What does AAS mean in GENEALOGY

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) is an independent research library and learned society founded in 1812. It promotes study of the history and culture of the United States through the collection, preservation, and dissemination of printed materials from the Colonial period to the present day.

The AAS holds more than four million books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers and periodicals printed from 1640 to present day as well as manuscripts, photographs and other graphic arts spanning over three centuries.

The AAS is currently located in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was formerly located in Boston before relocating to its current location in 1951.

Anyone with a valid research interest may use the AAS collections by appointment. Researchers must register at least two weeks prior to arrival or apply for a long-term fellowship or residency if they plan to stay longer than ten days. There is no charge for registered researchers in good standing.

Yes! The Society offers several educational programs throughout the year including summer internships for high school and college-aged students looking to gain experience working in a professional library setting. They also have a Student Research Program which provides funds for research projects that use their collections. Additionally, they have a website with resources intended for student use such as essays on physical objects from their collection and suggested reading lists.

As part of their mission to promote study of American history and culture they publish several series as well as monographs under their own name or jointly with other presses like Harvard University Press or University of North Carolina Press. They also publish Reflections, a quarterly journal about their collections, exhibits, special events and scholarly work conducted at AAS.

Yes! In addition to various lectures held throughout the year, they hold open houses featuring tours and activities centered around themes such as colonial printing or early American music.

Yes! While some databases require authentication with an organizational account or membership number accesss most are open without restriction which allows worldwide accesss. Almost all digitized documents can be found within their digital repository which contains millions of newspaper pages searchable by keyword.

You can reach out via email at [email protected] or visit our website at americanantiquarian.org/contact-us/ for more contact information.