In response to a call for towns to form a militia in 1774, the Town of Westborough established a militia unit and elected Captain Edmund Brigham (1733-1806) as its commanding officer. The British attack at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 prompted forty-six Minutemen from Westborough to... more

This collection consists of 95 glass plate negatives of Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts. Images were taken most likely in the early 20th century, and include: the boardwalk, cars (Model T era), amusement-park rides, the beach, storefronts, horse and buggies, and groups of people. Due to the name... more

This collection consists of items from the Reeves family diaries collection hosted by Boston College. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The Register is a weekly newspaper published by Yarmouth Register, Inc. in Yarmouth, Massachusetts starting in 1973.

These materials were used in support of a public program.

This collection consists of items from the Remmert W. Huygens architectural collection (AR012) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of items from the Renaissance News & Newsletters collection hosted by Digital Transgender Archive. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection contains one photograph of a house that stood at Hampshire and Lowell street in Lawrence, Mass. It was taken in or around the 1870s. The house, originally known as “the parsonage," was purchased by John Rendle in the early 1860s and was occupied by the Rendle (also found as... more

An act passed by the Massachusetts General Court in 1859 (St. 1859, Ch. 266) granted citizenship to all Native Americans and their descendants living in the state of Massachusetts, with certain conditions. The citizenship would be granted at a later date, which was to be determined by the... more

This collection consists of items from the Republican Campaign Music collection hosted by Williams College. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

In 2021, Franklin Medical Reserve Corps (FMRC) launched a program funded by a COVID resiliency grant to build a team of volunteers to bolster senior citizen resilience. They would offer a variety of opportunities for creative engagement to seniors in our primarily rural area of Western MA, where... more

Presented here are items that exhibit the relationship between Reverend Michael Barry and the College of Our Lady of the Elms (Elms College) through the photos, memorabilia, correspondence, miscellaneous documents, and rare books donated to the college library.

This collection contains images that were displayed in the exhibition Revolution! 250 Years of Art and Activism in Boston.The history of the United States was shaped by ordinary individuals undertaking extraordinary acts. Two hundred and fifty years after the Revolutionary War and the signing of... more

This collection contains selected manuscripts from the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections related to the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). These collections include account books, commissions, diaries, letters, orderly books, rolls, receipts, and other materials produced by soldiers and... more

These materials were used in support of a public program. 

This collection consists of items from the Richard Cheek Plan Book Collection (placeholder title) (EP005) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of items from the Richard Henry Winslow Dwight collection hosted by Williams College. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of items from the Richard J. S. Gutman and Kellie O. Gutman Summer Camp collection, 1886-2010 (MS056) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

Over the course of his esteemed dance career, Richard Jones performed with Eleo Pomare Company, the Miguel Godreau Dance Company, and the Xochipillian Dance Group. Jones was appointed to the staff of the University of Massachusetts on September 1, 1973, and remained with the department until... more