A few random articles to get you started:
Town Farm Superintendent
The Town Farm was managed by this position.
Rhoda Kemp House
Rhoda Kemp was born in 1767 and never married. In 1829, Elijah B. Hill sold her this plot of land, where she is described as a "singlewoman". No buildings...
Talbot Textile Mills Worker Housing at 68-78 Wilson St
A row house of Talbot Mill housing, with six units. This northern one is older than the southern one.
Singing School Teacher
Singing schools were a New England tradition in which instructors taught vocal music and sight-reading, often connected to church worship. Billerica...
John D. Foster House
This house occupies a site owned by Samuel Foster from about 1800 until his death in 1857. He was a shoemaker, with his shop adjacent.After Samuel's death,...
William D. Mason House
Part of the Patten Farm divided in 1755, William Mason, a machinist, bought the lot in 1842 and built his house at the same time. "The New Road" (now Boston...