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  • Thursday, October 13 and Friday, October 14 – Historic New England Summit 2022

    Explore how 21st-century challenges and opportunities are transforming the fields of historic preservation, architecture, urban planning, conservation, arts and culture, museum studies, collections management, public history, and education. Over two days, October 13 & 14, at Mechanic’s Hall in Worcester, Historic New England has arranged for you will hear from more than sixty leading voices in the field, including

    • Dr. Luis Aguirre-Torres, Director of Sustainability, City of Ithaca, NY
    • Michelle Finamore, Ph.D., Fashion and Design Curator and Museum Consultant
    • Dr. Françoise N. Hamlin, Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies, Brown University
    • Kate Lear, Board Chair, Ballet Hispánico
    • Candelaria Silva-Collins, Arts Consultant
    • Dr. Carl Skelton, President, Gotham Innovation Greenhouse
    • Nader Tehrani, Founding Principal of NADAAA, and Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union
    • Sarah Turner, President of North Bennet Street School

    Preferred rates are offered to Summit attendees at two hotel properties within walking distance of Mechanics Hall. Rooms are available on a first-come first-serve basis until September 12. To register, and for a complete schedule, click HERE.

  • Monday, July 13, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Three Sites, One Mission: North End Design Crawl

    Preservation, architecture and design – each of these disciplines play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of Boston’s historic fabric. Join The Boston Preservation Alliance on Monday, July 13 at 6 pm for its first-ever young professionals Design Crawl, during which you’ll go behind the scenes at Walsh Brothers Construction, the Paul Revere House and North Bennet Street School – three venues that engage in historic preservation daily, yet in radically different ways. You’ll also stop by the proposed historic Haymarket Hotel site to explore a real-world example of design challenges, followed by drinks at Ward 8. We can’t wait to see you there!

    The event is free, but registration is required. Registration, full tour schedule, meeting address and additional information may be found by clicking HERE.

  • Sunday, June 27, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Collectors & Philanthropists Tour

    Join Anthony Sammarco for a tour on Sunday, June 27 highlighting the lives of intriguing collectors and generous philanthropists buried at Forest Hills Cemetery, 95 Forest Hills Avenue, Boston. The Jordans of Jordan Hall, Forsyth of the Forsyth Dental Clinic, and Carney of Carney Hospital are just a few of the men who made vast fortunes and then became patrons of the arts, science, and social causes. Many wealthy women were also active philanthropists, such as Pauline Agassiz Shaw, founder of the North Bennet Street School and supporter of the American kindergarten movement, pictured below.

    Meet at Main Gate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water; this is a 2-hour walk (with frequent stops) over varied terrain. Admission: $9.  For more information, log on to www.foresthillstrust.org.

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