In identifying ways to improve neighborhoods, one lesson is: Students must get out and explore
A partnership with History Cambridge gave Harvard academy students a way to connect the past with the personal to better see themselves within a tradition of activism and change.
Youth-led social justice movements lead the way in Cambridge around issues of race and climate
Learning about the Black Student Union and Sunrise Movement, and understanding how group members’ knowledge is fueled by experience, made for an eye-opening four-month fellowship.
Indigenous scholars put up with missionaries, Harvard’s Indian College and ‘praying towns’
James Printer and John Sassamon are among the many examples of Indigenous people – often apprenticed to Christian missionaries – who used assimilation to their advantage to reclaim their humanity and rights.
History Cambridge plans a celebration Saturday for its ‘Forgotten Souls of Tory Row’ installation
Since its installation in June, “Forgotten Souls” has drawn more than 1,000 viewers, History Cambridge estimates. On Saturday, the public is invited to a celebration at 159 Brattle St. for the art.
A century ago, the Fourth of July was a chance to meld old and new traditions
In Cambridge and other cities, the Fourth of July was sometimes a “Pageant of Nations” that featured immigrants celebrating their country of origin while emphasizing their patriotism as assimilated Americans.
There’s 180 years of queer history at 105 Brattle
Over the century that family of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow lived in West Cambridge there was a strong queer presence in their home, much of which was documented and preserved for us to study today.
Juneteenth has special meaning at 105 Brattle St.
Descendants of Tony and Cuba Vassall were guests at Sunday’s Juneteenth gathering at the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, where their family was once enslaved by Loyalist who fled on the eve of the American Revolution.
S&S Restaurant is still serving up the comfort after more than a century in Inman Square
In the decade preceding Cambridge Electric Light’s illumination of Cambridge Street, when trolley tracks ran from Inman to Porter Square, a little delicatessen began welcoming hungry patrons. Rebecca “Ma” Edelstein greeted guests with “es and es,” Yiddish for “eat and eat” – which the wide-ranging fare of the S&S Restaurant still encourages diners to do.
Cambridge’s Caribbean connection runs deep
June is National Caribbean Heritage Month, and History Cambridge invites you to tell us your stories: What is your connection to the Caribbean? Were you moved by the bottle tree “Forgotten Souls of Tory Row” installation and the history it represents?
‘Forgotten Souls of Tory Row’ art installation remembers enslaved people of Brattle Street
History Cambridge’s public art installation, “Forgotten Souls of Tory Row: Remembering the Enslaved People of Brattle Street,” is on the front lawn of its headquarters this summer, reminding that slavery was a very real, ever-present institution in Northern colonies and, later, states – including Massachusetts.
