The Central/Western Massachusetts Resource Sharing library network (C/W MARS), along with the Central and Western Mass. Regional Library Systems (CMRLS and WMRLS) have put together a collection of digitized photographs showing the agricultural and industrial history of those regions.
Digital Treasures contains hundreds of photographs from more than 40 institutions. They depict everything from sawmills to fishing, furniture design to optics, tire manufacturing to home canning clubs during World War I, and much more. There are also military records and personal papers, like an account of a young woman's dowry from 1830, and the will of the first settler in Southbridge. They provide a peek into the smaller parts of local history. You might even find parts of your own past if you look.
--Robin
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