West End Museum Celebrates Jewish Heritage Month: Henry Barr & Colonel Alan L. Gropman to be Honored for Decades of Service Boston, MA—Residents of Jewish descent comprised one of the largest ethnic populations in the melting pot of Boston’s old West End. To celebrate that fact, and recognize two individuals for their important contributions, The…
West End Museum to Honor Legacy of Jane Jacobs, Social Justice Advocate & Urban Renewal Opponent Boston, MA—Author, urbanist, and activist, Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) caused quite a stir in the field of city planning with her 1961 book, “The Death and Life of Great American Cities.” In it, Jacobs asserts that the urban renewal projects…
Book Talk: “When Last the Glorious Light: Lay of the Massachuset“ Tuesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. Ed Quill, an author and former journalist at The Boston Globe, will read from and discuss his new book, “When Last the Glorious Light: Lay of the Massachuset.” Relating the story of the Native American tribe for which…
Irish Heritage Night Brings Boston’s Immigrant Past to LifeBy Kevin Ferguson & Sue Minichiello The hope of Boston’s immigrants – and the heartache of those left behind – came through loud and clear at The West End Museum through the dramatic reading of a series of letters written in the 1890s. Specifically, the reading featured…
Former West Ender & 15-Year Museum Volunteer Recalls Toll of Urban RenewalBy Kevin Ferguson & Sue Minichiello Sure, you can grip the heavy iron ice tongs or study the beauty of gelatin-silver-backed photos of neighborhood street life. But if you really want to know about Boston’s old West End – vanquished and vanished at the…
West End Museum Revs up Irish Heritage CelebrationBeacon Hill Times Of the 23 ethnic groups that lived harmoniously in the old West End of Boston, Irish immigrants and their descendants represented one of the three largest (the others being Jewish and Italian). As it has since 2016, The West End Museum is hosting a special event to commemorate Irish Heritage…
West End Museum Revs Up Irish Heritage CelebrationNorth End Waterfront Of the 23 ethnic groups that lived harmoniously in the old West End of Boston, Irish immigrants and their descendants represented one of the three largest (the others being Jewish and Italian). As it has since 2016, The West End Museum is hosting a special event to…
West End Museum Revs Up Irish Heritage Celebration: Patricia Trainor O’Malley of Haverhill to be Honored; Event to Feature Dramatic Reading, Exhibit, Music & More Boston, MA—Of the 23 ethnic groups that lived harmoniously in the old West End of Boston, Irish immigrants and their descendants represented one of the three largest (the others being…
Weekly Top Reads: Hanover St. Building Condemned, Dock Square Garage Proposal, West End Museum Exhibit, Climate Planning Kick-Off, Snelling Pl. Addition Opposed, Eliot Debate ChampionsNorth End Waterfront This week’s top posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com featured real estate, developments, history, climate change, schools and more! Read on below to see the most popular articles from this past…
West End Museum Exhibit Traces Political Moves That Led To Neighborhood’s DestructionNorth End Waterfront The West End Museum is hosting The Housing Act of 1949, a re-configured and updated exhibit that examines the path to the destruction of the Boston’s West End. It explores Democrat Harry S. Truman’s re-election in the face of a mounting housing demand,…