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Subject: Re: [GM-L] Mass Death/Birth/Marriages - Here's A Quick Guide
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 08:55:27 -0700
Thank you so much for your help. I have a request in to the archives. It
has been three months and no word.
More recent records seem easier to obtain.
I really appreciate you taking time to respond to my query. I will use
the information
Jo Hill
On Wed, 04 Apr 2001 21:20:59 -0400 Jeff Simonson
<> writes:
>
> Like most things in life, there are a number of choices for
> researching
> Massachusetts vital records.
>
> It depends on your location (are you a local?), how much "free" time
> you
> have, the complexity of the search itself, i.e. a "John Smith" birth
> in
> Boston 1910 - 1920, how quickly you want the record vs. how long
> you're
> willing to wait and of course, the cost.
>
> If you're local and have the time you can go directly to the main
> source.
> The Department of Health, Registrar's Office
> http://www.state.ma.us/dph/bhsre/rvr/rvr.htm maintain records from
> 1906 to
> the present. (Some of these are on microfilm but most are in book
> form.)
> They have statewide indexes and records. You can mail, telephone or
> go in
> person. (** Note: Records from 1906 to 1910 will soon be relocated
> to the
> Massachusetts Archives.)
>
> A short distance away, the Massachusetts Archives
> http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcfam/famidx.htm maintain records
> from
> @1841 to 1905. They too have statewide indexes and records (all on
> microfilm.) You can write in or go in person.
>
> Prices vary but the wait can be up to 2 months at it's longest to
> just a
> few weeks at the least. You can also use an outside agency like
> Vital Check
> http://www.vitalcheck.com (faster but you really pay for "express
> service")
> or hire someone local to do the search for you. For a nationwide
> list of
> professionals researchers, go to http://www.brbpub.com/prrn/ or
> http://www.apgen.org/directory/index.php.
>
> You can also rent microfilm (indexes and actual records) from a
> local
> Family History Library. To find one near you or to find out more
> information in general, go to:
> http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp
>
> Another alternative is to contact local Massachusetts town and or
> city
> clerks. Most are **very** accommodating and respond faster than
> state
> agency departments. For a list of town clerks, go
> to:http://www.state.ma.us/sec/ele/eleclk/clkidx.htm . Some cities,
> like
> Boston, also have their own direct web link to vital records:
> http://www.ci.boston.ma.us/registry/registry1.asp
>
> There are also vital record collections at the Boston Public Library
>
> http://www.bpl.org/WWW/socsci/genealogy.html and the New England
> Historic &
> Genealogical Society http://www.newenglandancestors.org/. In
> addition,
> almost every library in the state has, at the least, published
> copies of
> mostly pre 20th century vital records for their own town or city.
> You can
> find a link to every public library in the state by going to:
> http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/flash3.html
>
> If you still need information, I try and maintain an up to date site
> about
> researching in Massachusetts at http://www.mass-doc.com .
>
> Happy hunting everybody,
>
>
>
> Jeff Simonson
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