Black History in Action for Cambridgeport revival at St. Augustine’s Church honors a lengthy legacy
As the Cambridgeport neighborhood grew and changed over decades and many Black residents were displaced, St. Augustine’s had a period of disrepair.
Cambridge’s Howard Industrial School of 1800s captures the conflict of Black women’s freedom
The Howard School, like other industrial schools created by the Freedman’s Bureau after the Civil War, functioned just as much to control the economic and moral destiny of freed people as to educate and uplift them.
Growing up in Cambridgeport was unforgettable for Louis Fenerlis, the child of Greek immigrants
Louis Fenerlis, of Louie’s Haircuts in Boston, considers himself to be a proud product of Cambridgeport. When his family moved during during his first year in high school, he says he never adjusted to the new town.
Attend meetings in Cambridge Jan. 30-Feb. 5: East Cambridge plans and Gas Light Building
Public meetings this week look at budgeting for Cambridge Public Schools and capital projects, Brattle Street improvements, East Cambridge developments, the voices of Indigenous people and a landmarking for the circa-1912 Gas Light Co. Building in Central Square.
We’re searching for the Indigenous voices of Cambridge
How did you learn about Native American/American Indian people? Your experiences and memories will be helpful primary source material for our scholars.
Community walk for Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates history of city visited by MLK himself
For the second year, Many Helping Hands 365 will join with community partners in leading a community walk to highlight the history and present of Cambridge’s Black and Brown community in The Coast, Riverside and Cambridgeport neighborhoods.
Fort Washington Park’s past, present and future is grant funded for a monthslong examination
As it moves forward with its Year of Cambridgeport, History Cambridge is excited to share that it has received a grant from the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati for a series of programs on Fort Washington Park
History Cambridge makes 2023 ‘the year of Cambridgeport’
As part of History Cambridge’s mission to collect and share the stories of all Cantabrigians, it is embarking on a new way of engaging with the city’s history.
History Cambridge’s 2022 went well beyond exploration of ‘Who Are Cambridge Workers?’
History Cambridge looks back on 2022, a year filled with events and collaborations aiding in collecting and sharing the stories of all Cantabrigians.
We’re renovating the garden at the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House
Have you noticed anything different about the garden at the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House this fall? The Cambridge Plant & Garden Club, which has maintained the garden for decades, is making changes.
