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Genealogy & Local History Room

VISIT

Welcome to the Genealogy and Local History Room at the Needham Free Public Library. The room is available for use for your research needs anytime the library is open. The physical collection is available but for in-library use. The Library has digitized many items with significant Needham history, which are available for pursual from anywhere in the world. Links are available below. If you need assistance with furthering your Local History exploration, please contact Danielle Tawa.

Digital Collections

To peruse our ever-growing digital collection, please visit Digital Commonwealth for our Historical Picture Collection and our Historical House Collection. Please visit the Internet Archive to view digital copies of the Advocate, the Needham High School yearbook.

Collection Highlights

Mayflower Families, Complete Set

Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War

The Great Migration

War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Soldiers

New England Historical and Genealogical Register

Passenger and Immigration List Index