Ancestry: RI State Research Guide. FamilySearch Wiki: RI. From FamilySearch Wiki United States Rhode Island Welcome to Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, the Ocean State First Baptist Church in America, founded by Roger Williams in RI.
Most unique genealogical features:RI records are kept on the town level. Counties Extinct or Renamed Jurisdictions: Dominion of New England · Massachusetts Bay Colony · New Netherland · King's · Plymouth Colony · Providence Plantations · Rhode Island Major Repositories Migration Routes Atlantic Coast Ports · Long Island Sound · Narragansett Bay · Taunton River · Blackstone Valley · King's Highway · Old Roebuck Road Featured Content The state is called Rhode Island in common usage, but most of the state lies on the North American mainland.
Did you know? Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Rhode Island were the Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, Protestant Episcopal, and Roman Catholic. Research Tools Wiki articles describing online collections are found at: Obtain additional help Things you can do Sources 1 Votes i. NEHGS: RI Vital Records 1636-1850. RI State Library. RI Office of Library & Information Services. RI Genealogical Society. RIGS: Town (Volunteer) Researchers. RI Historical Society. RIHS: Finding Aids. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to an emergency, the Library is closed to the public until further notice.
We apologize for the inconvenience. For more information read this Providence Journal Article This guide lists the Society’s manuscript collections arranged by subject. Each manuscript collection is listed here under one of fifty-four subject areas. Links to full finding aids are available for some of collections, with many more on the way. If you want to find a specific word on this page, use the “Find (on this Page)” function on your Internet browser located at the top of the page under “Edit.” This list is intended as a broad overview and does not replace the Manuscript Division’s card catalog, NETOP or the finding aids that have been written for individual collections that are only available in the Reading Room at this time. Subject Group Categories. WVR: The Genealogical Dictionary of RI 1887. FREE 7-day access to WorldVitalRecords.com Enter your payment information below to begin your free trial account.
After the 7-day trial, you will be billed $89.99 for a year of access. You will NOT be billed if you cancel before the end of your trial. just $16.25/month billed monthly just $7.50/month Save 54%! $89.99 billed as one payment Account Information Your -day free trial will begin when you click “Begin Free Trial.” Processing...Please Wait. RI Historical Cemeteries Master Index. RI Catholic Cemeteries. RI Sanborn Insurance Maps. HT: Geographic Dictionary of RI. Quahog.org: Historical & Genealogical Links. RootsWeb: Ghost Towns RI. Historians estimate that there may be as many as 50,000 ghost towns scattered across the .
Gary B. Speck Publications is currently in process of publishing unique state, regional, and county guides called The Ghost Town Guru's Guide to the Ghost Towns of *** ™ These original guides are designed for anybody interested in ghost towns. Whether you are a casual tourist looking for a new and different place to visit, or a hard-core ghost town researcher, these guides will be just right for you.
Thank you, and we'll see you out on the Ghost Town Trail! For more information on the ghost towns of RHODE ISLAND, contact us at Ghost Town . E-mailers, PLEASE NOTE: Due to the tremendous amount of viruses, worms and “spam,” out there, I no longer open or respond to any e-mails with unsolicited attachments, OR messages on the subject lines with “Hey”, “Hi”, “Need help”, “Help Please”, “???” THANK YOU! RI Census of 1774 by Town. Try our genealogy search engine At the session of the General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England, in America, begun and holden in Newport on the first Wednesday in May, in the year 1774, and fourteenth of the reign of His most sacred Majesty George the Third, by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, the following resolution was passed: It is Voted and Resolved, That the Number of Families and Persons in this Colony be taken; specifying the Number of Whites, Indians, and Blacks, both Male and Female, and ascertaining the Number above, and under, the Age of Sixteen.
Bristol County Kent County Newport County Providence County Washington County. NEHGS: RI Census of 1782. Ocean State Libraries Catalog. Brown University, RI.