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Plymouth's Pilgrims Curriculum

The Congegational Library & Archives is proud to present our four-part historical introduction and discussion guide, “Plymouth’s Pilgrims: Their Church, Their World, and Ours.” This curriculum and supplementary materials are now available to download, free of charge and right in time for your 2020 planning.

Renovations

The Congregational Library & Archives is currently be undergoing renovations! While the library will remain open during renovations, we ask researchers to please provide 48 hours notice regarding which materials you're interested in using.

Making the past relevant to the present

The Congregational Library and Archives strives to enliven a tradition of care for the world's future by preserving and interpreting the stories of the past.

an original manuscript record book and an article about NEHH in the New York Times

Records rescued for the future

We're expanding our New England's Hidden Histories program with some help from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

a group of researchers read manuscript records

Grow Deeper Roots

Learn the story of the Congregational and Christian tradition and why "history matters" in the world today.

a path in the historic Granary burial ground

Find a Congregationalist

Search our database of thousands of Congregational and Christian ministers and missionaries spanning nearly four centuries.

New England's Hidden Histories

Congregational church records are an unparalleled source of information about the religious activities of the early colonists, and about many other aspects of early American life. The Congregational Library and Archives, in partnership with the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale is currently preserving these records and making them available to the public.
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Transcribe an 18th-Century Document

Upcoming Events

My Name is ʻŌpūkahaʻia

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

3 to 5 PM

The Congregational Library & Archives is pleased to host “My Name is ʻŌpūkahaʻia,” a play commissioned by the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives and supported by the Massachusetts Humanities Council. Commemorating Henry ʻŌpūkahaʻia’s death in 1818, the play tells the story of a Native Hawaiian man who travelled to New England and inspired the formation of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mission (ABCFM) and the sending of the first missionaries to the...

News & Highlights

New NEHH material - updated Natick First records

We are excited to announce the arrival of newly digitized documents in our New England's Hidden Histories program, brought to you in partnership with the historic

These new collections in our New England's Hidden Histories program are provided in partnership with the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

The latest additions to our New England's Hidden Histories program come from our project partners, the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

These new additions to our New England Hidden Histories program are provided in partnership with the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Welcome

LIBRARY HOURS
Monday through Friday
9am - 5pm and by appointment.

The Library will be closed to the public on Friday, September 20.

From September 23rd through October 10th, the CLA asks that all patrons schedule appointments in advance of your visit. Please contact William McCarthy at wmccarthy@14beacon.org or call us at 617-523-0470 ext. 102 to learn more and set up an appointment. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. To learn more about our renovations, please click here.

For more information, you can also email us at info@14beacon.org

Online Catalog

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Become a Member

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Beacon Street Diary

Explore our blog to learn about our latest acquisitions and interests

Obituary Database

Search over 30,000 obituary listings for clergy and missionaries spanning more than three centuries.

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