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Holmes Ammidown History Room
The
Ammidown History Room contains the Ammidown Collection, the local
history and genealogy collections, and various collections of
photographs identified as the Pease, Tucci, Eaton, and Hebert
collections. The Ammidown Collection is an 18th century gentleman's
library. It belonged to Holmes Ammidown, a prominent early citizen of
Southbridge. The contents of the collection are not currently available
due to their fragile condition.
Patrons
wishing to access the collections in the Ammidown Room are welcome to
browse the online catalog.
Library staff will retrieve specific items from the Ammidown Room for
patron use in the reference area of the library. Patrons will need
photo identification and are asked to sign in at the Information Desk
to use materials from the Ammidown Room. Decisions to photocopy
Ammidown materials will be made by the staff based on the condition and
conservation needs of the material.
Library
staff will try to accommodate all reasonable requests. It may be
necessary in some instances to consult with the Reference Librarian for
assistance with some research and genealogical requests. Patrons are
invited to set up an appointment with the Reference Librarian, who may
not be available on a walk-in basis.
Please
call the library during normal business hours at 508-764-5426 x105 or email for
more information.
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Patrons may search for obituaries
through our newspaper archive, available in microfilm format, during
normal library Hours of Operation. A charge of
$0.50 per copy is applied. As the archived newspapers are not
indexed, the exact date of death or birth must be submitted with search
requests.
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Microfilm access is
provided to these Southbridge newspapers:
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Southbridge Journal Feb. 22, 1861 -
Dec. 1900
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Southbridge Herald Jan. 1902 - Mar.
7, 1929
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Southbridge Press Oct. 1853 - Dec.
1940
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Southbridge News Aug. 27, 1923 -
Current copies the
Southbridge Evening News are available at the Information Desk on
the Main Level; back issues are maintained until a microfilm record is
created. The Library maintains six weeks of back issues of the Worcester
Telegram & Gazette; older issues are available through the
Massachusetts Newsstand database.
Obituaries may be checked
on our newspaper archive, available in microfilm format. A charge of
$0.50 per copy is applied. As the archived newspapers are not
indexed, the exact date of death or birth must be submitted with search
requests.
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The Library provides access to Ancestry
Library Edition. This database can only be accessed at the Library. Please see
library staff with questions.
Ancestry Library Edition provides
the following information:
U.S. collections
deliver hundreds of millions of names from sources such as federal and
U.S. censuses; birth, death, and marriage records including the Social
Security Death Index; and U.S. border crossing and trans-ocean ship
records.
Canadian collections
provide nearly 60 million records from the Census of Canada; and key
vital records, such as the Drouin Collection (1621-1967), which
includes nearly 30 million baptism, marriage, and burial records from
Quebec.
U.K. collections
offer censuses for England, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, and
Scotland, with nearly 200 million records; Births and Baptisms
(1834-1906), Marriage Licenses (1521-1869), Deaths and Burials
(1834-1934), and Poor Law Records (1840-1938) in London; and more.
Other international collections
continue to grow with more than 46 million records from German census,
vital records, emigration indexes, ship lists, phone directories, and
more; Chinese surnames in the large and growing Jiapu Collection of
Chinese lineage books; Jewish family history records from Eastern
Europe and Russia; and more.
Military collections
deliver over 150 million records containing information often not found
elsewhere; and includes records from the colonial to the Vietnam era.
Multimedia collections deliver millions of files ranging from family and gravestone photos to postcards and newsreels.
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Morse Cemetery (1787)
Crops Road, on corner of Tipton Rock Rd and North Woodstock Rd., Route
169
New Notre Dame Cemetery
North Woodstock Rd (Rt. 169)
Tel:(508) 764-0601 - Rectory
Old Notre Dame Cemetery
Charlton Street, at the side of the Elementary School
Tel:(508) 764-0601 - Rectory
St. Mary's Cemetery
Charlton Street, at the side of the Elementary School
Tel:(508) 764-3226 - Rectory
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Charlton Street, at the side of the Elementary School
The cemetery on Charlton Street is
shared by three parishes; Sacred Heart, St Mary's and Old Notre Dame.
Sacred Heart has the section of the graveyard to the back at the
extreme left of the cemetery. In this section, the headstones are flat
and not visible from a distance.
Oak Ridge Cemetery (1801)
Main Street - access is from Oak Ridge Street and Cohasse Street.
