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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''Email:'''<ref name="S1">"The National Archives at Boston" in ''The National Archives'' at http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/index.html (accessed 30 November 2010).</ref> [mailto:waltham.archives@nara.gov waltham.archives@nara.gov]  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="S1">"The National Archives at Boston" in ''The National Archives'' at http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/index.html (accessed 30 November 2010).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:waltham.archives@nara.gov waltham.archives@nara.gov]  
 
'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />
 
:Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center <br>
:380 Trapelo Road <br>Waltham, Massachusetts 02452-6399<br><br>
 
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1" />&nbsp;(781) 663-0130<br>'''Fax:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;(781) 663-0154<br>


Located in the Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center <br>
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" />&nbsp;Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.&nbsp; Open some Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.:<br>
'''Address:'''380 Trapelo Road <br>Waltham, Massachusetts 02452-6399<br><br>
'''Telephone:''' (781) 663-0130<br>'''Fax:'''  (781) 663-0154<br>
'''Hours and holidays:''' Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Open some Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.:<br>  


'''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''
'''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;


*'''''For a map''''', [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/images/boston-map.pdf click here].  
*'''''For a map''''', [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/images/boston-map.pdf click here].  
*'''''By car from Boston:''''' Take Massachusetts Turnpike west to Route 128/I-95, Exit 15. Take Route 128/I-95 north to Trapelo Road, Exit 28A - Belmont. Follow Trapelo Road for 2.8 miles. The facility is on the right. For an alternate route, take Storrow Drive, Boston, to Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, to Belmont Street, Watertown. Continue on Belmont Street to Trapelo Road. The facility is on the left.  
*'''''By car from Boston:''''' Take Massachusetts Turnpike west to Route 128/I-95, Exit 15. Take Route 128/I-95 north to Trapelo Road, Exit 28A - Belmont. Follow Trapelo Road for 2.8 miles. The facility is on the right. For an alternate route, take Storrow Drive, Boston, to Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, to Belmont Street, Watertown. Continue on Belmont Street to Trapelo Road. The facility is on the left.  
*'''''By car from west:''''' Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Route 128/I-95. Go north on Route 128/I-95 to Trapelo Road, Exit 28A - Belmont. Follow Trapelo Road for 2.8 miles. Archives is on the right.  
*'''''By car from the west:''''' Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Route 128/I-95. Go north on Route 128/I-95 to Trapelo Road, Exit 28A - Belmont. Follow Trapelo Road for 2.8 miles. Archives is on the right.  
*'''''By public transportation:''''' From the Park Street station, take the MBTA bus to Harvard Square. From Harvard Square, take the MBTA bus to Waverly Square in Belmont (bus runs every 15 minutes). Walk or take a taxi 1.5 miles west on Trapelo Road to the facility. <br>
*'''''By public transportation:''''' From the Park Street station, take the MBTA bus to Harvard Square. From Harvard Square, take the MBTA bus to Waverly Square in Belmont (bus runs every 15 minutes). Walk or take a taxi 1.5 miles west on Trapelo Road to the facility. <br>


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>


*[http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/index.html National Archives at Boston] Internet site gives contact info, FAQs, featured documents, genealogical and historical research, holdings, guides, court records, new accessions, programs, and services.  
*[http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/index.html Northeast Region (Boston) Internet site] gives contact info, FAQs, featured documents, genealogical and historical research, holdings, guides, court records, new accessions, programs, and services.<br>
*[http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy.html For Genealogists and Family Historians] resources, how-to, workshops, military and civilian records.  
*[http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy.html For Genealogists and Family Historians] resources, how-to, workshops, military and civilian records.  
*[http://aad.archives.gov/aad/ Access to Archival Databases (AAD)] a search engine into some of NARA's holdings of electronic records. Search by person, geographic areas, organizations, or dates.  
*[http://aad.archives.gov/aad/ Access to Archival Databases (AAD)] a search engine into some of NARA's holdings of electronic records. Search by person, geographic areas, organizations, or dates. <br>
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ Archival Research Catalog (ARC)] the online catalog of over 63% of NARA's nationwide holdings. Searches by keywords, by location, organization, person, or topics, and for digitized images.  
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ Archival Research Catalog (ARC)] ARC is the online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings, describing over 63% of their holdings. Searches by keywords, by location, organization, person, or topics, and for digitized images. <br>
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/ Archives Library Information Center (ALIC)] American history and government, archival administration, information management, and government documents for archivists, librarians, and the public.
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/ Archives Library Information Center (ALIC)] The Reference at Your Desk feature provides quick access to online resources on many diverse subjects.<br>


