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Category Archives: Local History
Women’s right to vote – Arlington’s history
One hundred years ago, in 1920, American women won the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution. The suffrage campaign had been neither easy nor straightforward. In 1915 Massachusetts voters in a state … Continue reading
Many mills along Mill Brook – a Library exhibit
Come immerse yourself in mills! The Robbins Library Mill Brook display in the lobby portrays Arlington’s more modern history from the year 1637 – to the late 1800s. This display will run through the end of … Continue reading
Change your view point! Arlington in historical photos
You are all by now probably familiar with the Digital Commonwealth repository where our digitized historical photos and postcards currently live. Other historical material has been digitized, and we continue to add to this online historical trove. A list of … Continue reading
Colonial times in Menotomy
Come visit our amazing Menotomy Schoolhouse (replica) which once stood in the area of the Old Burying Ground during the 1600s-1700s. It’s just one piece of a historical display to discover while in the Library lobby during the month … Continue reading
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Tagged colonial era, colonial game, colonial replicas, Menotomy schoolhouse
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100 years of Fox Branch Library: Part Two
Local historian Richard A. Duffy, a board member of the Arlington Libraries Foundation, is today’s guest blogger. This is Part 2 of a two-part series honoring the 100th anniversary of the Fox Branch Library in 2017. To read Part 1, … Continue reading
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A peek backwards – Local History exposing hidden gem series!
This blog post is the first in a series of hidden gems found at Robbins Library or it’s immediate vicinity. The Childrens Room (Junior Library) once upon a time… another view … Continue reading
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Tagged historical images, historical photographs, local history series
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Ever wonder about that yellow mansion behind the Library?
Come to the upcoming Library program: Glimpses of Family Life: The Whittemore-Robbins House … Continue reading
100 years of Fox Branch Library: Part One
Local historian Richard A. Duffy, a board member of the Arlington Libraries Foundation since 2013, is today’s guest blogger. February 15, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Fox Branch Library in East Arlington. This blog post is the … Continue reading
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Getting ready for New Year’s Eve *** 1916 and 2016
it’s New Year’s Eve…almost Arlington 100 years ago… Alewife Brook from the Cambridge side looking toward Mass Ave. in 1916 This photo is available online via the Digital Commonwealth repository. What was happening in Arlington — … Continue reading
Arlington High School Yearbooks are now digitized
This project was a collaboration between Arlington High School and Robbins Library. Arlington High yearbooks can now be viewed online at the Internet Archive (IA) To view them just go to: the Internet Archive … Continue reading
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Tagged Arlington High School, collaboration, Digitization, Internet Archive, Yearbooks
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