Richard Cooke
The Early Settlers of the West End (1630 – 1645): Richard Cooke, Tailor
Thomas Clarke
Thomas Clarke The Early Settlers of the West End (1630 – 1645): Thomas Clarke, Speaker of the House of Massachusetts Bay Colony Thomas Clarke owned vast amounts of land and businesses across Boston. He was very much involved in the local government throughout his life and commanded the Suffolk Regiment in 1651. Later, he would go…
Thomas Buttolph
The Early Settlers of the West End (1630 – 1645): Thomas Buttolph, Leather-Dresser
An Appeal for Children’s Recreation and Community-Led Development in the 1930s West End
Ten-thousand West Enders received a creative New Year’s greeting card demanding improvements in children’s recreational opportunities, from William F. Brophy, a lawyer who worked in the West End, and James Lee, Jr., the son of the “Father of the Playground Movement” in America.
John Bigg
The Early Settlers of the West End (1630 – 1645): John Bigg, Artillery Officer
Alexander Beck
The Early Settlers of the West End (1630 – 1645): Alexander Beck, Laborer
Historic New Year’s Celebrations in the West End
Historic New Year’s Celebrations in the West End The West End was home to many New Year’s celebrations at sites of community for the neighborhood’s Black residents, Polish Catholic residents, and Jewish residents. Like all neighborhoods of Boston, and the entire country, the West End has been home to many distinct celebrations of the new…