Student Research
Social History of Postcards
This research project by students in the Primary Research Through the History of Beverly course of 2002-03 examines various aspects of postcard use in the first half of the 20th century.
African-Americans in Antebellum Boston
Research papers by students using the database and digitized library they created on this project's website.

Public School History
Students in the Primary Research Through the History of Beverly class of 2002-03 used the Beverly Educational Archives and the Monroe C. Gutman Library's Special Collections to study various aspects of public school history.
Neighborhoods of Beverly
Students in the Primary Research Through the History of Beverly class of 2001-02 researched the various neighborhoods of Beverly using collections of documents at the Beverly Historical Society, Beverly Public Library, and Beverly Educational Archives.
Landscape History
Through individual research on Beverly's first settlers, industries, development, economic change, original woodlands, stonewalls, and the original flora and fauna of the area, the Primary History Through the History of Beverly class of 2003-04 comprised a detailed history of Beverly's landscape and its connection to broader history.
Nathan Dane Archival Collaborative Research Projects
Students from the Primary Research through the History of Beverly class of 2001-02 used documents from both the Massachusetts Historical Society and Beverly Historical Society to research various aspects of Dane's illustrious career.

The Garden City Review is a scholarly local history journal highlighting the original research of historians of high school age. The focus is Beverly, Massachusetts (nicknamed the "Garden City"). This primary research investigates the relationship of their local community and group with the larger national and global historical context.

Annotated List of Past Research Paper Topics
Annotated by Matthew Lauranzano, this list includes research from 1991-2000.

 
 

 

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