Our Local History / Archives Room is home to a variety of materials. The following is a partial list of some of the most frequently requested:
Town Histories:
Amherst, Ashburnham, Athol, Barre, Belchertown, Berkshire, Bernardston, Boston, Brookfield, Buckland, Buzzard's Bay, Canton, Charlemont, Clinton, Colrain, Concord, Conway, Dana, Dedham, Deerfield, Erving, Fitchburg, Framingham, Gardner, Gloucester, Greenfield, Hadley, Hatfield, Holyoke, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leominster, Leyden, Longmeadow, Lowell, Lunenburg, Lynn, Malden, Marshfield, Martha's Vineyard, Medford, Millers Falls, Milton, Montague, Nantucket, Needham, New Salem, Newburyport, North Brookfield, North Orange, Northampton, Northfield, Orange, Oxford, Palmer, Paxton, Pelham, Petersham, Phillipston, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Prescott, Princeton, Roxbury, Royalston, Rutland, Shutesbury, Springfield, Sunderland, Sutton, Templeton, Tully, Walpole, Warwick, Wendell, Westborough, Westhampton, Westminster, Wilbraham, Winchendon, Woburn, Worcester, and Worcester County.
Family Histories:
There are very few complete genealogies. Information varies. Surnames for those families include the following:
Adams, Amsden, Barker, Bishop, Briggs, Capen, Carrier, Chase, Cragin, Dexter, Ellinwood, Ellis, Field, Foster, Goddard, Hadley, Hapgood, Hutchins, Manly, Munsey-Hopkins, Murray, Nurse, Oliver, Pratt, Proctor, Rich, Roraback, Rushford, Sherman, Smith, Stockwell, and Young.
Other items available: