Many patrons of the NHA Research Library are looking for help researching their family histories. We offer many resources helpful to genealogists.
Search
our Online Barney Genealogical Record
Eliza Starbuck Barney's (1802-1889) record containing vital information
on more than 40,000 Nantucketers of the seventeenth, eighteenth, and
nineteenth centuries.
Genealogical
Research at the NHA Research Library: Where to Start
While a dedicated
researcher should look through all the materials listed in the Guide below, here
are a few places to start.
Read
about the Barney Genealogical Record Database
A database created from the information recorded by Eliza Starbuck Barney.
Guide
to Historical Records and Genealogical Resources of Nantucket, Massachusetts
A guide to Nantucket records located in various repositories, including the
historical association, the public library, local governmental offices, civic
organizations, and churches.
The
Other Nantucketers: Genealogical Research of Minority Groups at the NHA Research
Library
A research pathfinder.
Isabel Kaldenbach's "Inventory of Black Nantucketers"
NHA
Cemeteries Inscription Project
The Research Library has launched a program
to research and document Nantucket's burial grounds.
Lewis Funeral Home Records (1894–1965)
Fourteen ledgers, scanned and saved as PDFS, containing names of patrons of the Lewis Funeral Home. Ledgers vary in content and richness of information, with some containing cause of death and names of parents and spouses.
