A booklet/2002-2003 engagement calendar illustrating the brief history of the churches of Greater Lawrence. About 110 churches both past and present are described, a single page with photograph or illustration and brief history for each church. The booklet was the work of the Greater Lawrence Council of Churches, Inc.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Publisher
Vogel Printing Company, Inc. Lawrence, MA
Date (created)
2003
Date (coverage)
1846-2003
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.
A biography of William Madison Wood detailing his Portuguese family roots, his early apprenticeships, his rise to power as a leading industrialist. The book also delves into his personal triumphs and tragedies. Much is dedicated to his association with Lawrence and Andover.
The book is autographed as follows:
"Amita, Thank you for your help with my research. Enjoy the book. Dr. Bob"
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Bob Fournier
Publisher
Friesen Press, Altona MB, Canada
Date (created)
2022
Date (coverage)
1858-1926
Event
Bread and Roses Strike
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.
A periodical publication, Volume XCVII, Number 1, March 2024
The edition includes four essays"
Fortune in Exile: William Rotch, 1775-1805, by Sarah Crabtree
"No Avenging Gibbet": The 1860 Pemberton Mill Collapse, by Robert Forrant
Making a Post-Industrial New England, by Lizabeth Cohen
Silicon Politics, from Puritan Soil to California Dreaming, by Margaret O'Mara
The book is autographed by Robert Forrant as follows: "To the Lawrence History Center, thanks for keeping the history safe! Bob Forrant"
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Publisher
The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date (created)
2024-03
Event
Pemberton Mill Collapse
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.
A French language handbook for use by US Army soldiers in World War 1. The book includes:
A thirty lesson foundation French course.
Everyday French conversation with pronunciation.
French moneys, measures and weights with their United States equivalents.
Military commands and phrases with their French translation and pronunciation.
Red Cross and Hospital phrases.
Trench slang.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Justice B. Detwiler
Publisher
Gordon-Detwiler Institute of New York Inc.
Date (created)
1917
Date (coverage)
1917-1919
Event
World War 1
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.