Genealogy Resources
The Dyer Memorial Library is one of the premier local history and genealogy research libraries in the region. Our genealogy collection is one of the richest on the Massachusetts South Shore. The library has a vast collection of materials to help anyone doing genealogical research. We collect printed items and microfiche and have a collection of genealogy CD-ROMs as well as an online subscription to the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
The Dyer's resources include,
- Published Vital Record books for most Massachusetts cities and towns up to 1850
- Genealogy books for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
- Family genealogies, Irish genealogy
- Mayflower Families and Mayflower Descendants
- New England Historic and Genealogical Registers with indexes
- The American Genealogist (TAG) volumes 1-75 and other genealogy periodicals
- Cemetery information for the local area and Southern Massachusetts
- The Massachusetts Census for l790, 1855 and l865 are available
- The United States Census for 1850 and 1880
- Many books which to help you learn how to do all phases of genealogy
- Thousands of newspapers concerning Abington, Rockland and Whitman, MA, most predating 1970
- More than 180 printed genealogies
- Thousands of Subject Files with Abington, Rockland and Whitman primary source materials
- Subscription to web-based New England Ancestors
- Historic maps, photographs, and manuscripts
- City and town histories for Massachusetts and a selection of other New England states
- Abington, Rockland and Whitman town material such as yearbooks, church histories, business histories, annual reports and more
- Town Reports and other Vital Statistics for Abington, Rockland and Whitman and a small selection of other South Shore communities
- Directories for Abington, Rockland, Whitman, Brockton, Bridgewater and a small selection of other South Shore communities
- Census Information for Maine / Vermont and New Hampshire ~1790
Special Genealogy Collections
Also included in our genealogy collection are the personal research papers of Anna and Clara Gurney from Whitman and Herbert Hunt of Rockland.
- Martha Campbell Collection - Historical notes, photos and programs she presented
- Martha Campbell Genealogy Notes for Old Abington Families
- Martha Campbell - Description, The Research Reporter articles with partial index.
- Anna and Clara Gurney Genealogy Notes (Whitman)
- James Hoban Genealogy Notes (Abington, former Dyer Library Trustee)
- Herbert Hunt Genealogy Notes
- Cyrus Nash Collection
- Charles James Sherman Genealogy Notes (Whitman)
- Dr. George L. Whiting Genealogy Notes (Abington, former Dyer Library Trustee)