Ancestry announced yesterday it is joining the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Historic Catholic Records Online Project to digitize Massachusetts Catholic records from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. The collection includes approximately 10 million names.
The Historic Catholic Records Online Project marks the first time a significant number of sacramental records from any US-based archdiocese have been made available in an online digital format.
Brenton Simons, president and CEO of NEHGS, said, “We’ve worked with Ancestry as a trusted collaborator on several projects over many years including making vital records, city directories, and state censuses more accessible, and we are thrilled to be working with them again on this new important project. This collaboration will help ensure that a large number of family historians will be able to connect with their ancestors through the information in these records.”
The records within the bound volumes contain several sacraments of the Catholic Church, including baptism, confirmation, holy communion, marriage, holy orders, and the anointing of the sick. They provide a unique snapshot of the microcosm of diverse cultures in Boston and the threads of these cultures across time.
Images of the oldest records from Boston’s earliest parishes, such as Holy Cross and Holy Trinity, are available to browse now on AmericanAncestors.org, NEHGS’s website. Transcripts of the records are available to Ancestry’s subscribers. Images of the records will be accessible through a membership on AmericanAncestors.org.
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