Essex County, Massachusetts, is a region of genealogical interest to many people across the country, and the Society's journal has been an important source of information for its subscribers since it was founded in 1981. All volumes contain articles related to Essex County or to genealogical research in general. Recurring highlights of the journal include the "TEG Feature Article," "It Happened in Essex County" (local history), "Tools of the Trade" (advice on genealogical resources), "The Ahnentafel" (family generational charts), "Research in Progress" (genealogical information), "Ask TEG," "Society News," "Genealogical Queries," "Moments in History" and original poetry. This master volume consists of both a subject index and a full-name index to the first fifteen volumes of The Essex Genealogist. These indices are a necessity for Essex County researchers