Digital Commonwealth Program

A Closer Look

End the Debt! Decolonize! Liberate! scroll project is a response to Hurricane María that tells the story of U.S. imperialism in Puerto Rico.

Title: Art & Illusion: A Guide to Crossdressing, Vol. 1 Date: 1994 Location: Unknown Creator: Roberts, JoAnn Source: Digital Transgender…

Title: Handcuffs from Lenox jail Date: [ca. 1900–1939] Location: Lenox, Massachusetts Creator: Unknown Source: Lenox Historical Society…

Title: Apollo VIII Christmas menu Date: March 7, 1969 Location: Natick, Massachusetts Creator: U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center…

Title: Here lies buried the body of Mr Ebenezer Dyer Date: [ca. 1973–1978] Location: North Truro, Massachusetts Creator: Doris Felton…

Title: Army of the Potomac at Cumberland Landing Date: 1861–1865 Location: Cumberland Landing, Virginia Creator: Unknown Source: The…

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Christina Manzo highlights memories of those who work behind the scenes at the BPL to make the statewide digitization project possible.

Christina Manzo, Digital Projects Intern, writes about the overwhelming demand for the digitization of yearbooks.

Christina Manzo, Digital Projects Intern, writes about digitization of marriage intention certificates from the Holmes Public Library.

Christina Manzo, Digital Projects Intern, writes about how she has learned you find the most interesting items in the oddest places.

Christina Manzo, BPL Digital Projects Intern, writes about meeting with the staff at the Gleason Public Library in Carlisle, MA.