Digitized Vital Records

Available online

From the New England Historical Genealogical Society, digital records of vital statistics
https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/massachusetts-vital-records-1620-1850/image?
https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/190/massachusetts-vital-records-1620-1850

From the State Library of Massachusetts
https://www.mass.gov/doc/list-of-vital-records-to-1850/download


Genealogy- Ancestry Library Edition & Heritage Quest

Please click on one of the links below

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The link for Ancestry Library Edition is only accessible within the library. You don’t need to use your library card, as long as you access it at any of our 16 public computers. 

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The link for HeritageQuest is accessible at the library, as well as at your home. While accessing the database remotely on your home computer, you will need your Oxford Public Library card. Upon entering your card number, you will be able to search the database. 

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Use NewsBank’s online database for Heritage Hub to explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.

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The link for FamilySearch in it’s basic form is accessible anywhere, however, full access to the collections is only available on any of our 16 public computers. FamilySearch requires that you create a free user account.