Milton residents can become a part of Massachusetts¹ history by contributing family photos to the Mass. Memories Road Show, a statewide digital archive based at UMass Boston.

On May 12, 2012, current and former residents of Milton are invited to bring to the Road Show up to three photos that represent themselves, their families and/or their community, whether very recently or generations ago. Any photos are welcome: family reunions, special occasions,  snapshots, candids, weddings, military service, etc. Old or new‹unframed originals preferred. The photos will be scanned onsite, and the originals immediately returned to their owners. There will also be a video area where individuals can tell a brief story about their photos on camera. Professionals will be on hand from the New England Archivists to advise contributors on how to
care for and protect their precious family artifacts. All photos will become part of the Mass. Memories Road Show digital archive, online at: http://www.MassMemories.net .

The Mass Memories Road Show comes to Milton on Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton 02186.

The Mass. Memories Road Show (MMRS) at UMass Boston is an event-based public history project that digitizes family photos and memories shared by the people of Massachusetts. The images and video are indexed and incorporated into a searchable online collection at http://www.MassMemories.net

Since its launch, the project has gathered more than 3,000 photographs and stories from across the state. The Mass. Memories Road Show is co-sponsored by the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston and Mass Humanities. Over the next few years the Road Show will visit all of the 351 communities in the Commonwealth, documenting family and local history in Massachusetts.