Welcome!
Thank you for registering for our Day Trip to the Massachusetts Archives
on Friday, June 3, 2022!
This program includes:
- 1-hour virtual consultation via Zoom, scheduled prior to the day trip
- Tour and Orientation by Massachusetts Archives staff
- Lunch
- Research assistance by American Ancestors experts while at the archives
Note: registration does not include transportation to or from the repository.
Please review the following program page carefully to best prepare for your consultation and your time at Massachusetts Archives. Reach out to tricia.labbe@nehgs.org if you have any questions or concerns prior to the program.
Schedule
Friday, June 3, 2022
| 9:00 a.m. | Meet at Massachusetts Archives, welcome & orientation by Massachusetts Archives Staff |
| 9:30 a.m. | Tour by Massachusetts Archives Staff |
| 10:00 a.m. | Personal research time |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch provided at the JFK Library (3 minute walk, 1 minute drive) |
| 1:00 p.m. | Personal research time |
| 4:30 p.m. | Massachusetts Archives Closes |
Repository Information
Massachusetts Archives
220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
The Massachusetts Archives holds the official records created by Massachusetts state government. Holdings are organized by agency and date from 1629 to the present.
Along with records reflecting the structure of state government and special colonial and early state materials prior to 1800, Massachusetts Archives also holds number of record groups that are helpful in family history research including;
- Vital statistic records (Massachusetts births, deaths and marriages from 1841-1925)
- Census records
- Federal: Microfilm 1790-1880, 1890
- State: 1855, 1865
- Passenger Lists for the port of Boston, 1848-1891
- Military Records
- Probate records in the Probate and Divorce Judicial Court records
- Naturalization (citizenship) records
- Divorce records in the Probate and Divorce Judicial Court records
- Adoption records
- Documents about Native Americans
- Records from prisons and state institutions
Explore more of the Massachusetts Archives collections here or read an introduction to using the archives for family history research here.
Things to Bring (pack lightly!)*
- Laptop or other personal device
- Flash drive
- Pencils
- Notebooks
- Cellphones or other cameras
- Sweater
- Researcher ID, if you have one from a previous visit or a photo ID if you do not have a researcher ID
Items Not Allowed in Reading Room
- Pens/markers
- Food or drink
- Bags, purses, backpacks, etc.
- Outerwear
*Note: the Massachusetts Archives only has a limited number of lockers available. Please pack accordingly.
Getting to Columbia Point
- Driving: Ample parking in lot in front of building. Must sign in your car at registration
- Public Transportation: Route 1 Shuttle available from the JFK/UMass Red Line T Stop. When you get on your can ask the driver to stop at the Archives. Can be round trip.
