Hi,
I'm fairly new to genealogy and would like to do some research at the MA registry of vital records in Dorchester. I haven't been there before, and since they're only open a few hours a day, I'd like to get an idea of what to expect so I can get the most our of the short time I'll have there.
I'll take my great-grandmother as an example. I know she died in the 1960s, but I don't have a specific date. Should I start searching for her in the death indexes at the Mass Archives, to get the year of her death?
If I'm able to find the year of her death, how would I find her death record at the registry?

Thanks,
Christine