Resources - Town Records of Barnstable County


Barnstable County Vital Records 1640 - 1920 Transcribed from Annual Reports of the towns of Barnstable County, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Transcribing the vital records of Barnstable County is an ongoing volunteer effort initiated by the Harwich Historical Society under the auspices of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society.
Brewster Town Clerk - Archives Catalog Titled Brewster Town Clerk's Historic Vault Collection, this 49 page finding aid in PDF format (which you can download and print) can be your first step in locating historic records in the Brewster Town Clerk's Archives (some records go back to 1710). Once you have the reference from the finding aid, you can call the Town Clerk's Office at 508-896-4506 for an appointment to examine the record.

Records include: Assessor's Collection, Building of the 1880 Town Hall Collection, Cemeteries Collection, First Parish Church, Microfiche Records, Overseers of the Poor, School District Records, Selectmen's records, Stoney Brook Mill Site, Town Clerk's Records, Treasurer's Records.

This finding aid is a result of the collaborative efforts of the Brewster Archives Committee, which includes representatives from the Brewster Ladies' Library, Brewster Town Hall, First Parish Church, and the Brewster Historical Society. The Committee's goal is to identify, preserve, catalog and make available the important historical documents of the Town of Brewster.
Sandwich Town Archives The Town Archives and Historical Center maintains information, records and photographs of historical importance to the Town. The collection includes family files, with information on people who lived in Sandwich, general files on Sandwich history, and a collection of photographs. The extensive preserved photograph collection provides a pictorial history of Sandwich and its inhabitants since the late 1800's. The Archives Center also houses the files of the Sandwich Historical Commission's inventory of historic assets, which includes information on houses in Sandwich, generally those built prior to 1900. Additionally, the Archives Center maintains forms and information on cemeteries, monuments and areas of historical importance.