Matthew Wilding of Boston’s Revolutionary Spaces will lead a virtual tour exploring the complicated history of the Boston Massacre at a program sponsored by the Beacon Hill Village on Monday, January 24, 2022. Entitled Massacre & Memory, the tour includes…
Author: Suzanne Besser
Exploring the Roots of the Boston Massacre
Matthew Wilding of Boston’s Revolutionary Spaces will lead a virtual tour exploring the complicated history of the Boston Massacre at a program sponsored by the Beacon Hill Village on Monday, January 24, 2022. Entitled Massacre & Memory, the tour includes…
Seniors Step Out
When Beacon Hill Village members heard that the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) was challenging seniors to walk or run throughout September, they did just what they always do: They formed a team, donned their sneakers, charged their…
Anthony Sammarco to be Featured in BHV Conversations
Noted Boston historian Anthony Sammarco will discuss his newest book Beacon Hill Through Time at a virtual program sponsored by the Beacon Hill Village at 5:30 pm on September 13. The book dives deeply into the history of Beacon Hill, its curious topography…
Cygnets Attract a Community of Onlookers
After the weary winter pandemic left many folks feeling lonely and isolated, Mother Nature has brought them together again. Now neighbors from Beacon Hill, Back Bay and beyond are making daily pilgrimages to the grassy banks of the Charles River…
One Man’s Pandemic Story
For nearly three years John Achatz would slip out of his Cambridge office at noon to pick up a bowl of nourishing homemade soup at nearby Second Street Café which, according to its website, is the greatest little lunch spot…
Zoom’s on the Thanksgiving Menu
There was a time long ago that most Beacon Hillers had not heard of Zoom. Well, perhaps it was just nine months ago, but it seems like nineteen months ago. And they were lonely months. Or would have been without…
Hutchinson Honored With Rose Standish Nichols Award
B. June Hutchinson has been honored with the second annual Rose Standish Nichols Award by Beacon Hill’s Nichols House Museum for for her dedication to landscape design, her research and writings about 55 Mt Vernon Street and the Nichols family, and…
Allan Hodges to Lead BHV
Allan A. Hodges, who has been active in community and professional groups throughout Boston and Newport, RI, was named president of Beacon Hill Village at its annual meeting held this week on Zoom. A resident of the Downtown neighborhood, he…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner: Beacon Hill’s History of Supporting Affordable Housing
From its earliest days, the Beacon Hill Civic Association has sought to preserve Beacon Hill as a residential neighborhood for individuals and families of all economic backgrounds. Leaders in the community have a long history of creating affordable housing and…