Joe McDonald Named Museum PresidentBy Sue Minichiello Joe McDonald, a third-generation West End native and longtime community activist, has been named President of The West End Museum Board of Directors. McDonald served as a Board member for two years and as President of the West End Civic Association (WECA) in 2012. Now, as Museum President,…
Observations from the West End Jane’s WalkBy Nicholas DeBlasio On the afternoon of Saturday, May 6, a crowd of about 20 tourists, students and West End residents old and new filtered from the rain outside into The West End Museum. There, Duane Lucia greeted them. A seasoned neighborhood historian and current resident, Lucia served as…
Photography Exhibit Reveals Property Owners’s Perspecitve on West End Urban Renewal: Relates Unique & Rarely-Told Story Boston, MA—The West End Museum photography exhibit, Under the Wrecking Ball: A West End Landlord, depicts the buildings and architecture of the West End around just prior to demolition under urban renewal and conveys the perspective of a property…
For Brookline police officers, the past is present tenseBoston Globe “Look at this,” Brookline Police Chief Daniel O’Leary said, gesturing toward the gift shop at Boston’s Museum of African American History. A replica of a vintage sign dated April 24, 1851, advised “Colored people of Boston, one & all” to not converse with “watchmen,” as…
Museum To Celebrate Distinguished West Enders Of Jewish DescentNorth End Waterfront The West End Museum is proud to mark Jewish Heritage Month by honoring three outstanding West Enders of Jewish descent. The Museum will host its annual Jewish Heritage Honoree Night on Tuesday, May 16, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The…
West End Museum to Celebrate Distinguished West Enders of Jewish Descent for Jewish Heritage MonthPost-Gazette The West End Museum is proud to mark Jewish Heritage Month by honoring three outstanding West Enders of Jewish descent. The Museum will host its annual Jewish Heritage Honoree Night on Tuesday, May 16th, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Refreshments…
North Station: Stories from the PastWCVB The original West End started as farm country in the 18th century and soon became an upscale neighborhood along with Beacon Hill.
Museum to Celebrate Distinguished West Enders of Jewish Descent for Jewish Heritage Month: Boston Celtics Join Museum Honoring NBA Ref with West End Roots Boston, MA—The West End Museum is proud to mark Jewish Heritage Month by honoring three outstanding West Enders of Jewish descent. The Museum will host its annual Jewish Heritage Honoree Night…
Thursday’s Guide: May The 4th Be With You, Spring Proof, Public Safety Meeting TonightNorth End Waterfront 2:00pm Jane’s Walk West End Tour – Starts at West End Museum. Jane’s Walk West End Tour, the cost is free. The event will begin with a Museum tour of the exhibit titled, Boston’s First Urban Renewal: The New York Streets. West…
News BriefsThe Boston Sun The West End Museum will host a walking tour of the New York Streets in May. The walk will concentrate on Boston’s first urban renewal project, which took place in the area of the South End known as the New York Streets. Historian and West End resident Duane Lucia will lead…