The South Boston Mass. Memories Road Show will occur Saturday, May 10^th from 10-3PM at the South Boston Branch Library. This program is cosponsored by the following community groups: the Boston Desegregation and Busing Initiative Committee, Castle Island Association, Friends of the South Boston Branch Library, 4th Presbyterian, L Street Brownies, South Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library, South Boston Collaborative Center, South Boston En Acción, South Boston Historical Society, South Boston Irish American Society, South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation, South Boston Neighborhood House, & the South Boston Vietnam Memorial Committee.

The Mass. Memories Road Show is a free event that digitizes family photos and memories shared by the people of Massachusetts and includes them in the online archives at UMass Boston. Everyone who lives, studies, or works in South Boston is invited to share their family stories through up to three personal or family photos. The photos will be copied and returned to their owners at the event. Contributors can also share the story behind the photos on video, receive their own keepsake photo of the event, and receive advice from professional archivists and historians on dating and caring for their family photos.

Since 2004, the project has digitized over 13,000 images and stories from across the state, creating an educational resource for future generations. Photos from family reunions, special events, candid shots or formal, recent or old are all welcome. You can also bring digital photos, which we will copy or have you email to us from your phone.

The event will be staffed by both UMass Boston professional archivists and by volunteers passionate about local history. Images that we collect throughout the day will be projected onto a screen during the event, so you’ll be able to view the photos in real time as they are copied. All ages are welcome and participants do not need to register in advance.

The Mass. Memories Road Show is produced by the University Archives and Special Collections Department in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston and is co-sponsored by the Patricia C. Flaherty ’81 Endowed Fund.

For more information about this event, visit https://bit.ly/43K2QR5 or email [email protected].