Open Archives
Cornerstones and Collections
A Special Tour of the Archives
The Cambridge Historical Society, the Longfellow National Historic Site and Mount Auburn Cemetery
Archives Tour July 15, 2009 5:00-8:00
The Cambridge Historical Society, the Longfellow National Historic Site and Mount Auburn Cemetery invite you to join us for a special behind-the-scenes tour of our archival collections on July 15, 2009. Curators and Archivists from each site will show highlights from their extensive collections of archival manuscripts, photographs and ephemera. The program will focus on the many connections between our institutions, with architecture as a unifying theme. After a brief presentation at each site, there will be time for questions. We look forward to meeting you and talking with you about our collections. Because of the fragile nature of many of the materials on display, space is limited and reservations are required. For inquiries, and to register, please contact us by email at rsvp@cambridgehistory.org . Be sure to include your name and contact information.
Cambridge Discovery Days
Cambridge Discovery Days
August 8 and 15, 2009
August 8, 2009
Walking tour: The Architecture of Olde Cambridge led by Karen Davis
August 15, 2009
Walking tour: Cambridge’s Folk Music Scene Cosponsored by the Cambridge Historical Society and the New England Folk Music Archives.
Both August 8 and 15, 2009
The Cambridge Historical Society wants to scan your vintage photographs and give you free Toscanini’s Ice Cream! - Do you have family photos, images of an event in Cambridge, or snapshots of Cambridge scenes? We would like you to bring them to the historic Hooper-Lee-Nichols House on August 8th and 15th. Your photographs will be scanned by a professional while you wait and enjoy free ice cream donated by Toscanini’s. We will preserve your memories in our digital library, and an exhibition of the scans will appear on our website in September. We hope you will join us for a fun afternoon of making history!
Take a look at some of our past events
2009
2008
2007
2006
-Ongoing-
1. Tours of
the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House
Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. $5; free for CHS members. Call
to arrange a group tour.
2. Hunt for History: A Tory Row Quest
Are you looking for a free, fun, family activity? The Cambridge Historical Society can send you on a hunt for history.
The Tory Row Quest is a self-guided, historical and architectural treasure hunt focusing on Cambridge before and during the American Revolution. Rhyming clues lead to different points of interest along Brattle Street while telling the story of the people who once lived here. The last clue leads to a hidden "treasure" and a visitor log where you can write comments, or perhaps a history-inspired poem, like this one written by Jessica, Joshua and Isaac Colman:
We walked the blocks
to find the treasure
We had lots of fun
it was a pleasure
Thanks for all the interesting facts
for to the 1700's we journeyed back.
Pick up your quest map during open hours at the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, the Longfellow National Historic Site, and the information kiosk in Harvard Square, or call the Society and we will send one to you. Seek, and history ye shall find!
- at the information kiosk in Harvard Square.
- at the Longfellow National Historic Site,
- and at the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House
- or call the Society
and we will send one to you.
Seek, and history ye shall find!
This activity funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati.
Click
here to review: events earlier this year
events 2006, events 2005,
events 2004, events 2003
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