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Yankee Research Quick Guide
Resources at the William J. Hoffman Library and Research Center (LRC)
at the Minnesota Genealogy Center (MGC)
Are you new to New England research, or would you like a refresher? The books and websites listed below focus on New England as a whole, and are a great place to jump-start your research. For more detail on individual states, browse the shelves (by state or category) or search the Library catalog.
Call Numbers: the Library is in the process of converting to the Dewey Decimal system. As cataloging continues, the call numbers below are subject to change.
As books are re-labeled with Dewey numbers they are re-shelved at the end of the same section on the shelf, marked with a red "Dewey" flag.
As cataloging continues, the call numbers below are subject to change. If you cannot find an item, check the online catalog or ask the library volunteer for help.
If you cannot find an item, check the online catalog or ask the library volunteer for help.
For a good overview, we recommend that you start with this book in the New England section of the stacks:
US NEng 040 Hat
Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors
by Patricia Law Hatcher, published 2006 by Ancestry
Subscription Websites
Library computer workstations provide free access to the following websites. You may also use these sites on your laptop or mobile device (free wi-fi available), at no charge, while at the Library. Note that the links below may not be active for you unless you are in the Library.
- ancestrylibrary.com - Ancestry Library Edition, free access on site at the LRC and many public libraries
Original New England town vital records, New York Reformed Dutch Church records, Canadian vital records
- americanancestors.org - New England Historic Genealogical Society
New England town records, Barbour Collection of Connecticut town records, early newspapers, NEHG Register, Mayflower Descendant, New England periodicals
- findmypast.com
New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, British and Irish records, PERiodical Source Index (PERSI)
- familysearch.org - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Original New England town vital and church records, land, probate, and court records. MGC is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, allowing you to view many “locked” databases that would not be accessible from home.
- fold3library.com - Fold3 Library Edition
Revolutionary and War of 1812 pensions, military service records from all wars.
New England and Military Research
| "old" LRC call number |
new LRC
Dewey number |
Reference |
| Reference section |
| REF 182 |
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Grundset, American Genealogical Research at the DAR, Washington, D.C. (2nd ed. 2004) |
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REF 929.1072 |
Greenwood, The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy (3rd ed., 2000) |
| US General shelves |
| US Gen 119.1 SAV |
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Myers, Female Index to Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England by Savage (2008) |
| US Gen 235 AND |
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Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633 (1995, 3 volumes) |
| US Gen 235.1 |
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Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635 (1999, 7 volumes) |
| US Dewey shelves |
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US 929.10974 |
Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (1884, 4 volumes) |
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US 929.20973 NSMD |
Mayflower Families through 5 Generations (21 volumes), the “silver books.” |
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US 929.374 |
Anderson, The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England 1620-1640 (2015) |
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US 974 |
Torrey, New England Marriages prior to 1700 |
| US Military History shelves |
| US MH 024 |
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Rose, Military Bounty Land, 1776-1855 (2011) |
| US MH 210 Whi |
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White, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files (1990, 4 volumes) |
| US MH 219 Hat |
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Hatcher, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots (1987, 4 volumes) |
| US MH 221 Whi |
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White, Index to Revolutionary War Service Records (1995, 4 volumes) |
| New England shelves |
| US NE Yan 004 |
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Yankee Research Aids; Yankee Pathfinder (3-ring binder) |
| US NEng 008 Lec |
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Leclerc, Genealogist’s Handbook for New England Research, 5th ed. (2012) |
| US NEng 023 Lai |
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Lainhart, Digging for Genealogical Treasure in New England Town Records (1996) |
| US NEng 038 Rap |
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Rapaport, New England Court Records (2006) |
| US NEng 045 |
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Taylor and Hoff, A Guide to the Library of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (2004)
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| US NEng 049 |
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Anderson, The Winthrop Fleet: Massachusetts Bay Company Immigrants to New England, 1629-1630 (2012)
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| Connecticut shelves |
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CT 974.603 |
Mullen, Connecticut town meeting records during the American Revolution (2011, 2 volumes) |
| Maine shelves |
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ME 929.374 |
Pope, Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623-1660 |
| Massachusetts shelves |
| US MA 205 And |
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The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633 (2004) |
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MA 929.209744 |
Ullmann, Western Massachusetts Families of 1790, 2 volumes (2012-2017) |
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MA 929.509744 |
Lambert, A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries, 2nd ed. (2009) |
| New York shelves |
| US NY 028 |
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NYG&BS, New York Family History Research Guide and Gazetteer (2014) |
| US NY 078 |
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Roberts and Mather, New York in the Revolution as Colony and State (1897, reprint) |
| US NY 241 |
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Grundset, New York in the American Revolution: A Source Guide for Genealogists and Historians (2012) |
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NY 929.10720747 |
Remington, New York state Probate Records: a Genealogist’s Guide to Testate and Intestate Records, 2nd ed. (2011) |
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NY 974.733 |
Doherty, Settlers of the Beekman Patent (1990-2017), volumes 1, 10, 11, 12, 13
Note: volumes 2-9 are available from the New England Historic Geneal. Soc. at americanancestors.org |
| Pennsylvania shelves |
| US PA 144 |
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McCrea, Pennsylvania Land Applications, 1765-1773, 2 volumes (2002-3) |
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PA 929.3748 |
Egle, Early Pennsylvania Land Records (1976) |
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PA 929.3748 EGL 1900 |
Egle, Notes and Queries, chiefly relating to interior Pennsylvania; 12 volumes (reprint 1970) |
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PA 974.8 |
Aurand, Index to Egle’s Notes and Queries (1934; reprint 1970) |
| Rhode Island shelves |
| US RI 015 |
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MacGunnigle, Rhode Island Freemen, 1747-1755; a census of registered voters (1982) |
| US RI 020 |
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Chapin, Rhode Island in the Colonial Wars: 1740-1748 and 1755-1762 (1994) |
| US RI 032 |
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Chamberlain, Rhode Island 1777 Military Census (1985) |
| Vermont shelves |
| US VT 017 |
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Bartley, Vermont Families in 1791, 2 volumes (1992) |
| US VT 030 |
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Rollins, Vermont Religious Certificates (2003) |
| US VT 032 |
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Rollins, Vermont Warnings Out, 2 volumes (1995) |
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