Author Archives: Rebecca Beatrice Brooks

About Rebecca Beatrice Brooks

Rebecca Beatrice Brooks is the author and publisher of the History of Massachusetts Blog. Rebecca is a journalist and history writer who got her start in journalism working for small-town newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire after she graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.A. in journalism. She is a member of Historic Salem Inc, the Danvers Historical Society, and the Salisbury Historical Society and she volunteers for the National Archives and the Massachusetts Historical Society transcribing historical documents. Visit this site's About page to find out more about Rebecca.

Quabbin Lake in Greenwich, Mass. Photo published in the Boston Transcript on May 5, 1926.

History of Greenwich, Massachusetts

Greenwich, Massachusetts, was a town in the Swift River Valley that was lost when the town was submerged due to the Quabbin Reservoir project. On January 14, 1746, the General… Read more »

The school and town hall, Dana, Mass., June 11, 1930

History of Dana, Massachusetts

Dana, Massachusetts, was a town in the Swift River Valley that was lost when the town was submerged due to the Quabbin Reservoir project. Dana was originally settled in 1763… Read more »

Official town seal of Enfield, Massachusetts

History of Enfield, Massachusetts

Enfield, Massachusetts, was a town in the Swift River Valley that was lost when the town was submerged due to the Quabbin Reservoir project. Enfield was settled by Robert Fields,… Read more »

Quabbin Reservoir. Photo by M.H. Bowers, 1985, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

History of the Quabbin Reservoir

The Quabbin Reservoir is a reservoir in Central Massachusetts and is the largest inland body of water in Massachusetts. Completed in 1939, the reservoir holds about 412 billion gallons and… Read more »

Williams Court, also known as Pi Alley, in Boston, Mass in 1920

Pi Alley in Boston, Massachusetts

Pi Alley (sometimes misspelled Pie Alley) is a historic alley in Boston, Massachusetts. Located off of Washington Street, the origin of the name is unknown, and it also went by… Read more »