The World of Mary and Roger Williams
Learn more about Mary and Roger Williams, the influential seventeenth-century couple whose lives left an indelible impact on New England and celebrate the release of Roger Williams and His World.
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Religion and Black Abolitionism in the Era of the American Revolution
VirtualLearn about the advent of Black petitioning and other forms of antislavery writing in Massachusetts, and trace the origins of this political movement back to puritan religious ideology.
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The Afro-Christian Convention: Exploring our Deeper Roots
Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United StatesGain a deeper knowledge and understanding of the history and legacy of the Afro-Christian Convention as the fifth stream of the United Church of Christ (UCC).
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Belonging: An Intimate History of Slavery and Family in Early New England
VirtualJoin us to celebrate the release of Belonging: An Intimate History of Slavery and Family in Early New England and learn about the struggles enslaved people faced when trying to maintain family relationships.
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Enslavement in the Puritan Village: The Untold History of Sudbury and Wayland, Massachusetts
VirtualJoin us to celebrate the release of Enslavement in the Puritan Village: The Untold History of Sudbury and Wayland, Massachusetts and learn about the never before published stories of this colonial town’s enslaved Black residents.
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“The Four-Fold Line of Mathers” +One: Hannah Mather Crocker in Words, Deeds, and the Archival Record
VirtualLearn about Hannah Mather Crocker’s life in the shadow of her Mather forebears and her work to establish her own place in history as an advocate for women’s intellectual equality.
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Acquisitions Afternoon 2025: Building a Library of Puritan History with Dr. Frank Bremer
VirtualDiscover how a scholarly library of puritan history is built and learn about some of the items up for adoption in the CLA’s 2025 Adopt-a-Book program.
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New England Congregationalists and the American Revolution: A Virtual Book Talk with Katherine Carté
VirtualLearn how the Revolutionary War transformed religious life in America through a reassessment of the role of religion in public life on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Protestant Modernist Pamphlets: Science and Religion in the Scopes Era
VirtualThis virtual book talk celebrated the release of Protestant Modernist Pamphlets with author, Dr. Edward B. Davis. In the years surrounding the Scopes trial in...
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Handling History: An Intern’s Reflection on the Archival Process – A Brown Bag Lunch Talk with Kat Kowlayck
VirtualIn this hybrid brown bag program, Kat Kowlayck reflected on the three small collections she processed during her time with the CLA as an archives...
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Christmas with the Congregationalists 2024: A Collections Tour
We celebrated the season at 14 Beacon Street with an in-person viewing of materials in the Congregational Library & Archives’ collection related to Christmas with...
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Congregationalists and the American Revolution: A Virtual Collections Tour
VirtualCongregational churches could be found in nearly every town across New England in the 1770s. The stories of Patriot ministers who inspired their congregations to...
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Sharing Your Story: Using the Archives to Write Your Church’s History
VirtualWhether or not your church has an upcoming anniversary, it is still important to consider how to share your church’s history with the wider world....
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Colonization and the Wampanoag Story: A Virtual Book Talk with Linda Coombs
VirtualWhen you think about the beginning of the American story, what comes to mind? Three ships in 1492, or perhaps buckled hats and shoes stepping...
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Squanto: A Native Odyssey
VirtualThis virtual book talk celebrated the upcoming release of Squanto: A Native Odyssey with author Dr. Andrew Lipman. American schoolchildren have long learned about Squanto,...
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Congregational Library & Archives Open House 2024
Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United StatesAt our 2024 Open House, we celebrated the launch of our new online exhibition, Religion of Revolution: Congregational Voices on Liberty, with an in-person display...
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Office Hours with the Archivists
VirtualWe celebrated Archives Month 2024 by hosting this special open office hour with the Congregational Library & Archives archivists' Zachary Bodnar and Billy McCarthy. Do...
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The Stones Cry Out: Early New England Epitaphs in Context
VirtualThis virtual program discussed the ways that epitaphs give voice to eighteenth-century Congregationalists’ changing attitudes towards dying and death. Using illustrations of gravestones and transcriptions...
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Christianity and Comics: Stories We Tell about Heaven and Hell
VirtualThe Bible has inspired Western art and literature for centuries, so it is no surprise that Christian iconography, characters, and stories have also appeared in...
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Celebrating Your Church’s Anniversary: Tips and Tricks for a Memorable Commemoration
VirtualWhether your church is celebrating 25 or 250 years, an anniversary offers opportunities to make meaningful and creative connections with your congregation's mission and story–past,...