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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Sunday, January 14, 2024

Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence, Massachusetts -- (See The Resources for Genealogists)

 Lawrence Public Library
51 Lawrence St, Lawrence, MA 01841
Phone: (978) 620-3600
https://www.lawrencepl.org/
Looking down on the front parking area.

I'm taking a photo of the Library with the Lawrence High School behind me (and in front).
 
Reference Desk on the main floor. Children's area to the right.
Miscellaneous reading rooms, all large with huge windows.




I was so impressed with the size of the room and the number of books about Lawrence. Since I was there on a Saturday, I shouldn't have been in this room because it was closed. However, a reference librarian took heart and unlocked the door just so I could take photos on May 28, 2022.

How I love seeing old card catalog boxes. I didn't look in to see if they were written on.



Overlooking the huge Campagnone Common. Opposite the library is the city hall.
About 20 years ago I spent quite a bit of time in the Clerk's Office alone pulling 15 vital record cards for the clerk to type up for me. It was the only place I was able to manually look through all their records. "You are invited to conduct record searches or to engage someone on your behalf to search the vital records maintained in the Office of the City Clerk." See: https://www.cityoflawrence.com/338/Genealogy-Searches









Research requests can be directed to Reference Librarian & Special Collections Archivist, Lindsey L. Gazlay on the second floor of the main library.

51 Lawrence St. Lawrence, MA 01841

lgazlay@cityoflawrence.com

978-620-3615


Collections

  • Books and serials encompassing these topics:

    • Catholicism

    • Genealogy

    • History of the United States with an emphasis on New England

    • Labor, textiles, and textile history

  • Library of the Pacific Mills

    • Remains of a library once used by employees of the mill and given to the Library

  • Posters of World War I and II

  • Lawrence Public Library collection on Digital Commonwealth

  • Lawrence Public Library collection on the Internet Archive, including Lawrence High School yearbooks

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