Connecticut Valley Historical Museum Library and Archives
Springfield Library Genealogy Department
220 State St.
Springfield, MA 01103
www.quadrangle.org/CVHM.htm
Serving the western portion of the state extremely well, this collection (formerly at the Springfield Public Library) holds an excellent local archives starting in 1636 for Springfield and vicinity. This is one of the better collections of ethnic materials available'French Canadian, Irish, and African American.