The Lawrence History Center is a huge archive of t...

The Lawrence History Center is a huge archive of the history of Lawrence, Massachusetts and her Immigrant Citizens.

It's located in the 1880s brick office complex of the founding Essex Company. Included in the complex are an office building, a former carpentry shop, stables, a warehouse, and a working forge.

Among the items in the extensive collection are public and company records, public school records, old county jail records, public health records, oversized antique real estate atlases, maps, deeds, thousands of photographs, thousands of oral histories, and a vast ephemera collection. There's also a gift shop of local history books, postal cards and souvenirs.

The experienced on-site staff of historians is ready to assist in research. ( Appointments for a research visit are suggested).
Access to the collection is also available on-line.