Past Perfect Archival Management Project

The archives are now being added to a standards based archival management system. Check back now and then to follow the progress as new data is entered by a team of volunteers, and search for topics of interest.

Chelmsford Historical Society Use Policy

A new Use Policy sets the recommended donations and conditions for tours, information requests and photo masters.

Forefather's Cemetery Tour Photos

Photos from the Apr 27, 2008 Cemetery Tour are posted here on our Webshots album space. Check out the costumes!

Photos were provided by Chelmsford resident Ray Kalpas.

Chelmsford Historical Society Photo Library

The Town Historical Commission has a new web address

Go there to find a comprehensive collection of historical information, news articles and photographs, all available to the public. The site is updated periodically as new homes are added to the State Inventory and National Register of Historic Places.

Pick any historical topic of interest in Chelmsford and you will likely find it there.

Browse and enjoy at:

http://www.chelmsfordgov.com/CHCwebsite/index.htm

Farm Fair Photos

Photos from the Sep 29, 2007 Farm Fair are posted in our Photo Albums on Webshots, and were kindly contributed by Gus Falgren and Ray Kalpas.

A news article about the farm fair can be seen in the Chelmsford Independent. This article includes a short movie on You Tube.

Historical Photographs

Beginning in February 2007, the Chelmsford Library worked with the Chelmsford Historical Society and Chelmsford Telemedia to digitize the historic photographs held in the library's archive.

These photographs are part of the Royal Shawcross photograph collection. This collection includes over 150 photographs taken in the North Chelmsford, Massachusetts area around 1901. The subjects include residences and businesses of the area, including the fire ruins of a major mill.