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GenMassachusetts-L
lists3Topic: the State of Massachusetts.
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MAME-L
lists2Topic: the states of Massachusetts and Maine; both when they were "one", and after they were divided.
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MA-MVPGP-L
lists2Topic: the Portuguese immigrants who settled in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
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MA-BAY-COLONY-L
lists2Topic: Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1630-1700 (no later) which, other than Plymouth Colony, included the areas from Boston to Springfield, Massachusetts; southern Maine; coastal/southern New Hampshire; coastal Connecticut and the Connecticut River Valley in Massachusetts and Connnecticut; and Rhode Island. This list is a good place for those who know little of the early history of New England towns and can be used in conjunction with individual county lists.
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MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for anyone desiring a check of this state's census records for their ancestors. Requests should be as specific as possible and include county name, specific family of interest, and year whenever possible. In addition, those who own or have access to census records and are willing to do lookups are asked to subscribe and assist in responding to queries.
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MA-CEMETERIES-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for anyone interested in locating, and preserving historical information about, Massachusetts cemeteries. We welcome queries and postings regarding location of graves, cemeteries which have been indexed both on the internet and in other written forms, cemetery research, and the care of tombstones.
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MA-OBITS-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for individuals and volunteers to request or submit obituary information - either modern or historic - for Massachusetts.
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MA-OLD-NEWS-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from Massachusetts newspapers published prior to 1931. Newspapers contain much of the information that may not be found elsewhere such as births, marriages, deaths, court notices, etc. They also provide community news and many fascinating details about the lives of our ancestors. Additional information can be found on the Newspaper Abstracts website below:
There is a Web page for the MA-OLD-NEWS mailing list at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php.
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MA-FREEDMEN-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in Massachusetts from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Native American, Caucasian).
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MA-GHOSTTOWNS-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the ghost towns of Massachusetts.
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MA-BAY-PROVINCE-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Massachusetts Bay Province which was created by the merging of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Plymouth Colony in 1691 and existed from 1691 to 1775.
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PLYMOUTH-COLONY-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Plymouth Colony which existed from 1620 to 1691 in several counties of present day New England.
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MA-1812-SOCIETY-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for communications among members of the Society of the War of 1812 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. If you are a member of the Society you can subscribe by sending a message to the List Administrator at ma-1812-society-admin@rootsweb.com providing your membership number and requesting that you be added to the list.
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MA-VITALRECORDS-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for communications among the supervisors of the Massachusetts Vital Records project. The list will also serve to inform researchers of town updates, completions, index updates and new indices and to allow them to request specific towns images, changes, etc. Additional information can be found on the Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 Online web page below:
There is a Web page for the MA-VITALRECORDS mailing list at http://www.ma-vitalrecords.org/.
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MSOG-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the meetings and activities of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists as well as issues affecting the society. The list is open to both members and non-members of the society. Additional information can be found on the MSOG website below:
There is a Web page for the MSOG mailing list at http://www.rootsweb.com/~masgi/.
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MA-INDIAN-TRIBES-L
lists2Topic: A mailing list for anyone researching their Indian ancestors to discuss and share information regarding Indian tribes that lived in or traveled through Massachusetts.
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MASSACHUSETTS-TTTP-L
lists2Topic: This is a mailing list for the discussion and sharing of historical and genealogical information among all who research Massachusetts.
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