Local History & Genealogy: House Research

MACRIS data is compiled from a variety of records and files maintained by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC), including but not limited to, the Inventory of Historic Assets of the Commonwealth, National Register of Historic Places nominations, State Register of Historic Places listings, and local historic district study reports.

Registry land records going back to the founding of Norfolk County in 1793 are available for online viewing. The Registry's online index is available from 1793 forward. You may also search by name and check the original grantor/grantee index pages in the Registry records which are available under "Scanned Index" from 1793 through 1955. Land Court records from the inception of the Land Court system in 1900 are available online. The Land Court online owner's index is complete and its grantor/grantee index is available from 1973 to the present.