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  • March 2026

  • Tue 10

    CSI Goes Digital: The Management and Preservation of Your Church’s Digital Files

    March 10 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Virtual

    Learn a few best practices for digital preservation and how your church can establish a system to manage digital files.

  • Thu 5

    Mary Counce’s Boston Massacre: A Sacred Rebellion Virtual Tour

    March 5 @ 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST
    Virtual

    Back by popular demand! Join us for a special virtual tour of our Sacred Rebellion: Congregationalists in Revolutionary Massachusetts exhibition in honor of the 256th anniversary of the Boston Massacre.

  • February 2026

  • Wed 25

    Exploring Hidden Histories in Church Records: A Virtual Roundtable with FCC Fairfield and FCC Natick

    February 25 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
    Virtual

    Hear members of two New England Congregational churches discuss how they thoughtfully engaged with the hidden histories found in their church records.

  • Fri 20

    Black History Collections Tour at the Congregational Library & Archives

    February 20 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
    Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A tour of items in our collection documenting the Black Congregational and Afro-Christian experience with CLA Librarian, Meaghan Wright.

  • Tue 17

    The Story of Bob: The Life and Times of Rev. Robert W. Wood

    February 17 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
    Virtual

    Explore the remarkable life of Rev. Robert (Bob) W. Wood, a World War II veteran and ordained UCC minister who strove to live and love authentically and advocated for the gay community in church and society.

  • Thu 12

    Exploring Cotton Mather’s Curiosa Americana

    February 12 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
    Virtual

    Explore Cotton Mather’s Curiosa Americana letters and understand more about his contributions to natural philosophy.

  • January 2026

  • Wed 28

    Revolutionizing History: From Textbook to Transcription in New England’s Hidden Histories

    January 28 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
    Virtual

    Explore the process our New England’s Hidden Histories (NEHH) transcription project uses to make history accessible to all through transcription.

  • Tue 20

    Acquisitions Afternoon 2026: Uncovering Treasures from Revolutionary America

    January 20 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
    Virtual

    Learn about the research, persistence, and sometimes serendipity involved in locating Revolutionary-era materials as Dr. Phillip Mead, owner of Mead Americana, helps us launch our 2026 Adopt-a-Book program.

  • December 2025

  • Tue 16

    Christmas with the Puritans: A Festive Virtual Program

    December 16, 2025 @ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
    Virtual

    Celebrate the holiday season by exploring the question: Did seventeenth-century puritans really hate holiday fun, or are they misunderstood?

  • Mon 15

    Archives Behind the Scenes: The Historic Connecticut Conference Collection Project

    December 15, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
    Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Hear Project Archivist Anne Woodrum discuss her first six months of work with the Historic Connecticut Collection.

  • Thu 11

    Christmas with the Puritans: A Festive Virtual Program

    December 11, 2025 @ 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST
    Virtual

    Celebrate the holiday season by exploring the question: Did seventeenth-century puritans really hate holiday fun, or are they misunderstood?

  • Wed 10

    Christmas with the Puritans: A Festive Program at the Congregational Library & Archives

    December 10, 2025 @ 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST
    Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Celebrate the holiday season by exploring the question: Did seventeenth-century puritans really hate holiday fun, or are they misunderstood?

  • Wed 3

    Newport Gardner’s Anthem: A Story of Slavery, Struggle, and Survival in Early America

    December 3, 2025 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
    Virtual

    Explore the remarkable life of Occramer Marycoo, an enslaved African who went on to become a long-standing pillar of Newport's First Congregational Church and one of early America's most important Black leaders.

  • November 2025

  • Wed 19

    “The Just and Good Governor of the World:” John Hancock’s Congregationalist Roots and Religious Commitment

    November 19, 2025 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
    Virtual

    Explore John Hancock’s Congregational roots and learn how he invoked religious traditions and provided land, bells, and building materials to meetinghouses across New England throughout his life.

  • Thu 13

    Sacred Rebellion Virtual Exhibition Tour

    November 13, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST
    Virtual

    Back by popular demand! Join us for an encore virtual tour of our new exhibition, Sacred Rebellion: Congregationalists in Revolutionary Massachusetts, featuring opportunities to view and discuss the exhibition with Kyle Roberts and Tricia Peone.

  • Wed 12

    Armenian Congregationalism: Past, Present, and Future

    November 12, 2025 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
    Virtual

    Explore the historical and theological foundations of Armenian Congregationalism, with a particular focus on how the community has persevered through crisis.

  • Fri 7

    The Archives Edit: A Workshop in Arranging Your Church’s Archive

    November 7, 2025 @ 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM EST
    Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Learn the basics of physically and intellectually arranging a church’s archive through a combination of instruction, demonstration, and hands-on activities.

  • October 2025

  • Wed 29

    NEHH@20: Re-Examining Stories from New England Communities Digital Exhibition Launch

    October 29, 2025 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Virtual

    Celebrate twenty years of NEHH and the launch of our new digital exhibition, NEHH@20: Re-Examining Stories from New England Communities, with the curators.

  • Tue 21

    The Bicentennial of the American Unitarian Association and Congregational History

    October 21, 2025 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Virtual

    Mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the American Unitarian Association after a generations-long family quarrel within the Congregational churches of Massachusetts and reflect on the groups’ shared legacies of Congregationalism.

  • Wed 15

    Finding an Archival Home:  Understanding the Accessioning Process

    October 15, 2025 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Virtual

    Explore accessioning, the process a church engages in when working with an archive to donate materials, and understand the basics of a gift agreement.

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