Posts Tagged ‘East Cambridge’
Dec 6: Community Exhibition object drop-off
Saturday, December 6: 11 am – 2 pmSunday, December 7: 11 am – 2 pmEast Cambridge History Center, 625 Cambridge Street History Cambridge is calling on all community members to help us tell the story of East Cambridge! Do you have an object, photograph, document, or piece of art that represents what East Cambridge means…
Read MoreWe’re Popping Up in East Cambridge!
History Cambridge is delighted to announce a temporary pop-up location at 625 Cambridge Street—the former site of the historic Mayflower Poultry—in the vibrant heart of East Cambridge. We recognize Cambridge Street as a major community hub and a vital lifeline, and we are thrilled to be at the center of the action in this fittingly…
Read MoreNov. 24: Making It in East Cambridge
Making It in East Cambridge: Industry and Innovation History Cafe with Mike Kuchta Monday, November 24, 20256-7 pmEast Cambridge History Center, 625 Cambridge Street (the former Mayflower Poultry site) Beginning in the early 1800s, East Cambridge grew into a regionally- and nationally-important center of manufacturing, activity which largely disappeared by the late 1960s. Prominent local industries included…
Read MoreDec 7: We Were Here
Sunday, December 72 pmFoundry Theater101 Rogers Street, CambridgeFree; no registration required We Were Here: An Enhanced Performance Arranged and written by Betsy Bard and Micaela León Perdomo, We Were Here is a play exploring the history of immigrant workers at the Blake & Knowles Foundry in East Cambridge by Youth Underground from Central Square Theater.…
Read MoreNov 6 + 8: A Lifetime in East Cambridge
Details A Lifetime in East Cambridge: A Guided TourThursday, November 6 and Saturday, November 82:30-4 p.m.Tour begins and ends at East End House, 105 Spring Street, Cambridge About the Tour This tour, created and led by members of the East End House Senior Program, will highlight the neighborhood around the East End House as they…
Read MoreThe Rise of Industry in East Cambridge
From Salt Marshes to Industrial Hub: The Story of East Cambridge The area we now know as East Cambridge was for many centuries largely salt marshes and mud flats that, at low tide, virtually cut the area off from other parts of the city, as well as from Boston. The rich oyster beds contained there…
Read MoreFurniture making in East Cambridge, birthplace of the Davenport sofa in America’s Gilded Age
by Michael Kuchta, 2025 For more than a century, from the 1850s until after World War II, East Cambridge was home to a number of nationally prominent makers of custom furniture. The industry grew with the help of skilled and semiskilled laborers, mostly recent immigrants; the invention of steam-powered saws, planers, lathes and other woodworking…
Read MoreEast Cambridge Ethnic Heritage Center
By Beth Folsom, 2025 The Cambridge Public Library announced in the summer of 1979 that it had received a $36,500 grant under the Library Services and Construction Act to create an Ethnic Heritage Center at the East Cambridge Branch Library. According to the Cambridge Chronicle, the goal of the center was “to provide resource materials…
Read MoreSept. 28: “Smoke This” Rib Fest
Sunday, September 28, 202512– 4 pm Cambridge Street in East Cambridge Between Fulkerson Street and Fifth StreetFree (tickets required for tastings) Join us for this delicious annual community event! You already know that East Cambridge has a fascinating industrial history. Now, you can learn more about it while enjoying some delicious BBQ! We’re excited to…
Read MoreOctober 4: East Cambridge Un-Tour
Guided tour of East CambridgeSaturday, October 4 at 11 am(Rain date Sunday, October 5 at 11 am)Free Taking requests and sharing the mic! On October 4, History Cambridge is trying out a new type of guided tour of East Cambridge—one created by you! We’re calling this a crowd-sourced “un-tour.” We’re inviting you to help us…
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