Three scrapbooks plus one self-published book documenting the life of a Westborough family growing up in the latter part of the 20th century. The scrapbooks include family photographs, school photos and memorabilia, newspaper clippings, and narratives about living in Westborough that provide context for understanding how the images and items fit into Westborough’s history.

Official collection name: John K. Elberfeld Family Scrapbooks, 1938-2010

Location: Shelving

Local identifier: LH.067

Creator: John K. Elberfeld

Date: 1938-2010

Extent: 1.25 linear feet (3 scrapbooks + one published book)

Subject: Westborough (Mass.)–Social life and customs; Family histories

Parkman and early Westborough church records (including Church Records, Vol. 1) and records and documents relating to the history of the Evangelical Congregational Church.

Official collection name: Historical Records of the Evangelical Congregational Church, 1717-2004

Location: Shelving

Local identifier: LH.082

Creator: Evangelical Congregational Church

Date:  1717-2004

Extent:  4.5 linear feet (6 boxes plus oversize box)

Subject: First Congregational Church–Westborough (Mass.); Evangelical Congregational Church (Westborough, Mass.)

Online access:

• Ebenezer Parkman Project: http://www.ebenezerparkman.org/ (select documents from the collection relating to Rev. Ebenezer Parkman)

Finding aid:

LH082 – Evangelical Congregational Church – 2021-02-08

The records in this collection document the administrative, financial, and regular activities of the Evangelical Congregational Church, which was formed after the first Congregational Church split into two separate churches in 1834. Genealogists will especially be interested in the financial records (Series 2), which include property assessments of church members, and membership records (Series 5), which provide valuable information about the movement of church members into and out of Westborough. Note: Needs to be reprocessed. See also 2016.01 First Congregational Church Records.

Official collection name: Historical Records of the Evangelical Congregational Church, Westborough, MA, 1784-1914

Location: Shelving and Oversize

Local identifier: OD.009

Creator: Evangelical Congregational Church, Westborough, MA

Date: 1784-1914

Extent: 5.5 linear feet (7 boxes + one oversize box)

Subject: Evangelical Congregational Church (Westborough, Mass.)

Finding aid: OD009 – Evangelical Congregational Church – 2020-11-23