History Cambridge Awarded NEH Grant to Create Neighborhood Storykeeper Program

History Cambridge Awarded $25,000 NEH Grant to Create Neighborhood Storykeeper Program History Cambridge, an organization using history to catalyze the connections that make Cambridge more vibrant and cohesive, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The grant will support the creation of a new program called “Neighborhood Storykeeper.”…

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Call To Artists: Tory Row’s Hidden Black History Project

Open front gate leading up to front door of historic house flanked by trees

About the Project History Cambridge intends to install temporary public art on the front lawn of Hooper-Lee-Nichols House (HLN) in the Spring of 2022 to raise awareness of Black history in West Cambridge. All Massachusetts artists are encouraged to apply. Massachusetts was a center of slave trading in New England as early as 1688 when…

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Friends We Lost in 2021

Remembering Renny Littleby Marieke Van Damme Last month, Renny Little, a very special friend of History Cambridge, passed away in Cambridge. He was 88 years old. Renny served as Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Society from 1987 until he retired in 1998. As mentioned in the book A City’s Life and Times: Cambridge in…

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We’re looking for a Research Intern (paid)

December 2021 About History Cambridge History Cambridge engages with our city to explore how the past influences the present in order to shape a better future. Just as every person in Cambridge has knowledge about its history, every person in Cambridge is a steward of Cambridge history. We inspire people to be caretakers of the…

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Year-End Gratitude

2021 was not without it’s challenges, but we still managed to make history with you. We’re so thankful for the time we spent together, both in-person and online. We recorded a little video message to send off 2021, you can watch below: Did you miss an event in 2021? If there’s one great thing about…

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We’re looking for a part-time Communications Manager

December 2021 About the Role We’re looking for a part-time professional to contribute to and execute our communications strategy, with a goal of increasing engagement with our current friends and reaching new ones. This position can be remote. About History Cambridge  We engage with our city to explore how the past influences the present in…

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Meet Your New-Old Friend: History Cambridge

Big changes are here. So big that you’ll begin to see us in a whole new light, starting with the most fundamental of things: Our name. You’ve been watching our transformation for a while now. Now we have a new name and image that showcases our innovative mindset. Meet your new-old friend: History Cambridge. We’re…

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In Response to the January 6, 2021 Insurrection

Dear Cambridge Historical Society Community, The insurrections that took place on Wednesday, January 6, were shocking. The attacks on our Capitol and other locations across the country were an assault on our democracy, perpetrated by violent mobs that were populated predominantly by white nationalists. Like most Americans, we at the Cambridge Historical Society watched these…

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