The "Boston States" is a term that Canadians have used to describe the magnet migrations to the New England area. The migration pattern results are reflected in the 1990 census map above. You may be quite surprised by the ancestry shown in the other demographic maps also found at
http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/datanetweb/php/census2000/usAncestry.phpHamrick software has provided another tool by mapping surname distributions with the US 1850, 1880, 1910 and 1990 census information at http://www.hamrick.com/names. The color coded population densities show you where a family name was concentrated and spread over the course of 140 years.
For more map references, email lists, newspaper columns and research aids, archives, projects, fair and workshop info return to the main page at http://bostonstates.rootsweb.com
History, Travel and Museum Aids for research:
Canada
GenConnect Acadian-Cajun
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/La/Acadian-CajunGenealogy Vacations in the Maritimes
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazsd/gazsd27.htmTravel Canada
http://travel.canoe.ca/Museums in Canada
http://www.icom.org/vlmp/canada.htmlCanadian Heritage at
Canadian Museum of Civilization at http://www.civilization.caCanada GenWeb pages http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw
CanadaGenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/cgwarchives.html
Railroad
The Canadian Museum of Rail Travel
http://www.crowsnest.bc.ca/cmrtNewfoundland
Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.heritagefoundation.ca/Southern Newfoundland Seamen's Museum
http://www.explorenewfoundlandandlabrador.com/Historic_Attractions_&_Museums/southern_newfoundland_seamen.htmMary March Regional Museum
http://www.therooms.ca/museum/prov_museums.aspOther NF museums
http://www.manl.nf.ca/themlist.htmAvondale Railway Museum
http://www.manl.nf.ca/avonrail.htmBotwood Heritage Centre
http://www.manl.nf.ca/bother.htmHarbour Grace Historical Society
http://www.manl.nf.ca/hgrachis.htm
Prince Edward Island
Island Register -
Prince Edward Island's Premier Genealogy Home Page - completely searchable site http://www.isn.net/~dhunter/index.htmlPEI GenWeb Project - lots, place names, counties and towns, island directories, family surnames and genealogies, FHC, archives and libraries, churches, newspapers and obits, historical societies, museums, guides and maps, Mi'kmac, Acadian, Celts and pipes and tunes, Scots, Loyalists, governments and finances, military and arms, occupations, archives and cemeteries, ships, lighthouses, sea disasters, mills, newspapers, reference books and supplies, links and lists, queries and lookups, announcements and reunions, census and ship data
http://www.isn.net/~dhunter/pegenweb.html
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia History - historical societies, museums, maps, timelines, Mi'kmac, Scots, Montbeliard French, Blacks, Planters, archaeology, architecture,weather, governments and finances, military and arms, towns and forts, agriculture, archives and cemeteries, medical, mariners and fishermen, sail and steam ships, shipyards, lighthouses, sea disasters, mills, textiles, newspapers, pony express and stage coaches, railroads, canals, mines, coal, electric and telephone companies, cable and telegraph, schools, water power, fire departments, streetcars, blueberries, cars and license plates, plane flight, television
http://alts.net/ns1625/histindx.htmlNova Scotia GenWeb Project - counties and towns, databases, VRs, archives and libraries, churches, newspapers and obits, societies and museums, geography and maps, telephone and postal lookups, reference books and supplies, links and lists, queries and lookups, announcements and reunions, census and ship data, Loyalist, military, Planters, Acadian, Mi'kmac
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/index.html
New Brunswick
Heritage Resources, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick
http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~Heritage
Ontario
Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
http://www.islandnet.com/ocfa/Ontario Museum Association http://www.museumsontario.com/l
Brockville Museum on the St Lawrence River http://www.brockvillemuseum.com/
Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, Campobello Island, New Brunswick http://www.fdr.net
A Chronology of Ontario (Upper Canada / Canada West) http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list43.htm
Quebec
Canada GenWeb pages http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw
CanadaGenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/cgwarchives.html
US
Site links and travel planning for US Historic sites and events at
http://historytravel.com /US Museums
http://www.icom.org/vlmp/usa.htmlUnited States Genealogical and Historical Resources at RootsWeb http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/
US GenWeb pages http://www.usgenweb.org
Maine
RootsWeb Maine
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/me.htmlMaine US GenWeb Archives
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/me/mefiles.htmMaine
US GenWeb Cemetery transcriptions http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/maine/maine.htmlThe Maine Maritime Museum
http://www.bathmaine.com/programs.aspMaine Watercraft Museum
http://www.planetware.com/thomaston/maine-watercraft-museum-us-me-thom.htmJackman Moose River Historical Museum
http://www.jackman.ws/historic.htmlMaine Narrow Gauge RailroadMuseum in Portland - Bridgton & Saco River RR, 1883-1941; Kennebec Central RR, 1890-1929; Monson RR, 1883-1943; Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR, 1879-1935; Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Rwy., 1893-1933
http://www.mngrr.org/
New Hampshire
GenConnect New Hampshire
New Hampshire
RootsWeb New Hampshire
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/nh/starting.htmlNew Hampshire US GenWeb Archives
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nh/nhfiles.htmNew Hampshire
US GenWeb Cemetery transcriptions http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/newhamp.html
Vermont
Vermont US GenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/vt/vtfiles.htm
Vermont US GenWeb Cemetery transcriptions
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/vermont.htmlVermont History
information on most VT towns, towns in counties, and lists town clerks http://home.att.net/~Local_History/VT_History.htm
Massachusetts
Massachusetts US GenWeb Archives
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ma/mafiles.htmMassachusetts US GenWeb Cemetery transcriptions
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/massachu.htmlBoston area museums
http://www.bostoncentral.com/activities.phpCharles River Museum of Industry, Waltham, Massachusetts.
