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Massachusetts
Boston
Archaeological Institute of America
Boston University
656 Beacon
St, 6th Floor
Boston
MA
02215
Phone
617 353-9361
Web Site
http://www.archaeological.org/
E-mail
mailto:aia@aia.bu.edu
Description
professionals, students, interested laypeople
foster understanding,
protection
of resources, publisher, lectures, fellowships, tours
Type of
Resource
History Related Organization
Nature of
Group or Site
Association
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Archaeology
Research
Magazine
New or
Updated:
8/26/2007
Architectural Conservation Trust for Massachusetts
Historic Massachusetts
45 School Street
Boston MA 02108
Phone 617 723-3383
Web Site http://www.historicmass.org/comm.html
Description Preservation organization provides services and sometimes financing
Type of Resource
History Related Organization
Primary Focus Preservation
Massachusetts
Boston
Boston
Athenaeum
10 1/2 Beacon Street
Boston
MA
02108
Web Site
www.bostonathenaeum.org
Description
art collection supplements library, located in
1847-49 building
Type of
Resource
History Related Organization
Primary
Focus
Arts
Collection
N-Z
Paintings
Research
/Reading
Library
New or
Updated: 11/5/2005 Boston
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston MA 02116
Phone 617 536-5400
Web Site http://www.bpl.org/
E-mail mailto:info@bpl.org
Alt Web http://sargentmurals.bpl.org/
Description library building has murals, paintings, sculpture, collections include over half a million photos, architectural plans & city building documents
Type of Resource History Related Organization
Primary Focus Arts
Field of Study/Science Facility Architecture
Collection N-Z Photography
Research /Reading Library
New or Updated: 05/06/2003 Massachusetts
Boston
Chinese Historical Society of New England
2 Boylston Street
Boston MA 02116
Phone 617 338-4339
Web Site http://yerkes.mit.edu/mbta/chinatown/chsne.html
E-mail mailto:e-mail: yehtf@aol.com
Description sponsors several events and Boston Chinatown Heritage Trail
Type of Resource History Related Organization
Primary Focus Historical Society
Group Identity Chinese
New or Updated:
05/12/2003
Boston
Freedom
Trail Foundation
90 Chauncy Street, Suite 401
Boston MA
02111
Phone
617 227-8300
Web Site
www.thefreedomtrail.org
E-mail
mailto:info@thefreedomtrail.org
Description
conducts tours with costumed characters, promotes
red brick path past 16 historic
sites,
distributes visitor information
Type of
Resource
History Related Organization
Primary
Focus
Historical Society
New or
Updated:
12/1/2005
Massachusetts
Boston
Historic New
England
141 Cambridge St
Boston MA
02114
Phone
617 227-3956
Web
http://www.historicnewengland.org/index.htm
Description
formerly Society for the Preservation of New
England Antiquities
maintains 35
historic properties
Type of Resource
History Related Organization
Primary Focus
Preservation
Research
Archives
New or Updated 1/23/2006
Information Navigation
Address
Boston MA
Phone
Web Site www.infonavigate.com/boston/176.htm
Description List of Boston-area museums, visitor-contributed additions and annotations
Type of Resource
History Related Organization
Kind of Activity Link List
Nature of Group or Site Web Site
Massachusetts
Boston
The Historical Society
656 Beacon Street, Mezzanine
Boston
MA
02215
Phone
617 358-0260
Web Site
www.bu.edu/historic
E-mail
mailto:historic@bu.edu
Description
attempts to revitalize the study of history by
providing a forum for debate
views in the
context of historical study, not impose an agenda
Type of Resource
History Related Organization
New or Updated:
07/08/2003
Boston
Massachusetts Historical Commission
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston MA 02125
Phone
617 727-8470
Web Site
www.magnet.state.ma.us/sec/mhc
Description
18 member board overseeing preservation efforts
through planning, grants, and technical
services
Type of
Resource
History Related Organization
Primary
Focus
Preservation
Nature of
Group or Site
Government
New or
Updated:
12/6/2005
Massachusetts
Boston
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston MA 02215
Phone 617 536-1608
Web Site http://www.masshist.org/welcome/
Description 400,000 volumes of books &
manuscripts on Massachusetts & US History -John & Abigail Adams collection
Type of Resource History Related Organization
Primary Focus History Resource
Collection G-M Manuscripts
Research /Reading Library
New or Updated: 07/02/2003
Boston
Massachusetts State Archives
Secretary of the Commonwealth
220
Morrissey Blvd
Boston
MA
02125
Phone
617 727-2816
Web Site
http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcidx.htm
E-mail
mailto:archives@sec.state.ma.us
Description
official state archives, online database for
1629-1799, passenger manifest index
Type of
Resource
History Related Organization
Primary
Focus
History Resource
Research
/Reading
Archives
New or
Updated: 11/17/2005
Massachusetts
Boston
New England
Historic Genealogical Society
101
Newbury Street
Boston
MA 02116
Phone
617 536-5740
Web Site
http://www.newenglandancestors.org/Default.asp
Description
large genealogy society, with a research library
in the heart of
Boston
Type of
Resource
History Related Organization
Primary
Focus
History Resource
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Genealogy
Collection
N-Z
Manuscripts
Research
Library
New or
Updated:
5/1/2007
New England Museum Association
Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston MA 02129
Phone 617 242-2283
Web Site www.nemanet.org
Description service organization for museums
Type of Resource
History Related Organization
Nature of Group or Site Association
MA
Boston
Preservation Massachusetts
Old
City Hall
45 School
Street
Boston
MA
02108
Phone 617 723-3383
Web Site
http://www.preservationmass.org/index.shtml
Description
Preservation organization provides services and
sometimes financing
Type of
Resource
History Related Organization
Primary
Focus
Preservation
New or
Updated:
5/5/2007
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