town Hall - One Main Street - Upton, MA 01568
   Phone: (508) 529-3565.


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UXBRIDGE
• DHCD: Uxbridge Community Profile - Incorporated 27 June 1727; See Town Seal.  "...Uxbridge was the site of a Nipmuck Indian village as well as of one of the Christian Indian settlements established to protect Indian converts..."
• Joseph Hall's Genealogy of: The Halls of Rehoboth 1636 and Halls of Douglas & Uxbridge
• Uxbridge Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 21 South Main Street - Uxbridge, MA 01569  Phone: (508) 278-8608.


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WARREN
• DHCD: Warren Community Profile - Incorporated as Western in 1741; Warren incorporated in 1834; See Town Seal.  Parent towns include: Brimfield (Hampden County), Brookfield and Kingsfield.
• Warren Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 603 - Shepard Municipal Bldg. - 48 High Street - Warren, MA 01083
   Phone: (413) 436-5702.


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WEBSTER
• DHCD: Webster Community Profile - Incorporated in 1832; See Town Seal.  Parent towns include: Dudley and Oxford.
• Webster Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 193 - Town Hall - Main Street - Webster, MA 01570 Phone: (508) 949-3850.


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WESTBOROUGH

• DHCD: Westborough Community Profile - Incorporated 18 November 1717; See Town Seal.
• Town of Westborough, Massachusetts
  
• Crossroads the Westborough Web - a community site
• WestboroughMA.com:  Massachusett's 100th Town - a community site
  
• Westborough.com: an unofficial community site.
• Westborough Public Library - 55 W. Main St. - Westborough, MA  01581
  Local History Librarian: (508) 366-3052.
• Westborough Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 34 West Main Street - Westborough, MA 01581 Phone: (508) 366-3020.


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WEST BOYLSTON
• DHCD: West Boylston Community Profile - Incorporated in 1808; see Town Seal.
• Town of West Boylston, MA
• Beaman Memorial Public Library



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WEST BROOKFIELD
•  DHCD: West Brookfield Community Profile - Incorporated in 1848; See Town Seal.
• West Brookfield Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 372 - Town Hall - 2 East Main Street - West Brookfield, MA 01585
   Phone: (508) 867-1415.


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WESTMINSTER
• DHCD: Westminster Community Profile - Town founded in 1733; Incorporated 20 October 1759; See Town Seal. "... originally the six-square mile Narragansett Township Number 2, granted to veterans and heirs of veterans of King Philip's War in 1728..."
• The Town of Westminster, Massachusetts
• Forbush Memorial Library
   118 Main Street - P.O. Box 468 - Westminster, MA 01473  Phone:  (978) 874-7416
• Westminster Town Clerk
   P.O. Box 456 - Westminster, MA 01473
   Phone: (978) 874-7406    E-mail: townclerk@westminster-ma.org
   Fees: Certified Copies of birth, marriage and death records - $5.00 each.


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WINCHENDON
•  DHCD: Winchendon Community Profile - The Plantation of Ipswich Canada in 1735; Winchendon was Incorporated in 1764; See Town Seal.
• Winchendon Town Clerk
   Town Hall - 109 Front Street - Winchendon, MA 01475  Phone: (978) 297-2766.


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WORCESTER
• DHCD: Worcester Community Profile - Established as a Town 14 June 1722; Incorporated as a City 29 February 1848; See Town Seal.
• City of Worcester, MA
• Worcester Convention and Visitors Bureau.
• About Worcester, MA  (on Worcester State College Site)
• Births of People of Color in Unpublished Vital Records, Worcester, Massachusetts 1845-1890, Compiled and Edited by Thomas L. Doughton.
• Marriages for People of Color at Worcester, Massachusetts, based on unpublished Vital Records, Worcester 1845-1890, Compiled by Thomas L. Doughton.
• Deaths among Native Americans & African Americans at Worcester 1845-1890, based on manuscript vital records, compiled by Thomas L. Doughton.
• Nipmuc Site Contents page!!!
• Worcester Genealogy - Genealogy information & resources - by Brian Batty!
• Worcester Historical Museum - 30 Elm St., Worcester, MA 01609
   PH:  (508)753-8278  Email: WorcHistMu@aol.com
• The American Antiquarian Society - founded in 1812 in Worcester, MA, this Society maintains a research library of American history and culture...
• Infospace for Worcester Information, addresses and phone numbers.
• Worcester Public Library - temporary address during projected 2 year renovations will be:  160 Fremont Street - Worcester, MA  Phone:  (508) 799-1655.
   3 Salem Square - Worcester, MA 01608 Phone: (508) 799-1655
Worcester Public library closed on June 12, 1999 due to an estimated 2 year renovations project.  It reopened at a temporary location of 160 Fremont St. in July. The phone number will remain the same.
• Worcester Town Clerk
   City Hall - 455 Main Street - Worcester, MA 01608  Phone: (508) 799-1121.

• Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts web site.
• Massachusetts City and Town Clerk Directory.
• Researching Your Family's History at the Massachusetts Archives
• Town Profiles
• Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Service (for Researchers)
  • Obtaining Vital Records
• Massachusetts Citizen Information Service - maps and more.
• 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.
  

• School and Library Atlas of the World.  Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor).  Sycamore, Illinois:  School and Library Publishing Company.  1982.
• History of Worcester County Masachusetts with Historical Sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, D. Hamilton Hurd, (ed.)(Philadelphia: J. W.Lewis & Co., 1889).