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Internet links to local, regional, statewide, and national history resources, and also a listing of selected publications relating to Medford’s heritage Medford's Major Historical Organizations M-BELT / Medford-Brooks Estate Land Trust - 50 acres of historic open space, two historic buildings, owned by the City of Medford. Grounds open dawn to dusk. Medford Historical Society - Founded in 1896 to collect and preserve Medford history. Open Sundays 2-4pm or by appointment. Royall House Association - National Historic Landmark. The Royall House and Slave Quarters are open for tours June to October. Programs year round. Other Local Links City of Medford Chevalier Theatre Friends of Chevalier Auditorium and Gene Mack Gymnasium Genealogy in Medford Medford Chamber of Commerce - Visitor's Information Medford Police Department - History and Photos Medford Public Library Medford Public Schools / Social Studies Department / Local History Pages - This resource is temporarily offline during the redesign of the school system's website. Medford Transcript Online Regional Links Boston Museum Project's Links to Area Museums, Historic Sites, and Cultural Activities Friends of the Middlesex Fells Middlesex Canal Association Middlesex Fells Reservation (official state site) Mystic River Watershed Association / History of the Mystic Friends of the Mystic River Tufts University's Interactive Historical Timeline Perseus Digital Library / Tufts University American Antiquarian Society Historic New England (formerly the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities) The National Archives & Records Administration – Northeast Region New England Historical Genealogical Society - Database accessible at Medford Public Library Massachusetts Links Commonwealth Museum: The Museum of Massachusetts History Massachusetts Archives Massachusetts Historical Commission Massachusetts Historical Society Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism / Historical Destinations Preservation Massachusetts National Links Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record (14 Medford listings, 765 Middlesex County listings, 5000 Massachusetts listings) National Historic Landmarks Program / National Park Service (2 Medford listings, 180 Massachusetts listings) National Register of Historic Places / National Park Service (30 Medford listings, 1317 Middlesex County listings) National Register of Historic Places (expanded version) National Park Service Preservation Briefs (information and guidance on the care of historic buildings) National Trust for Historic Preservation Homeowner References The following publications are available for reference and/or borrowing at the Medford Public Library, 111 High Street, 781-395-7950. Those with ^ can be purchased through the Medford Historical Society. Tracing the History of Your Medford House is a publication of the Medford Public Library, available here and in brochure form at the Library History of the town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1630 to 1855 / by Charles Brooks; revised, enlarged and brought down to 1885 by James M. Usher; Medford, Massachusetts: Pothier Brothers-Printers, 1975 - Online 1855 edition Medford / Anthony Mitchell Sammarco; Charleston, South Carolina; Arcadia Publishing Images of America Series, 1999 Medford / Patricia Saunders; Charleston, South Carolina; Arcadia Publishing Then and Now Series, 2005 The Medford historical register / Medford Historical Society; Medford, Mass.; The Society, 1898-1940 Index to online register, 1898-1927 Medford in the Victorian era / Barbara Kerr; Charleston, South Carolina; Arcadia Publishing Images of America Series, 2004 ^ Medford on the Mystic / Carl Seaburg and Alan Seaburg; with illustrations from the collection of Harold B. George and an introduction by Dr. Joseph Valeriani; Medford Historical Society, 1980 ^ Medford historical inventory / John Herzan and Brian R. Pfeiffer, architectural historians; Medford, Massachusetts, Office of Community Development, 1974 and 1976 National Register of Historic Places inventory / forms prepared by: Christine Boulding, Assistant Survey Director and Brian Pfeiffer, Medford Historical Commission; Medford, Massachusetts, Office of Community Development, 1976 Round about old Medford: historical guide-book / compiled by Ruth Dame Coolidge: aided by Helen T. Wild, et al.; Medford Historical Society, 1934 Your house in the streetcar suburb: the history and care of houses in Medford, Massachusetts / prepared by Cynthia Howard A.I.A. for the city of Medford, Massachusetts, Office of Community Development; Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979 ^ If you have suggestions of additional resources for this section, please send as much detail as possible to medfordhistoricalcommission@comcast.net. Thank you!