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United States Massachusetts  Archives and Libraries For detailed information about Massachusetts research, see the Massachusetts Genealogy Guide page. These archives, libraries, and societies keep sources, lists, and indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Massachusetts.

National
National Archives—New England Region (Boston) 380 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02452-6399 Phone: (781) 663-0130 Fax: (781) 663-0154 E-mail:[mailto:waltham.archives@nara.gov waltham.archives@nara.gov ]

National Archives—Northeast Region (Pittsfield) 10 Conte Drive Pittsfield, MA 01201-8230 Phone: (413) 236-3600 Fax: (413) 236-3609 

State
Massachusetts State Archives at Columbia Point 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 Phone: (617) 727–2816 E-mail: [mailto:archives@sec.state.ma.us archives@sec.state.ma.us ] Its online searchable collections include:


 * The Massachusetts Archives Collection Database (1629-1799) serves as a searchable, descriptive index and catalog for documents of eighteen volumes of the Massachusetts Archives Collection.
 * Index to Passenger Manifests (1848-1891)
 * Index to Vital Records (1841-1910)

Regional
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square Salem, MA 01970-3783 USA Phone: (978) 745-9500, (866) 745-1876 For the Hearing Impaired: (978) 740-3649

State Library of Massachusetts State House, Room 341 24 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02133 Phone: (617) 727–2590 Fax: (617) 727–5819

Boston Public Library 700 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02116 Phone: (617) 536–5400 Fax: (617) 536–4306 E-mail: [mailto:info@bpl.org info@bpl.org]

Guides
Two important inventories of Massachusetts records are:


 * Historical Records Survey. Preliminary Edition of Guide to Depositories of Manuscript Collections in Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusetts: Historical Records Survey, 1939. This work lists major manuscript collections and their locations.


 * Wright, Carroll D. Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes, Towns, and Counties. Boston, Massachusetts: Wright and Potter, 1889. and  and  Gives a brief description of the town records that existed in 1889 and which may still be available.