{"id":692,"date":"2019-10-22T10:59:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/?p=692"},"modified":"2019-11-08T14:11:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T19:11:54","slug":"next-stop-plymouth-the-mass-memories-road-show-celebrates-15-years-of-collaboration-with-communities-across-the-commonwealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/2019\/10\/22\/next-stop-plymouth-the-mass-memories-road-show-celebrates-15-years-of-collaboration-with-communities-across-the-commonwealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Next stop, Plymouth!: The Mass. Memories Road Show celebrates 15 years of collaboration with communities across the Commonwealth"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Carolyn Goldstein, Public History and Community Archives Program Manager at UMass Boston<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Plymouth Mass. Memories Road Show will be held at the Plymouth Public Library on Saturday, November 9, 2019 from 10am \u2013 3pm The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Anyone with a connection to the town is invited to bring photographs\u2014original prints, digital copies on a thumb drive, or cell phone images\u2014that are important to them. A team of UMass Boston staff and local volunteers will be on hand to scan or copy the materials as well as record the \u201cstories behind the photos.\u201d  These photographs and stories will become part of a state-wide digital collection at openarchives.umb.edu<\/a>, also available at digitalcommonwealth.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the eve of the 400th<\/sup> anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims, Plymouth Public Library director Jennifer Harris is heading up the local planning team that includes Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth Antiquarian Society, Town of Plymouth Archivist, Destination Plymouth, and Plymouth 400.  \u201cOur goal,\u201d explains Harris, \u201cis to attract at least 400 contributors and we hope that everyone will participate\u2014whether they recently moved to town or have lived here for decades\u2014so that the snapshot we capture of \u2018America\u2019s Hometown\u2019 reflects an accurate composition of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mass. Memories Road Show <\/em>is a state-wide, event-based participatory archiving program that documents people, places, and events in Massachusetts through family photographs and stories. Archivists and public historians in University Archives and Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library<\/a> at UMass Boston collaborate with local planning teams and volunteers to organize free public events where individuals bring photographs to be copied and included in a digital archive. Contributors are invited to describe the photographs in their own words. In addition, they may choose to share \u201cthe story behind the photos\u201d on video, have their own \u201ckeepsake photo\u201d taken, receive advice on caring for their family photos, and learn from one another about the history of their community.<\/p>\n

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3 boys, 12 Castle Rock Street, Dorchester, 1950. Contributor: Donna Mulholland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since its launch in 2004, the Mass. Memories Road Show has visited over four dozen communities in the Commonwealth, including several Boston neighborhoods. In the process, the UMass Boston team has digitized more than 11,000 photographs and stories from across the state, creating a unique archival record of everyday life in the Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

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Phitsamay Uy at the Lowell Mass. Memories Road Show, 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To browse the Mass. Memories Road Show digital collection, go to openarchives.umb.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the Mass. Memories Road Show and how to bring the program to your community, visit blogs.umb.edu\/massmemories<\/a> or contact Carolyn Goldstein, Public History and Community Archives Program Manager at carolyn.goldstein@umb.edu<\/a> or (617) 287-5929.<\/p>\n

The Plymouth Mass. Memories Road Show is sponsored by the Plymouth Public Library Corporation and State Aid to Public Libraries.  No registration is required.  The library has plenty of parking and is fully accessible; please let the library know if you need special accommodations to attend.  For further information, contact Jennifer Harris at 508-830-4250 ext. 215.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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