Researchers may be interested in the following resource if there was an ancestor in the family who worked for the Boston police.

http://www.bostonfamilyhistory.com/org_main.html

Boston Police Archives

1555 Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136-2486; Donna M. Wells, Records manager & Archivist; phone (617) 343-5166; fax (617) 343-5063; Hours: Mon.ñFri. by appointment from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (closed for 1 hour lunch, time varies) Email wellsd.bpd@ci.boston.ma.us. Holdings include personnel information on individuals who were employed as Boston police officers (bulk dates 1878-1961). The information in any given file might include: date of appointment; transfers; promotions; rewards, awards, and/or medals received; date of retirement of death, etc. Additional holdings include: diaries; a 1901 souvenir book with biographical sketches and photos of every officer on the force at the time, etc.

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Good luck in your research.
Kathleen