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Strengthening Boston's Neighborhoods through Historic Preservation

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Winteractive is back in Boston for its second year!! A certain "Monsieur Rose" decided to pay the Old Corner Bookstore a visit... Thank you Downtown Boston Alliance for organizing yet another whimsical installation to brighten downtown! loom.ly/MVjNp4k

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After 17 years of stewarding HBI, Kathy Kottaridis was tapped by Mayor Wu to become Director of the Office of Historic Preservation in the fall. We at HBI bid Kathy farewell with a celebration of her impact earlier this month--Thank you, Kathy! loom.ly/3j0DRxU

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Last week the Dining Playbook covered Comfort Kitchen--which just celebrated the 2nd anniversary of its opening this month! Housed in a 1912 comfort station rehabilitated by HBI in 2022, don't forget to stop in and try this Upham's Corner favorite: loom.ly/tXdqZpc

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Boston by Foot is gearing up to train a new season of volunteer tour guides! Apply to share your love of Boston history with the public---training begins March 18th!

Boston by Foot is gearing up to train a new season of volunteer tour guides! 
Apply to share your love of Boston history with the public---training begins March 18th!
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Decorative Arts Conservator and guest blogger, Wenda Kochanowski invites us into her process of restoring the reredos in St. Luke's Chapel. Executed by master woodcarver Johannes Kirchmayer, see how Wenda brought these pieces back to life here: loom.ly/N0vOsYs

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Published at the Old Corner in 1851 by Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, Nathaniel Hawthorne penned his own narrative account of the Boston Massacre in True Stories from History and Biography. Read his brief narrative of the March 5, 1770 incident here: loom.ly/wSl8NpY0

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In case you missed this piece in the Boston Globe...here's an update on the Charlestown Pumping Station: loom.ly/WxU4BqA You can also access this story here: loom.ly/xHCtBKg

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In honor of Women's History Month, HBI board member Karilyn Crockett has shared additional insight into the research she recently conducted unearthing the lives of the 133 residents of Boston's Home for aged Colored Women buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery: loom.ly/i_Ao-og

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After owning the Hayden Building since 1993, Historic Boston Inc. is pleased to announce it has been sold! Recap the decades-long odyssey of HBI's preservation of the iconic Hayden Building here: loom.ly/vScR5EM

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As Boston prepares for the 250th of Paul Revere's Ride next week, we reflect on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famed poem, which was originally published out of the Old Corner Bookstore in 1861 at the dawn of the Civil War. Learn more here: loom.ly/0JpWDeE

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HBI and Fort Point Associates are making headway with the feasibility study on the 1896 Charlestown Pumping Station... loom.ly/KFS974Q

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On May 13th the Boston Landmarks Commission will vote on designating the Old Corner Bookstore a Landmark! The petition to designate it was submitted in 1994. Recap over 300 years of the OCB's history here to celebrate this long-awaited designation: loom.ly/T8EESvQ

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We are proud to announce that later this year the OCB will display a temporary art installation from the City's UnMonument initiative, sharing the stories of Boston and Fanny, two enslaved Black Bostonians from the 18th century. Learn more here: loom.ly/EYQL1ZU

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Introducing Historic Boston's newest Director, Steve Wilkes! Elected to the Board at our last quarterly meeting, get to know the Vice President of Feldman Geospatial with a quick Q&A here: loom.ly/l-84IKw

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The City's Archaeology Program has been hosting a pop-up in the Old Corner complex to demonstrate how they process field fresh artifacts from a dig in Charlestown. Open on Wednesdays 9 AM - 4 PM, catch the final day of their exhibit Wednesday June 18th! loom.ly/zXT7fk8

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We are excited to announce that HBI has appointed Dr. Rebecca Kemper as our next Executive Director! With over a decade of non-profit leadership experience, get to know Dr. Kemper with a brief Q&A here: loom.ly/PmZ6S6w

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READ ALL ABOUT IT! 📰 HBI's Mattapan partner-in-preservation Urban Farming Institute 🍅🥕🍆🥒  was featured in the The Boston Globe(thank you John Tlumacki for your coverage) support the next generation in agriculture 🔗conta.cc/46surb6 Historic Boston -HBI 🔗 #Mattapan Trust for Public Land loukas