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24-583: Samuel Gardner Drake (1798–1875) William Henry Montague (1804–1889) Historical records Genealogy research Helen E.R. Sayles Brady Brim-DeForest The New England Historic Genealogical Society ( NEHGS ) is the oldest and largest genealogical society in the United States, founded in year 1845. NEHGS provides family history services through its staff, scholarship, website, educational opportunities, and research center. Today it has over 250,000 members and more than 90 staff and volunteers. NEHGS
48-780: A bookseller and publisher during his life, and the most noted writers of his day availed themselves of the store of information that he had collected. He was one of the founders (1847) of the New England Historic Genealogical Society , was its president in 1858, and for many years was the editor of its quarterly Register , contributing many articles to its pages. In 1858-60 he resided in London , England . Drake died of pneumonia in Boston on June 14, 1875, aged 76. He edited: Family History Library The FamilySearch Library ( FSL ), formerly
72-771: A few cases after an interlude in the Netherlands ). Directed by Robert Charles Anderson, the project is conducted in collaboration with the Society and has been underway since 1988. Over a dozen volumes of sketches have been published so far, covering over two thousand subjects. The Committee on Heraldry of the New England Historic Genealogical Society , established in 1864, is the world's oldest non-governmental body primarily concerned with heraldry . Samuel Gardner Drake Samuel Gardner Drake (October 11, 1798 – June 14, 1875)
96-726: A genealogical problem, identify immigrant origins, or present a full-scale treatment of multiple generations. Henry B. Hoff was appointed editor of the Register in 2001. In October 2009, an annual supplement to the Register , American Ancestors Journal , was introduced. The Great Migration Study Project is an ongoing scholarly endeavor to create short biographical sketches of all immigrants from Europe to colonial New England between 1620 and 1640 (the Puritan great migration ). These number over 5,500 individuals, not including dependent wives and children, almost all of whom came from England (in
120-630: A new center for interactive discovery experiences. On January 10, 2023, the LDS Church announced a name change for the library. The former Family History Library would be known as the FamilySearch Library and family history centers would be known as FamilySearch Centers (FSC). On April 15, 1999, 70-year-old Sergei Babarin entered the library's lobby and began shooting. A security officer and one female patron were killed while several others were injured. One hour and 45 minutes after
144-433: A wide variety of topics such as Internet searching, beginning genealogical research, organizing, preparing lineage society applications, and others. NEHGS publishes books on families, genealogists, and historians, including authoritative guides, source record compilations, compiled genealogies, and family histories. The Newbury Street Press imprint is America's leading publisher of privately sponsored family histories. Among
168-654: Is headquartered at 99–101 Newbury Street in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. NEHGS moved there in 1964 and it is the seventh location for the organization. The first three floors of NEHGS' present location were built as the headquarters of The New England Trust Company in 1928, designed by Ralph Coolidge Henry and Henry P. Richmond, successors to noted American architect Guy Lowell . Henry and Richmond also designed buildings at Colby College , Pine Manor, and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. When NEHGS moved into its new headquarters in 1964, it added five floors on top of
192-817: The Family History Library , is a genealogical research facility in downtown Salt Lake City . The library is open to the public free of charge and is operated by FamilySearch , the genealogical arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The origins of the FSL can be traced to the founding of the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) in 1894. Through time the FSL has changed locations within Salt Lake City as follows: The current building, just west of Temple Square
216-433: The middle name Gardner derives from Samuel J. Tucke's wife's maiden name . Drake was educated in the common schools, and from 1818 to 1825 taught in a district school. He was fond of literary pursuits, and in 1828 he went to Boston , where he established an antiquarian bookstore — the first of its kind in the United States — and devoted himself to the study of early United States history. He continued to do business as
240-800: The Arts Weekly Magazine . In March 2008, NEHGS received a gift of the earliest known photograph of Helen Keller with her teacher Anne Sullivan . The photo, taken in July 1888, shows 8-year old Keller holding a doll. The photograph was subsequently given to the Brewster Historical Society in Brewster, Massachusetts . The NEHGS website, www.AmericanAncestors.org , is ranked number 120 in the Genealogy and Ancestry category on SimilarWeb. More than 15,000 members research on
264-664: The New England Trust Company building. Prior headquarters included the City Building, Court Square, Room 9 during the years 1846 and 1847; the Massachusetts Block, Court Square for 1847 to 1851; 5 Tremont Street, 3rd floor for 1851 through 1858; 17 Bromfield Street, 3rd floor from 1858 to 1871; 18 Somerset Street – 1871 to 1913; 9 Ashburton Place from 1913 to 1964. The NEHGS research library holds materials related to genealogical research in
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#1732772458395288-510: The Society's manuscript collection. In addition to the main website, NEHGS supports www.GreatMigration.org. NEHGS launched its first website, www.NEHGS.org in 1996; it was one of the first non-profit genealogical societies to have an online presence. NEHGS' first website consisted of 38 pages with information about NEHGS services and programs. In 1999, with the introduction of a new magazine New England Ancestors , NEHGS changed its URL to www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, adding genealogical articles to
