Genealogy & Local History

Local History Collection

Head to the second floor to browse our collection of materials relating to the Town of Dracut and its residents, including high school yearbooks, city directories, genealogies of some of the town’s founding families, Town Reports, and more. These items cannot be checked out, but library staff can assist you with making photocopies of pages relevant to your research.

Online Resources

	American Ancestors American Ancestors is a national nonprofit center for family history, heritage, and culture based in Boston, Massachusetts which runs AmericanAncestors.org, an online collection of family history resources, scholarship, educational programming, and events. Access requires a library card.
	Ancestry Library Edition Contains the U.S. Census Collection; U.S. Data Collection; U.K. and Ireland Collection; Birth, Marriage, and Death Records; Immigration Collection; Military Collection; Family and Local History Records; Court, Land, and Probate Records; and more. In-library access only.
	FamilySearch Historical Records The Parker Memorial Library is an Affiliate Library of the Family History Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This affiliate status allows patrons to view restricted online records when in the Library. You will need to create a free account to search this database. In-library access only.