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Walsh. 1901. no. 3. The Acadians of Madawaska, Me. By C. W. 

 Collins. 1902. no. 4. Pilgrim, Puritan and Papist in Massachusetts. By 

 H. N. Gargan. 1902. no. 5. Fr. Sebastian Rasle. By A. T. Connolly. 

 1906. 



Memorial volume of the one hundredth anniversary celebration of the 

 dedication of the Church of the Holy Cross, Boston. [Boston] 

 1904. 8. 



Distribution. Exchange. 



New England Historic Genealogical Society. 



Address. 18 Somerset Street, Boston, Mass. 



History. Organized in 1844; incorporated in 1845. Library of about 

 60,000 books and pamphlets, including an extensive collection of Ameri- 

 can genealogies. Valuable collection of manuscripts. 



Ref. : Brief history of the New England historic-genealogical society, by 

 J. H. Sheppard. Albany, 1862. 8. Oration delivered before the society 

 Apr. 19, 1895, to commemorate its soth anniversary, by C. C. Coffin. 

 Boston, 1895. 8. New England historic genealogical society. Boston, 

 1906. 16. 

 Object. Collection, preservation, and occasional publication of genealogical and 



historical matter relating to early New England families. 



Meetings. Annual meeting, 2d Wednesday of Jan. in the society's house. Stated 

 meetings in the society's house or elsewhere, as the council may decide, on the 

 ist Wednesday of each month, June to Sept. excepted, at 3 p. in. 

 Membership. 730 resident (entrance fee, $5; annual dues, $5); 255 life ($50); 80 

 corresponding; 8 honorary. (Corresponding members in the United States are 

 such only as have rendered services to the society of a value not less than $100.) 



Publications. 



NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, v. I-LX, 

 1847-1906. Boston, 1847-1906. 8. q. 

 v. 16-18 pub. in Albany, 1862-64. 

 v. 23-27 add to title "and antiquarian journal." 

 For a history of this publication to 1876 see "Report of the Committee on 



publication" in Proceedings, Jan. 15, 1870, p. 42-52. (Also issued separately 



under title Brief history of the New England historical and genealogical 



register. Boston, 1876.) 

 Bibliography of the local history of Massachusetts, by J. Colburn; in v. 21-25 



(reprinted in I vol. 1871). 



General index to v. i-io, in v. 10; to v. 11-15, in v. 15. 

 Place index, v. 1-41, 1847-87, in v. 42. (Also issued separately.) 

 Index to genealogies and pedigrees, v. 1-50 (1847-96), by W. W. Wight, in 



v. 50. (Also issued separately.) 

 Price: $3 per annum. 

 The "Book notices" contained in the Register, Apr. i876-Apr. 1901, are 



reprinted in the following : 



A consolidated index of persons and places, v. 1-50, is in process of publication 

 in 5 vols. The subscription price is $5 per part or $100 for the complete index. 



