Join Boston Marathon adidas RunBase every Tuesday night for a sociable 3 to 6 mile run around Back Bay!
Meet up with old friends for the run, or connect with new ones. Don’t forget about the lockers and shower rooms available for after the runs as well.
Join Boston Marathon adidas RunBase every Tuesday night for a sociable 3 to 6 mile run around Back Bay!
Meet up with old friends for the run, or connect with new ones. Don’t forget about the lockers and shower rooms available for after the runs as well.
Ready to verify your Mayflower connection?
Interested in confirming a patriot ancestor?
Consider joining a lineage society! Meet with representatives from a number of national and local hereditary societies (including the Daughters of the American Revolution, Society of the Cincinnati, the Mayflower Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, and others) to learn more about the organization, the application process, and requirements.
This is a free, drop-in activity open to the public with a brief presentation at 11:00 am (and repeated at 2:00 pm). Registration is encouraged.
For more information or to register, please click here.
Join Boston Marathon adidas RunBase every Tuesday night for a sociable 3 to 6 mile run around Back Bay!
Meet up with old friends for the run, or connect with new ones. Don’t forget about the lockers and shower rooms available for after the runs as well.
Join Boston Marathon adidas RunBase every Tuesday night for a sociable 3 to 6 mile run around Back Bay!
Meet up with old friends for the run, or connect with new ones. Don’t forget about the lockers and shower rooms available for after the runs as well.
Join Boston Marathon adidas RunBase every Tuesday night for a sociable 3 to 6 mile run around Back Bay!
Meet up with old friends for the run, or connect with new ones. Don’t forget about the lockers and shower rooms available for after the runs as well.
Join Boston Marathon adidas RunBase every Tuesday night for a sociable 3 to 6 mile run around Back Bay!
Meet up with old friends for the run, or connect with new ones. Don’t forget about the lockers and shower rooms available for after the runs as well.
Join Boston Marathon adidas RunBase every Tuesday night for a sociable 3 to 6 mile run around Back Bay!
Meet up with old friends for the run, or connect with new ones. Don’t forget about the lockers and shower rooms available for after the runs as well.
May 12, 1669 was the first gathering of Old South.
In the 350 years since, Old South Church has taken bold stances and pursued justice and mercy. The church of Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Adams, of Phillis Wheatley and the Boston Tea Party, they continue to make history in the 21st century. And they think that deserves some celebration! The schedule of events for the day includes:
- 11:00am Festive Anniversary Worship Service
- 12:30pm Ceremony: Heraldic trumpets, dignitaries, an interfaith blessing.
- 1:00pm 350th Birthday Party: Cupcakes & ice cream, magician, games, reenactors, and dance music by Keytar Bear & DJAB Entertainment
- 2:30pm Finale: Pealing of the Tower Bell.
In this illustrated lecture, landscape scholar Judith B. Tankard surveys the inspiration, characteristics, and development of garden design during the Arts & Crafts Movement.
Tankard presents a selection of houses and gardens of the era from Britain and the United States, with an emphasis on the diversity of designers who helped forge a truly distinct approach to garden design. Her lecture is the first event in a series of exhibition programming for The Gardens of Rose Standish Nichols, 1890-1935 opening May 16, 2019 at the Nichols House Museum.
Judith B. Tankard is a landscape historian, award-winning author, and preservation consultant. She taught at the Landscape Institute of Harvard University for more than twenty years. She is the author or coauthor of ten books on landscape history, including Gardens of the Arts & Crafts Movement, Ellen Shipman and the American Garden and Beatrix Farrand: Private Gardens, Public Landscapes. A popular lecturer in the United States and Britain, Judith is a speaker at symposia and conferences devoted to the preservation of historic landscapes.
Image: the garden at Snowshill Manor, Gloucestershire; © National Trust Images Nick Meers
