Church Stewardship Initiative Summer Camp
Class 5/5 | Join a small group of other church archivists and begin properly archiving your church’s collection with instruction and guidance from the CLA’s archivists.
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Editing Cotton Mather’s Biblia Americana (1693-1728): America’s First Bible Commentary and Storehouse of Early Modern Learning
Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United StatesHear the editors of the most recent volume of Cotton Mather’s Biblia Americana reflect on the work of creating critical editions of important religious texts.
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Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America
VirtualHear the story of genealogy’s attraction and power for individuals, families, and institutions in eighteenth-century British America that shaped Early America and American society today.
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Religions of Revolution Symposium
Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United StatesThis spotlight symposium, co-sponsored by The New England Quarterly and the Congregational Library & Archives, focused on the religious thinkers and ideas that shaped the American Revolution.
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Gathered Into a Church: Indigenous-English Congregationalism in Woodland New England
VirtualLearn how Massachusetts church records, digitized and made available through our New England Hidden Histories project, reveal a more realistic picture of the Indigenous-English Congregational experience.
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Spirits in the Stacks: A Ghostly Tour at the Congregational Library & Archives
Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United StatesExplore the legacy of New England’s supernatural landscape, hear ghost stories drawn from Congregational history, and view rare books and manuscripts from the CLA’s collections.
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Spirits in the Stacks: A Ghostly Virtual Tour
VirtualExplore the legacy of New England’s supernatural landscape, hear ghost stories drawn from Congregational history, and view rare books and manuscripts from the CLA’s collections.
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Finding an Archival Home: Understanding the Accessioning Process
VirtualExplore 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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The Bicentennial of the American Unitarian Association and Congregational History
VirtualMark 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.
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NEHH@20: Re-Examining Stories from New England Communities Digital Exhibition Launch
VirtualCelebrate twenty years of NEHH and the launch of our new digital exhibition, NEHH@20: Re-Examining Stories from New England Communities, with the curators.
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The Archives Edit: A Workshop in Arranging Your Church’s Archive
Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United StatesLearn the basics of physically and intellectually arranging a church’s archive through a combination of instruction, demonstration, and hands-on activities.
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Armenian Congregationalism: Past, Present, and Future
VirtualExplore the historical and theological foundations of Armenian Congregationalism, with a particular focus on how the community has persevered through crisis.
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Sacred Rebellion Virtual Exhibition Tour
VirtualBack 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.
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“The Just and Good Governor of the World:” John Hancock’s Congregationalist Roots and Religious Commitment
VirtualExplore 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.
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Newport Gardner’s Anthem: A Story of Slavery, Struggle, and Survival in Early America
VirtualExplore 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.
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Christmas with the Puritans: A Festive Program at the Congregational Library & Archives
Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United StatesCelebrate the holiday season by exploring the question: Did seventeenth-century puritans really hate holiday fun, or are they misunderstood?
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Christmas with the Puritans: A Festive Virtual Program
VirtualCelebrate the holiday season by exploring the question: Did seventeenth-century puritans really hate holiday fun, or are they misunderstood?
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Archives Behind the Scenes: The Historic Connecticut Conference Collection Project
Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United StatesHear Project Archivist Anne Woodrum discuss her first six months of work with the Historic Connecticut Collection.
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Christmas with the Puritans: A Festive Virtual Program
VirtualCelebrate the holiday season by exploring the question: Did seventeenth-century puritans really hate holiday fun, or are they misunderstood?
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Acquisitions Afternoon 2026: Uncovering Treasures from Revolutionary America
VirtualLearn 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.