May 17: Born in North Cambridge: A Guided Tour
Sat May 17, 2025
2 pm
Saturday, May 17, 2025
2-3:30 pm
Free; registration required
Limited space available
Weather date: Sunday, May 18 at 2 pm
About the tour
Join authors Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta for a series of free tours exploring Cambridge’s legacy of innovation, adaptation, and revolutionary ideas. Based on their book Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators, these tours will uncover the people, places, and events that have shaped the city’s unique role in history. Explore the “secret sauce” that has made Cambridge the home of so many creative people and new ideas.
On May 17th, 2025, Weintraub and Kuchta will lead a 90 minute tour of the North Cambridge neighborhood. The tour will start and end at the entrance to the Russell Field playground on Rindge Avenue. They will share stories about the 19th century ice industry, brick making in North Cambridge, celebrity chef Joyce Chen, pioneering author Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, the first email, the early days of the electronic spreadsheet, and other North Cambridge ‘firsts’.
This tour is supported by the City of Cambridge and MA 250.
