Dukes County, Massachusetts:
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Projects

• Dukes County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Dukes County MAGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Records of Chilmark 
• Records of Edgartown 
• Historical Records of Tisbury 

Adjacent counties

• Barnstable County, MA  to the north
• Bristol County, MA  to the north
• Nantucket County, MA  to the east
• Plymouth County, MA  to the north

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Colonial Families of Martha's Vineyard      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Dukes Co, Massachusetts, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Dukes County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Dukes County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts      (Source: Internet Archive)
• The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts  Volume III, Family Genealogies     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Rich Men of Massachusetts  Dukes County

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Dukes County, Massachusetts      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Dukes County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Cemeteries of Martha's Vineyard 
• Dukes County  Massachusetts Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Dukes County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Dukes County Cemetery Registration      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Mayflower Source Records  includes Inscriptions at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 51, 1897  Inscriptions at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes (40)

Church Records

• Mayflower Source Records  includes Notes from Tisbury Church Records     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Mayflower Source Records  includes Records of the Congregational Church of Chilmark, Mass. 1787-1820     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Dukes County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Dukes County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Directories

• Massachusetts City Directories  Chilmark     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Massachusetts City Directories  Edgartown     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Massachusetts City Directories  Gay Head     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Massachusetts City Directories  Oak Bluffs     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Massachusetts City Directories  Vineyard Haven     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Massachusetts City Directories  West and North Tisbury     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991  includes Dukes County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• The Portuguese Genealogy Project of Martha's Vineyard, Mass. 
• Wampanoag History 
• The Wampanoag Indian tribute tribes of Martha's Vineyard  1960     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head 

History (49)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists  includes Edgartown (1820-70)     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records  1798-1950     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Miscellaneous Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1893-1945  Edgartown, Massachusetts     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Massachusetts locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Dukes County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Dukes County Genealogy 
• Dukes County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Dukes County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Massachusetts Land Records  1620-1986     (Source: FamilySearch)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Dukes County Data Collections      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Library Directory for Dukes County, Massachusetts      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts Family History Center      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Martha's Vineyard Museum 
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Dukes County, Massachusetts     (Source: Find My Past)

Lookups

• Dukes County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• Portuguese Genealogy Project of Martha's Vineyard Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MADUKES Dukes County genealogy

  • MADUKES Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NEW-ENGLAND-ISLANDS Ancestors who settled on the islands of New England and their descendants

  • NEW-ENGLAND-ISLANDS Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (27)

Mayflower

• Mayflower Source Records  Primary Data Concerning Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the Islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Dukes County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Dukes County  Massachusetts 1840 Census of Pensioners     (Source: New Horizons Genealogical Services)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 188  Dukes County, Massachusetts     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Dukes County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• Revolutionary War

  • The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 66, 1912  Stock Delivered to British Troops at Martha's Vineyard Island in 1778     (Source: Internet Archive)

Miscellaneous Data

• Dukes County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records  1626-2001     (Source: FamilySearch)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Dukes County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Dukes County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Newspaper Archive of Vineyard Gazette      (Source: SmallTownPapers)
• Search Oak Bluffs Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Vineyard Gazette  Mar 11, 1915 - Feb 29, 2008     (Source: Google News Archive)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Martha's Vineyard Times  Recent obituaries
• Oak Bluffs Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Obituary search includes Martha's Vineyard Times      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary search includes Marthas Vineyard Gazette  Edgartown, MA     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary search includes The Vineyard Gazette  Edgartown     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary search includes Vineyard Gazette  Edgartown, MA     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Vineyard Gazette 
• Vineyard Gazette 

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Dukes County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Dukes County Courthouse 
• Gay Head      (Source: Detroit Publishing Company)
• Martha's Vineyard      (Source: Detroit Publishing Company)
• Martha's Vineyard Museum Collection  Edgartown, Massachusetts     (Source: Digital Commonwealth)
• Penny Postcards from Massachusetts      (Source: USGenWeb Massachusetts Archives)
• Vineyard Haven      (Source: Detroit Publishing Company)

School Records and Histories

• Oak Bluffs School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Martha's Vineyard Historical Society 
• Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (168)

Tax Lists

• Edgartown Property valuations and taxes, 1841-1841, 1845-1846, 1855  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Tisbury Property valuations and taxes, 1826-1850  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Dukes County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Dukes County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Dukes County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• No Man's Land Navy Airfield  No Man's Land Island, Massachusetts     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• Oak Bluffs Airport (B18) / Trade Wind Airport (MA44)  Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• Patents  Dukes County, Massachusetts     (Source: Google Patents)
• Railroad Stations in Massachusetts 
• Seamen's Identification Cards  1918-1940     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Station Gay Head (later Station Menemsha)  Coast Guard Station #49

Vital Records (36)

Wiki

• Dukes County, Massachusetts Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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