Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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• Collections Guide
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• Vital Records
  1841 - 1930

Welcome to the Massachusetts Archives

The Archives works to ensure the preservation and accessibility of government records, and helps protect the Commonwealth’s historic heritage for its citizens, students, and scholars.

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• Collections Guide to Holdings
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• Massachusetts Archives Collection
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives
• Researching Vital Records, 1841 - 1930

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• Applying for Dual Citizenship
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• Research Your Family's History

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• Best Practices for File Organization & Naming
• Born-digital and Digitized Records
• Digitization Guidelines
• Electronic Records Management Guidelines
• Municipal Records
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• Records Management Unit

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• About SHRAB
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Massachusetts Archives

220 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA   02125

617-727-2816
Fax: 617-288-8429
archives@sec.state.ma.us