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


Serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Includes all federal [[United States Census|censuses]] to 1930 on databases or microfilms, [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/court-records.html U.S. District, Circuit, and Court of Appeals] records of the 1st District, [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy-resources.html#customs customs] and the Coast Guard in New England ports, Army Corp of Engineers for Boston and Providence, World War II labs at Harvard and MIT, and New England Naval shore establishments, War of 1812 privateers, Civil War Southern blockade records, original [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy-resources.html#naturalization naturalizations and index] for six New England states 1790-1906, import and export trade, lighthouses, revenue cutters, [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/strategies-ships.html vessels], seamen, crew lists, shipping, and wreck reports, east coast [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy-resources.html#passenger passenger arrival lists],<ref>Loretto Dennis Szucs, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, ''The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1988), 14-16. ({{FSC|630522|item}} 977 A3sz) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17738169 WorldCat entry].</ref> [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy-resources.html#military War of 1812 service records, World War I expeditionary forces and draft registration] records, [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy-resources.html#chinese Chinese immigration], [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy-resources.html#freedmen Freedmen's Bureau] for African Americans, and [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy-resources.html#dawes Dawes Commission] to the Five Civilized Tribes.<ref>"Genealogy: Resources Available to You" in ''The National Archives'' at http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy-resources.html (accessed 2 December 2010).</ref>  
Serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.<ref>Loretto Dennis Szucs, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, ''The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1988), 14-16. ({{FHL|630522|item}} 977 A3sz) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17738169 WorldCat entry].</ref>


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===


Over 68% of the Regional Archives' records are currently described in ARC at the series level. If you do not find the records you are seeking, please contact the local staff.  
Over 68% of the Regional Archives' records are currently described in ARC at the series level. If you do not find the records you are seeking, please contact the Southeast Region staff.  


=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===


*[http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/holdings/ Guide to Archival Holdings at NARA's Northeast Region, Waltham (Boston)] Record group level descriptions of archival holdings including agency administrative history.  
*[http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/holdings/ Guide to Archival Holdings at NARA's Northeast Region, Waltham (Boston)] Record group level descriptions of archival holdings including agency administrative history.  
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/ ''Federal Records Guide''] Search NARA's holdings of federal records at a very high level, to identify which record groups may have material about your research topics. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/index-alpha/ Alphabetical index] to the ''Federal Records Guide''. [http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/tools/record-group-clusters.html Record Groups by topic clusters] in the ''Federal Records Guide''.<br>  
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/ ''Federal Records Guide''] Search NARA's holdings of federal records at a very high level, to identify which record groups may have material about your research topics. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/index-alpha/ Alphabetical index] to the ''Federal Records Guide''. [http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/tools/record-group-clusters.html Record Groups by topic clusters] in the ''Federal Records Guide''.<br>
*[http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/finding-aids/index.html Other Holdings, Guides and Selected Finding Aids] for the National Archives at Boston.
*[http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/finding-aids/index.html Other Holdings, Guides and Selected Finding Aids] for the National Archives Northeast Region.
*Loretto Dennis Szucs, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, ''The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1988), 14-16. ({{FSC|630522|item|disp=FS Library Book 977 A3sz}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17738169 WorldCat entry]. Describes each field branch collection, microfilms, services and activities. Each of 150 record groups of the archives is also described.


