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Museums Massachusetts Lowell - Medford

  Massachusetts
  Lowell
  American Textile History Museum
  491 Dutton Street
  Lowell  MA  01854    
  Phone  978 441-0400
  Web Site  www.athm.org
  Alt Web  http://www.athm.org/sites/boston/bostonftp/athm/home.html
  Description  history of the textile industry
  Type of Resource  Museum
  Primary Focus  Industrial
  Field of Study/Science Facility  Labor
  Industry /Profession  Textiles
  Collection A-F  Costume
  Collection G-M  Machinery
  Collection N-Z  Tools
  New or Updated:  10/26/2003

  Lynn
  Lynn Historical Society
  125 Green Street
  Lynn  MA  01902    
  Phone  617 592-2465
  Web Site  http://www.lynnmuseum.org/
  Description  local history in Hyde-Mills house with 4 period rooms
  Type of Resource  Museum
  Primary Focus  Local History
  Collection N-Z  Shoes
  Research /Reading  Library
  Era 1836
  New or Updated:  11/20/2003

  Massachusetts
  Malden
  Malden Public Library
  36 Salem Street
  Malden MA    02148  
  Phone  617 324-0218
  Web Site http://www.maldenpubliclibrary.org/localhis.html-Top
  Description  library with fine arts collection on display, extensive local history collections
  Type of Resource  Museum
  Primary Focus  Arts
  Field of Study/Science Facility  Genealogy
  Collection N-Z  Paintings
  Research /Reading  Library
  New or Updated:  11/23/2003
 

  MA

  Mashpee

  Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Museum

  Sanke Pond Road

  Mashpee   MA

  Phone  508 477-0208

  Web Site http://mashpeewampanoagtribe.com/Museum.htm

  Description  history & culture of the Wampanoag of Cape Cod

  Type of Resource  Museum

  Group Identity  Native American

  Era   1793

  New or Updated:  7/27/2007

  Mattapoisett
  Mattapoisett Museum and Carriage House
  5 Church Street
  Mattapoisett  MA   02739    
  Phone   508 758-2844
  Web Site      http://www.mattapoisett.net/historicalsoc.htm
  Description      local history in Christian Meeting House
  Type of Resource       Museum
  Primary Focus    Local History
  Building Type    Church
  Collection A-F      Furniture
  Collection N-Z     Tools
  Era      1820
  New or Updated:                 11/24/2003

  Massachusetts

  Medford

  Medford Historical Society

  10 Governors Avenue

  Medford  MA   02155    

  Phone 781 391-8739

  Web Site  http://www.medfordhistorical.org/index.php

  Description Civil War photographs, shipbuilding, slave trade, brick making, canal, rum

  Type of Resource  Museum

  Primary Focus  Local History

  Collection  Photography

  Group Identity  African American

  Research  Library

  New or Updated:  4/17/2006