A Decade of Dedication: Celebrating Marieke’s 10-Year Anniversary

A man and a woman stand side-by-side, smiling for the camera outdoors. The man, on the left, has dark hair and a light blue collared shirt. He is holding a folded document with one hand. The woman, on the right, has dark, wavy hair and is wearing glasses and a dark dress with light-colored circular patterns. She is holding the same document open, revealing text on both pages. Behind them, there's a building with dark-framed windows and an outdoor patio area with an umbrella.

June 2025 marks a truly special occasion as we celebrate a decade of leadership from Marieke Van Damme as the Executive Director of History Cambridge. Since June 2015, Marieke has steered our organization with vision, dedication, and a deep commitment to preserving and sharing Cambridge’s rich history. We had a wonderful time celebrating this significant…

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Stories for Our Times: A Toolkit for Community Storytelling

In Fall 2023, History Cambridge received funding from the National Endowment of Humanities for Phase 1, conceptual development and interpretive planning of a new multi-year community storytelling initiative. During 2024 we engaged Rainey Tisdale and Diana Lempel as Phase One consultants. With Rainey’s expertise in urban public history and interpretive planning, and Diana’s expertise in…

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Call To Artists: Tory Row’s Hidden Black History Project

Open front gate leading up to front door of historic house flanked by trees

About the Project History Cambridge intends to install temporary public art on the front lawn of Hooper-Lee-Nichols House (HLN) in the Spring of 2022 to raise awareness of Black history in West Cambridge. All Massachusetts artists are encouraged to apply. Massachusetts was a center of slave trading in New England as early as 1688 when…

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Friends We Lost in 2021

Remembering Renny Littleby Marieke Van Damme Last month, Renny Little, a very special friend of History Cambridge, passed away in Cambridge. He was 88 years old. Renny served as Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Society from 1987 until he retired in 1998. As mentioned in the book A City’s Life and Times: Cambridge in…

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We’re looking for a Research Intern (paid)

December 2021 About History Cambridge History Cambridge engages with our city to explore how the past influences the present in order to shape a better future. Just as every person in Cambridge has knowledge about its history, every person in Cambridge is a steward of Cambridge history. We inspire people to be caretakers of the…

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Year-End Gratitude

2021 was not without it’s challenges, but we still managed to make history with you. We’re so thankful for the time we spent together, both in-person and online. We recorded a little video message to send off 2021, you can watch below: Did you miss an event in 2021? If there’s one great thing about…

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We’re looking for a part-time Communications Manager

December 2021 About the Role We’re looking for a part-time professional to contribute to and execute our communications strategy, with a goal of increasing engagement with our current friends and reaching new ones. This position can be remote. About History Cambridge  We engage with our city to explore how the past influences the present in…

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