Life in New England in the twentieth century and beyond

Find out about early aviation, African American tourist destinations, and how one Vermont town is saving its one-room schoolhouses. Go downtown to Woolworth’s five-and-dime, take a tasty journey through Boston’s Haymarket, or hear stories of changing Haverhill.

Historic New England partners with communities and organizations throughout the region to collect and share these stories. Is there an aspect of life in New England you think should be preserved and shared with future generations? Tell us about it.

More Everyone’s History Projects

The projects above are highlights of Historic New England’s work with communities throughout New England

Historic New England’s Everyone’s History series is the result of work that began in our centennial year of 2010. We launched an initiative called 100 Years, 100 Communities, with the goal of partnering with 100 different communities in all parts of the region to tell diverse stories of life in New England from the twentieth century and beyond. We believe in capturing history as it happens to share with future generations.

In 2012 Historic New England declared success, and 100 Years, 100 Communities became Everyone’s History. These partnerships resulted in award-winning documentary films, exhibitions, books, and public programs. We also offer Remembering Home, a workshop for older adults designed to help capture and record more twentieth-stories. If you would like to partner with Historic New England on an Everyone’s History project, please email us.

Haymarket, the Soul of the City

Back to School: Lessons from Norwich’s One-Room Schoolhouses

Woolworth’s: Remembering Haverhill’s Shopping District

Connecting the Threads: Overalls to Art at the H.W. Carter and Sons Factory — Part I

At the River’s Edge: An Oral History of Berlin, New Hampshire — Part I