Submitted by Amy E. Smith,
Chair, Georgetown Historical Commission
GEORGETOWN − The Georgetown Mass Memories Road Show is a community history event produced in collaboration with the Georgetown Historical Commission, Georgetown Historical Society, Senior Center, Georgetown Peabody Library, and Mass Memories, the participatory archiving program in University Archives and Special Collections at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
The Georgetown Mass Memories Road Show will take place on Saturday, November 7th from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Georgetown Senior Center at 51 North Street. The event is free and open to the public.
Anyone with a connection to the Georgetown community is invited to attend and share their memories and experiences. Bring up to three items in their original format to add to a digital collection that tells the story of life in Massachusetts from the perspective of everyday people. Attendees will also have the opportunity to take keepsake photos and share stories on video. All the items and stories collected at the event will be included in the UMass Boston digital archives at openarchives.umb.edu.
“…one little snapshot is able to speak through you a thousand words… I say through you because you have …pictures and memories [and can] bring them to life. – Dan Meader, Georgetown historian
The Mass Memories Road Show (MMRS) is a statewide, event-based digital history project that documents people, places, and events in Massachusetts history through family photographs and stories. The Georgetown Mass Memories Road Show will collect stories of the Georgetown community by digitizing photos, documents, and stories to benefit researchers and future generations.
The Georgetown Mass Memories Road Show is made possible through support from Awesome Georgetown and other generous community donors. Special thanks to Local Planning Team Members and Sponsors for their support.
The Mass Memories Road Show (MMRS) is a statewide, event-based participatory archiving program that documents people, places, and events in Massachusetts history through family photographs and stories. It is produced by Mass Memories, the participatory archiving program in University Archives and Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston and co-sponsored by the Patricia C. Flaherty ’81 Endowed Fund.
