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Cambridge High School Yearbooks Online
Recently I saw an article by the Cambridge (MA) Public Library archivist announcing that all Cambridge High School Yearbooks in the library’s collection are now online. While yearbooks have been available at Ancestry and MyHeritage, these yearbooks are accessible for…
The Angle Tree Stone – Silently Marking History
Yesterday I was driving through the farms and woods of Bristol County, Massachusetts looking for a bird (a shrike). What I found instead, much to my great surprise, was the Angle Tree Stone, a historical marker quietly tucked away in…
Tax Abatement Records as Vital Record Substitutes? Yes!
New England is full of all sorts of quirky records than many genealogy researchers overlook. One of the most important of these is the Town Report. The Town Report is not one record but a compilation of many different records…
Massachusetts Grown Stars in the 1950 Census: Sam Waterston
You know him as one of the most recognizable faces on television. In his 50+ year theater, television and film career, Sam Waterston is perhaps best known for his his role as Jack McCoy in the tv show Law &…