More Genealogy Resources at Provincetown Public Library

Circulating Collection, A/V, periodicals and reference are on the second floor, along with two on-line catalogs where you can look for materials throughout the State. Cape Cod Collection, maps, microfiche cabinet and reader are located on the third floor. Ask Librarian about Provincetown Collection, "Cape Cod Office," index to vertical files, and Front Desk materials

CIRCULATING COLLECTION
May be checked out for 14 days, and renewed. Most are found on the 2nd floor

REFERENCE COLLECTION
Second floor, back wall and carts; also, quick reference at Front Desk

CAPE COD COLLECTION
Wood/glass bookcase near elevator, 3rd floor. Circulate 3 days; may be renewed

PROVINCETOWN COLLECTION/”CAPE COD OFFICE”
Director’s Office. Access with permission only


VIDEORECORDINGS circulate seven days


PERIODICALS, NEWSLETTERS


MICROFICHE

Sanborn fire insurance maps : Massachusetts [1867-1950]

Mayflower Descendants

11 volumes Provincetown Vital Records, 1620-1902 (some gaps: paper index in microfiche cabinet, Births, Marriages and Deaths by Jay Mack)

Reels of Advocate/Banner (incomplete)

CD ROMs

VERTICAL FILES, PHOTOGRAPHS
See librarian – some indexes available


MAPS on wall, 3rd floor

 

Comparative Map of Harbor, 1835

Provincetown Village from 1880 Census

Town of Truro (date?)

1858 Henry Walling including the villages of Provincetown, Truro, Orleans and Rock Harbor

“Beyond the library” -

SOURCES IN AND AROUND TOWN

Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum
P.O. Box 1125, High Pole Hill
Provincetown, MA 02657
Call to make an appointment to use the archives
508-487-1310, ext. 11

Provincetown Town Hall
260 Commercial Street
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Phone 508-487-7000
Fax 508 487-9560
townclerk@provincetown-ma.gov, or
Irene ["Babe"] Silva, Ext. 526
(see Town Meeting and Cemetery pages at
www.provincetown-ma.gov)

Cemeteries in Provincetown

Number One – between Court and Winthrop Streets
Number Two – north of Cemetery Road
Gifford [Civil War Memorial]
Hamilton


Churches in Provincetown

St. Mary of the Harbor Episcopal Church
517 Commercial St 508- 487-2622

St. Peter the Apostle
11 Prince St. 508-487-0095

Unitarian-Universalist Meeting House
236 Commercial St. 487-9344, or hyderali@comcast.net

OTHER CAPE LIBRARIES

Cape Cod Community College - Nickerson Room
2240 Route 132
West Barnstable, MA 02668-1599
508-362-2131 x4445
http://www.capecod.mass.edu/library/nickerson/

Dennis Library: Genealogy course, Tuesday nights 7-8 at Dennisport, 673 Main St, offered by CC Genealogy Society. Call 508-385-4257

Sturgis Library
3090 Main Street
Barnstable, MA 02630
508-362-6636
sturgis@capecod.net
home.capecod.net/~sturgis

Yarmouthport has a volunteer Genealogist who meets by appointment with patrons

STATE, REGIONAL

American Portuguese Genealogical Society
PO Box 644
Taunton, MA 02780-0644

Barnstable County Courthouse [for probate and land records]
Main Street/Route 6A
Barnstable, MA 02630
508-362-2511

Boston Public Library
Microtext Department
McKim Building, 1st Floor
617-536-5400, ext. 2018

Cape Cod Genealogical Society
PO Box 1394
East Harwich, MA 02645
www.capecodgensoc.org

Massachusetts Archives
220 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
Telephone: (617) 727-2816
Fax: (617) 288-8429
Email: archives@sec.state.ma.us
MA Archives website, http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcidx.htm,

Massachusetts Historical Commission
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3314
Telephone: 617-727-8470
Fax: 617-727-5128
Email: mhc@sec.state.ma.us

Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
617-536-1608
www.masshist.org

Massachusetts Society of Genealogists
PO Box 215
Ashland, MA 01721-0215

New Bedford Whaling Museum 997-0046
mdyer@whalingmuseum.org

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Archives and Special Collections
Portuguese-American Archives
508-999-8686
Dr. Frank F. Sousa,
Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture
509-999-8255
fsousa@umassd.edu

NATIONAL

Family History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
35 North West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400
www.familysearch.org

Federation of Genealogical Societies
PO Box 200940
Austin, TX 78720-0940
fgs-office@fgs.org
www.fgs.org

General Society of Mayflower Descendants
PO Box 3297
Plymouth, MA 02361-3297
508-746-3188
www.mayflower.org

National Genealogical Society
4527 Seventeenth St. North
Arlington, VA 22207-2399
www.ngsgenealogy.org

National Archives and Records Administration
700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20408
www.archives.gov

National Archives and Records Administration - Northeast Region
Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center
380 Trapelo Road
Waltham, Massachusetts 02452-6399
www.archives.gov/facilities/ma/boston.html

New England Historic Genealogical Society
101 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116
617-536-5740
www.NewEnglandAncestors.org

ONLINE

www.familysearch.org
U.S. Social Security Death Index
www.provincetowngov.org/historic.html
www.familysearch.org
www.nara.gov/genealogy

GENEALOGISTS FOR HIRE


Association of Professional Genealogists
P.O. Box 350998
Westminster, CO 80035-0998
tel. 303-422-9371
fax 303-456-8825
www.apgen.org

Board for Certification of Genealogists
P.O. Box 14291
Washington, D.C. 20044
office@bcgcertification.org
www.bcgcertification.org