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The Town & the City: Lowell before and after The Civil War

Originally created to be a digital archive for Lowell documents from 1826 to 1861, this website has grown to cover many periods and events in Lowell's history.

Lowell Genealogy

Genealogy resources on the web

The Catholic Cemetery Association of the Archdiocese of Boston’s Burial Search

https://www.findagrave.com/

Access Genealogy /Free Genealogy /Town Genealogy Pages /Lowell Massachusetts Genealogy

Lowell Town/City Directories

Greater Lowell Genealogy Club

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Lowell

National Archives - Resources for Genealogists

National Geographic - 8 Tips to Help Find Your Family Tree

Lowell Documents and Records for Genealogy Research - compiled by Walter and Karen Hickey and others

St. Patrick’s, St. Peter’s, Edson Cemeteries

https://libguides.uml.edu/early_lowell/genealogy-cemeteries

1918 Flu Epidemic, Almshouse, Reform School, Overseers of the Poor, Truants, Work Permits

https://libguides.uml.edu/early_lowell/city_records_and_institutions

Civil War, World War I

https://libguides.uml.edu/early_lowell/genealogy_military

Lowell Police Court Naturalization Records 1838-1854; 1885-1906

https://libguides.uml.edu/early_lowell/naturalization_records

Police Court as reported in newspapers

https://libguides.uml.edu/early_lowell/genealogy_police_records