This is only a brief listing of works. More detailed lists of contents are available at departmental Reference Desks and in the Research Catalog.

Vital Records

• Holbrook’s MA Vital Records (PDF, list of BPL holdings)
• Marriage Indexes to the Columbian Centinel, 1784-1840
• Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700
• Published Vital Records for Massachusetts Towns to 1850

Obituary Printed and Card File Indexes

• Boston Evening Transcript, 1875-1941
• Boston Globe and Boston Herald, 1953-1969; 1975-
• Columbian Centinel, 1784-1840
• Gavit’s American Deaths and Marriages, 1784-1829
• Military Death Index (Korean and Vietnam Wars) on CD-ROM
• New Bedford Obituary Index, 1900-1968
• New York Times, 1858-1978
• The Times of London, 1951-1975