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The Waltham, MA Histories book collection is a group of 18 books and directories that detail the history of Waltham - primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The books and directories represent a fascinating glimpse of Waltham during this era - showcasing historical buildings, fascinating period ads, directories of residents and much more.

All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

1. Vital records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (1904) - 310 pages
2. The City of Waltham, Massachusetts : its advantages to manufacturers and as a place of residence : other municipal attractions, with sketches of the present industries (1887) - Barry, Ephraim L - 104 pages
3. Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston : to which is appended the early history of the town. (1860) - Bond, Henry; Jones, Horatio Gates - 1156 pages
4. Directory of the inhabitants, institutions, manufacturing establishments, business, societies, etc., etc., in the towns of Waltham and Watertown (1871) - W. A. Greenough - 265 pages
5. Directory of the inhabitants, institutions, manufacturing establishments, business, societies, etc., etc., in the towns of Waltham and Watertown (1880) - W. A. Greenough - 287 pages
6. Directory of the inhabitants, institutions, manufacturing establishments, business, societies, etc., etc., in the towns of Waltham and Watertown (1890) - W. A. Greenough - 402 pages
7. Directory of the inhabitants, institutions, manufacturing establishments, business, societies, etc., etc., in the towns of Waltham and Watertown (1901) - W. A. Greenough - 607 pages
8. Directory of the inhabitants, institutions, manufacturing establishments, business, societies, etc., etc., in the towns of Waltham and Watertown (1912) - W. A. Greenough - 582 pages
9. Directory of the inhabitants, institutions, manufacturing establishments, business, societies, etc., etc., in the towns of Waltham and Watertown (1921) - W. A. Greenough - 694 pages
10. The tornado of 1851, in Medford, West Cambridge and Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass (1852) - Brooks, Charles - 84 pages
11. Annual Report of the Trustees of the Massachusetts School for Feeble-minded Youth at Waltham (1905) - 366 pages
12. Annual Report of the Trustees of the Walter E. Fernald School at Waltham (1926) - 128 pages
13. Proceedings at the celebration of the sesqui-centennial of the town of Waltham, held in Music Hall, on Monday, January 16th, 1888 (1893) - 118 pages
14. Waltham suburban directory containing gerenal directories of the residents, business directories, town officers, etc. of Weston, Wayland, Cochituate and Lincoln, Mass. and a select business directory of Waltham, with a street map of Weston and a township map of Middlesex County (1911) - 140 pages
15. The Waltham suburban directory for Weston, Wayland, Cochituate and Lincoln : containing an alphabetical list of the inhabitants and business firms, streets, town offices, societies, churches and other miscellaneous matter, also buyers' guides and a street map of West, Middlesex County (1926) - 190 pages
16. Waltham (1909) - 32 pages
17. Souvenir of Waltham (1903) - 46 pages
18. History of the American Waltham Watch Company of Waltham, Mass. (1905) - Henry G. Abbott - 119 pages

Here is a map of Waltham, MA as it looked in 1877:

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