Sharon Historical Society & Museum

The Sharon Historical Society and Museum (SHSM) will implement a two-year collections management project to improve stewardship of and access to the Frances Morehouse Kelsey Archives. The Kelsey Archives contains a variety of historically significant visual and textual materials which illustrate two aspects of history in the town of Sharon: the active life and career of the twentieth century photographer, Frances Morehouse Kelsey (1914-1999), and the major events, individuals, locations, and milestones in the town of Sharon’s history during the mid to late twentieth century. This project will involve hiring a new archivist to process, inventory, rehouse, and produce a digital finding aid for the Kelsey Archives which will be integrated into a digital archival search aggregator tool accessible to members of the public, academic researchers, and students.