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 -

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.

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.

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