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Can I find Watertown maps at the Library?
Subject Heading: Watertown – Maps
Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970
Watertown Atlases, 1871-1903 (microfilm)
Watertown MA, 1630-1987 [map] / R. K. Marketing, Inc. Gen. 912.7444 WAT 1987 (flat file)
Watertown, Massachusetts / O. H. Bailey & Co., 1898. Gen. 912.7444 WAT 1898
The digitized collection
How extensive is the collection on Watertown history?
Subject Heading: Watertown – History
Bond, H. Genealogies of the … Early Settlers of Watertown. 2nd ed. Gen 974.443 WAT 1860
Burke, C. Watertown in the 18th century. Gen 974.443 WAT 1977
Burke, C. Watertown: Town on the Charles. Gen 974.443 BUR 1980
Burke, C. Watertown Papers. Ref 974.443 BUR 1989
Dobbs, J. A History of the Watertown Arsenal, 1816-1967. Ref 355.709 WAT 1977
Friends of the WFPL. Watertown (Images of America). Ref 974.443 FRI
Hodges, M. Crossroads on the Charles. Ref 974.443 HOD
Robinson, G. Great Little Watertown. Gen 974.443 ROB 1930
Robinson, G. Watertown Soldiers in the colonial wars and the American Revolution. [CS] Gen. 974.444 ROB
Watertown: 5 Walking Tours. Gen 974.444 WAT 1976
Watertown File Index (20th century newspaper clippings and brochures)
Watertown High School Annual, 1925- 373.744 WAT
Watertown's military history. 1907. [CS] Gen. 974.444 WAT 1907
Whitney, S. Historical Sketches of Watertown, Massachusetts. Ref 974.443 WHI 1893
I am researching my Watertown ancestor. What do you have available?
Subject Heading: Watertown – Records
Bond, H. Genealogies of the Early Settlers of Watertown. 2nd ed. Gen 974.443 WAT 1860
1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Censuses for Watertown. Gen 929.3744 CEN
Waltham and Watertown Directory, 1869-1895; 1901; 1902 (microfilm)
Watertown Directories, 1869-1939 (on Watertown Library Home Page. (incomplete set)
Watertown Town Clerk Record Books (originals), vols. 1-32 1820-1977 (extremely difficult to read) (microfilm)
Watertown Resident List (“Street Directory”) (annual, 1939- ) Ref 974.445 RES
Watertown Births – index to microfilm. One binder: 1963-1973
Watertown Marriages – index to microfilm. Seven binders: 1890-1976
Watertown Deaths – index to microfilm. Five binders: 1889-1988
Watertown Vital Records 1634- various dates (microfilm)
Watertown Annual Reports. 1998-date HIST 351.7444 ANN
Watertown Selectmen’s Records, 1881-1975 (microfilm)
Watertown Directories, 1869-1909 (microfilm – incomplete set)
Watertown records: proprietor's book, common and undivided land, 1644-1742. [CS] Gen. 974.443 WAT
Whitney, William Henry. Watertown Farm in 8 generations, 1901 (microfilm)
Can I find my family genealogy?
