Tag: History

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Lecture on Human Rights with Kerry Kennedy

Armenian Heritage Foundation’s The K. George and Carolann S. Najarian, M.D. Inaugural Lecture on Human Rights – an endowed public program of the Foundation, sponsor of Armenian Heritage Park on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, Boston.

The Inaugural Lecture is in recognition of the ground breaking of Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway in 2010.

Date & Time:            Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 7pm

Place:                          Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts 

Keynote Speaker:     Kerry Kennedy

Human Rights Activist; Founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, Washington, D.C.;  Author of Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who are Changing Our World

Opening Remarks:   Peter Balakian

Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of the Humanities, Colgate University; Author of The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America’s Response – A History of International Human Rights and Forgotten Heroes

Free and open to the public, the lecture is offered in partnership with The Bostonian Society, academic institutions and human rights organizations.

Arts & Culture Business People

Congratulations to Post-Gazette on 115 Years of Continuous Publication!

“HAPPY ANNIVERSARY” to the Post-Gazette as they celebrate 115 years of continuous publication. “One hundred and fifteen years ago, an Italian immigrant who arrived in Boston when he was only 16 years old saw the realization of his fondest dreams, to establish an Italian language newspaper that would be the genuine voice of the increasing Read More…
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Paul Revere House – Harborfest 2010

Remember, all North End residents receive free admission to the Paul Revere House! During Boston’s Harborfest celebration, be certain to visit the Paul Revere House! Enjoy lively colonial dance music, tour Revere’s historic North End, or chat with the famous patriot while visiting the oldest house in downtown Boston. In summer, the Revere House is Read More…
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Street Corner Society – Video of William Foote Whyte & North End Interviews

The North End Historical Society and the Nazzaro Community Center recently sponsored a discussion with Dr. Oscar Andersson, revisiting the 1943 book “Street Corner Society”, by Willam Foote Whyte. It is now well known that the groundbreaking sociological book is about life in the North End in the late 1930s, although the author kept secret Read More…

Arts & Culture Schools

Journal of the North End Historical Society – Call for Papers

The inaugural issue of the Journal of the North End Historical Society is issuing a call for papers. The Journal is multi-disciplinary and accepts submissions on a wide range of topics including history, geography, sociology, statistics, biography, and architecture, as well as state-of-the-field essays, book reviews, reviews of films, museum exhibitions, and Web sites. All Read More…
Photos & Videos

North End Beach – Photos from 1927

As part of the burgeoning historical photo gallery on NorthEndWaterfront.com, we recently acquired some fascinating 1927 pictures of the old North End Beach/Park where now exists the Mirabella Pool, Puopolo Ball Fields and Langone Park. Besides the stylish bathing suits and masses of North End kids, notice the overhead tracks on Commercial Street in the background. Thanks Read More…

Memorial Day

Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored.  ~Daniel Webster North End VFW Post 144 Holding Memorial Day Service