Heritage NightBeacon Hill Times The West End Museum held its First Annual Heritage Night on December 5 to recognize the more than 20 ethnic groups that lived in the old West End. Pictures is original West Ender, Joe McDonald, member of the West End Museum Board of Directors. …
The West End Museum Honors Theofan “Fan” Stylian Noli, Helen Osborne Storrow And Theodore Richard “Richie” NeddNorth End Waterfront On Tuesday, December 5th from 6:30pm – 8:00pm, The West End Museum will host it’s 1st Annual West End Heritage Night. This first event will honor Theofan “Fan” Stylian Noli, Helen Osborne Storrow and Theodore Richard “Richie” Nedd. Honoree presentations will…
Museum to Host 1st Annual West End Heritage Night Boston, MA—Boston’s old West End was home to residents from more than 20 different ethnic and racial backgrounds. While the The West End Museum has previously honored West Enders of Irish, Jewish and Italian descent, it is now establishing a new event to recognize individuals from…
A Changing Canal StreetBy Kathleen Bondi As the weather in Boston begins to cool, the sports scene heats up. There’s the onset of Soxtober playoffs plus more Patriots’ action and — in the West End — the Bruins home season opener and the Celtics last preseason home game at the TD Garden. If you haven’t…
Share Your Story Project Preserves West End MemoriesBy Matt Ellis It’s been more than half a century since the buildings and streets of the old West End disappeared under urban renewal. Many families forced to move from “the greatest neighborhood this side of heaven” have scattered further, to their retirement in a southern state or…
Joe Greenberg: A Museum Volunteer’s West End MemoriesBy Nicholas DeBlasio The atmosphere inside The West End Museum is always brightened by the arrival of volunteer and former West Ender, Joe Greenberg. Often, when joined by other old residents and volunteers, the mood becomes more like that of a neighborhood clubhouse than a museum. That communal,…
October 2017 Newsletter Dear Friend of The West End Museum, We hope your summer brought fun in the sun with family and friends and — for those of you in New England — that you’re looking forward to the changing leaves, crisp air and farm stands teeming with apples and pumpkins. As we settle into…
West End Museum Hosts 8th Annual Italian Heritage Month Honoree NightPost-Gazette For the eighth consecutive year, The West End Museum marks Italian Heritage Month by recognizing individuals of Italian descent for their contributions to preserving the culture of the West End and its rich immigrant history. Italian Heritage Month Honoree Night takes place on Tuesday,…
West End Museum Hosts 8th Annual Italian Heritage Month Honoree NightWe the Italians For the eighth consecutive year, The West End Museum marks Italian Heritage Month by recognizing individuals of Italian descent for their contributions to preserving the culture of the West End and its rich immigrant history. Italian Heritage Month Honoree Night takes place on Tuesday,…
West End Museum Hosts 8th Annual Italian Heritage Month Honoree NightNorth End Waterfront For the eighth consecutive year, The West End Museum marks Italian Heritage Month by recognizing individuals of Italian descent for their contributions to preserving the culture of the West End and its rich immigrant history. Italian Heritage Month Honoree Night takes place on Tuesday,…