Subject Heading: Watertown – Genealogies
Note: To find a genealogy, type the surname followed by the word “family” in a subject search on the computer (e.g., Stone family)
Henry Adams of Somersetshire, England, and Braintree, Mass., his English ancestry and some of his descendants C. S.] Gen. 929.2 ADAMS 1927
The Bemis history and genealogy Gen. 929.2 BEMIS 1900
The history of the Bemis, Perkinson, Fay, and Lawrence families [CS] Gen. 929.2 BEMIS 1981
The Benjamin family in America [CS] Gen. 929.2 BENJAMIN 1977
From whence we came: a history of the Thomas Brigham and related families [CS] Gen. 929.2 BRIGHAM 1976
The Brights of Suffolk, England [CS] Gen. 929.2 BRIGHT 1858
Bunnell and allied families [CS] Gen. 929.2 BUNNELL 1990
Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, Mass.: 1645-1910 [C.S.] Gen. 929.2 CADY 1910
The descendants of Nathaniel Clarke and his wife Elizabeth Somerby of Newbury, Mass. [CS] Gen. 929.2 CLARK 1902
Records of the descendants of Hugh Clark, of Watertown, Mass., 1640-1866 [CS] Gen. 929.2 CLARK 1866
Coolidge: one bloodline - 19 generations [CS] Gen. 929.2 COOLIDGE 2001
Descendants of John and Mary Coolidge of Watertown, Mass., 1630. [CS] Gen. 929.2 COOLIDGE 1930
One branch of the Coolidge family, 1427-1963 [CS] Gen. 929.2 COOLIDGE 1964
My first day and my last day with Grandma Coolidge [CS] Gen. 929.2 COOLIDGE 1967
Your grandmother, a memoir of Mattie Coolidge Crawford [CS] Gen. 929.2 CRAWFORD 1945
A genealogy of the Cutler family of Lexington, Mass.: James and some of his descendants, 1634-1964[C. S.] Gen. 929.2 CUTLER 1965
Researches in genealogy relating to the Cutler family, made in England in a summer vacation, 1888, in an endeavor to track the ancestry of the first emigrants of that name, who settled in Massachusetts Bay in the years 1634-7 [CS] Gen. 929.2 CUTLER 1888
Early history of the Daniel and Daniels families in Europe and America [CS] Gen. 929.2 DANIELS 1920
The book of Dow; genealogical memoirs of the descendents of Henry Dow 1637, Thomas Dow 1639 and others of the name, immigrants to America during colonial times, also the allied family of Nudd[CS] Gen. 929.2 DOW 1929
The Eddy family in America [CS] Gen. 929.2 EDDY 1921-1930 (5 vols.)
Reminiscences of the family of Captain John Fowle of Watertown, Mass. with genealogical notes of some of his ancestors, descendants and family connections [CS] Gen. 929.2 FOWLE 1891
Memoir of Rev. John Allyn [CS] Gen. 929.2 FRANCIS 1834
Genealogy of the descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass. (2 vols.) [CS] Gen. 929.2 GLEASON 1992
Harringtons in America, 1634-1984: a 350-year record of certain families descended from Robert Harrington of Watertown, Mass. [CS] Gen. 929.2 HARRINGTON 1984
One thousand New England ancestors of Frank Chester Harrington and Leora (Leighton) Harrington [CS] Gen. 929.2 HARRINGTON 1958
The early Hildreths of New England. [CS] Gen. 929.2 HILDRETH 1894
A few more descendants of Lewis Jones, 1603-1684 [CS] Gen. 929.2 JONES 1995
The Mary Louise Holt Memorial [CS] Gen. 929.2 HOLT 1929
More Keys [CS] Gen. 929.2 KEYS 1983
The Knapp family in America: a genealogy of the descendants of William Knapp who settled in Watertown, Mass., in 1630: including also a tabulated pedigree, paternal and maternal, of Hiram Knapp [CS] Gen. 929.2 KNAPP 1909
Historical genealogy of the Lawrence family: from their first landing in this country, 1635 to the present date, July 4th, 1858 [CS] Gen. 929.2 LAWRENCE 1958
The Learned family in America, 1630-1967 [CS] Gen. 929.2 LEONARD 1967
The Livermore family of America [CS] Gen. 929.2 LIVERMORE 1902
Colonial and revolutionary history of the Lockwood family in America from A.D. 1630 [CS] Gen. 929.2 LOCKWOOD 1889
Nova Scotia - Massachusetts: MacDonald & MacLean families [CS] Gen. 929.2 MACDONALD 2003
Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America [CS] Gen. 929.2 MASON 1937
An incomplete history of the descendants of John Perry of London, 1604-1954 [CS] Gen. 929.2 PERRY 1955
Phillips genealogies; including the family of George Phillips, first minister of Watertown, Mass [CS] Gen. 929.2 PHILLIPS 1885
Mr. George Phillips: first minister of Watertown [CS] Gen. 929.2 PHILLIPS 1930
Phinehas Pratt and some of his descendants [CS] Gen. 929.2 PRATT 1897
Ancestry and descendants of Captain Timothy Prout [CS] Gen. 929.2 PROUT 2002
Cap's story (William Rand) [CS] Gen. 929.2 RAND 1968
The history and descendants of John and Sarah Reynolds: 1630?-1923: of Watertown, Mass. [CS] Gen. 929.2 REYNOLDS 1924
Ancestry and descendants of Sir Richard Saltonstall: first associate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony *Ref. 929.2 SALTONSTALL 1897
Genealogy and memoirs of Isaac Stearns and his descendants *Ref. 929.2 STEARNS 1901
Memoranda of the Stearns family: including records of many of the descendants [CS] Gen. 929.2 STEARNS 1991
Gregory Stone genealogy; ancestry and descendants of Dea. Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Mass., 1320-1917.*Ref. 929.2 STONE 1918
Simon Stone genealogy: ancestry and descendants of Deacon Simon Stone Watertown, Mass., 1320-1926 [CS] Gen. 929.2 STONE 1926
The Train family: including some account of the Barnwell, Brown, Cuthbert, Fuller, Hand, Leiter, Middleton, Parker, Payson, Savage, and Tomlinson families *Ref. 929.2 TRA 2000
The Underwood families of America / comp. By Lucien M. Underwood [CS] Gen. 929.2 UNDERWOOD 1913
Whitney: the descendants of John Whitney, who came from London, England, to Watertown, Mass., in 1635 [CS] Gen. 929.2 WHITNEY 1896
Woodward/Woodard ancestors of New England *Ref. 929.2 WOODWARD 1995
My ancestors left Watertown. What do you have to help me find them?
