Local History Resources

Favorite librarian resources that staff use when doing research.

General Newburyport and Newbury History Published Texts

History of Newburyport, 1764-1905 vol. 1 by John J. Currier

History of Newburyport 1764-1905 vol. 2 by John J. Currier

History of Newburyport: from the Earliest Settlement of the Country to the Present Time by E. Vale Smith

History of Newbury, Mass. 1635-1902 by John J. Currier

Ould Newbury Historical and Biographical Sketches by John J. Currier

A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury from 1635-1845 by Joshua Coffin

Ship Registers of the District of Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1789-1870 by Essex Institute

History of the Marine Society of Newburyport, Massachusetts by William H. Bayley and Oliver O. Jones

City of Newburyport Annual Reports (1875-2010)

Daily News 1773-1963 Digitized versions of the Daily News from 1964-onward are available in library only.  

Maps

Map of the original town of Newbury, now divided into Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury by Philander Anderson, 1850 (courtesy of the Boston Public Library Leventhal Map & Education Center)

Additional Resources

Want to explore other historical institutions in Newburyport? Here is a list of local resources and institutions.