Digitized Resources
Digitization of these resources was made possible through a joint collaboration of the Digital Commonwealth and the Boston Public Library funded through a grant from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). The collaboration is a state-wide effort to digitize collections of photographs, manuscripts, and other unique items reflective of the state’s rich cultural heritage. Explore historical collections from libraries, museums, and archives across Massachusetts in the Digital Commonwealth Collection.
Anniversary Histories
200th Anniversary of the Town of Raynham, Massachusetts 1731-1931,
The Cradle of America’s Iron Industry (In Celebration of Raynham’s Birthday “The 200 Year Old Town,” Weonit Hall Raynham Center, Mass., Saturday, June 13th, 1931 (missing pages 5-12).
Raynham ’76
RAYNHAM ’76 is the Bicentennial Committee’s final contribution to Raynham. It attempts to capsulize the Raynham of 1976 while providing some historic information about Raynham’s heritage.
Cemetery Records
Find a Grave
World’s largest gravesite collection. Over 226 million memorials created by the community since 1995.
Church History
First Congregational Church of Raynham, Vol 1
The First Congregational Church of Raynham was established in 1731. This first book of church records contains some records dating back to 1731, but most records begin in 1738 and run through 1822. This includes baptism, marriage, church membership, and some death records.
Directories
The Mansfield, Norton, Raynham Massachusetts Directory 1918
The Mansfield, Norton, Raynham Massachusetts Directory 1918 containing Alphabetical lists of the Residents, Churches, Schools, Societies, Town Officers, Fraternal Orders, etc. Together with Street and Business Directories, Vol.IX
Fallen Hero Project
The Fallen Hero Project honors those soldiers killed in action in the service of their country. A Fallen Hero sign listing name, rank, conflict, service, and age has been placed on a street sign near the soldier’s original home. Biographical information about each soldier was recorded at the time of the dedication. Click on the name to view the biographical information, street sign, and location.
Raynham’s Fallen Heroes include
History
History of Raynham, Mass. From the First Settlement To the Present Time
History of Raynham, Mass. From the First Settlement To the Present Time, by Rev. Enoch Sanford, A.M. Fourth Pastor of First Congregational Society, Raynham, 1870.
The History of Raynham
The History of Raynham, Research and Compiled By M. Patrice White, 1988
Massachusetts Heritage Landscape Inventory Project
Massachusetts Heritage Landscape Inventory Project. Raynham Reconnaissance Report, 2005.
Photographs
Raynham Remembers
Raynham Remembers, a collection of historical photographs.
