Digital Projects
Many of the digital resources available here were made possible with the generous help of donors and partner institutions. For years, the Congregational Library & Archives has partnered with numerous organizations to collect, create, and make accessible thousands of digital resources, and we continue to deepen these relationships while fostering new ones in hopes of making even more documents available.
Congregational church records offer a rich and remarkable view of life in colonial and early-American New England. Well before the writing of the Constitution, each member in the early Puritan churches had an equal vote, with the power to govern themselves and to choose their own ministers. The records of these congregations document births, deaths, and marriages, but also open a window onto the lives of ordinary people deliberating on matters both sacred and secular.
Browse New England's Hidden Histories
The New England's Hidden Histories Program has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.