The Cambridge Historical Society has been a repository of history and culture for over 100 years.
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- 1905
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- Harvard Square: An illustrated...
The Harvard Bookstore 1256 Mass Ave...
Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00pm - Holiday Party and Re-opening o...
159 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, December 9 at 5:30pm
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Cambridge Historical Society Mo Lottman, author of Harvard Square: An Illustrated History Since 1950, will be giving a talk and signing books at the Harvard Book Store on December 1 at 7:00 PM. A portion of the sales of the his book at this event will be donated to the Cambridge Historical Society, so this is a great chance to buy a holiday gift and help a good cause at the same time.
Time:7:00PM Tuesday, December 1st
Location:The Harvard Bookstore 1256 Mass Ave Cambridge
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In the past 12 months, the Cambridge Historical Society has repainted the Hooper-Lee-Nichols house and has made the decision to change how the building is used. We are shifting from being a house museum to being a museum of the history of Cambridge. On December 9th we will have our annual holiday party for CHS members ...and following that party, we will open to the public. If you visit CHS after our holiday party, you will find five rooms open to the public, each of which has a different display: being a child in Cambridge, the city’s industrial past, art in Cambridge, the community’s role in the American Revolution and a room that explores the history of the house. Some rooms have interactive features, where you can add your memories to the display or explore a digital map of Revolutionary War sites. Other rooms have special viewing ports where you can look behind the walls or under the plaster.
Thanks to the generous support of the Cambridge Savings Bank, we now have a museum with the infrastructure for flexible displays that can be changed. The museum can now shift and host an exhibit on a different part of Cambridge’s history or we could host a display from other organizations.
We encourage people to visit us in December, become a member, and attend our Holiday party.
Time:5:30PM Wednesday, December 9th
Location:159 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA
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The story of rent control in Cambridge is a complicated and contentious one. From the enactment of the ordinance in 1971 to its repeal in 1994, rent control has been an issue on which everyone in Cambridge had an opinion and made activists out of tenants and landlords alike. This program will examine the primary docume...nts of organizations dealing with aspects of the Rent Control issue now in area archives and how these collections, some supplemented by oral histories from people directly involved, provide primary source material for current and future researchers. Speakers include Denise Jillson, formerly of the Small Property Owners Association; Bill Cavellini, of the Eviction Free Zone; and Joan Krizack, University Archivist and Head of Special Collections at Northeastern University.
Saturday, November 14 - 1 PM to 3 PM at the Free Mason's Lodge in Porter Square 1950 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass.
To reserve a seat, please call (617) 547-4252 or email rsvp@cambridgehistory.org
Time:1:00PM Saturday, November 14th
Location:1950 Mass. Ave Cambridge, MA
Cambridge Historical Society The text from the "If This House Could Talk..." Project is available on the CHS website. This project was a part of the Cambridgeport History Day and was run by Cathy Zusy. Over 70 people wrote short histories of their houses, businesses, and churches. These included everything from what they found in the back yard fro...m doing amateur archeology to a story of hosting Shane MacGowan for a night after he was asked to leave his hotel. There's some great stuff.
www.cambridgehistory.org
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See MoreCambridge Historical Society The Cambridgeport history map is now online. It is still a work n progress and we have a lot more information to add, but it is still interesting to check out. C-Port History
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Cambridge Historical Society This past Saturday’s Cambridgeport History Day was great fun, but a bit wet. Charlie Sullivan, executive director of the Cambridge Historical Commission, had to postpone his walking tour due to the torrential downpour. It has been rescheduled for Sunday October 11 starting at 1:00 at Fort Washington and ending about 2:30 at Dana Park. Hope you can make it.
Time:1:00PM Sunday, October 11th
Location:Fort Washington, Cambridge
Cambridge Historical Society The Cambridge Bicycle Committee and the Cambridge Historical Society led a bicycle tour exploring the history of Cambridge activism. From its creation by a group defined by their religious and political extremism, Cambridge has been the home of people with strongly held convictions. The city played a central role in th...e American Revolution and the abolitionist movement before being named “The People's Republic” for its role in the anti-war, civil rights, tenant's rights, gay rights, sustainable development, and environmental movements. Pedaling the People's Republic will take participants on a tour of past political activity from the Revolution to the grass roots movements of the 20th century.
Cambridge Historical Society Despite the rain, attendees enjoyed this celebration of Cambridgeport and its history.
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A Celebration of Cambridgeport History
Including “If This House Could Talk…”
October 3, 2009, Rain or Shine!
What happened in your neighborhood two, or twenty, or two hundred years ago? Celebrate Cambridgeport with a variety of walking tours, an encampment and ceremony at Fort Washington, and other exciting activities.
“I...f This House Could Talk . . .”invites residents and visitors to explore the intimate history of this rich neighborhood. On October 3 and 4, Cambridgeport neighbors and businesses will display original signs sharing choice tidbits about events—contemporary or historic, personal or public—that happened in their buildings. (These signs will complement the neighborhood’s official historic markers.) Cathie Zusy, the project’s organizer, hopes that “neighbors will stroll around, discovering great stories that took place just around the corner.” Interested explorers may pick up a map of historic sites and a list of sign locations on Saturday, October 3 from 10am-5pm at Dana Park.
