UPCOMING ROAD SHOWS

The Mass. Memories Road Show is headed down the Cape to Truro! Join us at theTruro Public Library on Saturday, August 15 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and share your photos and memories of family reunions, holiday vacations and long lazy summers on the beaches of Cape Cod. Current, former and seasonal residents of Truro are especially encouraged to attend.

Want to participate? Bring two or three photos that represent you, your family or your connection to Truro. (They can be old or new; formal or snapshots.) We will scan the photos and immediately return them to you. We will ask you to share a 3-4 minute story about your photographs on camera and take a “keepsake photo” to document your participation in the event.

ALSO: Applications now available for fall 2009 Road Shows. Contact the Massachusetts Studies Project for details.

NORWELL

On Saturday, February 14, 2009, the Road Show visited the Norwell Public Library to collect photos and stories from current and former residents of NORWELL. The Valentine's Day event was our second most-successful Road Show to date! Great job, contributors and volunteers!

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A trip down memory lane with Mass. Memories (Norwell Mariner, 24 February 2009)

Photography "Road Show" coming to Norwell this weekend (Norwell Mariner, 12 February 2009)

"Remembering Home: Memories of Boston Public Housing" (a Mass. Memories Road Show)

On Saturday, October 25, 2008, the Road Show made a stop at UMass Boston and invited anyone with a connection to public housing in Boston to share their photos and stories. This very special Road Show was co-sponsored by the Boston Housing Authority and collected some wonderful photos from the 1960s through the present.

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NATICK

On September 27, 2008, the Road Show visited the Morse Institute Library in Natick. Please click on the image to the left to view the wonderful images gathered from NATICK contributors and volunteers.

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Read about the Natick Road Show in the press:

Program allows Natick residents to put memories online (MetroWest Daily News, September 27, 2008)

Mass. Memories Road Show in Natick (MetroWest Daily News on YouTube, September 27, 2008)

BREWSTER

On September 13, 2008, the Road Show visited our first Cape Cod community: BREWSTER, MA. Please click on the image to the left to view the wonderful images gathered by Roadies and local volunteers from the Brewster Archives Committee, Brewster Ladies Library and Brewster Historical Society.

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Read about the Brewster Road Show in the press:

Brewster first Cape Cod town to be visited by the Mass. Memories Road Show (Cape Cod Today, August 27, 2008)

BRIGHTON: WGBH-sponsored "World War II Memories" Road Show

On Friday, September 7, veterans of World War II and others who supported the war effort on the home front, gathered at the Veronica B. Smith Senior Center in Brighton for a Road Show to mark the premiere of Ken Burns' documentary "The War". There, they regaled volunteers and staff with stories and photographs that documented their experiences during that intense period in world history. We are working hard to process the images, data and video as swiftly as possible - stay tuned!

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DEERFIELD

On July 1, 2007, the Road Show visited DEERFIELD , MA. Please click on the image to the left to view the wonderful images gathered by Road Show staff along with Mary Ramsay and her team of local volunteers from Historic Deerfield, and the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association!

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HEBREW SENIORLIFE

On June 10 and 11, Hebrew SeniorLife sponsored two Road Shows for residents, families and staff at HRCA in Roslindale.

From HSL Community Education, HSL: The HSL Memories Roadshow was a real success!!!!! On both days, Sunday, June 10th and Monday, June 11th, the energy was high and the stories flowed. [...] T More than 65 individuals were interviewed, old and historic photos scanned, and still photos taken. People left smiling and a lot of positive energy was generated  This has been a truly funfilled, interesting and important contribution to the joint history of our Hebrew SeniorLife community.

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QUINCY

Over 100 people turned out to the Thomas Crane Public Library to share their photographs and stories about life in Quincy. Thanks to all who came and contributed to Quincy's community "self-portrait," and to the wonderful volunteer committee who made it all possible.

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Read about the Quincy Road Show in the press:

• Memory surfing: Town by town, website collects stories for history 'portrait' (Boston Globe, May 31, 2007; Emily Sweeney)
  
  
• MAKING CONNECTIONS: Quincy first community in area to host Mass. Memories Road Show  (Patriot Ledger, May 30, 2007, Diana Schoberg)
  
  
• Show archives a state’s memories: Crane Library hosts city’s ‘self-portrait’ (Patriot Ledger, June 4, 2007, Justin Elliott)
  
  
• Quincy Access TV Interview