We caught up with Suzanne Segura Taylor of the Freedom Trail Foundation to talk about how the Freedom Trail, one of Boston's largest historic attractions, has pivoted during the COVID-19 crisis. The Freedom Trail and Black Heritage Trail have produced a number of virtual resources...
Known locally as "the Graffiti House," the historic house at 197 Green Street in Jamaica Plain will soon be demolished to make way for a new mixed-use development. The good news is we have an opportunity to keep the historic spirit of the c. 1858 house...
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Our hearts are broken for the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, the most recent in a long list of Black Americans who have lost their lives to the consequences of our country’s institutional racism and injustice. Historic Boston...
It's almost summertime, and the world is in full bloom. We checked in with Barbara Knecht, Farm Sites Developer over at the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm, to see how this year's growing and harvest preparations have changed at the Urban Farming Institute's headquarters. Read...
If you follow or subscribe to local historical organizations, you might see #ThisDayInHistory posts and photos. These posts are great for reminding us that significant historic events, both big and small, happen every day. We looked back at the month of June and compiled a...
Jenny Nathans is a public health professional, a burgeoning preservationist and a resident of Jamaica Plain. She recently published a version of this research on the historic house at 197 Green Street in Jamaica Plain for the Jamaica Plain Historical Society. In it she tells the...
Christopher Scoville is the Senior Vice President of Community Development Lending at Eastern Bank. Through Chris’ work, community-based organizations that provide services like senior care, housing development/construction, and education have access to banking services and financing for delivery of their non profit missions. Since 2011,...
We caught up with Biplaw Rai and Nyacko Pearl Perry of the Comfort Kitchen team to talk about the Upham's Corner Comfort Station project. Read the interview below for their take on the biggest challenges before them, and their growing excitement as they see their vision...
Jamaica Plain's Sumner Hill is a National Historic District and is an architectural treasure trove of wood frame homes. Perched on the highest point of JP's hilltop, the densely settled area is comprised of homes that were built in the latter half of the 19th...
Read as a .pdf: HBI COVID-19 Response and Update Dear Friends, The Covid-19 pandemic will have long-term effects and change our lives, but Boston has an enduring history of resiliency through crises and pandemics over centuries. Our city’s age-old ability to find strength in our community, to...