Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of Brattle Book Shop near Downtown Crossing, will give a free and open talk Thursday, May 10 at 6 p.m. at the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library on the value of old and rare books. Ken, who is also a frequent guest appraiser on PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, will talk in part about the Read More…
The Najarian Lecture on Human Rights presents Harry Belafonte at Faneuil Hall. The lecture will be followed by a reception at the Bostonian Hotel. This event is an endowed program of Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway, free and open to the public. Correction: The title of this post was updated to reflect the correct Read More…
Lecture sponsored by the Friends of the North End Branch Library Jordan Marsh: Boston’s First Department Store Presented by Anthony Sammarco. Wednesday, June 1, 6:30 -7:30 PM The North End Branch Library 25 Parmenter St, Boston, MA. Founded in 1851 by Eben Dyer Jordan and Benjamin L. Marsh, Jordan Marsh opened their first store on Read More…
Robert Allison, Suffolk University History Department Professor and Chair, answers the question, “How did the Old North Church become Old North?” Christ Church was built in 1723 when there already was an “Old North,” the venerable Puritan Meeting House over which the Mathers presided. How did the upstart Anglican congregation become the Old North of Boston Read More…