Welcome to:
HistoricRockland.org
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A network for sharing the rich history of Rockland, Massachusetts
We are committed to the preservation and promotion
of our collective historical significance.
This website provides expanding galleries and resources for anyone
seeking connections to our community.
- The Rockland Historic Commission -
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HISTORY is the heart of any town,
Rockland has PLENTY of heart.
We are ALL part of the present.
When we LOOK into history,
We dont just exist here, We LIVE here.
Find Rockland's historic HEART,
hints, clues & guides are EVERYWHERE.
Street signs, buildings, parks, woodlands
are MONUMENTS to the past
and paths into our future.
Along your way and in your home are varied and complex STORIES that CONNECT you with Rockland history.
History becomes COMMUNITY, you BELONG, woven in with the lives
of people, present and passed.
Ever WONDER who lived in your house?
Find out here and connect to the
people, events and places
that are your community.
This is the starting point to LEARN,
share and RISE together
in our collective history.
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Contact Us to Become a Friend of
the Rockland Historical Commission
Did you know Massachusetts offers comprehensive and accessible records of Births, Deaths and every life event in between?
All digitized and available to view 24/7 ONLINE.
EXPLORE thousands of archives, stacks of FACTS and trails of RECORDS through our links.
Select collections and links to State, Civic, Municipal and Social Records; snapshots of everyday life from c. 1629 to present.​
We update LINKS with connections to other Historical Groups, Library based Historians and any sites that ILLUMINATE Rockland's history.