On my recent visit back to the North End I just had to go to I AM Books in North Square and buy a copy of Jane Healey’s book, “The Saturday Evening Girls Club.” Based on actual facts it is a fictionalized account of four young immigrant women living in the North End in the Read More…
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Weekend Guide: Center Plaza Sold, Saturday Evening Girls, Local Events Rundown!
Things to know for Thursday Events for Friday, April 21 12:30pm Pasquetta Holiday at ABCD North End / West End NSC, 1 Michelangelo Street. Pasquetta is Easter Monday, which is an important holiday in Italy! We are celebrating on a Friday instead due to the Patriot’s Day holiday. 1:00pm Paul Revere House: A Visit with Paul Revere. David Connor Read More…
North Bennet Street School Talk on the Saturday Evening Girls and Paul Revere Pottery
Paul Revere pottery was created in the early 20th century by a Boston social group called the Saturday Evening Girls. The group met weekly at the North Bennet Street School, where their activities grew from job training for newly arrived immigrants to a thriving business. The pottery has since become one of the most important Read More…
A Look Back: “Saturday Evening Girls” Launch Boston Pottery Business
In the early 20th century, Boston was home to one of the only schools in the country that taught the craft of pottery making. What started as a social service undertaking in the North End by a group called the Saturday Evening Girls, lead to a successful Pottery business in Boston. The Saturday Evening Girls met at Read More…