Monday, January 26, 2026

Database Chaos to Preserved Fish: Adventures in the Legislative Biographical File

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For the last year, I have been working on the Massachusetts Legislative Biographical File Database correcting errors, researching defunct p...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Join Us As the State Library Turns 200!

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This March, the State Library will celebrate its 200th birthday! We have an exciting line-up of events planned to mark the occasion. Check...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Resource Highlight: The Northeast Collection in Newpapers.com

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If you ever have ever used our Guide to Compiling a Legislative History , you’ll know that it goes over all the major resources the State Li...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Massachusetts State Bird on Display!

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In honor of the country's 250th birthday, we'll be sharing the state birds of some of the thirteen original colonies in our Audubon ...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Resource Spotlight: List of Committees of the General Court

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In this week’s blog post, we’re highlighting a little-known, but extremely useful resource: our collection of List of Committees of the Gene...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

State Library Newsletter - January Issue

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Welcome January with the latest issue of our monthly newsletter! In it you'll find updates on our newest displays, upcoming events, a fu...
Monday, January 5, 2026

On Display: An Astronomical Diary or Almanack, 1771 and 1778

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Our tradition of starting the new year off with historical almanacs on display in our Collection Spotlight case continues this year. We'...