Find Your Bay State Ancestors
From original passage on the Mayflower to their first winter in Cape Cod, the Pilgrims faced many a hardship when they established Plymouth Colony in 1620. Yet they endured. Genealogists can learn a lesson from their resilience: Whether your ancestor set sail on that fateful voyage or simply filed through one of Massachusetts’ bustling ports in the 19th century, this webinar will reveal a cornucopia of Bay State resources right at your fingertips.
SESSION STATUS: Digital Recording (Download Here)
PRESENTER:Grace Dobush, former online editor of Family Tree Magazine, plus expert guests:
- David Dearborn, staff genealogist with the New England Historic Genealogical Society
- Midge Frazel, cemetery blogger and Family Tree University instructor
- David Lambert, online genealogist with the New England Historic Genealogical Society
WHAT YOU’ll LEARN:
- Early immigration to the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies
- Where to find ethnicity-based records for English, Scottish, Irish, Canadian and Italian ancestors
- How to find your Mayflower ancestors
- Resources for finding important records, such as the Massachusetts Archives and Massachusetts Vital Records Project
- How to navigate state cemeteries
- Searching old newspapers through archives at places like the Boston Public Library
