A membership in NEHGS gives you access to some of the most important and valuable genealogical resources
available anywhere in the world. Although our name says New England, you’ll see that we offer much more than that. In addition to our extensive collection of resources for New England and New York, we offer a large collection of materials covering not only the rest of the United States but Canada and Europe as well. Join now online or contact our Member Services team at (888) 296-3447.

• NEHGS member Pat Gowdy discussses her recent experience with the New England Historic Genealogical Society with Genealogy Today. Watch the video here.
  
• Denise Levenick, author of the Family Curator wrote a three-part review on her visit to the New England Historic Genealogical Society for the Spring Research Getaway. Read the article here.

Online Databases
Our website, NewEnglandAncestors.org, has been called one of the 101 Best Websites for researchers by Family Tree Magazine. Here you will find more than 2,400 searchable databases containing over 110 million names. Some of the most popular include:
• The American Genealogist
• Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
• Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850
• Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633
• Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in New York State, 1787-1835
• Families of Ancient New Haven

Research Library

Our library contains more than 200,000 books, periodicals and microform materials, and more than one million manuscripts. These include:

• Our one of a kind manuscript collection, the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, features items from the thirteenth century to the present and is available only to members
• Nearly every published New England genealogy and local history
• Our microtext collection, containing more than 40,000 items including copies of original town, probate, land, and vital records
• City Directories
• Census Records 
• Immigration records for New England and Eastern Canada
• Search our library catalog

Publications

• New England Ancestors magazine (four issues per year) read the latest issue online.
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (four issues per year) download a PDF file of the current issue.

*Subscriptions to both are included with your membership

Our Expert Staff

The NEHGS staff consists of some of the leading experts in the field today. Our genealogists have vast areas of expertise including American, Irish, English, Canadian, Native American, Italian, German, Scottish, Dutch, and African American genealogy. Meet some of our experts.

Research Services

If you seek research assistance, our professional staff will aid you in requests large or small. Our researchers are professional genealogists and scholars with decades of experience. We can also help with photocopying and other requests. Members receive a discount on all research orders. Read more about Research Services.

Member Discounts

NEHGS is constantly looking for new easy to help you with your research. We periodically offer discounts on goods and services that may be of benefit to your unique search. Read more about our current member discounts.

Ready to join? Join now online or contact our Member Services team at (888) 296-3447.