Resource Guides: Milton Cemetery Project: Research Resources

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Ancient Burying Ground Association
Organization website that contains helpful information and good examples of what your site/paper could look like
Association for Gravestone Studies
The Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) furthers the study and preservation of gravestones. Interest in gravemarkers of all periods and styles.
Colonial Society of Massachusetts
The central mission of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts is to publish documents and other resources related to the early history of Massachusetts, broadly defined, from colonization to c. 1830
Conservation Recommendations for the Milton Cemetery
Digital Commonwealth
Documents, maps and atlases of Milton, Dorchester, Boston and surroundings.
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A non-profit collaborative organization that provides resources and services to support the creation, management, and dissemination of cultural heritage materials held by Massachusetts libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives. This site provides access to thousands of images, documents, and sound recordings.
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England.
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eBook via the Internet Archive. Shows three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of the Farmer's Register
Heritage Quest
Comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. The database provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s.
Historical Gravestones - Milton Cemetery
Description of some of the oldest gravestones in the cemetery and the risks facing their existence.
History of Milton
eBook of the History of Milton, Mass., from 1640-1877 from the Internet Archive
International Journal of Historical Archaeology
For full-text access, please use our JSTOR account. The International Journal of Historical Archaeology is a scholarly resource presenting the latest research in the rapidly growing field of historical archaeology.
JSTOR
Try searching "Gravestone Iconography and Mortuary Ideology"
Laurel Hill Cemetery
This collection holds gravestone rubbings of the old section of Laurel Hill Cemetery in Reading, Massachusetts. Many of the rubbings are of the stones of veterans of the American Revolution and their families.
MACRIS Maps
The Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System Maps (MACRIS Maps) allows users to search the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) MACRIS database by location for information on cultural resources throughout MA.
Massachusetts Archaeological Society
Mass Archaeology has compiled a list of resources useful for professional and amateur archaeologists
The Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag - Chickataubut
The History of the Neponset Band of the Indigenous Massachusett Tribe
Milton Records
Births, marriages and deaths. 1682 - 1843.
Norfolk County Register of Deeds
Norfolk County Registry of Deeds Online Research System
The Plymouth Colony Archive Project
Regional Studies of Mortuary Customs
in New England.