Managed by the Town of Southbridge: Dept. of Public Works
Tel: (508) 765-5433 - Ron Trudeau, Operations Manager
St. George's Cemetery
Paige Hill Road
Tel:(508) 765-0601 - Rectory Notre Dame Church
St Hedwig's Cemetery
North Woodstock Road (Rt. 169)
Tel:(508) 764-6947 - Rectory at 29 Summer Street
St. Anne's (Fiskdale) parish
records are now managed by the Dioceses of Worcester. The contact
person is Francis Elliot
Tel: (508) 791-7171.
Prior to 1955, burials took place in a
cemetery on the Brimfield line but after the flood the remains were
exhumed and buried at the cemetery on Arnold Road, Sturbridge.
Microfilm access to the index cards for
Southbridge vital records is provided through the Jacob Edwards
Library. Please contact the Adult
Reference Services Department for further information.
The Town Clerk of the Town of
Southbridge maintains official vital records. In order to access
a record in Southbridge, the birth, death or marriage had to occur in
the Town of Southbridge. A certified copy of any record held by
the Town of Southbridge may be obtained from the Town Clerk's office at
the cost of $5.00 per record.
Town Clerk Office
Town Hall
41 Elm Street
Southbridge, MA 01550
508-764-5408
E-mail: mdaoust@southbridgemass.org
For state-wide
certified copies, use of public indices, examining records, record
restrictions, and genealogical research facilities:
The Registry of Vital Records and
Statistics collects, processed, correct and issues copies of birth,
death and marriage records that occur in Massachusetts. Information
about divorces is also collected.
Massachusetts
Department of Health & Human Services
Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon St., 1st Fl.
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
Main Telephone: (617) 740-2600
E-mail: vital.recordsrequest@state.ma.us
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Published Historical Information About
Southbridge:
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Davis, George
Historical Sketch of Sturbridge and Southbridge West Brookfield,
Mass, Press of O. S. Cooke, 1856
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Ammidown, Holmes
Historical Collections of Southbridge
New York, Published by the Author, Vol. 1, 1874.
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Plimpton, Moses
History of Southbridge Southbridge, Journal Steam Book Print, 1882
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Chase, Levi B.,
Southbridge Extracted from: The History of Worcester County by Hurd
Vol.2, 1889
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Quinabaug
Historical Society Leaflets 3 vols. Presented as lectures to the
members 1890s to 1917.
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Gillon, Edmund, V.
Jr. A New England Town in Early Photographs 149 Illustrations
of Southbridge. New York, Dover Publications, 1976
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Woodford, Eileen
Inventory of the Cultural Resources of Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge Historical Commission, 1984
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Moore, John and
Steven Brady Southbridge: Images of America Charleston, SC, Arcadia
Press, 2001
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Memories of
Southbridge, 2002 Video of Southbridge: recording oral histories,
archival photographs and 8mm film
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Southbridge
Evening News, The Evening News, Southbridge Journal and
Southbridge Press are available on microfilm.
Southbridge
Historical Commission
Southbridge
Historic District Study Commission
Massachusetts
Historical Commission
The Massachusetts Cultural Resource
Information System (MACRIS)
Provides access to available information on historic properties
throughout the state. The database is compiled from a variety of
records and files maintained by the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
Digital Commonwealth
Dick Whitney’s
Southbridge Page
Optical Heritage Museum
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FAQs
– Frequently Asked Questions
What sources are
available to search for obituaries?
What information
do I need to provide for an obituary search?
How many requests
may be made at one time?
How long does it
take to receive the results of a search?
When do I pay for the
copy?
How is payment made?
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What sources are available to search for obituaries?
The Reference Department will search
the microfilm collection of the following newspapers:
Southbridge Evening News, Southbridge Journal, Southbridge Press, and
Southbridge Herald.
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What information do I need to provide for an
obituary search?
Please provide the deceased’s name and
the date of death. You can make requests using this form.
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How many requests may be made at one time?
Three requests will be searched at one
time. Due to staffing constraints, our ability to search is
limited. Please be considerate of our staff and other patrons.
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How long does it take to receive the results of a
search?
On average, you will receive a response
within one month.
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When do I pay for the copy?
Payment is due upon receipt of the copy
and an invoice.
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How is payment made?
Make a check or money order payable to
the Jacob Edwards Library. Remit to the Jacob Edwards Library,
Obituary Search, 236 Main Street, Southbridge, MA 01550.
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