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A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Before 1692 by James Savage

Brothertown Indian Nation

The Brothertown (Brotherton) are descendants of the Pequot and Mohegan (Algonquin-speaking) tribes in southern New England.

Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England

Connecticut Paugaussett Indians

First Nations Histories

Hiding the Regicides WHALLEY & GOFFE In Early New Haven

Maine Ulster-Scots

Genealogical and historical resources for tracing the Ulster-Scots migration to Maine and New England prior to the American Revolution. The Maine Ulster Scots Project is sponsored by the Saint Andrew's Society of Maine. Its mission is to gather and save the stories of Maine's Ulster Scots (Scots-Irish) families and to periodically publish and otherwise share that information with the public and with Maine's students.

New England Indians

History and genealogy of Native American peoples of New England.

Notable Women Ancestors: Women's Biographies

Online County and Town Histories - General

This site provides over 3,000 links to free county and town histories published from 1850 to the early 1920s. These histories often contain detailed biographies of their citizens.

People of Color in Vermont & New England

Emphasis on Westminster, Windham County, Vermont.

Planters of Early New England: A Sketch of Roger Mowry Mann’s Seventeenth Century Ancestors

A historical and genealogical record regarding the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and early events in Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and in the Connecticut and New Haven Colonies.

Scotch-Irish in New England

An informative and entertaining account of the early Scotch-Irish settlers in New England, and more particularly Worcester, Londonderry and Kennebec Country. Many surnames of these settlers are listed, and there is more in-depth information on some of the families such as the GRAYS and YOUNGS. Also included are some excellent anecdotes, including one of a Rev. Matthew Clark of Londonderry, New England, whose death-wish in 1735 was to be carried to his grave by fellow soldiers from the 1689 Siege of Derry in Ireland!.

The Great Migration

The goal of the Great Migration Study Project is to create comprehensive biographical and genealogical accounts of all immigrants to New England from 1620 to 1643, from the arrival of the Mayflower to the decline of immigration resulting from the beginning of the Civil War in England. The project was conceived by Robert Charles Anderson who now serves as Director of the Great Migration Study Project.

The Portuguese in New England

Article by Rickie Lazzerini. New England has provided a home for many immigrant groups, but none rival the cultural impact of the Portuguese. Portuguese immigration to New England is both old and new, beginning during the colonial times and continuing into the twenty-first century. The roots laid down by the first Portuguese settlers in the 18th century created a legacy of chain migration that has lasted for over 200 years.