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 …
Category: South End history
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 …
Spring Newsletter and Events Calendar
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 …
Some South End Images
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 …
Why is Castle Square called Castle Square?
After reading my recent post about Christmas and the South End, a reader of my South End Patch blog asked “how did Castle Sq get its name? Was it named after something or someone?” When I read the question yesterday Read More …
About This Blog
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 …