Some Book Resources
From USGenWeb's MA-Essex, John Slaughter, & tons of transcribers
- The Essex Antiquarian - A monthly publication from 1897 to 1904 and then a quarterly until its end in 1909 - free
Essexbooks
Essex County MA Vital Records - Contains marriage, birth, death, and cemetery information taken from the vital records to 1850 "Official Records" and early town vital record publications.
Images of Peabody, Mass. - The first ever photographic history of Peabody, once the largest producer of leather in the world. With over 200 vintage images from the 1870s to 1960s, this volume chronicles the people, places and institutions of the "Leather City." Replete with houses, street scenes, businesses, school photos, (many with individuals identified) and more.
NEHGS
Webber, C.H. and W.S. Nevins. Old Naumkeag: An Historical Sketch of the City of Salem and the Towns of Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Danvers, Wenham, Manchester, Topsfield, and Middleton. (1877). F/74/S1/W3/1877
Higginson Books
The following town histories have been extracted from HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, With Biographical Sketches of Many Pioneers & Prominent Men. Comp. by D.H. Hurd. (1888) 1987. Paperback.Danvers 142p
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Where are the vital records?
Area Churches
First Settlers
Pre 1700 Ancestral Narratives
Peabody Families
Other Record Resources
* Location of Libraries, Museums and Historic Sites, Genealogical and Historical Societies, Book Sources, E-mail connections, etc.
Maps, Books, Cemeteries, Census
Local Links
Genealogy Links
Peabody Queries
Look-up Volunteers
Peabody Surnames Under Investigation
* Who's researching whom
E-mail
Essex County Massachusetts Genealogy Project - Founded August 1996.
Peabody Massachusetts Genealogy Project established 1998.
Arranged and maintained by D. Putnam.
Mail and Phone graphics from MicroSoft.
Essex County graphic from essexbooks.com, edited by D. Putnam.
All graphics belong to their creators, as noted and/or hyper-linked to.
These pages 2001-present D. Putnam.