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Knapp Family Financial Records
by Anne Berard, Reference & Outreach Librarian, Milford Town Library, member Digital Commonwealth Education & Outreach Committee When I first saw the name of the recently added collection, Knapp Family Financial Records from the Jamaica Plain Historical Society, I must admit I was expecting something else altogether. I thought I might find wills, codicils, estate…
New Collections Added in April
Hosted Boston Public Library – Warren Favor Collection (756 items) City of Gloucester, Archives – City-Owned Cemeteries Advisory Committee (3 items) Jamaica Plain Historical Society – Knapp Family Financial Records (116 items) Jamaica Plain Historical Society – Jamaica Plain Historical Society Photo Gallery (34 items)*…
Primary Source Sets for Educators
The Outreach and Education Committee has created Primary Source Sets for educators to align with the National Council for the Social Studies curriculum themes. Drawing on the rich resources available within Digital Commonwealth, the Committee mined for the best examples to support a given theme. Teachers can supplement lesson plans with the use of photographs,…