Providence County, Rhode Island:
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Projects

• Burrillville RI History Site 
• Old Providence 
• Providence County      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Providence County RIGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Providence County, Rhode Island      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Southern New England Irish 
• History and Culture of Woonsocket RI 

Adjacent counties

• Bristol County, MA  to the east
• Bristol County, RI  to the southeast
• Kent County, RI  to the south
• Norfolk County, MA  to the northeast
• Windham County, CT  to the west
• Worcester County, MA  to the north

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

• History of Providence County, Rhode Island  Volume 1, 1891     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of Providence County, Rhode Island      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Providence Co, Rhode Island, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Providence County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries (20)

Census Records and Indexes (53)

Church Records

• Arnold Collection Death Records  Westminister Congregational Church, City of Providence     (Source: New Horizons Genealogical Services)
• Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records, 1868-1970  includes Cranston and Providence, Rhode Island     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946  includes Cranston, Pawtucket, Providence and Woonsocket     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• High Street Congregational Church  Providence     (Source: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK)
• List of Members, 1832  First Baptist Church, Providence     (Source: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK)
• New England, Select United Methodist Church Records  1787-1922     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Providence, RI  Catalog of the Members of the First Baptist Church     (Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society)     ($)
• Smithfield Church of Christ      (Source: ChaseYourTale.com)
• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Central Falls, Providence and Woonsocket, Rhode Island     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• First, second and third books of the town of Providence: 1647-1715  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• History of the Foster Police Department 
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Providence County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Oration Delivered at the Dedication of the Providence County Court House  1879     (Source: Google Books)
• Providence County Court House  Report of the Commissioners on Decorations and Improvements, 1885     (Source: Google Books)
• Providence County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Rhode Island State Reformatory for Women  1930 Index of Prisoners     (Source: Blacksheep Ancestors)

Directories (58)

Estate Records

• Providence County, Rhode Island Will Testators      (Source: SAMPUBCO)
• Providence, RI  Index to Probate, 1646-1899     (Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society)     ($)
• Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932  includes Providence County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• Providence County Indians  History of New England     (Source: Internet Archive)

History (236)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Miscellaneous Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1893-1945  Providence, Rhode Island     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• New England, Passenger and Crew Lists  1911-1954     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Rhode Island Passenger Lists  Port of Providence, 1798-1808, 1820-1872; Ports of Bristol and Warren 1820-1871     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Rhode Island, State and Federal Naturalization Records  1802-1945     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• Passenger List

  • Passenger Lists and Arrivals, District and Port of Providence, RI 1820-1849  Only includes entries of possible Irish heritage     (Source: Southern New England Irish)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Rhode Island locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Providence County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)

Land Records (17)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (32)

Lookups

• Old Glocester Genealogy & Record Research 
• Providence County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• RIPROVID Providence County genealogy

  • RIPROVID Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (125)

Military Records and Histories

• 1840 Census of Pensioners  Providence County, Rhode Island     (Source: New Horizons Genealogical Services)
• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Providence County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 188  Providence County, Rhode Island     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Providence County Military Data      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• Civil War

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

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards  Only includes entries of possible Irish heritage     (Source: Southern New England Irish)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Bristol and Providence County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Central Falls City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Cranston City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Pawtucket City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Providence City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Providence County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Providence and Kent County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Woonsocket City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data (24)

Newspaper Records (36)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (31)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (25)

School Records and Histories (37)

Societies (24)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (685)

Tax Lists (13)

Transportation and Industry (15)

Vital Records (22)

Wiki

• Providence County, Rhode Island Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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