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Databases

Databases | Online Resources

The Boston Heat Wave of 1911

ByKaren August 26, 2015April 15, 2025

The hot, muggy weather last week prompted a patron to call the library with questions about the Boston Heat Wave of July 1911. I was able to answer her questions (some of which were quite detailed) using our historic Boston Globe database, which provides every single page of the Globe from 1872 to 1981. Using…

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