RESEARCH & ARCHIVES
Archive Access and Contents
For questions about historical research and genealogy, contact our Historian at Historian@NorthboroughHistoricalSociety.org
The following documents and artifacts are available for research:
DOCUMENTS
Celebrations/Posters
Diaries/Journals
Genealogy
Churches
Schools
Clubs/Organizations
Sports
Military
Mills/Factories/Industries
Town Govt. & Reports
Town Newspapers
Site File/Street Locations
Maps
Photographs
ARTIFACTS
Books/Bibles
Paintings
Cameras, Clocks, Office Machines
Jewelry
Household/Kitchen
Furniture
Medicine
Music Instruments
Sports Equipment
Toys/Games
Tools/Farms/Building/Shoe making
Police/Fire Dept.
Clothing/Accessories
Military Clothing/Medals, etc.
Read interesting articles about fascinating people from Northborough's history written by our former historian, Robert Ellis. They can be found on the From Our Historian page.
NORTHBOROUGH REFERENCES
Want to learn more about Northborough History? Here are some resources to get you started:
The following titles are available for sale at the Historical Society's Museum Shop: Contact us for availability.
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To Celebrate Our Town: The First One Hundred Years of the Northborough Historical Society. Robert P. Ellis. (2005) - Northborough During the American Revolution. Mullgan, William H., Jr. (1975)
- Two Hundredth Anniversary, Town of Northborough, 1766-1966. (1966)
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Images of America: Northborough. Racine, Ellen and Ellis, Robert (2000) - Northborough in the Civil War: Citizen Soldering and Sacrifice. Ellis, Robert P. (2007)
- Northborough Notables: Brief Accounts of Eleven Accomplished Persons. Ellis, Robert P (1997)
- The Northborough Lyceum: Adult Education in a Nineteenth-Century New England Town.Ellis, Robert P. (2001)
- The Indian History of Northborough.Pease, Charles Stanley. 1980 publication of 1907 address.
The following titles are available at the Northborough Public Library:
- Northborough History.Kent, Josiah Coleman (1921)
- Northborough: A Town and its People, 1638-1975Mullgan, William H. (1981)
- Sketches of the Town of Northborough. Allen, Joseph (1826)
- The History of the County of Worcester in the Commonwealth Massachusetts.Whitney, Peter (1793)
Web Links:
- Northborough Reconnaissance Survey Report Web Site
- Northborough Historic District Commission Web Site
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