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Massachusetts


Goal 3: Vital and Census Records


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Goal 3: Learn about Massachusetts vital and census records.


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ALearn about Massachusetts vital records.


Class Outlines:    Basic


Summary
  1. Learn about Massachusetts vital records in these articles.

    FS—Wiki: Massachusetts Vital Records
    AC—Wiki: Massachusetts Vital Records
  2. Learn more about vital records in this video.

    AAC—Vital Records—7:43

  3. Explore links for vital records on the Massachusetts Public Health site.
  4. Search for online Massachusetts vital records and find addresses for state offices to write to for records.
  5. Explore Massachusetts birth, marriage, and death records on the AccessGenealogy site.
  6. Explore the Massachusetts birth, marriage, and death records on the Massachusetts Vital Records Search site.
  7. Explore additional links for Massachusetts vital records on the Linkpendium site.
Exercises

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BExplore Massachusetts birth records.


Summary
  1. Learn how to find Massachusetts birth records in this article.

    FS—Wiki: How to Find Massachusetts Birth Records

  2. Learn how to find family bible records in Massachusetts.

    FS—Wiki: Massachusetts Bible Records

  3. Explore additional links for Massachusetts birth records on the LDSGenealogy site.
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CExplore Massachusetts marriage records.


Summary
  1. Marriage: Learn about Massachusetts marriage records in this article.

    FS—Wiki: How to Find Massachusetts Marriage Records

  2. Explore links for Massachusetts marriage records.
  3. Explore additional links for Massachusetts marriage records on the LDSGenealogy site.
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DExplore Massachusetts obituaries and death records.


Summary
  1. Learn about Massachusetts obituaries in this article.

    FS—Wiki: Massachusetts Obituaries

  2. Explore the ObituariesHelp site for Massachusetts obituaries.
  3. Explore The Ancestor Hunt for obituaries.
  4. Search for obituaries by county on the Newspaperobituaries.net site.
  5. Find additional resources for Massachusetts obituaries on the Linkpendium site.

Massachusetts Death Records
  1. Learn how to find Massachusetts death records in this article.

    FS—Wiki: How to Find Massachusetts Death Records

  2. Explore the Ancestors at Rest site for Massachusetts death records.
  3. Explore Massachusetts death records, indexes, and obituaries.
  4. Explore additional links for Massachusetts death records on the LDSGenealogy site.
  5. Explore Massachusetts mortuary and funeral home records on the Ancestor Hunt site.
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EExplore Massachusetts census and voter records.


Summary
  1. Get an overview of Massachusetts censuses in these articles.

    FS—Massachusetts Census
    AC—Massachusetts Census Records

  2. Learn about using Massachusetts census records in these videos.

    AAC—Starting with Census Records—4:01
    AAC—Census Records: Special Schedules—5:20

  3. Explore the MyFreeCensus site for Massachusetts state and county census records.
  4. Explore Massachusetts census records on the AccessGenealogy site.
  5. Explore additional links for Massachusetts census records on the LDSGenealogy site.
  6. Learn about using Massachusetts town reports in this video.

    AAC—Town Reports—3:10

Exercises

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  Voter Registration Practice  |   Hints  |   Answers

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Massachusetts Counties

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