Gathering at Herring Pond Indian Church for a Pow Wow, Plymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1928. Contribution by Rhoda Harding at the Stoughton Mass. Memories Road Show, May 5, 2013. The University Archives & Special Collections Department at the Joseph P. Healey Library welcomes applications from communities and organizations throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to partner with us to hold a Mass. Read full article »
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University Archivist to discuss community archiving projects as part of BPL lecture series
When: May 22, 2012 | 6:00-7:00 pm Where: Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon, Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02117 This talk is FREE and open to the public. University Archivist Joanne Riley will present a talk titled "Memories and Mortuary Records: Community Archiving Projects at UMass Boston" in the Commonwealth Salon at the Boston Public Library (700 Boylston Street, Read full article »
Lexington Mass. Memories Road Show a resounding success
Volunteers and contributors at the Lexington Mass. Memories Road Show, March 16, 2013 On Saturday, March 16, 2013, as part of the town's 300th Anniversary Celebration, the Mass. Memories Road Show visited Lexington, Massachusetts, and collected more than 300 photographs and stories from community members about their lives, their families, and their memories of Lexington. Two hundred and eighty-one community members Read full article »
Introducing Carolyn Goldstein, the new Mass. Memories Road Show manager
We're delighted to announce that Carolyn M. Goldstein has joined University Archives & Special Collections as Public History and Community Archives Program Manager. Carolyn is an experienced public historian, having worked as a museum curator at Lowell National Historical Park and the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Her publications include Creating Consumers: Home Economists in 20th-Century America (University of North Read full article »
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Roxbury Memory Day at Hibernian Hall on April 28
As part of a day-long series of events celebrating the history and community of Roxbury, on Saturday, April 28, the Madison Park Development Corporation and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino invite community members to participate in "Roxbury Memory Day" as part of a series of events that day called Our Dudley Square: Discover, Explore, Celebrate! Past and present Roxbury residents are asked Read full article »
Milton Mass. Memories Road Show May 12, 2012
The Mass. Memories Road Show is coming to MILTON, Mass.! Do you live, work, or go to school in Milton? The history of Milton is YOUR STORY. Bring 1 to 3 photos for inclusion in a public digital archive. You keep your photos, we scan them. Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Milton Public Library Keys Community Room Read full article »
Foresters Mortuary Records
University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston recently acquired the historical organizational records of the Catholic Association of Foresters, thanks to the efforts of members of The Irish Ancestral Research Association. TIARA rescued the records from consignment to the dumpster and served as able custodian of this collection from 2005 – 2011. To learn more about this collection and to search the Foresters Records, click here.
Digital Collections
Explore the Open Archives Digital Collections of the University of Massachusetts Boston. University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston collects materials related to the University's history, as well as materials that reflect the university's urban mission and strong support of community service, notably in collections of records of urban planning, social action, alternative movements, community organizations and local history related to neighboring communities including the Boston Harbor Islands.
Mass. Memories Road Show
The Mass. Memories Road Show is a state-wide project that documents people, places and events in Massachusetts history through family photographs and stories. In partnership with local organizations, we organize public events to scan family and community photographs and videotape “the stories behind the photos.” The images and video are indexed and incorporated into an online educational database, with more than 3,000 images and hundreds of audio stories collected to date.