Veterans Day began after WWI as Armistice Day, with real hopes for an enduring American peace
It is worth remembering its origins as Armistice Day and understanding the sense of hope that accompanied the end of World War I and what the world hoped would be a new dawn of international peace and security.
Read MoreYou can pick up delicious fresh produce Thursday at what was the North Cambridge ‘Poverty Plain’
An almshouse and entire Poor Farm property was Influenced by the American prison reform movement of the 19th century to be a place where those who were able could be “redeemed” and lifted out of poverty through vigorous physical labor, especially farming.
Read MoreThe Washington Elm fell near 100 years ago, living symbol of liberty and site of reverence
What was the Washington Elm, and how did it attain such a powerful hold over the popular imagination over generations in Cambridge and well beyond?
Read MoreThe Revolution’s 250th anniversary approaches, demanding answers to how we commemorate
Does the American Revolution matter? What, if anything, can it teach us today? Who and what has been left out of previous commemorations, and how can we ensure that we tell a more complete version for all of Cambridge?
Read MoreSummer play with teens set at Foundry of 1911 gave power to workers left out of history books
The cast and crew of “We Were Here” saw an opportunity to go beyond the written record to explore the lives and experiences of these women – as workers, but also as mothers, daughters, sisters and friends.
Read MoreHistory Cambridge is answering your questions about Cambridgeport
Above image: Detail of David Fichter’s “Celebrate the Coast” sculpture, McElroy Park (Photo credit: History Cambridge) In 2023, History Cambridge is focusing on Cambridgeport, exploring the people, places, and stories that have shaped the neighborhood. As part of this effort, we are asking residents what they want to know about Cambridgeport, and endeavoring to bring…
Read More‘Beating the Belt’ highlights women’s activism fighting against state’s superhighway project
The stay-at-home mothers with young children of the 1960s forged friendships fighting alongside other community activists in a yearslong battle against the Inner Belt and the destruction of thousands of local homes and businesses.
Read MoreIce Cream has a cool local history, and it begins with the ice itself, carved from our local ponds
Americans consume more ice cream per year than residents of any other country, and residents of Cambridge and Somerville have reason to eat even more.
Read More‘Reading Frederick Douglass Together’ events mark the Fourth poignantly and powerfully
Public readings of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” have become increasingly widespread and popular as an American celebration of how far we have come and contemplation of how much we have left to do.
Read MoreNew play at Foundry explores a century-old story of women, work and immigration in Cambridge
Women workers at Blake & Knowles Steam Pump in East Cambridge were controversial in 1911. Their story will be staged at that same Foundry this year.
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