Subject Heading: Massachusetts – Records & Resources
Index to the 1800 Census of Massachusetts. Gen 929.3744 CEN
Federal Census, Middlesex County, 1790-1920 (note that most of 1890 census was destroyed in fire) (microfilm)
Federal Census 1790-1930 (electronic resource)
Banks, C. Planters of the Commonwealth. Gen 929.3744 BAN 1984
Savage, J. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. (4 vols.) Gen 929.374 SAV
Torrey, C. New England Marriages prior to 1700. Gen 929.374 TOR
Heads of Families: First Census of the United States – 1790. Gen 929.3744 CEN
Farmer, J. Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England. Gen 929.3744 CEN 1994
Cutter, W. New England Families. (4 vols.) Gen 929.3744 CUT 1913.
Directory of Massachusetts Place Names. Gen 929.3744 DAV 1987
Paige, L. List of Freeman of Massachusetts, 1630-1691. Gen 929.3744.FRE
Munroe, J. List of Alien Passengers from January 1, 1847 to January 1, 1851. Gen 929.3744 IMM 1851
Port Arrivals and Immigrants to the City of Boston 1715-1716 and 1762-1769. Gen 929.3744 IMM 1973
Tepper, M., ed. Passengers to America. Gen 929.3744 IMM 1977
Anderson, R. C. The great migration: immigrants to New England, 1634-1635 (3 vols.) Gen. 929.374 AND
The search for missing friends: Irish immigrant advertisements in the Boston pilot (6 vols.) Gen. 974.461 SEA
Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men (3 vols.) [CS] Gen. 974.44 HUR 1890
The New England historical and genealogical register with Index (multiple vols.) *Ref 929.3 NEW
What Internet services can I find at the Library?
Online Databases
Fee-based service provided by the Watertown Free Public Library
Digital Sanborn Maps Insurance maps showing location of homes and businesses, 1867-1970 (electronic resource).
HeritageQuest Online (access limited to in the library) is a portal where you can search: Census records for 1790-1930; over 20,000 books of family and local histories; PERSI, an index of over 1.6 million genealogy and local history articles; selected records from the Revolutionary War Era Pension & Bounty-Land Warrant Application file; and records of individuals in Freedman’s Bank (1865-1874) which was founded to serve African American. (Note: This database can also be accessed from home, call a librarian for password information - 617-972-6436)
What can I find from home at the Library?
Historical Watertown photographs
Historical Watertown maps
Historical Watertown city directories from 1869-1939 (incomplete set)
History-in-the-making story of the new Watertown Free Public Library Building.
What local newspapers do you have?
Watertown – Newspapers (microfilm)
Pesquossette, 1873 – 1878
Watertown Chronicler, 1911-1918
Watertown Enterprise, 1879-1903
Watertown Press, 1870 – 1881
Watertown Sun, 1921-1997
Watertown Tab & Press, 1997– date
Watertown Tribune Enterprise, 1905-1947
What cemetery information is available?
Arlington Street Cemetery collection Gen. 974.446 WAT 1993
Gravestone inscriptions from Mount Auburn Catholic Cemetery, Watertown, Massachusetts [CS] Gen. 974.446 WAT 1983
Gravestone inscriptions : Village Cemetery, corner Mr. Auburn and Common Streets, Watertown, Massachusetts. Gen. 974.446 WAT 1936 |
