West End Museum Perseveres Despite Mandated Closure; Readies for ReopeningBeacon Hill Times This period of closure under COVID-19 restrictions has been challenging for The West End Museum, as it has for many nonprofit institutions, particularly smaller ones that depend on visitor donations. Even so, the future looks bright for “Boston’s Neighborhood Museum.” It has a number…
New Exhibit Explores Eva Whiting White, the EPH, and Life in a West End Settlement House in Partnership with Simmons University This week the West End Museum is excited to announce a new exhibit designed by students at Simmons University in partnership with the Boston City Archives. The exhibit, Learned from Our Neighbors: Stories from The…
Black Lives Matter – An Important Message from Museum Director Sebastian BelfantiBy Sebastian Belfanti After months of social distance and loss, the past month has been particularly difficult. We have been forced to reflect on the painful history of racism and segregation that led to George Floyd’s death, among many others. We at the Museum…
West End Museum Honors Two Former Neighborhood Residents for Jewish American Heritage MonthBeacon Hill Times In acknowledgment of May as Jewish American Heritage Month, the West End Museum honored two exceptional former residents of the neigborhood. Born on May 30, 1920, in Boston, Manuel “Manny” Brown, now 100 years old, was a World War II…
Jewish Heritage Month Honorees The West End Museum is honoring two exceptional West Enders this month: Manny Brown and Annie Londonderry. Manny, who celebrates his 100th birthday quite soon, is a neighborhood treasure, who didn’t just live through urban renewal, but also landed on the Utah beachhead in Normandy 76 years ago on D-Day. He…
Hyman Siegal, 90, taught young Leonard Nimoy to develop filmJewish Telegraphic Agency BOSTON (JTA) – As a teenager growing up in the West End of Boston in the early 1940s, Hyman Siegal was a regular at the West End House, a philanthropic club that offered programming for the sons of immigrants and a place to…
Keating Wheel Company – Our StoryBy Nick Keating, www.keatingwheelcompany.com I was incredibly excited to receive an invitation to contribute towards The West End Museum’s bicycling exhibit, both in providing a historic Keating bicycle, and in discussing my role in modern-day Boston cycling. Looking back on our two-wheeled past – particularly in urban areas like Boston…
The West End Museum Launches a gofundme Campaign Boston, MA – On April 1 The West End Museum launched a gofundme campaign to assist in raising funds while we are closed for the COVID-19 epidemic. This closure has presented new challenges for our community, but it has also provided exciting opportunities. During the shutdown we…
Local Businesses & Centers Temporarily Closed Due To COVID-19North End Waterfront In attempts to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and keep North End/Waterfront community members safe, many local businesses and centers have announced temporarily closures. The following list, sorted alphabetically, was last updated Tuesday morning (March 17). Visit boston.gov for the latest information. If you…
How two Boston women became legends in the sport of cyclingBoston Globe At the height of the bicycling craze in the 1890s, Boston was home to two trailblazing female cyclists: Kittie Knox, who broke racial barriers to compete, and Annie Londonderry, who gained international fame for embarking on an epic bike ride around the world.…