Thursday, March 22, 2012
12:15-1:15 PM
Boston Neighborhoods: Roxbury
Thomas Plant, President of the Roxbury Highlands HistoricalSociety, will discuss the history of the neighborhood, including the Shirley
Eustis House. $6; free for OSMH members.
Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St., Boston
5:30-7:30 PM
Formidable Families: Writing about Famous Brothers and
Sisters
A panel of writers, including George Howe Colt, Paul Fisher,
and Louise W. Knight, moderated by Megan Marshall, will explore the process of
developing collective biographies, specifically research and writing about
siblings. RSVP Required. Free.
Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St., Boston
Saturday, March 24, 2012
10:00-11:30 AM
Tour: The History and Collections of the Massachusetts
Historical Society
Join an MHS staffer on a tour of the Society’s public rooms,
touching on the organization’s history and collections. Free.
Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St., Boston
1:00-3:00 PM
Hands-on Historic Preservation
In an effort to spark an interest in preservation among
children and families, West End Museum and the Otis House will open their doors
for interactive preservation activities.
Otis House, 141 Cambridge St., Boston, and West End Museum,
150 Staniford St. Suite 7, Boston
Sunday, March 25, 2012
2:00-3:30 PM
Women of Beacon Hill: Women’s History Month Series
Beacon Hill tour will recount stories of women who shaped
Beacon Hill over the centuries of all classes, races, and political stripes. $7
for HNE members, $15 for nonmembers.
Otis House, 141 Cambridge St., Boston
3:00-5:00 PM
The Greatest Events of the Present Era: Collecting
History at the Concord Museum
Concord Museum curator David Wood will provide an illustrated
presentation of the Concord Museum’s collection, including artifacts associated
with the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.
Minute Man Visitor Center, 250 North Great Road, Lincoln, MA
Monday, March 26, 2012
5:30-7:00 PM
The Presidency of LBJ
Mark Updegrove, director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Library
and Museum, will discuss his new book, Indomitable Will: LBJ in thePresidency.
Registration required. Free.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia
Point, Boston
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
7:30-9:00 PM
A History of Henry Beston's Outermost House
Henry Beston Society co-founder and this bloggers dad (yeah, Dad!) Don Wilding will discuss Henry Beston's Cape Cod with visual accompaniment. Free. Sponsored by the Foxborough Historical Society.
Foxboro Senior Center, 75 Central St., Foxboro, MA
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
5:30-7:00 PM
Author Talk: Christopher Klein
Christopher Klein, author of Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands, will present a talk on the
little-known history of Boston’s 34 Harbor Islands, including their roles in
the Revolutionary and Civil wars, and the “real Shutter Island.” This program
presented by the Boston Preservation Alliance. $10; free for members of the BPA
or OSMH. Reservations available.
Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St., Boston
6:00-7:30 PM
A French Affair: Restoring the 1652 Manoir de
Berthouville
Designer Charles Spada will speak about his restoration
efforts to his seventeenth-century country manor in Normandy, France, which was
recently featured in Veranda Magazine.
$25; free for Codman Design Group members. Registration required.
Hampshire House, 84 Beacon St., Boston
HistoricNewEngland.org
7:00-8:30 PM
The Old Corner: How a Modest Bookstore Defined a Boston
Literary Epoch
Author Matthew Pearl will speak on Boston’s Old Corner
Bookstore, a staple of the city’s 19th century literary community,
once owned by American publishers Tickner & Fields and frequented by
literary giants such as Emerson, Thoreau, and Dickens.
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, Copley Square,
Boston
Thursday, March 29, 2012
12:15-1:15 PM
Boston Neighborhoods: Charlestown
Historian Carl Zellner of the Charlestown Historical Society
will conduct a talk on Charlestown’s history, covering settlement, the
Revolution and the burning of the original town in 1775, its annexation by
Boston in 1874, and into the modern day. $6; free for OSMH members.
Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St., Boston
6:00-7:30 PM
Author Series: Harlow Giles Unger on The Boston Tea Party
Historian Harlow Giles Unger, author of the action-packed AmericanTempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution will discuss the subject of his book, revealing
little-known truths behind the legendary event and the consequences of it.
Free.
Boston Public Library, Abbey Room, Copley Square, Boston
BPL.org
Saturday, March 31, 2012
10:00-11:30 AM
Tour: The History and Collections of the Massachusetts
Historical Society
Join an MHS staffer on a tour of the Society’s public rooms,
touching on the organization’s history and collections. Free.
Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St., Boston
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