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| Spring Summer 2008 |
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| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:30 pm Veronica Smith Senior Center Auditorium 20 Chestnut Hill Ave Brighton Center FREE |
Why the Greenhouse Motif? A Short History of Horticulture in Brighton Local historian Dr. William P. Marchione will present a PowerPoint presentation on the history of horticulture in Brighton, tracing the development of the profession from the country estates maintained by the town’s renowned “cultivating gentlemen” like Gorham Parsons and Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy; to the choice of Brighton as the headquarters of Massachusetts earliest state fairs; to the establishment in 1820 by Captain Jonathan Winship of the town’s first nursery; to the fascinating gallery of horticultural innovators that made 19th century Brighton arguably the leading Boston-area center of that profession. This will be followed by a reception in the Heritage Museum honoring the unique contributions that the Brighton-Allston Garden Club & Horticultural Society has made to our community over the last decade. |
| Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:30 pm Brighton Allston Congregational Church 404 Washington Street Brighton Center FREE |
Fires and Firefighting in Boston Paul Christian, former Boston Fire Commissioner and recognized expert of the history of fires and firefighting in Boston will present a PowerPoint presentation on important Boston fires of the past, with special emphasis on some historic Allston-Brighton blazes. Paul is the author of a recently published book on this topic, and will have copies of this available for purchase and autograph. |
| Friday, May 9, 2008 11 am to 3 pm Veronica Smith Senior Center 20 Chestnut Hill Ave Brighton Center FREE |
Local History Invitational Conference & Fair An invitation to Allston-Brighton residents, past and present, to bring their memorabilia and personal recollections of old Brighton-Allston to this invitational conference and historical fair. Stations will be set up for the scanning of photographs and ephemera (originals will be returned), for videotaping of oral interviews, for still photography, and digital audio recording. |
| Thursday, May 29, 2008 6:30 pm Brighton-Allston Heritage Museum Veronica Smith Senior Center 20 Chestnut Hill Ave Brighton Center FREE |
Dedication of the Brighton-Allston Heritage Museum’s Women’s History Exhibit The second of the museum’s rotating exhibits will feature sixteen notable Brighton-Allston women and women’s organizations. In addition, an illustrated guide to the Brighton-Allston Women’s Heritage Trail will be available for those wishing to take self-guided tours of the local trail. Brighton-born Regis College President Mary Jane England will officiate. |
| Thursday, June 26, 2008 6:30 pm Veronica Smith Senior Center Auditorium 20 Chestnut Hill Ave Brighton Center FREE |
Washington Allston: The Man Behind the Name Please join us for an interactive PowerPoint lecture with Judith Murray, of the Harvard University Art Museum, and Local Historian William P. Marchione. They will discuss the artist and his work and how the eastern part of the Town of Brighton came to be named for this great American painter, to our knowledge the only neighborhood or town named after an artist in the country. This will be followed by a reception in the Heritage Museum. |
| Saturday, July 12, 2008 10 am to 4 pm: Self Guided Tour Further details to be announced Co-sponsored by the Brighton Garden and Horticultural Society FREE |
Tenth Annual Hidden Garden Tour of Brighton-Allston Join us and the Brighton Garden & Horticultural Society in what has become one of the neighborhood’s most popular traditions, the annual self-guided garden tour. Many of Brighton’s gardens are at their best in the early summer, and this year the event will feature 10-12 gardens of varying designs and sizes in the Faneuil section of Brighton, along with a few gardens in other nearby areas. It promises to once again showcase the beauty that exists throughout the neighborhood. A later Spring mailing will provide more details about things such as cost, but mark your calendars now so that you can be sure not to miss this event! |
