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Hours
- Tuesday—Friday 1:00-5:00 PM
- 2nd & 4th Saturday 12:00-4:00 PM
and by appointment, call 781-878-8480
Open to the public at no charge.
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Location
The Dyer Memorial Library is located at,
28 Centre Avenue in Abington Center.
Please CLICK HERE for a
map and detailed location
information.
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Events & Exhibits
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On exhibit in the
Samuel B. Dyer room:
- "…Every Purpose Under Heaven…" (1809- 1865)
The lives of three churches in Abington, Rockland, and Whitman, MA
March – June 2010
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HSOA Events Calendar – 2010
Sunday,
March 7, 2010 2:30 pm
Dyer Memorial Library Abington, MA
A History of
the Whitman Baptist Church, Jean Porter |
Sunday,
April 11, 2010 2:30 pm
Dyer Memorial Library Abington, MA
Colonial Quack
Medicine, Dave Downs |
2009 Past Events
Saturday, November
7, 2009
1pm – 3pm
Unlimited enrollment ~ No course fee
Dyer Memorial Library, Abington, MA
Please pre-register by
Friday, 6 November
(781) 878-8480 |
Genealogy: Beyond the Basics
Presented by
Diane Bryant, Trustee
- Dyer Memorial Library
Lorraine Roberts, Past President
- South Shore
Genealogical Society
1 - 2pm Topics in Genealogy
This session will focus on resources of interest to the intermediate
and advanced genealogist.
- US Census
- City Directories
- Naturalization Records
- Passenger Lists
2 - 3pm Guided Research
Opportunity |
Wednesday,
October 7, 2009 6:00 pm
HSOA Annual Banquet
Abington Ale House Rte 18 Abington, MA
Lincoln's
Assassination, Christopher Daley |
Sunday,
November 1, 2009 2:30 pm
Dyer Memorial Library Abington, MA
Commonwealth
Shoe and Emerson Shoe: The National Park Service's National Register
of Historic Places Process, Fred and Barbara Kylie |
Sunday,
December 6, 2009 2:30 pm
Dyer Memorial Library Abington, MA
Holiday Handbells: Lessons and Carols, Dan Howland
and Doug Ulwick |
Sunday,
February 7, 2010 2:30 pm
Dyer Memorial Library Abington, MA
Brockton, Edison
& The Street Railway, Gerald Beals, Brockton Historical
Society |
Dyer Memorial Library Staff
| Joice Himawan, |
Director |
| Pamela Whiting |
Reference Librarian |
| Malcolm Whiting |
Facilities Manager |
| Barbara Aikens |
Special Projects |
| Merlyn Liberty |
Technical Services Librarian |
Dyer Memorial Library Trustees
| Mary
E. Rourke |
Chairperson - Board of Trustees |
| Diane N. Bryant |
Trustee |
| John R. Buckley |
Trustee |
| Kathleen W. Callahan |
Trustee for Rockland Trust Co. |
| Patricia McKenna |
Trustee |
Mission Statement
The Dyer Memorial Library was founded in 1930 according to the will of
Marietta Dyer for the purpose of establishing free public access to an
historical and biographical library in the Town of Abington, Massachusetts.
The library collection focuses on local histories with a concentration
on materials by and about people connected to the area known as Old Abington
(Abington, Rockland and Whitman).
Library holdings include books, manuscripts, maps, microforms, photographs,
artifacts, etc.
The Dyer Library serves as host to the Historical Society of Old Abington,
Inc., whose collections are housed throughout the building.
In order to accomplish its goals, the library performs the following
functions:
1. Collect, Select, Deaccess
2. Catalog
3. Preserve
4. Retrieve, Interpret, Educate
(Adopted 4/18/95)
Updated: 08-March-2010 |
