Genealogy - Wellesley Free Library

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All Wellesley Libraries will be closed on Friday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday.

The Hills Branch Library will close for renovations beginning June 1, 2026, and will reopen in fall 2026.

Genealogy Research Resources

Library books on genealogy.

Genealogy Resources

Census records, birth, death, ship passenger lists, military records

Ancestry Library Edition

Census records & digitized books on family and local history

Heritage Quest Online

Discover your Military Ancestors

Wellesley High School Yearbooks

Wellesleyan Yearbooks

patriot ancestors & genealogical resources

Passenger Search, Genealogy Primer

Genealogy website for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Millions of Cemetery Records

Classes, Programs, Individual Help

Database, Tips, Tools, for Jewish ancestry research

Document types and where to find them

Massachusetts Archives

Census, Military, Immigration, etc

National Archives at Boston

Free Guides, Genealogist Chat, & More

Registry land records

Registry of Deeds

Jewish and Civil Records in Eastern Europe

Roots to Roots Foundation

Name index to deaths beginning in 1962

Social Security Death Index