Past Events
Film Screening - "John Harvard"
Dana Fellows Event - Lois Lilley Howe
John Harvey and the Elite Mass. 5th Cavalry
Talking Business in Harvard Square
Holiday Open House
December 10, 2008 5:30-7:30
At the New School of Music
25 Lowell Street - Cambridge
Refreshments donated by:
Cuisine
Chez Vous
Felipe's Taqueria
Fresh Pond Market
Riley to the Rescue
Tables of Content
Upstairs on the Square
The Cambridge Historical Society would like to thank the New School of Music for provioding us with a space to hold our event while the interior of the Hooper-Lee-Nichols Museum is being painted.
For additional information,
please
call 617.547.4252 or
email info@cambridgehistory.org
The Cambridge Historical Society invites you to attend:
Talking Business
in Harvard Square
Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
At the Cambridge Savings Bank,
Harvard Square*
As the quote goes, “History never looks like history when you are living through it.” That’s why it is so important to preserve the first-hand accounts of the people who created innovative Harvard Square businesses. On November 19th we will hear directly from some of the people who helped build up the retail scene in Harvard Square and made it the unique commercial environment it remains today.
- Charlie Sullivan, Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Commission, will give an overview of the commercial growth of Harvard Square
- Sheldon Cohen, founder of Out of Town News and former President of the Harvard Square Business Association, will talk about his many years of doing business in Harvard Square and the various enterprises he has founded or participated in
- Frank Kramer will speak on the history of bookstores in Harvard Square and introduce the Square's newest bookstore owner, Jeff Mayersohn
- John DiGiovanni, current President of the Harvard Square Business Association will talk about the HSBA, which will be celebrating its Centennial in 2010
Space is limited. RSVP required. E-mail RSVP@cambridgehistory.org or call the CHS at 617-547-4252.
Fee is $5 for CHS members, $10 for non-members.
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Cambridge Modern: A Tour of Modern Architecture in and around Harvard Square
Saturday, October 4, 2008
9:30 AM – 12:00 noon.
Cambridge is one of the great centers of modern architecture in the United States, featuring works by many of the great European masters of 20th century architecture, as well as many local architects who went on to achieve international prominence. On Saturday, October 4, as part of the second national DOCOMOMO Modern Architecture Tour Day, DOCOMOMO-US/New England is sponsoring a walking tour of the rich modern heritage of Harvard University and the surrounding Harvard Square area.
The tour will feature works of Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, Josep Lluis Sert, Hugh Stubbins, Benjamin Thompson and other significant mid-century modern architects. We will assemble in front of the Harkness Commons of the Harvard Graduate Center on the Harvard Law School campus. Tickets are $20.00 and may be purchased on the day of the tour; checks should be made out to DOCOMOMO-US/New England. The tour is limited to 30 people, so we ask that you confirm your desire to participate (or address questions) via email to David Fixler – dfixler@eypae.com, or Rita Walsh – rwalsh@vhb.com., prior to the day of the tour.
The Cambridge African American Heritage Alliance
and The Cambridge Historical Society presented
A lecture and book signing with Joan Qualls Harris:
Private John W. Harvey and the
Elite Massachusetts 5th Cavalry of the Union Army
On September 14, 2008, at the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, 159 Brattle Street
Private John W. Harvey and the Elite Massachusetts 5th Cavalry gives an insight into the free black volunteers who served in the Civil War. The Elite 5th Cavalry was the only African American regiment of cavalry of the Union Army in Massachusetts and the northern states during the Civil War. Harris, author of the book and a descendant of Harvey, will talk about Governor John Andrew's forming of the 5th Cavalry, the soldiers’ military service, and their participation in a special post-Civil War celebration held in Boston to recognize the surviving veterans of the all-black Massachusetts units.
Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, RSVP to info@cambridgehistory.org or call the CHS at 617-547-4252.
Parking is available on Brattle Street. Visit www.cambridgehistory.org for more event details.
The Cambridge Historical Society will be hosting a
Garden Party on
Sunday, September 7th
From 3:00 to 5:00 P.M.
At the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House
159 Brattle Street
to honor retiring Directors
Karne Davis and Lewis Bushnell and
welcoming new Executive Director
Gavin W. Kleespies
RSVP
rsvp@cambridgehistory.org
617.547.4252
Cambridge
Discovery Days
Saturdays, August 9, and 16th
Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Tour of Oldest House on Brattle Street
The Hooper-Lee-Nichols House
By
Gavin W. Kleespies,
Executive Director
Cambridge Historical Society
159 Brattle Street
617-547-4252 or
info@cambridgehistory.org
City wide events run concurrently throughout the day.
Free walks, tours, and other activities organized by the
Historic Cambridge Collaborative will explore this year's theme, "From
Settlement to Revolution."
To learn more, click here
Date: Sunday, June
22, Time 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m
The
Secret Gardens of Cambridge
The Cambridge Historical Society opened its grounds and offered tours
of the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House to those visiting gardens throughout the
city.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library.
Date: Sunday, May
18
Location: Morss Hall at MIT's Walker
From Empty Space
to Infinite Corridor:
CHS Celebrates MIT
The CHS Spring Benefit
This
year's event celebrated MIT and its impact on Cambridge in the 20th century.
There was a DVD presentation featuring Paul Gray, MIT president emeritus,
and remarks by Charles Sullivan, executive director of the Cambridge Historical
Commission, Christian Hedrick, architectural doctoral candidate, O. Robert
Simha, director of planning at MIT for 40 years, and Samuel Jay Keyser,
MIT professor emeritus and an expert on MIT's ingenious pranks known as
"hacks."
They spoke of MIT's spectacular arrival in Cambridge, significant scientific and educational achievements, the importance of the original architecture--Cambridge's own "White City"--the expansion of the campus, and the extraordinary student pranks that continue to amaze and delight us.
The afternoon began with music from a string quartete from the Longy School, and the ended with special tours of the campus led by Bob Simha and Christian Hedrick.
2008 Richard Henry
Dana Fellow Event
Lois Lilley Howe: America's First Woman Architect
3 Gray Gardens East, designed by America's first woman architect,
Lois Lilley Howe
Sunday, March 9
2:00 p.m. Reception
2:30 p.m. Larry
Nathanson presented an illustrated talk on Howe's work and the architectural
history of his house.
Nathanson is the author of the chapter "Lois Lilley Howe: America's First Woman Architect," printed in A City's Life and Times: Cambridge in the Twentieth Century.
Special thanks to our hosts, Larry and Anna Nathanson
This event was for Dana Fellow level members only.
Wednesday, February 27
Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Fee: $5, members;
$10, nonmembers
Film Screening: "John Harvard"
After the screening of his 65-minute film, Michael Van Devere, who wrote,
produced and directed this fictional account of Harvard University's first
great benefactor and eternal namesake, answered questioins and discussed
the project. The production was filmed in the Chandler Room at the Hooper-Lee-Nichols
House, which stood in for John Harvard's home in the year 1638, where
he utters his last words.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, 159 Brattle St.
Annual Meeting
Robert Frost: The Cambridge Years
Warren M. "Renny" Little, CHS executive director emeritus, who lives in the former home of Robert Frost,l shared details about the poet's life in Cambridge. Then, Lewis Bushnell introduced the current exhibition, Cambridge Literati: Writers in Residence, which showcases the literary history of our city and the amazing array of literary figures that have called Cambridge home. Our book, A City's Life and Times: Cambridge in the Twentieth Century, were for sale.
A short business meeting, including the election of the Society's governing council, preceded the program. Refreshments followed.