http://www.crmi.org/
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project
http://rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/Rhode Island
US GenWeb Cemetery transcriptions http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/rho-isl.htmlRhode Island
US GenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm
Connecticut
Connecticut US GenWeb Archives
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ct/ctfiles.htmConnecticut US GenWeb Cemetery transcriptions
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/connecti.html1824 and 1835 Connecticut State Maps
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/connecticutConnecticut River Museum
http://www.ctrivermuseum.org/Museum of Woodworking Tools
http://www.antiquetools.com
New York
New York US GenWeb Archives
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ny/nyfiles.htmNew York
US GenWeb Cemetery transcriptions http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/newyork/newyork.htmlHudson River Maritime Museum
http://www.fieldtrip.com/ny/43380071.htmWestchester County Historic sites
http://www.lowerhudsonconference.org/HKC/Westchester/Historic_Sites/historic_sites.htmlHudson River Valley National Heritage Area http://www.hudsonrivervalley.com/
Museums of the Capital District of New York
http://www.albany.com/Guide/Attractions_MuseumsPlanetariums.cfm
England
Site with parallels to US patterns of Canal History and Canal Museums - The Boat Museum, National Waterways Museum, Black Country Living Museum, Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum, Water Folk Canal Centre http://www.canaljunction.com
Additional Resources
Religious, Ethnic, Migration Resources:
American Anthropologist at
http://www.aaanet.org/aa/Anthropological Forum at
http://www.anthropology.arts.uwa.edu.au/British Studies at
http://www.britcoun.org/studiesCanadian Museum of Civilization at
http://www.civilization.caCensus Research Intro at
http://www.censusresearch.com/intro.htmCeltic Christianity, History and Genealogy at
http://members.aol.com/jilliemaeEuropean Emigration Profile at
http://www.americanwest.com/swedemigr/pages/emigra.htmFederation of Small Anthropology Programs at
http://www.aaanet.org/gad/fosap/index.htmGENUKI Contents Page at
http://www.genuki.org.uk/mindex.htmlHandbooks for Foreign Genealogical Research at
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/foreign.htmlImmigrant Arrivals: A Guide To Published Sources form the Library of Congress at
http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/immigrant/Luxembourg emigration in the 19th century essay at
http://www.igd-leo.lu/igd-leo/emigration/emigrationus.htmlMIGRATION PATTERN Links:
Naming practices of New England settlers provides an overview of their cultural and social ideologies at http://lonestar.texas.net/~mseifert/puritan14.html
Origins of Nations at
http://users.netinfo.com.au/~quokka/hrp/index.html#resourcesPopulation Research Links:
Status Groups and Structural Endogamy at
http://eclectic.ss.uci.edu/~drwhite/tlaxcala/rtftohtml.htmUnitarian Universalist Fellowship of Charlotte County "The Pilgrims weren't Puritans" Rev. Samuel A. Trumbore
http://www.trumbore.org/sam/sermons/s7b4.htmWhat Led to the Puritan Emigration of the 1630's? at
http://members.aol.com/ntgen/hrtg/engl.htmlCyndi's List at
http://cyndislist.comEverton Genealogical Resources From or About Churches, Societies, Ethnic Groups, Adoptees, etc. at
http://www.everton.com/FamilyFinder Religious Genealogy Resources at
http://genhomepage.com/religion.htmlMemorabilia Corner at
http://members.aol.com/TMcorner/index.html
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