The National Archives at Boston
Serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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The National Archives at Boston.
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The National Archives at Boston
380 Trapelo Road
Waltham, Massachusetts
02452-6399
Toll Free Telephone: (866) 406-2379
Telephone: (781) 663-0144
Fax: (781) 663-0154
E-mail: boston.archives@nara.gov
Free WiFi available in our public research rooms! Contact us for more information.
Hours
Reference (Computer/Microfilm)
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Reference Room Extended Hours (Computer/Microfilm) Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Research (Original Records)
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(Note: We do not pull original records after 3:45 PM)
We are open on the following Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.:
October 13, 2012
November 3, 2012
December 1, 2012
Closed Sundays and Federal holidays
Directions
From the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90)
Traveling east, take Exit 14 onto Route 128/I-95N. Go north . Take Exit 28A-Belmont onto Trapelo Road. Follow Trapelo Road for 2.8 miles. The National Archives at Boston is on the right.
From the South
Travel on Route 128N or 95N to 128/I-95N. Go north . Take Exit 28A-Belmont onto Trapelo Road. Follow Trapelo Road for 2.8 miles. The National Archives at Boston is on the right.
From the North
Take Route 128/I-95S. Go south. Take Exit 28-Trapelo Road. Turn left onto Trapelo Road. Follow Trapelo Road for 2.8 miles. The National Archives at Boston is on the right.
Traveling by Public Transportation
Take the MBTA commuter rail (Fitchburg line) or the MBTA bus from Harvard Square, Cambridge, to Waverly Square, Belmont. Take a cab or walk one mile west on Trapelo Road. The National Archives at Boston is on the left.
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