• Ayer Mill Clock Tower restoration materials donated in honor of Rick, Linda, and Chris Balzer:

  • Glass bottle of water sealed like wine with information on the restoration campaign

  • 3 large images of clock parts, pre-restoration

  • 2 medallions inscribed with the time the clock stopped working in the 1950s

  • Issues of the Lawrence Eagle Tribune, 1991

  • Napkin from celebration of the clock restoration

  • T-shirt from restoration campaign

  • Coffee mug from restoration campaign

  • Notes copied from Rick Balzer’s pre-restoration inspection

  • Clock tower campaign program

• 6 weekly calendars for the Second Baptist Church of Lawrence dated April 3 (no year); March 13, 1910; May 29, 1910 (3 copies); June 5, 1910

• Second Baptist Church Messenger, March 3, 1907

• Ordination Service of Walter Douglas Swaffield, Pastor – Elect, First Baptist Church, May 27, 1910

• Graduation exercises of the Lawrence Grammar Schols, June 29, 1916

• Material found in the Martin Family bible of 107 Nesmith St – newspaper article about a Christmas Social held Dec. 23, 1918; envelope from Otto Mueller; postcard for Second Baptist Church Rally Day to be held October 3, 1915; business card for Kidder Employment Office; and a ribbon from the 8^th Annual Outing for the Lawrence Lodge No. 28, A.B.S., Revere Beach, July 14, 1909

• Photocopies of The Evening Tribune publication on the Lawrence High School Class of 1938

The Martin Family has deep roots in MA, ME, and NJ.

• Lawrence High School workbooks in Botany, Biology, General Science, Leaf Prints, and General Science

• Scrapbook featuring pictures and articles of movie stars famous c 1940 

• High School logbook/assignment book

• Class notes

• Courses of study 1948-1949

• Various issues of the Lawrencian 

• Scrapbook created by Charlotte Therese Chenail to document her 8^th grade class at Sacred Heart School in 1932.  Charlotte Therese Chenail (married name – Barkman), was the donor’s mother.

• An oral history in which Phyllis was interviewed by Louise Sandberg.  Louise interviewed Phyllis for over an hour covering topics such as attending school during WWII, her Italian heritage, first job, planning for the Bi-centennial in 1976, politics and community involvement, and her work on the Bread and Roses Heritage Committee. Watch the interview here - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ka0vlrpwmuaxd30vndn6a/2025.013.001_Phyll…

• Exhibit Panels from "Ansha Sholum at 100", an exhibit on the history of Congregation Ansha Sholum, the last synagogue in Lawrence, with panels of illustrations and text, with additional framed documents, suitable as traveling exhibit.  First displayed in 2019. The exhibit is digitized and available on our website: https://lawrencehistory.org/lhcexhibits/anshasholum