Featured Library Databases

For a full description of each resource, please see the list of genealogy-related online databases.
The BPL also provides access to online resources on many other subjects.

• Biography and Genealogy Master Index see also Bibliographic Key of Sources Indexed in BGMI
• Biography Resource Center
• Biography Resource Center: African Americans
• Boston Public Library Obituary Database
• America’s Historical Newspapers (1690 – 1922)

Resources for in-library use only

• American Ancestors (Central Library at Copley Square only)
• Ancestry Library Edition
• HeritageQuest Online

Magazines & Journals

To see a selection of genealogy-related journals, please use the catalog searches below:

• Magazines and journals available from the Boston Public Library
• Magazines and journals held in the Social Sciences department at the Central Library at Copley Square
• Resources available in print or accessible online.