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Researching Your Ancestor

The following links may be helpful in documenting your ancestor:

Whaling Collection Archives at the New Bedford Free Public Library
(A comprehensive index to men and ships on whaling voyages from the New Bedford Customs District from 1807 to 1925.)

Additional resources at the
New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library include:

"WHALING MASTERS" directory, published by the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, "WHALING MASTERS AND WHALING VOYAGES SAILING FROM AMERICAN PORTS: A COMPILATION OF SOURCES"
by Judith Lund.

Also for help contact the membership chairperson on the Contact Us page.