Boston City Archives Day Trip

Join American Ancestors experts at Boston City Archives for a day of genealogical research! The Boston City Archives collects a number of records that are essential to researching your Boston ancestors—including housing authority records, neighborhood photographs, voter registration records, school records, institutional records, and much more. Our experts will help you plan your research for the day with a pre-trip consultation, and they’ll be there with you during the trip to provide additional support. Whether this is your first trip to the Boston City Archives or one of many, American Ancestors will help you make the most of your time there while also enjoying the company and camaraderie of fellow researchers! 

This program includes:

• 30-minute virtual consultation via Zoom, scheduled prior to the day trip
• Tour and orientation by Boston City Archives staff
• Lunch (Boxed lunches from Panera provided in the Boston City Archives lobby)
• Research assistance by American Ancestors experts while at the repository

Please note: registration does not include transportation to or from the repository.

Please also note: Boston City Archives is a different repository from the American Ancestors Research Center. Boston City Archives is a separate organization that is hosting our group for this special day trip.

Resources

Browse Boston City Archives Collections

Search Boston City Archives Catalog

Explore Boston City Archives Finding Aids (scroll down the page)

Schedule

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

9:30 a.m.: Tour and Orientation by Boston City Archives Staff

10:30 a.m.: Personal Research

12:00 p.m.: Lunch (provided; held at a local restaurant a 10-minute walk from the repository)

1:30 p.m.: Personal Research

4:30 p.m.: Boston City Archives closes

This day trip includes a 30-minute consultation with one of our genealogists, which will take place via Zoom before the trip. Please fill out this participant form below by Friday, June 2- this will assist our genealogists in preparing for your consultation.

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/67c2c587e9774f01805736b80a954102

Boston City Archives
201 Rivermoor Street
Boston, MA 02132

Public Transit

1. Take the MBTA Orange line or #39 Bus Route to Forest Hills Station then take the #36 Bus Route to the Rivermoor Street and Industrial Park stop.
2. Walk two blocks SW on Rivermoor St. #201 is the fourth building on the right.

Driving from Boston (the Fenway)

1. Follow the Riverway to the Jamaicaway to the Arborway for approximately 2.2 miles to the 2nd rotary following signs for South Dedham/Providence.
2. At the 2nd rotary bear right onto Centre Street (do not take the sharp right).
3. Drive for 1 mile passing the Faulkner Hospital on your right. Bear right onto VFW Parkway.
4. Proceed approximately 3 miles on VFW Parkway and take a right on Charles Park Road (a little past Home Depot).
5. Take a left onto Rivermoor Street. #201 is the fourth building on the right.

Driving from Rt. 95 (128)

1. Take Exit 15A "Towards Dedham/ RT-1A."
2. Proceed straight along Boston Providence Highway to VFW Parkway for approximately 4 miles.
3. After crossing intersection with Rt. 109, take left at next set of lights onto Charles Park Road.
4. Take first left onto Rivermoor Street. #201 is the fourth building on the right.

Additional Parking

There is plenty of space in the Boston City Archives parking lot, but in the unlikely event that it's full, people can also park on the left hand side of Rivermoor Street (there should be other cars parked there that you'll see).