Presented by Jessy Wheeler, Genealogy Specialist, Research Services Department
9:30 am EDT - Meeting opens
9:45 am EDT - Business Meeting
10:00 am EDT - Virtual Presentation
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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Presentation
The Boston Public Library (BPL) has a distinctive collection of local and family history materials in print and on microform to help you research your family history. This includes published genealogies, vital records, town histories, immigration records, passenger lists, newspapers, and access to some of the most comprehensive genealogy databases available including Ancestry.com, My Heritage, and American Ancestors. The BPL’s collection includes materials covering all of Massachusetts and most of New England, making it unique among public libraries with local and family history collections.
This presentation will provide an overview of some of the most useful resources at the BPL including where they are located, how to access them, how to best use them, and how to make the most of your research trip to the BPL.
This presentation will provide an overview of some of the most useful resources at the BPL including where they are located, how to access them, how to best use them, and how to make the most of your research trip to the BPL.
Biography
Jessy Wheeler has been the Research Specialist in Genealogy at the Boston Public Library since 2018. She has worked at the BPL since 2007 in a variety of different positions, primarily doing reference work. Before the BPL she worked as a library assistant at the Fisher College Library in Boston. While Jessy is not a professional genealogist, she has always been interested in family history and has been assisting library patrons with their genealogical research for most of her professional career. She holds a BA in English from Skidmore College and a MLIS from Simmons University.