Rhode Island Genealogy Records
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Search Rhode Island Births, Marriages, and Deaths
Rhode Island Vital Records & Public Records
The following websites provide the most useful vital records and public records material:
Rhode Island Census Records
These are the best online databases for Rhode Island census records, indexes, and images:
Rhode Island Genealogy Message Boards, Queries and Discussion Lists
My top three favorite places to correspond with other Rhode Island genealogy researchers:
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Rhode Island Genealogy Libraries & Archives
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National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - the best goverment source for federal records such as the U.S. Census Records, Social Security Death Index, Federal Land Patent Records, Naturalization Records, and Maps:
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Waltham Massachusetts
Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center
380 Trapelo Road
Waltham, Massachusetts 02452-6399
(866) 406-2379
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- Selected LDS Family History Centers - the following family history centers in Rhode Island offer the most comprehensive genealogy resources, including census records, death records, family history records, obituaries, marriage records, vital records, court records, and various other public records.:
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Providence Rhode Island
1000 Narragansett Parkway
Warwick, Rhode Island
(401) 463-8150
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- Rhode Island Historical Society Library - The reference collection of the Rhode Island Historical Society includes printed material (books, pamphlets, magazines), genealogical manuscript notes, microfilm, microfiche, and Internet access to genealogical Web sites such as AncestryPlus. Their genealogical collection is the third-largest in New England and attracts thousands of researchers from all over the world every year. Printed items exceed 150,000 volumes, including the pre-eminent collection of pre-1800 Rhode Island imprints. More specifically, the collection includes:
microfilms of almost every newspaper published in Rhode Island from 1732 to the present,
the Rhode Island Cemetery Database,
a comprehensive collection of city directories,
a complete set of federal censuses of Rhode Island (1790-1930),
Rhode Island state censuses for 1865, 1875, and 1885, and
a subscription to the AncestryPlus website.
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street
Providence, Rhode Island, 02906
(401) 273-8107
Other Rhode Island Genealogy Records
According to Google, these are the most popular sites for Rhode Island genealogy records and resources:
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