Online Research Resources

The Framingham History Center staff have put together a list of free online resources that researchers of Framingham history or genealogy can conduct from home. If you know of a source we haven’t listed or a link is broken, please contact laura@framinghamhistory.org.

General History

Vital Records of Framingham, 1850
History of Framingham, 1640-1880 by J.H. Temple
Map of Framingham 1830-1831
Town of Framingham, Past and Present, Progress and Prosperity, J.H. Burgess
Framingham, Edison Electric Illuminating Company, 1909
Images of America: Framingham by Laurie Evans-Daly

Research

Find A Grave: Framingham Cemeteries
City of Framingham Historical Records
Digital Commonwealth: Framingham
Researching your Historic Home, Framingham
MACRIS: Historic House Database

Military Stories

Muster Rolls, Battle of April 19, 1775
Five Framingham Heroes of the American Revolution
Military Record of Brigadier General John Nixon
The Narrative of General Gage’s Spies by Gerome Carter Hosmer
Peter Salem? Salem Poor? Who Killed Major John Pitcairn by J.L. Bell

Industry

Dennison Manufacturing Company Finding Aid
Michael Simpson: The Saxonville Mills

Schools

Philomath: Framingham High School Yearbooks
History of Public Education in Framingham
A Beautiful Eminence by Stephen W. Herring

Special Subjects

Framingham Post Card Collection
A Zeal for Healing: A Framingham Trait by Dana Dauterman Ricciardi
The First Parish of Framingham: 1701-1951 by John McKinstry Merriam
God-given work: the life and times of sculptor Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Database

Looking for more research assistance? Contact our team of research volunteers who can help point you in the right direction. Email research@framinghamhistory.org.

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