- Lexington Before the Revolution: The Town in Colonial Times
- A set of 56 documents, 1713-1775, related to property boundaries and roads; bonds for support of dependent persons; indentures; tax records; the incorporation of Lexington; and more.... View Exhibit Page
- Civil War and Militia: Lexington’s Military Contributions
- A set of 178 documents, 1799-1919, concerning military matters in Lexington, including lists of Lexington men liable for conscription up to World War I; records concerning Lexington men in the state militia; certificates of enlistment; records concer... View Exhibit Page
- Schools: Educating Lexington’s Children
- A set of 34 documents, 1805-1931, concerning the Lexington public schools, including lease and rental of land; invoices from teachers; invoices for repairs and supplies; and reports on school needs.... View Exhibit Page
- Cemeteries: The Old Burial Ground, Westview, Monroe, and Robbins Cemetery
- A set of 36 documents, 1692-1978, including land transactions; lists of burials; cemetery maps; and other documents related to Lexington's burial places—the Old Burying Ground, the Minuteman Monument on the Common, and the Munroe, Robbins, and Westv... View Exhibit Page
- Health and Welfare: Helping Those in Need
- A set of 90 documents, 1751-1989, including records for the town poor farm; indentures (contracts for job training in exchange for work) for young people in the town's care; payments to people who agree to board indigent persons in their homes; recor... View Exhibit Page
- Roads, Ways, Railways and Highways: Early Transportation in Lexington
- A set of 44 documents, 1737-1963, concerning the construction and maintenance of roads; highway taxes; and the coming of the railroad.... View Exhibit Page
- Land History: Ownership and Boundaries
- A set of 81 documents, 1722-1928, including deeds, perambulations, and other records concerning land ownership and land boundaries in Lexington. (Note: In the days when town boundaries were delineated by trees, boulders, ditches, and other impermanen... View Exhibit Page
Historic Documents from the Office of the Lexington Town Clerk