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
{''&nbsp;'''List''' (link to a Wiki article for) '''at least one or more other repositories''' that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}


If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  


'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>


*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.
*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>
*[http://archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/researcher-info.html National Archives II], College Park, MD, Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury all after 1900.
*<br>
*[http://www.archives.gov/northeast/pittsfield/ Federal Records Center], Pittsfield, for genealogical, local, and national historical records including Canadian Border Crossings.
*[http://www.jfklibrary.org/ John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum], Boston, administration biographies and papers, institutional holdings, Earnest Hemingway collection.
*[[National Archives at New York City]] federal records from New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. Including census, naturalization, passenger arrivals, Canadian border crossings, customs, draft, military service, military pension and bounty land, Chinese Exclusion Act cases, Freedmen's Bureau, Indians, and vital records. '''''Closing soon.<br>'''''
*[http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/ Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum], Hyde Park, NY, papers of the administration.
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/404.html U.S. Military Acadamy Archives], West Point, NY, papers of acadamy offices and committees. <br>


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>


*[http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/ National Personnel Records Center], St. Louis, MO., has millions of military personnel, health, medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services starting with World War I, and federal employee records.
*<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
*<br>
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic, and Canadians.


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>


*[[New England Historic Genealogical Society]], Boston, national in scope. Over 100 million name database, of vital records, genealogies, journals, over 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, and over 20 million manuscripts with emphasis on New England and New York since the 1600s.
*<br>
*[http://www.bpl.org/general/index.htm Boston Public Library], has government docs, newspapers, biographies, obituaries, Ancestry.
*[http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/ Boston Athenaeum], a member library with newspapers, maps, photos, Civil War letters, diaries.
*[http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/suffsupcrimmain.html Suffolk County Courthouse], maintains criminal and probation records.<br>  
*[http://www.probatecourtiannella.com/ Suffolk Probate and Family Court], wills, guardianship, divorce, adoptions, name changes.
*[http://www.suffolkdeeds.com/ Suffolk County Registry of Deeds], preserves land records.
*[http://www.bostonhistory.org/?s=info Bostonian Society], does historical records research, and structures preservation.<br>
*[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afagencylanding&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Research+%26+Technology&L2=Oversight+Agencies&L3=The+State+Library+of+Massachusetts&sid=Eoaf Massachusetts State Library] holds government documents, town, county and state histories.<br>
*[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcgen/genidx.htm Massachusetts Archives], vital records, passenger lists, census, military, Maine, Plymouth Colony, court, natuaralizations, divorces, probate, name changes, and state institutions.
*[http://www.masshist.org/ Massachusetts Historical Society], has personal papers of families who lived in Massachusetts.<br>
*[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Consumer&L2=Basic+Needs&L3=Vital+Records&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_vital_records_c_genealogical&csid=Eeohhs2 Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics], keeps births, marriages, and deaths.
*[http://lib.harvard.edu/libraries/listings_alpha.html Harvard University Libraries], history, Afro-American studies, and women's history libraries.
*[http://www.congregationallibrary.org/ Congregational Library], church and mission records, histories, sermons, 25,000 obituaries.
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:'''''  [[Essex County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Essex]], [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Middlesex]], and [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Norfolk]].
*[http://www.pem.org/library/ Peabody Essex Museum Library], Salem, collects published MA vital records to 1850, city directories, Essex County probate records 1638-1914, court records, and ship logbooks.
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|Connecticut]], [[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]], [[New Hampshire, United States Genealogy|New Hampshire]], [[New York, United States Genealogy|New York]], [[Rhode Island, United States Genealogy|Rhode Island]], [[Vermont, United States Genealogy|Vermont]].
*[[New York Public Library]] Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New York censuses, directories, and vital records.
*[https://ctstatelibrary.org/ Connecticut State Library], Hartford, has the Barbour Collection, Bibles, census, church, [[Charles R. Hale Collection]] newspaper marriages and deaths, cemeteries, probates, vital records, directories, land, local histories, military, naturalization, passenger arrivals, and e-mail questions.
*[http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/ Maine State Archives], Augusta, has vital records, land, office records, military, judicial, legislative records, and a list of professional genealogists.
*[http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/genealogy.html New Hampshire State Archives], Concord, has records of probate, land, petitions, state papers, military, census, name changes, photos, naturalizations, voters, warnings out, town records and inventories, prisoners, marriage intentions, paupers, maps, and court records.
*[http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/index.php New York Genealogical and Biographical Society], New York City, has censuses, city directories, church, cemetery, Bible, land, probates, genealogy, local history, and manuscripts.
*[http://www.rihs.org/ Rhode Island Historical Society], Providence, includes local, military, economic, social, church, political histories, newspapers, genealogy, women’s history, and business records.
*[https://vermonthistory.org/ Vermont History Center], Barre, houses town histories, an index to vital records to 1870, cemeteries, letters, diaries, ledgers, early maps, photographs, and printed genealogies.
*[http://www.pittsfieldlibrary.org/index.html Berkshire Athenaeum] Cooke Collection church and cemetery records, newspaper notices, ministers' records, BMDs from New England and New York, genealogy databases.
*[http://www.massog.org/index.html Massachusetts Society of Genealogists], Ashland, is an educational organization.
*[http://www.americanantiquarian.org/ American Antiquarian Society], Worcester, collects history, genealogy, Bibles, maps, biography, newspapers, directories, Native Americans, women, canals, railroads, photos, manuscripts.
*[http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/the_museums/ct_valley_history/ Connecticut Valley Historical Museum] local archives, French Canadian, Irish, African American.
*[https://www.mysticseaport.org/ Mystic Seaport Museum], Mystic, Connecticut, has steamship photos, logbooks, and crew lists.


