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NAACP-Berkshire Branch Oral History Project is a collection of ten interviews conducted between 2016 and 2019. The purpose of the project was to collect stories of African American elders and leaders in the region. This phase was meant to be a pilot project and was initiated by NAACP-Berkshire... more

This collection consists of court records filed in the case of Jennison v. Caldwell, heard in the Worcester County Court of Common Pleas in 1781 and appealed to the Supreme Judicial Court for Worcester County. Included are writs, pleadings, and other documents filed in the Court of Common Pleas,... more

This collection consists of court records filed in the case of Walker v. Jennison, heard in the Worcester County Court of Common Pleas in 1781 and appealed to the Supreme Judicial Court for Worcester County. Included are writs, recognizances, and other documents filed in cases before both... more

This collection consists of court records filed in the case of Brom and Bett v. Ashley, heard in the Berkshire County Court of Common Pleas in 1781 and appealed to the Supreme Judicial Court for Berkshire County. Included are pleadings, writs, and other documents filed in the Court of Common... more

This collection contains a selection of maps related to the Common-Valley-Concord urban renewal project undertaken in Lawrence, Mass. The majority of the Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Collection, 1949-1977 is not digitized but may be viewed in-person at the Lawrence History Center... more

This growing collection includes photos of events that took place at the Lawrence Portuguese American club. The Club's soccer team is heavily featured.Biographical Note:     The Portuguese American community in Lawrence is as old as the city itself. When the city received its charter in 1853,... more

By 1905, Lowell had nearly 1,000 Portuguese immigrants, the majority having been born in the Azores. Most lived in the vicinity of Charles Street in the “Back Central” neighborhood, which was home to St. Anthony’s Church and a number of Portuguese social and religious societies. Among the more... more

Dr. Lillian Francis McMackin, MD, a pediatrician and the first female medical trainee and house officer at Boston’s Children’s Hospital, was born on February 22, 1915, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Her mother, Mary Paiva Pinha Francis (1894-1980), from São Miguel Island in the Azores,... more