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Category: History

Check out our Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour!

May 30, 2017May 30, 2017 admin

Now when you visit the South End, you can learn more about its history with an audio tour created by the South End Historical Society and UniGuide. Starting at the South End Historical Society in Chester Square, the walking tour Read More …

History, South End, South End Historical Society, South End history, Uncategorized, walking tours

South End Architecture: Flemish Revival

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 admin

Walking through the South End, the neighborhood’s streetscape is lined with row houses that at first look deceptively uniform. However, there are many variations in architectural style throughout the neighborhood. Although many people think of a Victorian row house as a Read More …

Architecture, History, South End

May Madness

June 5, 2014November 4, 2015 admin

by Stacen Goldman, Executive Director This probably sounds like blasphemy to you basketball fans, but at the SEHS we don’t care much about March. This year, for us, it was all about May madness. We’ve had a busy and exciting Read More …

Collections, Events, History, South End, South End Baseball, South End Historical Society, walking tours

Great Program from the BU School of Medicine Historical Society!

January 29, 2013November 4, 2015 admin

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 …

Events, History, South End

Our Fall/Winter 2012 Newsletter: New Donations, Photographs, and Our Year in Review

January 9, 2013November 4, 2015 admin

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

Historic Buildings, History, Newsletter, Preservation

An Academic Journal from the BU School of Medicine Historical Society

January 8, 2013November 4, 2015 admin

The Boston University School of Medicine Historical Society (BUSMHS- the group doing the event with us on the 24th) recently released the inaugural issue of their new journal, Aceso. Follow this link to visit the BUSMHS website and this link Read More …

History, South End

Spring Newsletter and Events Calendar

April 25, 2012 admin

We released our spring newsletter today.  In this issue, Vol. 40, No. 1: Local historian and author Alison Barnet’s article about South End police officer John Sacco’s beat and South End News column.  See page 2.  “A South End Love Read More …

Events, History, Newsletter, South End history, walking tours

Some South End Images

January 4, 2012 admin

Sometimes I get sidetracked when I look through our collections here at the South End Historical Society (SEHS). I go searching for one thing and end up, three hours later, twenty-five topics in the opposite direction and having completely forgotten Read More …

Boston, History, images, South End, South End Historical Society, South End history1 Comment

About This Blog

December 20, 2011 admin

I research and read about Boston’s South End almost every day. I started this blog to share information about the history of the South End neighborhood and its relationship to Boston. Bostonians’ perceptions of what constitutes the South End have Read More …

Boston, History, South End, South End history2 Comments
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