312-502: The Society's recent additions to the genealogical canon are Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century, New Englanders in the 1600s, A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries, Ancestors of American Presidents: 2009 edition, The Descendants of Henry Sewall, and Twenty Families of Color in Massachusetts . Published quarterly since 1847, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register is the flagship journal of American genealogy and
336-788: The United States, as well as some materials relevant to the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada. NEHGS collections include 200,000 bound volumes; 5,000+ linear feet of original manuscripts; and 100,000 rolls of microfilm. Manuscripts in the NEHGS collection includes The Gore Roll , the earliest American armorial in existence. NEHGS also holds a fine arts collection including works on canvas or paper by Joseph Badger, John Singleton Copley , Pierre Charles L'Enfant , Jonathan Mason, Jr., Rembandt Peale, and John Ritto Penniman . Items from its collection of American furniture were featured in Antiques and
360-428: The major genealogical websites. The FSL offers research assistance to help patrons trace their own family history. Professional genealogists and volunteers offer assistance in about 30 languages, which includes reading and translating genealogically relevant documents. The FSL also offers free one-on-one consultations on difficult research problems. Additionally, there are classes on genealogical research topics free to
384-409: The oldest in the field. A wide variety of genealogies and source material have been published in the Register for over 160 years, with an emphasis on New England. Authoritative compiled genealogies have always been a primary focus of the Register . Thousands of New England families have been treated in the pages of the journal, and many more are referred to incidentally. Typically, these articles solve
408-589: The shooting began, Salt Lake police shot and fatally wounded Babarin in an exchange of gunfire. Babarin's family indicated he had a history of schizophrenia, a claim not corroborated by the Valley Community Mental Health Clinic. This occurred only four months after a separate shooting incident a block away at the Triad Center . FamilySearch's main purpose is to connect generations of family—past, present, and future—all over
432-684: The website every day and an additional 15,000 non-members visit daily. It features a catalog and nearly 3,000 unique searchable databases containing information on over 113 million people. Popular databases are Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1915, Massachusetts Vital Records 1911-1915, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register , The American Genealogist , Social Security Death Index , Cemetery Transcriptions, Great Migration Begins: 1620-1633, and Abstracts of Wills in New York State 1787-1835. The Society's website has online exhibits featuring items from
456-449: The website for use by members and the public. In 2001, NEHGS redesigned its website to include data rich content, new articles, and member forums. NEHGS provides various educational opportunities relating to genealogy and family history. Most of educational programs are led and/or taught by members of the NEHGS staff, though some include invited guests. NEHGS offers a series of research tours, lectures, seminars, and other events throughout
480-427: The world. The library holds genealogical records for over 100 countries, territories, and possessions. Its collections include over 1.3 million rolls of microfilmed records onsite and access the total collection of more than 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records; 190,000 microfiche ; 340,000 books, serials , and other formats; 125,000 periodicals ; 3,725 electronic resources including subscriptions to
504-468: The world. The LDS Church believes that families, sealed together through saving ordinances in its temples , are eternal. Family members who die without the opportunity to perform these ordinances for themselves are able to receive them via proxy, which motivates the church's emphasis on family history work. The FSL is located in Salt Lake City, Utah . It is the largest genealogical library in
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#1732772458395528-536: The year. For over thirty years, NEHGS has conducted a week-long tour to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and frequently offers opportunities to research and visit in Ireland, Scotland, Washington D.C. , England, Quebec , and other places. For more than twenty years, NEHGS has sponsored a week-long summer “Come Home to New England” program in Boston. The Society has also developed online seminars many of which are taught by their staff genealogists on
552-474: Was an American antiquarian , author and historian. Drake was born in Pittsfield, New Hampshire . His father, Simeon Drake, was initially a farmer like his four brothers, but sold his homestead in 1805 to open a store in neighboring Northwood . His mother, Love Muchmore Drake ( née Tucke), was the daughter of a minister . Drake was named Samuel after his mother's eldest brother, Samuel J. Tucke, and
576-560: Was opened on October 23, 1985, and cost $ 8.2 million. In 1938, the GSU began to microfilm records which contained genealogical data from around the world, and today this microfilm makes up much of the library's collection. Today the GSU is more commonly known as FamilySearch, and in September 2021, completed digitizing many of its microfilm collections to be shared online. In 2017, the FHL opened
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