Posts Tagged ‘Neighborhoods’
Jan 20: Cambridge Neighborhoods Through Time Course
January 20, 27, and February 33-5 pmCambridge Center for Adult Ed 42 Brattle StreetRegistration required Join us for a winter course! Cambridge is a collection of rich and diverse neighborhoods, each with its own distinct history and flavor. Over the course of three Wednesday this July we will explore three of these neighborhoods – North…
Read More2026 Block Party Season
Gathering with your neighbors? In planning your annual (or first!) neighborhood block party, consider inviting History Cambridge. We’ll set up our History Kit, complete with historical information about your street and the wider Cambridge community. This free service goes quickly, so be sure to get on our calendar early. What is a History Kit? Since…
Read MoreWhere should we go in 2025?
Help us decide which neighborhood to focus on next year! Loading…
Read MoreWatershed: An Excursion in Four Parts
by Emily HiestandFirst published by The Georgia Review and Beacon Press in 1998. Updated slightly in 2021 for publication in This Impermanent Earth, and in 2024 for History Cambridge. Part One | Street Like travelers who want to keep some favorite place from being overly discovered, the residents of our neighborhood sometimes confide to one another in a near-whisper, “There’s no…
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