Vital Records, 1841 to 1930
- Index to Births, Marriages, & Deaths, 1841-1971
- Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1841-1925
- Births, 1921-1925
- Marriages, 1921-1925
- Deaths, 1921-1925
- Amended Vital Records, 1841-1920
- Researching Vital Records at the Massachusetts Archives
- Application for Certified Vital Records, 1841-1930 (PDF)
- Search for Vital Record Citations, 1841-1910
Digital Repositories
Massachusetts Archives Collection, 1629-1799
- Collection Overview
- Search the Database
- Search the Card Catalog
- Massachusetts Archives Collection: Volume List
- Volumes 1-239
- Volumes 240-328
Military Records
- Index to Revolutionary War Muster Rolls
- Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
- Revolutionary War Muster Roll Records
- Index to French and Indian War Muster Rolls
- Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War
- War of 1812 Muster and Pay Rolls, 1812-1815
Passenger List Records, 1848 to 1891
Census Records
United States Census
Massachusetts State Census
Legislative Records
- Records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1629-1686
- Records of the Plymouth Colony, 1620-1686
- Acts & Resolves, 1692-2016
- Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts
- Journals of the Senate of Massachusetts
Court Records
- Naturalization Records
- Probate Records
- Civil and Criminal Case Records
- Suffolk Files 1629-1799
- Middlesex Folio Collection
Additional Resources
- State Library of Massachusetts DSpace Respository
- City of Boston Archives
- Boston Public Library
- Harvard Antislavery Petitions
- A New Nation Votes American - Election Returns, 1787-1825
- Founders Online
- American Ancestors
- FamilySearch
- Massachusetts Land Deeds
- Hathi Trust Digital Library
- ARCHIVEGRID
- WorldCat
- Early Massachusetts Town Records