Massachusetts Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

150 Mount Vernon Street, 1st  Floor<br>Dorchester, MA 02125<br>Telephone: 617-740-2600 for general information, but '''not''' to obtain certified copies<br>E-mail: [mailto:vital.recordsrequest@mass.gov vital.recordsrequest@mass.gov] for general information, but '''not''' to obtain certified copies<br>Website: [https://www.mass.gov/orgs/registry-of-vital-records-and-statistics Registry of Vital Records]

:The '''Registry of Vital Records and Statistics''' maintains birth, marriage, and death records that occurred in Massachusetts from 1926 to the present. Vital record events have been registered in Massachusetts towns since 1635. Earlier records to at least 1840 are available at the city or town where the event occurred. Statewide collection began in 1841. Records for events that occurred from 1841-1925 are available at the '''[[Massachusetts State Archives]]'''. The Registry also maintains an index of divorces from 1952 to the present. Copies of Massachusetts divorce records are available from the probate court where the divorce was obtained.<ref>Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, "Learn about conducting genealogical research", https://www.mass.gov/info-details/learn-about-conducting-genealogical-research, accessed 21 December 2023.</ref>  

::*'''''by mail''''' using their '''[https://www.mass.gov/how-to/order-a-birth-marriage-or-death-certificate online mail order form]'''