Digital Resources

The Congregational Library has been working with a number of partners to scan and publish some of our core collections online. From here you can access:

• a searchable index of necrologies for missionaries and Congregational clergy (and a page of frequently asked questions to help you make the most of it)
• 19th and early 20th century Congregational yearbooks
• CCCC yearbooks
• NACCC yearbooks
• The Christian Annual
• Canadian Congregational yearbooks
• minutes from the National Council of Congregational Churches
• the Vinton books, containing biographies of ABCFM missionaries
• An inventory of the records of the particular (Congregational) churches of Massachusetts gathered 1620-1805 by Harold Field Worthley, which details the extent and locations of Colonial-era church records
  • Bandwith warning -- The PDF file is quite large (97 MB) and will take a long time to load.
• The Churches of Christ of the Congregational Way in New England by Richard H. Taylor, which lists the evolution of New England Congregational churches through mergers, closings, and denominational shifts from 1620 through 1989 (and a quick reference page for its column divisions and abbreviations)
• an index of the authors who have contributed to our Bulletin and the citations for their articles
• the early records of the First Congregational Church of Natick, Mass.

Soon there will also be:

• more Colonial-era church records
• online classes
• other useful reference material for genealogists, historians, anniversary committees, church librarians
• and more

Come back soon or subscribe to our blog to see what we've got in store.