The NEHGS library, located at 99-101 Newbury Street in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, is the nation’s leading research centers for genealogists of every skill level. In it are housed millions of documents, manuscripts, records, books, microfilms, photographs, artifacts, electronic resources, and other items that preserve and reveal our history. View a virtual tour!
Address
New England Historic Genealogical Society
99-101 Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007
888-296-3447
Fees:
Admission to the Research Library is free for NEHGS members. Non-members are always welcome and may purchase a day pass for $15.
Photocopies and printouts (from computer and microfilm printers on the fourth floor) cost 25 cents per page. Copy cards for use with the photocopiers are available from a vending machine in the sixth-floor reading room.
What to Do While You Visit
Our genealogical and historical materials number more than 200,000 titles and 28 million items. Here is a summary of our library holdings. For a complete searchable listing, please see our library catalog.
We offer: Genealogies, Reference Guides, Genealogical Journals, Current Periodicals, Rare Books,
Local Histories, New England Microforms, Canadian Microforms, Scottish Microforms,
English Microforms, andInternational Genealogies. Learn more about our library.
Programs
Each year NEHGS offers a wide range of educational programs for all family history researchers, including guided tours to major genealogical repositories, lectures from the world’s leading genealogists and seminars exploring a variety of topics related to family history.