Are you hep to the jive? Do you have the heebie jeebies? Then this news will make you blow your top! In honor of our founding president, Richard O. Card, we are excited to announce The South End Jazz Open Read More …
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Historical Society Executive Director to Publish Book about Notable South Enders
Press Advisory For Immediate Release Contact: Stacen Goldman or Hope Shannon 617-536-4445 admin@southendhistoricalsociety.org HISTORICAL SOCIETY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO PUBLISH BOOK ABOUT NOTABLE SOUTH ENDERS Boston, MA— South End Historical Society Executive Director Hope Shannon has signed with Arcadia Publishing to Read More …
“Mass. Ave. and Columbus: The Jazz Corner of Boston” presentation a huge hit!
Last Thursday, we welcomed local author Richard Vacca. Mr. Vacca published The Boston Jazz Chronicles: Places, Faces, and Nightlife 1937-1962 last May with Troy Street Publishing. Mr. Vacca spoke to a packed audience here at the SEHS. Want to know Read More …
A Big Thank You to Lynne Potts!
We would like to thank Lynne Potts, a local South End author. Ms. Potts read excerpts from her new book, A Block in Time: A History of Boston’s South End from a Window on Holyoke Street, last Thursday evening at the Read More …
Two Author Events Coming Up!
THIS Thursday, February 21st, at 6:30pm, we welcome Lynne Potts, local South Ender and author of A Block in Time: A History of the South End From a Window on Holyoke Street. Lynne will read select passages from her book. Read More …
February News and Events from the SEHS
Our February News and Events update is now available. Click here to read: February news and updates
Fox Brothers, South End Grocers
About six months ago, a SEHS member donated a billhead from Fox Brothers, Grocers that dates to June 7, 1895. It indicates that Mr. L. E. Spaulding sold 294 dozen eggs to Fox Brothers between May 7th and June 4th, Read More …
Great Program from the BU School of Medicine Historical Society!
We had a great time at our program last Thursday, “Building Boston Medical: The Evolving Landscape of the South End’s Medical Campus.” The SEHS would like to offer a big thank you to Peters Otlans of the BU School of Read More …
Spotlight on Collections: What can we learn from “Lynn’s Most Perfect Baby”?
Recently, a pair of newspaper articles from 1912-1913 have been making the rounds of pop culture blogging websites Jezebel, Gothamist, and The Huffington Post. In December of 1912 The New York Times published that Elsie Scheel, a 24 year-old co-ed Read More …
Our Fall/Winter 2012 Newsletter: New Donations, Photographs, and Our Year in Review
Our most recent newsletter is now available online. Click the link or the image below to read! A HUGE thank you to Mary Chase for her graphic design services!! Fall 2012 Newsletter SEHS