March 4: Confectionary Cambridge: Candy-Making in History and Memory (at capacity!)

Candy hearts with text reading "Confectionary Cambridge: Candy-Making in History and Memory"

Tuesday, March 46-7 pmCambridge Public Library — O’Connell Branch48 6th Street, East Cambridge You’re invited to this special event with History Cambridge’s Beth Folsom and historian Caitlin Hopkins. The local candy-making industry goes back to the 1760s, when an Irish immigrant named John Hannon built a chocolate mill on the Neponset River in Dorchester. For…

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Feb 22: Foundry Festival

Foundry Festival 2025

Saturday, February 22, 202511 am-1 pmThe Foundry101 Rogers Street, East Cambridge This year’s Foundry Festival focuses on the theme of “Resilience.” How has the East Cambridge community faced and overcome past challenges, and how can we react to the current climate of uncertainty in ways that will help our community not only survive but thrive?…

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January 16: History Hang

Thursday, January 1611 am-12 pmO’Connell Branch of the Cambridge Public Library48 6th St, Cambridge, MA 02141Free; just show up! We hope you’ll join us for a new 2025 initative: History Hang. This new program is designed to foster a sense of community among local history enthusiasts. These informal gatherings provide an opportunity for people curious…

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Our Year of East Cambridge

Map of Cambridge with East Cambridge highlighted. Text reads "Our Year of East Cambridge/2025" with festive decorations

Over the past two years, History Cambridge has chosen one of Cambridge’s thirteen neighborhoods to explore in depth. Following our examinations of Cambridgeport (2023) and North Cambridge (2024), we will be spending 2025 in East Cambridge, and we welcome the community’s ideas and questions about the neighborhood’s rich history. While we are busy behind the…

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In 2025, History Cambridge Explores the East Cambridge Neighborhood

Map of Cambridge with East Cambridge highlighted. Text reads "Our Year of East Cambridge/2025" with festive decorations

By Beth Folsom, January 2025 Over the past two years, History Cambridge has chosen one of Cambridge’s thirteen neighborhoods to explore in depth. Following our examinations of Cambridgeport (2023) and North Cambridge (2024), we will be spending 2025 in East Cambridge, and we welcome the community’s ideas and questions about the neighborhood’s rich history. The…

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East Cambridge History Hub

Map of City of Cambridge with neighborhoods outlined. East Cambridge is highlighted in purple

2025 is our year of East Cambridge See what events we’ve got planned! A Brief History of East Cambridge The area that we now know as East Cambridge was for many centuries largely salt marshes and mud flats which, at low tide, virtually cut the area off from other parts of the city, as well…

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Courthouse Seafood (Restaurant & Fish Market)

Years 1912 – 2024 (market); 1987-present (restaurant) Location 498 Cambridge St., East Cambridge Website: https://www.courthouseseafood.com/ History Just a gavel’s throw from the Cambridge Court House used to stand Cambridge’s oldest operating fish market. In the equally-inconspicuous storefront next door, is the restaurant, which opened in 1987 and continues to serve up everything from fish chowder to…

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