Sharon Local History Collection

Access to the physical collection is by appointment only with our Archivist, Arielle Nathanson. Contact Arielle via email at anathanson@sharon.ocln.org We are unable to accommodate walk-ins.

A significant portion of the collection has been digitized and can be found in Digitized Sharon History.

The Library maintains a collection of print materials related to the history of the Town of Sharon, including the following:

• Books and documents relating to the history of Sharon (or Stoughtonham, as it was originally named).
• Images and postcards of Sharon views, sites, buildings, and residents.
• Maps and atlases of the area.
• Personal manuscripts and other materials that record the history, experiences, and ancestry of Sharon individuals and families.
• The Deborah Sampson Collection (the first known woman to impersonate a man in the U.S. Army when she served as a soldier during the American Revolution).
• Sharon Annual Reports, Town Meeting Warrants, and Street Lists.
• Vital Statistics: births, deaths, wills, and epitaphs.
• Sharon High School yearbooks (Marsengolds).
• Records that chronicle the history of Sharon organizations and institutions.
• Materials that record the social and cultural heritage of past and present ethnic, immigrant, and religious groups in the community.