2010 Cambridgeport Day
Help Us Celebrate Cambridgeport History!
On October 2, 2010, come CELEBRATE CAMBRIDGEPORT HISTORY with residents, businesses, and non-profit organizations. See history everywhere as you walk around the neighborhood. Read intriguing items on “If This House Could Talk . . .” signs created by residents and businesses. Explore the history of early Cambridgeport on a walking tour with Charles Sullivan, Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Commission from 12-2pm. Visit the creative map display, My Cambridgeport: Personal Maps of the Neighborhood, at Gallery 263, and participate in hands-on activities (including a “Mystery-History” photo game, a scavenger hunt for kids, and a chance to row on land with the Riverside Boat Club) at Dana Park from 2-5pm. From 4-7 pm that evening, be merry at the potluck supper hosted by the Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association, and dance to music by the home-grown Bagboys. Be sure to bring a dish to share!
CELEBRATE CAMBRIDGEPORT HISTORY will be on through the week. My Cambridgeport continues until Sunday the 3rd at 5 pm and “If This House Could Talk . . .” (ITHCT) signs are on display until 5 pm on Sunday the 10th.
Everyone is encouraged to participate. Residents and businesses are invited to create and display signs as part of the popular, “If This House Could Talk . . .” project. These signs share significance or interesting events that happened in your house, building or business – personal or historic, from the recent or distant past.
- Contact Cathie Zusy, ITHCT organizer, for a sign blank (cathzusy@gmail.com or 617-868-0489).
- For guidelines, visit our "If this house could talk..." section of our website.
- For information on how to research your building, visit our resource page.
- If you would like help getting started, Kathleen (Kit) Rawlins, Assistant Director at the Cambridge Historical Commission, and Cathie will lead a sign-writing workshop on Tuesday, September 21, from 6:30-7:30 pm at Gallery 263 (corner of Pearl Street and Putnam Avenue). Reservations are not required. Also, for inspiration, see an exhibition of 2009 ITHCT images on exhibit at Toscanini’s (899 Main St.) from September 16-October 17.
My Cambridgeport: Personal Maps of the Neighborhood
People are invited to create maps of their favorite places in the neighborhood. Gallery 263 will mount a community exhibition, My Cambridgeport: Personal Maps of the Neighborhood, Saturday and Sunday, October 2 &3, 1-5 pm. Residents of all ages are invited to craft maps (no larger than 11” X 17”), and submit them to Gallery 263 for exhibition. Submissions are due by Thursday, September 30th at 5 pm. If you would like help creating your map, Annie Newbold, artist and co-director of Gallery 263, will lead a map-making workshop on Sunday, September 26th, 10-11 am. For further information about My Cambridgeport, contact Annie at 781-393-0000 or curator@gallery263.com.
Please join in the second annual Celebration of Cambridgeport history, featuring YOU as maker, witness and interpreter of history.
Cambridgeport History Day
Cambridgeport History Day is organized by the Cambridgeport History Project. Participating institutions include the Cambridge Historical Society, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association, Gallery 263, Cambridge Arts Council, and Riverside Boat Club. This event is being sponsored by the Cambridge Trust Company and Cambridge Savings Bank.
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“If This House Could Talk…”, October 2-10 Discover aspects of Cambridgeport you never knew. Neighbors and businesses will post temporary signs in front of their buildings that note interesting tidbits about things that have happened there. Maps showing sign locations and historic maps of C-port will be available at Dana Park Saturday, October 2, between 10am-5pm. |
Information on the 2010 "If This House Could Talk..."
Information on My Cambridgeport: Personal Maps of the Neighborhood
Information on the 2009 "If this House Could Talk..."
Information on the 2009 Cambridgeport History Day
