Steve’s Genealogy Blog

The fourth floor of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Research Library is the Dean C. and Roberta J. Smith Technology Room, where the microforms and microform readers are located. The sixth floor includes the Ruth C. Bishop Reading Room.

Microfilm Readers (Fourth Floor)

SOURCE: Microfilm Readers, Fourth Floor, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 22 Sep 2007.

Microfilm Cabinets (Fourth Floor)

SOURCE: Microfilm Cabinets, Fourth Floor, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 22 Sep 2007.

Ruth C. Bishop Reading Room (Sixth Floor)

SOURCE: The Ruth C. Bishop Reading Room, Sixth Floor, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 22 Sep 2007.

Ruth C. Bishop Reading Room (Sixth Floor, Front of Building)

SOURCE: The Ruth C. Bishop Reading Room, Sixth Floor Front, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 22 Sep 2007.

Copyright © 2007 by Stephen J. Danko

While at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Research Library on Saturday, I took some photos of the interior of the library with the kind permission of Marie Daly, Director of Library Services.

NEHGS Bookstore (First Floor)

SOURCE: The NEHGS Bookstore, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 22 Sep 2007.

Treat Rotunda (First Floor)

SOURCE: Treat Rotunda, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 22 Sep 2007.

Meeting Room (Second Floor)

 SOURCE: Second Floor Meeting Room, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 22 Sep 2007.

Stacks (Fifth Floor)

SOURCE: Fourth Floor Stacks, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 22 Sep 2007.

The NEHGS website includes a virtual tour of the Research Library, narrated by Marie Daly.

Copyright © 2007 by Stephen J. Danko

“TO get betimes in Boston town, I rose this morning early”.

The first line of Walt Whitman’s poem “A Boston Ballad, 1854″ came to mind last night as I was packing for my trip to Boston. To be honest, I didn’t rise early; I took the red-eye from San Francisco to Boston and arrived at Logan Airport at 7 AM.

I’m in Boston for a week for a conference related to my full-time job in the biotech industry. I’ll be in workshops and seminars most of the day Sunday through Wednesday but, by taking the red-eye, I was able to spend today at the library of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) in Boston.

NEHGS Library, Boston

SOURCE: The New England Historic Genealogical Society Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 22 Sep 2007.

Front Entrance to the NEHGS Library

SOURCE: The Front Entrance to the New England Historic Genealogical Society Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 22 Sep 2007.

I had been to the library once before for a three day research getaway, but I really didn’t remember where everything was. Fortunately Barbara Poole, who has written several guest articles for this blog, met me at the library and gave me a refresher tour.

I really wasn’t prepared for everything Barbara had to show me. Since she knows I’ve been researching Quebec families, Barbara showed me the wealth of resources the NEHGS holds for that province.

There were indexes of Quebec marriage records, notarial records, and church records. There were shelves and shelves of books, and many cabinets full of microfilm and microfiche.

I had barely begun to research the Drouin marriage indexes (not available online, as far as I know), when the clock struck five and the library closed.

I’ll be in Boston until Friday morning. That means, after the conference, I’ll have the opportunity to visit the NEHGS on Wednesday evening and all day Thursday to continue this research.

I can’t wait.

Copyright © 2007 by Stephen J. Danko