Posts Tagged ‘North Cambridge’
Dec 4: Holiday Party
We’ve had a great year learning about North Cambridge, and we’re excited to close out the year with you! We can’t think of a better place to celebrate than Paddy’s, the oldest family-owned pub in Cambridge. Party Details Wednesday, December 4, 20246:00 PM–8:00 PMPaddy’s Lunch260 Walden Street Thanks to the over 75 people who joined…
Read MoreApril 11: North Cambridge History Center Opening Party
Join us at our new pop-up space! As part of our year of North Cambridge, we are hosting a pop-up history center. From April-May, our space on Mass Ave. will serve as a venue for learning, listening, and getting to know the history of the neighborhood. What we hear from you will inform our programming…
Read MoreMay 11: History Center Drop-In Hours
Visit us at our short-term residency at 2322 Mass Ave in North Cambridge for Drop-In Hours. Learn about what we’re up to in the pop-up space and share your North Cambridge stories with us. Event Details Saturday, May 119-11 am2322 Mass Ave (next to Frank’s Steak House) Free admission; all are welcome
Read MoreYou can treat your Valentine at one of North Cambridge’s historic businesses
American colonists began to mark Valentine’s day in the 18th century by exchanging handmade Valentine cards. Local businesses with significant history can help residents keep celebrating this Valentine’s Day.
Read MoreWhere’s the border? Debate on North Cambridge illustrates many ways to define a neighborhood
Defining a neighborhood is not as easy as it may seem at first glance. This is proving to be particularly true for the focus for 2024: North Cambridge.
Read MoreOld North Cambridge
By Thomas F. O’Malley, 1929 The literature of Cambridge contains but little relating to the early days in North Cambridge. This does not necessarily mean that North Cambridge history is lacking in interest, but rather that the subject has not been written up. The region between Harvard Square and Alewife Brook is rich in historic…
Read MoreReader inquiry about plaque on Fresh Pond rotary rediscovers Teeven, a North Cambridge war hero
The marker’s location makes an up-close examination difficult, but it draws attention. Then-Boston Herald columnist Steve Buckley was also intrigued by the memorial and ultimately produced a documentary about it: “I’ll Be Seeing You: An American Story of World War II.”
Read MoreSt. John the Evangelist’s embrace of newcomers turned it into a cornerstone of North Cambridge
The 19th century need for a parish in North Cambridge was fed by industrial development in clay pits and brickyards and the immigrants who worked in these industries, especially Irish and French Canadian Catholics.
Read MoreIf you have a New Year’s resolution to research local history, History Cambridge can be of help
Whatever your interest or motivation about the past, History Cambridge can help you find the resources to conduct your own local history research.
Read MoreA new year, and History Cambridge puts focus onto a new neighborhood: North Cambridge
History Cambridge embarked on programming in 2023 that focuses on one of Cambridge’s 13 neighborhoods each year, and for 2024 it’s North Cambridge.
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