[Editor's note: This blog post originally appeared in Vita Brevis on 23 January 2017.]

The Research Services team at NEHGS is occasionally approached..

[Editor's note: This blog post originally appeared in Vita Brevis on 22 April 2016.]

Genealogists and historians of Massachusetts are indebted to the works of..

A current research project has led me to peruse dozens upon dozens of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Connecticut River Valley account books. Used to maintain records of business transactions, account books have been an important component of the store owner and..

Patriots’ Day, a holiday unique to the State of Massachusetts, commemorates..

While perusing the shelves at a local book sale several months ago, I came across a small volume that would ultimately help to broaden my..

The Research Services team at NEHGS is occasionally approached with questions relating to the history of ownership (i.e. provenance) of a..

One might be surprised to learn that the profession of “historian” in America is a fairly recent creation. The American Historical Association..

Genealogists and historians of Massachusetts are indebted to the works of nineteenth-century antiquarians: that is, compilers or collectors of historical..

The name Benjamin Bagnall holds a place of distinction in the annals of Boston’s early history. Bagnall is often recorded as one of the city’s earliest..

In addition to its vast collection of genealogical materials, the New England Historic Genealogical..