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===


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National Archives at Boston
National Archives at Boston in Waltham, Mass.

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  waltham.archives@nara.gov

Address:[1]

Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center
380 Trapelo Road
Waltham, Massachusetts 02452-6399

Telephone:[1] (781) 663-0130
Fax:  (781) 663-0154

Hours and holidays:[1] Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Open some Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.:

Map, directions, and public transportation:[1]  

  • For a map, click here.
  • By car from Boston: Take Massachusetts Turnpike west to Route 128/I-95, Exit 15. Take Route 128/I-95 north to Trapelo Road, Exit 28A - Belmont. Follow Trapelo Road for 2.8 miles. The facility is on the right. For an alternate route, take Storrow Drive, Boston, to Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, to Belmont Street, Watertown. Continue on Belmont Street to Trapelo Road. The facility is on the left.
  • By car from the west: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Route 128/I-95. Go north on Route 128/I-95 to Trapelo Road, Exit 28A - Belmont. Follow Trapelo Road for 2.8 miles. Archives is on the right.
  • By public transportation: From the Park Street station, take the MBTA bus to Harvard Square. From Harvard Square, take the MBTA bus to Waverly Square in Belmont (bus runs every 15 minutes). Walk or take a taxi 1.5 miles west on Trapelo Road to the facility.

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.[2]

Tips[edit | edit source]

Over 68% of the Regional Archives' records are currently described in ARC at the series level. If you do not find the records you are seeking, please contact the Southeast Region staff.

Guides[edit | edit source]

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.}

If you cannot visit or find a source at the National Archives at Boston, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}

Similar Collections



Neighboring Collections


Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "The National Archives at Boston" in The National Archives at http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/index.html (accessed 30 November 2010).
  2. ↑ Loretto Dennis Szucs, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1988), 14-16. (FHL Collection 977 A3sz) WorldCat entry.
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