2024.057

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Donor
Nunez Family
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Gift
Received By
Grabski, Susan
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Accessioned By
Kiley, Amita
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Time capsule found where St. Peter and Paul Church once stood on Chestnut St., during excavation for a new housing development.

Contents include:  

Sections from the following newspapers/publications dated September 29, 1906:  Boston Daily Globe, The Pilot, Sacred Heart Review, Lawrence Telegram, and The Evening Telegram

  • Donation slips for Church building, “Divida de Egreja Portugueza”
  • Contributions from Lawrence to San Francisco for the Earthquake April 18, 1906
  • 10 postcards – 9 are of 1906 religious procession
  • 1906 City of Lawrence Manual of the City Council
  • 2 photos – James O’Reilly, OSA (signed) and Father Paul Despouy, 1st pastor of Church
  • 2 religious medals
  • Narrative in Latin
  • Contents held in a copper box presented by B.B. Badger Sons, Sept. 1906

2024.056

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
CRM Contact ID
8617
Donor
Kenneth w. Harkins
Received As
Gift
Received By
Kiley, Amita
Accessioned By
Kiley, Amita
Accessioned On

local labor union and labor-related material

 Wishing You a Warm and Joyful Holiday Season! 

During this holiday season, our thoughts are filled with gratitude for those who have supported the Lawrence History Center throughout the year. Your continued support means so much to us. 

With deep appreciation, we wish you and your family a joyous holiday season, filled with peace, happiness, and warmth! 

LHC Board, Staff & Volunteers 2024 

2024.064.001

Created:
Author: Rick Wetmore
Location
2nd Floor Stacks - Library
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Wetmore, Rick
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Title
In The Merrimack Valley
Subtitle
A Farm Trilogy
Title (generic)
Book
Accession No.

In The Merrimack Valley brings together the author's enduring trilogy: Here and Nowhere Else, Five Thousand Days Like This One, and Clearing Land. By intertwining her family's story with the quintessentially American history of a New England valley's immigrants, farmers, and textile workers, the author captures both the cadences of farm life and the complexities of our allegiances to the past and to place.

Book autographed by author.

Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Jane Brox
Publisher
Godine Nonpareil Boston
Date (created)
2024
Language
English
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.

2024.051.002

Created:
Author: Rick Wetmore
Location
2nd Floor Stacks - Library
Condition
Good

Cover jacket is worn

Display Value
Good
Cataloged By
Wetmore, Rick
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Title
The Lowells and Their Seven Worlds
Title (generic)
Book
Accession No.

The story of the Lowell family, from the first settler to arrive in New England in 1639 to those descendants who would build a dynasty during the Industrial Revolution and beyond.

Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Ferris Greenslet
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
Date (created)
1946
Date (coverage)
1639-1943
Language
English
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.

2024.062.005

Created:
Author: Rick Wetmore
Location
2nd Floor Stacks - Library
Condition
Good
Display Value
Good
Cataloged By
Wetmore, Rick
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Title
The Franco-Americans of New-England
Subtitle
Dreams and Realities
Title (generic)
Book
Accession No.

An examination of the genesis and evolution of the discourses held by French-Canadian immigrants of New England and their descendants, the Franco-Americans.

There are a number of mentions and references about Lawrence throughout the book.

Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Yves Roby
Publisher
Septentrion
Date (created)
2004
Date (coverage)
1840-1930
Event
Immigration
Language
English
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.

2024.062.003

Created:
Author: Rick Wetmore
Location
2nd Floor Stacks - Library
Condition
Fair

Inside cover page partially separated from the binder.

Display Value
Good
Cataloged By
Wetmore, Rick
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Title
Quiet Presence
Subtitle
Histoires de Franco-Americains en New England
Title (generic)
Book
Accession No.

Detailed story of New England's Franco-Americans, their history, heritage and considerable contributions to our American scene. The book is a compilation of of first person accounts and true stories of Franco-Americans in New England.

Chapter 3 is the story of Henry Fredette, a Lawrence native who worked at the Pacific Mills and was involved in the 1912 Strike.

Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Dyke Hendrickson
Publisher
Guy Gannett Publishing Co. Portland Maine
Date (created)
1980
Event
Bread and Roses Strike
Language
English, French
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.

2024.062.004

Created:
Author: Rick Wetmore
Location
2nd Floor Stacks - Library
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Wetmore, Rick
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Title
Genealogy of the Poirier Family in Cheticamp
Subtitle
Volume I - The Andre Line
Title (generic)
Book
Accession No.

A comprehensive French Canadian genealogy of the Poirier family and all related lines. Unclear if any Lawrence family members are covered.

Book is autographed on the Table of Contents page: "Boane chavie, Jean Doris LeBlanc" rough translation "good luck".

Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Jean Doris LeBlanc
Publisher
Self Published by the author
Date (created)
1985
Language
English
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.

2024.062

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Donor
Carrie Poirier
Received As
Gift
Received By
Kiley, Amita
Received On
Accessioned By
Kiley, Amita
Accessioned On
  • Assorted books French-Canadian related books, genealogy books, Acadian history books.  

  • Decorative ceramic pitcher with image of Pacific Mills on it.

  • Comic book - Captain Canuck, Volume 1, No 9, April/May 1980 

2024.064

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Donor
Jane Brox
Received From
via USPS
Received As
Gift
Received By
Kiley, Amita
Received On
Accessioned By
Kiley, Amita
Accessioned On
  • Autographed copy of her new book (published in 2024 by Godine, Boston, MA) In the Merrimack Valley which brings together her trilogy Here and Nowhere Else, Five Thousand Days Like This One, and Clearing Land.  The oral history of Ernie Russell is featured in Five Thousand Days Like This One