In anticipation of the quadricentennial of the City of Boston in 2030, the CHRI is collaborating with the Congregational Library and Archives (CLA) to host a series of discussions with the city’s religious archives and repositories. An initial roundtable occurred at the CLA in spring 2026, and the CHRI will host the second in fall 2026 at the Theology and Ministry Library of Boston College Libraries.
Fall 2026 Meeting
The fall 2026 meeting will consider cross-organizational projects for the 400th anniversary as well as determine how religious archives and repositories how those efforts might align with those by other planning efforts underway, whether by the city’s government, various commissions, and more.
Spring 2026 Meeting
Institutions represented at the first roundtable held at the Congregational Library and Archives include:
Archdiocese of Boston, Archives and Library
Boston Athenaeum
Boston College Libraries
Boston Public Library
Boston University, Theology Library
City of Boston Archives
Congregational Library and Archives
Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street
Emmanuel Church, Boston
First Church in Boston
Harvard Divinity School Library
Old North Illuminated
Massachusetts Historical Society
Revolutionary Spaces
Temple Israel of Boston
Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center