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Remnants of everyday life reveal stories about the past
What do a masquerade ball ticket, clipper ship advertisement, corset trade card, and canned food…
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In their own words; Civil War life
The letters of formerly enslaved people give rare first-hand accounts of life in the South…
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Hawaii’s early print legacy finds a home in Worcester
American Antiquarian Society preserves one of the nation’s largest collections of 19th-century Hawaiian language materials
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Hidden in plain sight: women’s work in 19th-century America
From leech appliers to photographers, a new American Antiquarian Society project uncovers the overlooked stories…
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William Lewis: the extraordinary record of an ordinary life
Recent donation to the American Antiquarian Society is its most complete collection of nineteenth-century diaries
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Worcester County jail records at AAS uncover hidden lives
Newly donated archive at American Antiquarian Society uncovers forgotten stories of punishment, poverty, and survival
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The first thing ever printed in Worcester
How a daring printer, a paper shortage, and a critical eyewitness account helped ignite the…
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Worcester’s Isaiah Thomas: legendary patriot, printer, collector
The story of how Thomas ended up in Worcester reads like a thrilling adventure
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