Tales Of A Brookline Boyhood Recounted
As a fourth-generation Brookline resident, Jim Harnedy grew up surrounded by an entire clan of relatives that can trace their history in town back...
Jamaica Way Bridge Over Route 9 Renamed For Carlos Arredondo
The Jamaica Way Bridge is being renamed in honor of the late sons of the cowboy-hat-wearing man who was captured in an iconic photo...
Remains Of Brookline WWII Airman Returned
After 72 years of being missing in action the remains of Brookline WWII airman, Richard Horwitz, have been identified and returned to Massachusetts.
Seventy-two years...
Brookline Author Investigates Why The Cargo Ship, El Faro, Sank
Brookline author Rachel Slade is out with a new book, "Into The Raging Sea," which investigates the hundreds of mistakes that led to the tragic...
Brookline Votes To Change Name Of Devotion School
Brookline Town Meeting voted Tuesday to rename the Edward S. Devotion School, which was named after a resident who owned a slave in the...
Brookline Community Members Join Forces To Celebrate JFK’S Birth, Legacy
When the nation steps out on May 29 to honor those who died while serving the country in the armed forces, Brookline will also...
2018 Town Of Brookline MLK Day Celebration
Please join us for Brookline's celebration of the life and values of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 3 p.m. Monday, January 15, 2018,...
Around Town
1. Learn about the journeys of four women writers at the Women’s Journeys in Writing event at the Brookline Public Library on March 22. Fiction...
Maliotis Cultural Center
Founding and mission
In 1974, Costas Maliotis, a prominent industrialist and philanthropist from Belmont, Massachusetts, who had immigrated to the United States from Crete in 1915,...
Brookline Town Meeting Starts May 22
This year's Brookline Town Meeting is scheduled to begin Tuesday, May 22, in the Brookline High School auditorium at 115 Greenough Street, Brookline, MA...
Charles River Museum Of Industry & Innovation
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation is a museum located near the intersection of the Charles River and what is now Moody Street...
The Мaking Оf “Soul Witness,” The Brookline Holocaust Witness Project.
Sitting in a cabinet in a Brookline office, untouched for 20 years, was a stack of over 100 tapes containing 90 hours of testimonies...
JFK House Celebrates Rosemary Kennedy’s 100th Birthday
The boyhood home of President John F. Kennedy in Massachusetts is celebrating the 100th birthday of his oldest sister, Rosemary Kennedy.
The John Fitzgerald Kennedy...
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
Relive the event that started a Revolution!
At the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum you can be a part of the famous event that...
Gibson House Museum
Completed in 1860, the Gibson House stands virtually untouched as a historic house museum in Back Bay. In 2001, the National Park Service designated...
Brookline Residents Invited To Attend Veterans Day Program
The Town of Brookline is pleased to invite residents to the town's annual Veterans Day Program on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.
The...
Happy Presidents’ Day!
George Washington’s Birthday is a United States Federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President...
Clark Art Institute Names New Chief Advancement Officer
The Clark Art Institute has named Thomas H. Woodward to serve as chief advancement officer, leading the Clark's philanthropy and membership programs.
Woodward comes to...
Town Reconciles With Black History
In 1619, a Dutch ship carried over 20 African slaves to the British colony of Jamestown, VA. This would be just the beginning of...
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Specialties
The Metropolitan Waterworks Museum is dedicated to historical interpretation on the themes of engines & engineering, architecture, social history, and public health. The is no...
Museum Of Bad Art
MOBA's public gallery is in Dorchester Brewing Co. inthe Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.
Of over 800 pieces in the permanent collection, about 40 are exhibited....
Celebrating 50 Years Of The Caribbean American Carnival In Boston
The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) is pleased to announce the "Caribbean Americans & Politics: Celebrating 50 Years of the Caribbean American Carnival in Boston"...
Brookline To Honor Three Slaves Who Marched To Lexington
Bearing several veterans memorial plaques, the lobby walls of Town Hall serve as a tribute to Brookline’s many veterans, and as a testament to...
Brookline Should Remove Slaveholder’s Name From School
When Brookline’s $120 million renovation of the Devotion School is complete, it will feature about 24,500 square feet of new space and accommodate an...
Brookline Honors JFK During Centennial Celebration
A man of eloquent speeches, a drive for global unity, and a love for Boston creme pies, John Fitzgerald Kennedy has been nothing short...
† Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Happy Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick")!
This cultural and religious...
Where To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day In Brookline
On St. Patrick’s Day everyone’s a little Irish. If your plans do not include hopping the T to Southie to watch the parade, here...
McMullen Museum Of Art
About the McMullen Museum
The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College organizes and presents innovative, multidisciplinary exhibitions that have received national and international recognition,...
I Have A Dream
As we celebrate the life and achievements of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, let us remember the speech, which delivered on August 28,...
The Day I Died: The One-Year Career Of Vaughn Meader
On November 22, 1963, when a Milwaukee cabbie picked up his passenger, the driver recognized 27-year-old Vaughn Meader of the wildly successful comedy album, The...
The Most Widespread Traditions In Ireland And Where They Come From
Affectionately called the Emerald Isle, Ireland is a beautiful place to visit. Lots of Irish traditions are well known throughout the world. Its unique...
