 The
Library is located at the Cabot House at 117 Cabot St. in Beverly. Are
you researching
Your family history?
We have great genealogical resources.
Early settlement in Massachusetts?
Search our records on Beverly's Old Planters and our records, including maps and images on
early houses in Essex County.
Beverly's role in the American Revolution?
We have extensive records, including the papers of William Bartlett, George Washington's
naval agent.
The history of your Beverly house, business or property?
Consult our maps, directories, photos, family histories and more.
The library is a member of NMRLS (Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System) and
we are in the process of cataloging our book collection. To search for titles online,
please use the MASSCAT Library Catalog, part of a
union catalog for a diverse group of Massachusetts libraries.
The collections include books, records, photographs, and newspapers relating to Beverly
and Essex County, as well as a large collection of maritime documents and genealogical
records.
Research Hours
Tuesday and Saturday 10am-4pm, and Wednesday 1pm-9pm. Alternate times can be scheduled
with advance arrangements. We strongly encourage researchers to schedule appointments in
advance to ensure that we can assist you properly. Contact us at (978) 922-1186
or research@beverlyhistory.org.
Access to the research library and Walker Transportation
Collection for non-members is $5.00 per hour; access includes a tour of the Cabot House
Museum. Beverly Historical Society members receive free access. Teachers and
students receive the first hour free of charge. Please note that many items in our
collections are stored in closed stacks, and require a research fee to access. The
Society is happy to provide historical or genealogical research services.
Research fees, 1 hour minimum (access to most
collections and staff assistance)
$15.00/first hour $10.00/each
additional
Remote/off hours research, non-member:
$25.00 each hour/minimum one hour
Remote/off hours research,member:
$20.00 each hour/minimum one hour
Please discuss your research needs with curators for an estimate
of cost.
NOTE: For security reasons the use of some items (manuscripts, deeds, diaries, ship
logs, and certain images) is limited to current members only. Most local
house research therefore requires a current membership. A photo ID is also required.
If a visit to our facility isn't possible, please fill out the research request form which
will be sent directly to our research staff. Please state briefly what is known, what data
is sought and any sources already consulted. Please be as detailed as possible and fill
out the form completely, including both e-mail and postal mailing address if possible.
Photocopies of relevant materials are available for $.25 per page.
Beverly Historical Society collaborated with Beverly High School and Massachusetts
Historical Society on an innovative primary research project by local students. Led by
teacher Dean Eastman and school librarian Kevin McGrath, students researched the life and
career of Nathan Dane, a prominent late 18th-century Beverly resident, in the research
libraries of Beverly and Massachusetts Historical Societies. To learn more about this
model digital project and to read the students' papers, which are available along with
related primary documents from the BHS and MHS collections, go to Primary Research at:
http://www.primaryresearch.org/PRTHB/Dane
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