2009 Calendar

January

• Begin painting and re-interpretation of
  Hooper-Lee-Nichols House

February

• Sunday February 1,2009
  Cambridge Historical Society's 104th Annual Meeting
  Election of council and officers and featuring a talk on:
  Architect Joseph Chandler and his work in Cambridge.
  By Tim Orwig, Ph.D. Canidate - Boston University
  -At Harvard Events and Information Center-
  Holyoke Center, Arcade Level - 1350 Massachusetts Avenue - Cambridge, MA 02138
  
  
• Prince Hall and Early American Free Masons Wednesday February 18, 2008
  Prince Hall and The First African American Freemasons
  By Mayor E. Denise Simmons
  Spreading the Light: Early Massachusetts Freemasonry.
  By Aimee Newell Senior Curator of Collections, National Heritage Museum
  -At Harvard Events and Information Center-
  Holyoke Center, Arcade Level - 1350 Massachusetts Avenue - Cambridge, MA 02138
  

March

• Sunday March 15, 2009 2:00-4:00
  Cambridge and its Role in the American Revolution
  Colonel Thomas Gardner:Cambridge's Revolutionary War Hero
  By Professor Mike Bonislawski followed by a re-enactment by the Charlestown Militia
  -At the Longfellow National Historic Site-
  105 Brattle Street - Cambridge, MA 02138

April

• Sunday April 19, 2009
  Spring Fundraiser
  Fresh Pond: Resort and Resource.
  Featuring: Jill Sinclair, author of Fresh Pond: the History of a Cambridge Landscape (MIT Press 2009)

May

• Sunday May 17, 2009
  Researching Black History to Find My Family History:
  The Early Life and Times of the H. B. Moss Family
  Featuring: Charles Martin
  A Collaborative Presentation by the Cambridge Historical Society and the Cambridge African American Heritage Alliance
  At the Zero Arrow Street Theater of the ART

June

• Sunday June 14, 2009
  Dana Fellows Event
  Tour of the 1863 Stephen Stiles House

July

• Wednesday July 15, 2009
  Open Archives Day - The Cambridge Historical Society, the Longfellow National Historic Site and the Mount Auburn Cemetery to allow tours of their archives and collections.

August

• Cambridge Discovery Days
  • August 8
    Tour: What Style Is It?
    Architectural Walking tour of West Cambridge
    
    

    The Charlestown Militia Musters, Marches, and Makes Maneuvers

  • August 15
    Tour: Baby Let Me Follow You Down
    Cambridge and the Folk Music Revival
    
    Become a Part of History! CHS' First Photo Scanning Project
    Supported through the generous donation of Toscanini's Ice Cream
    
    
• August 29
  Bicentennial of the Birth of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
  Co-sponsored by the Cambridge Historical Society, Mount Auburb Cemetery, and Harvard Medical School.

September

October

• October 3: Cambridgeport History Day at Dana Park
  
  
• October 4: Pedaling the Peoples Republic A bike tour of political activism in Cambridge, starting at the Common
  
  
• October 21: History of the Cambridge Skating Club at the Skating Club

November

• November 14: History of Rent Control in Cambridge. At the Freemason Lodge 1950 Massachusetts Avenue.

December

• December 1: Book signing at the Harvard Bookstore with Mo Lottman, author of:
  Harvard Square: An Illustrated History Since 1950
  
  
• December 9: Holiday Open House and Public Re-opening of the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House.