New Exhibit Celebrates the Glory Days of Boston’s Burlesque Era On Tuesday, April 10, the West End Museum will present Vintage Costumes of Burlesque in partnership with The Great Burlesque Exposition. The exhibit, which runs through May 12 in the Museum’s Members Gallery, commemorates Boston’s burlesque era and “The Old Howard” through displays of vintage Read More…
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North End Stories: John Tosi Talks About His Childhood and the Loss of Industry in the North End and South Boston
John Tosi was born and raised in the Italian section of Roxbury, MA, but spent his adult years living in the North End. In this video he talks about his childhood and the loss of industry in the North End and South Boston. View more at NorthEndStories.com, a digital narrative project.
Patriots Day and Spring School Vacation Programs at the Paul Revere House
The latest news and programs from the Paul Revere House: Every year, the anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride provides a great excuse for visiting Boston in April. We hope you will visit the Revere House early and often in 2012. Unless otherwise noted, events are free with museum admission: adults $3.50, seniors and college students Read More…
North End Historical Society Event on March 29
“ALL should be united in opposition to this violation of the Liberties of ALL” – Samuel Adams, 1774 The North End Historical Society, in cooperation with the Arlington Historical Society, presents a talk by Dr. Lori Rogers-Stokes on how Boston united with the surrounding towns in order to fight British tyranny in 1774. “The story Read More…
Vocalist Maureen Benson / Jazz at the Museum
Vocal sensation Maureen Benson is a mainstay on the busy North Shore jazz scene. A natural on stage, Maureen brings exuberance and joy to every performance, making her a favorite among audiences and fellow musicians alike. Maureen lists Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, and Carmen McRae as her major musical influences. Her repertoire features Gershwin, Cole Read More…
North End Stories: Nicholas DiCarlo Talks About Living on Commercial St. in the 1920s
North End Stories produces another insightful interview as part of its historical digital narrative project on growing up in the North End. In this video, 94-year-old Nicholas DiCarlo describes the flat on Commercial Street he was born in and touches on why family is so important for Italian-Americans. View more videos and photos at NorthEndStories.com.
Historical Preservation Speaker Series Features Award-Winning Authors
“The Preservation Movement Then and Now” (February 21 – May 12) Historical Preservation Speaker Series Features Award-Winning Authors The West End Museum presents a series of lectures and discussions in connection with The Preservation Movement Then and Now, an exhibit running at the Museum through May 12 in partnership with Historic New England. The five Read More…
Eliot Elementary School Students Act Out American Revolution History with Freedom Trail Scholars
Photo: Eliot Elementary third and fifth grade students raise their hands eagerly to participate in the Freedom Trail® Scholars Program Boston’s Eliot Elementary School third and fifth grade students eagerly raise their hands to participate in the Freedom Trail® Scholars Program. During the one-hour program, students participate by playing Boston colonists, British soldiers and other Read More…
North End Stories Features 1950s “Italian News” Reporter, Bob Skole
Bob Skole is featured in this video by North End Stories, a digital narrative project. Skole talks about the Italian News, an Italian-American newspaper published weekly throughout the 1950s in Boston. He discusses the various campaigns undertaken by the newspaper to lobby on behalf of the North End neighborhood and to dispel stereotypes of Italian-Americans. Read More…
North End Stories Features Corrine Testa and the North End 1940s
North End Stories has released its latest video as part of a developing “digital narrative” project. In this video Corrine Testa, a lifelong North End resident, recalls what it was like growing up in the North End and shares what she and her friends did after school and on the weekends in the 1940s. See Read More…
North End Celebrates George Washington Every Day with the Bostonian Christian Gullager’s Carara Bust
The first Made-in-America sculpture is housed in the Old North Church. Boston not Philadelphia, nor New York, nor Washington D.C. can say it has the first American-made Carrara bust of George Washington, Father of our Country. Had the American Revolution not intervened, more London-made memorials might have come to Boston to join the Scheemakers, Cheere, Read More…
Tracking Boston’s Cast-Iron Buildings from the North End through Downtown
Boston.com Town Correspondent, Jeremy C. Fox, publishes a photo article of Downtown Boston’s cast iron buildings, starting with the oldest cast-iron building in New England, the McLauthinlin Building at 120 Fulton St. In the 2008 revised edition of the “AIA Guide to Boston,” Susan and Michael Southworth write that cast-iron architecture didn’t catch on in Read More…