The day will also include the noontime rededication of Fort Washington Park, the only survivor of a chain of small forts ordered built by George Washington in 1775 to defend against the British occupiers of Boston. Gardner’s Regiment, a local group of Revolutionary War re-enactors, will be encamped at the fort from 11am to 2pm and will participate in the rededication.
Among the other activities planned for Saturday are:
Charles Sullivan, Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Commission, will lead a walking tour of Cambridgeport, starting at Fort Washington at 1pm and ending at Dana Park at 2:30pm.
From 2:30-5pm, local community groups will provide entertainment and activities for children and adults, including:
•A Mystery History Photo Contest (Cambridge Historical Society)
Test your knowledge of Cambridgeport past and present. Look at photographs of buildings and building details; if you can identify all or most of the images, you’ll win a prize and bragging rights as a Cambridgeport expert. Led by the Cambridge Historical Society
•History Rubbings (Gallery 263)
All ages are welcome to create a colorful artistic record of things from the past by rubbing objects from old Cambridge buildings, tools, and printing presses. Let a little history rub off on you! Led by Annie Newbold and David Craft, Gallery 263
•Memory Lane: Walking Routes Celebrating Cambridge Women’s History
Take a self-guided tour of the neighborhood focusing on the contributions of local women: poets, police officers, librarians, artists, suffragists, and social activists.
Organized by the Cambridge Women’s Commission, brochures at the Cambridge Historical Society booth
•Collage Houses:
Kids will create 2-D paper houses and then add them to a huge paper "map" of a city. Led by Hazel Ryerson
•New Art: “Dana Park Quotes”
See a new public artwork at Dana Park. You might even meet residents who contributed to it!
•A long history on the river - (Riverside Boat Club)
•Cambridge Community Poem
Meet the city’s New Poet Populist, Jean-Dany Joachim, and contribute to the Cambridge Community Poem.
•Sidewalk Histories – Brookline Street Mosaics
Experience new neighborhood public artwork and learn the histories of individuals, businesses and locations along Brookline Street.Led by the Cambridge Arts Council
From 4 to 7pm, the Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association will hold its annual potluck dinner at Dana Park. Neighbors are invited to bring a dish and enjoy music by local musician Ken Field’s Revolutionary Snake Ensemblette.
Find out what happened in your neighborhood
Time:12:00PM Saturday, October 3rd
Location:Washington Park and Dana Park
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Join the Cambridge Bicycle Committee and the Cambridge Historical Society on a bicycle tour exploring the history of Cambridge activism. From its creation by a group defined by their religious and political extremism, Cambridge has been the home of people with strongly held convictions. The city played a central role i...n the American Revolution and the abolitionist movement before being named “The People's Republic” for its role in the anti-war, civil rights, tenant's rights, gay rights, sustainable development, and environmental movements. Pedaling the People's Republic will take participants on a tour of past political activity from the Revolution to the grass roots movements of the 20th century.
We start at the Cambridge Common for a ride a little over 10.5 miles long. We will be making a number stops along the way for brief theme-related talks. The ride will stop at Lechmere Canal Park for free refreshments. After the break we'll lead those interested back an additional 2.4 miles along Cambridge Street to the starting point at the Common.
The ride will be escorted by the Cambridge Police Department's Bike Patrol.
Please arrive at the start by 10:15am for a 10:30am departure.
Learn about Cambridge's political history, from revolutions to tent cities
Time:10:15AM Sunday, October 4th
Location:Begins on the Cambridge Common
Cambridge Historical Society A few sample images from a collection of "The Old Mole" a radical left newspaper printed in Cambridge in the 1960s and 70s that was recently donated to the Cambridge Historical Society.
Cambridge Historical Society A small exhibit from our Discovery Days Scanning Project: http://tinyurl.com/klop2n Keep the photos coming!
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This exhibit was created with the help of contributors to the CHS's first scan drive, at which we opened our doors and invited people to share their histories.
Cambridge Historical Society The first Discovery Day went off with a bang! We scanned about 150 photos and ate a lot of ice cream. Join us next week for the second edition.
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Cambridge citizens played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. All male citizens above the age of fifteen were required to serve in their local militia. One of Cambridge’s most active citizens was Thomas Gardner. In 1774, Colonel Thomas Gardner organized men from Cambridge and other towns, into what became known ...as Gardner’s Regiment. During the Battle of Bunker Hill, General Artemis Ward ordered Gardner’s Regiment to Lechmere Point to counter a potential British landing in Cambridge. The heroic actions of Gardner’s Regiment slowed a British onslaught which allowed militiamen to retreat from Bunker Hill and find safe refuge on Prospect Hill in Somerville (then a part of Charlestown). Colonel Gardner died of wounds received at the battle. General Washington eulogized Thomas Gardner for his sacrifices for the cause.
On August 8, 2009, the Charlestown Militia will muster at Longfellow Park, march down Tory Row (Brattle Street), and assemble on the lawn of the Tory, Judge Joseph Lee.
How often do you get to see 18th century weapons fired?
Time:2:00PM Saturday, August 8th
Location:The Cambridge Historical Society
