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Thank you for visiting Shawsheen: A Village Transformed

We hope that you enjoyed this online exhibit which was based on an exhibit installed at the Andover Center for History and Culture in 2020 for the celebration of the centenary of Shawsheen Village.​​​​​

The exhibits would not have been possible without the support of the following people and organisations;

Our thanks go to the William M. Wood Foundation for helping celebrate Shawsheen Village 100 by supporting the cataloging of our William M. Wood and Shawsheen archives, exhibit installation, and programs.

Thanks to Lawrence History Center for research assistance and to the following for exhibit installation and research: Jim Batchelder, Andy McBrien, Jim Redmond, Amanda Singer.

Want to learn more?
More information on William M Wood, Frye Village and Shawsheen Village can be found in the "Andover Stories" .
Please visit our online catalog which contains many other photographs of both Shawsheen and Frye villages.
Detailed information on many of the buildings and homes in Shawsheen Village can be found on the Andover Historic Preservation web site.
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