The Boston Landmarks Commission invites you to learn more about Boston’s history, architecture, archaeology, and historic neighborhoods by participating in Preservation Month activities during the month of May. For a complete calendar of activities visit http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/PM16%20Calendar_tcm3-53174.pdf. Here, however, are some highlights, by no means the complete list of lectures and walking tours, but something to whet your appetite:
Sunday, May 1 – Revitalizing Roxbury’s Meetinghouse: A Presentation and Tour.
Tuesday, May 3 – Tour of the Boston Custom House with Rosanne Foley, Executive Director of the Boston Landmarks Commission.
Wednesday, May 4 – A Necessary Haze: Drinking in Colonial America with author Corin Hirsch at Old North Church.
Thursday, May 5, 6 pm, Boston Public Library: Keynote Event Panel Discussion on how old and new can coexist in Boston, using examples of recent projects at the BPL, the Burnham Building (Filene’s), and in the South End Landmark District.
Saturday, May 7 – A Lion, A Unicorn, and a Time Capsule: Preservation Surprises at the Old State House, 206 Washington Street
Wednesday, May 11 – A History of Boston in 50 Artifacts with Joseph Bagley at the Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street.
Wednesday, May 18 – Restoring USS Constitution, America’s Ship of State, in the 21st Century, at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
Thursday, May 19 – Art Deco Walking Tour in Boston’s Financial District.
Wednesday, May 25 – SAVED: Old South Meeting House and Historic Preservation in America, with Erica Lindamood and Alison Frazee, at 310 Washington Street.
