Author: Sadie Roosa

  • Grove Hall Memory Project

    This post was written by Patricia Feeley, BPL Collaborative Services Librarian.   When the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library began planning the Grove Hall Memory Project, it was their intention to make it available in a digital format.  Katrina Morse, now the Parker Hill Branch librarian and the driving force behind the…

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  • Stephen Moskey on Digital Commonwealth

    This post was written by Patricia Feeley, BPL Collaborative Services Librarian.   Stephen T. Moskey spoke about his new book, Larz and Isabel Anderson: Wealth and Celebrity in the Gilded Age, at the Boston Public Library recently.  He could not say enough nice things about how helpful Digital Commonwealth was to his research on this…

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  • New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in September

    This September, Digital Commonwealth added many new collections that you can now search for on the website! These collections consist of many type of materials including photographs, personal paper, maps, and even a scrapbook! Make sure you check them out!   Harvest Forest Archives Harvard Forest Martha’s Vineyard Collection – 457 items added to an…

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