Loring Greenough House

Come along with the JP Historical Society to tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries, the oldest community theater company in the United States, and an elegant 18th-century mansion that once served as the country’s first military hospital. Learn about the monument commemorating fallen Civil War soldiers from West Roxbury and about Pauline Agassiz Shaw, who established the class that became the model for continuous free kindergarten education. We will visit a house dating to 1716 that once served as a tavern, the Eliot School dating back to 1689, the home of the first woman to graduate from MIT, and the First Church Burial Ground.
All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location.
Cannot make this time or date? Our tours are available online via an app as well: <a href="https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/4635/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">youraudiotour.com/tours/4635/</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Monument Square, JP

Suffolk County

Jamaica Plain

Massachusetts

Walking Tour of Monument Square, JP

Come along with the JP Historical Society to tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View...

This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district includes the ancestral home of the Dole Pineapple Company founder and the homes of progressives who were active as abolitionists and women suffragists. All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location. Cannot make this time or date? Our tours are available online via an app as well: <a href="https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/4655/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExcDJGdzRHeXdFaEZFRlVJbnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR656FXtT0fnF4nqo5YIm9up4bfQB6t5H2s89Y3nlaoLXe6ador6J7nBbzsfqw_aem_m2FrYaLUEuVe6nzspD8sUQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/4655/</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Sumner Hill

Walking Tour of Sumner Hill

This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district includes...

Brendan Behan Pub

Join the JP Historical Society to learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood with their businesses, schools, and institutions. See how in the early 1960s, Hyde Square changed again when Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican immigrants transformed it into Boston’s first predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. This tour also takes us to the home of Maud Cuney Hare, a prominent music historian and one of only two black women students at the New England Conservatory of Music in 1890. You will also learn about the property currently housing the MSPCA’s Angell Animal Medical Center, which was once a site of the Perkins School for the Blind. The tour will also walk through the Sunnyside neighborhood, the site of homes built by philanthropist Robert Treat Paine from 1889 to 1899 as a “worker’s utopia” for working families. All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location. Can't attend the in person tour? We also have an online version you can take anytime (in English and Spanish) <a href="https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/hyde-square/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExTFU5ZGF5ZkpQbkFoMUFHbXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5fkoN1S4hdbTzuHFBRXx7gsnlbg8AocQ97gq3VL2D_j4Bisrz9P3j835tPNg_aem_KKIlub7OtErX-wtpCTovVA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/hyde-square/</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Hyde Square

Walking Tour of Hyde Square

Join the JP Historical Society to learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood...

Explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that includes 19th-century tannery and brewery buildings, the homes of early German settlers, and today’s Boston Beer Company, the brewers of Samuel Adams. In the 1970s, a coalition of community groups joined together to block construction of the Southwest Expressway through Jamaica Plain and other Boston neighborhoods. Today, the Southwest Corridor Park that runs through the Stony Brook neighborhood stands as a testament to the power of community activism. All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide outside the T Stop. Cannot make this time or date? This tour is available (in English and Spanish) online via an app as well: <a href="https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/4667?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExbEF5eTJUMWlROFBqZ2IxUXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4wer6gSGJiqmm4mEur1VnZcxXxN_5qvm7chmTaFECkwx6d5xnPgdvHaGx41g_aem_PNPpLZUy5RRqtdyhLAd0ag" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/4667</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Stony Brook

Walking Tour of Stony Brook

Explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that includes 19th-century tannery and brewery...

Southern Jamaica Plain Community Health Center

Come along with the JP Historical Society to walk along Green Street. Laid out in 1836, the street played a key role in Jamaica Plain’s development, functioning as a residential, commercial, and transportation conduit in the lives of the district’s residents. Although Green Street was subdivided as early as 1851 for stores, factories and houses, it was not extensively developed until the late 1870s with construction continuing until the early 1900s. The Bowditch School was completed in 1892, and early in the 20th century, the United States Post Office moved from its location on Call Street at Woolsey Square to its new location at the corner of Green and Cheshire Streets. All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location. Can't attend the in-person tour? We also have an online version you can take anytime <a href="https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/4672/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExTFU5ZGF5ZkpQbkFoMUFHbXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5nao3e3vFYN2k92ZPRV7dCneHwB_QvXS7xV8Tw1Q5xwEUtwRg-j9ysmqRKSQ_aem_ufOxRlBCtr63-8ZFrW-tXg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/4672/</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Green Street

Walking Tour of Green Street

Come along with the JP Historical Society to walk along Green Street. Laid out in 1836, the street played a key role in Jamaica...

Bethel AME Church

Join the Jamaica Plain Historical Society to tour this part of the JP neighborhood which developed from 19th-century summer estates into a model suburban enclave. It contains examples representative of New England architecture with designs by local architects and builders. It also contains an unusual garden city model housing development by the Boston Dwelling House Company, which was founded in 1912. All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the location listed.Cannot make this time or date? Our tours are available online via an app as well: <a href="https://youraudiotour.com/tours/woodbourne/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExVHlYMFdtTk5BZXhFcUZNd3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7fjem7QqWcPOqEaFfP8v-Ewsxuz4cdQU818yL9_r_6B1lCleqCS8apYGSGkw_aem_7tghPl7D6cIOyy80izNxJA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youraudiotour.com/tours/woodbourne/</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Woodbourne

Walking Tour of Woodbourne

Join the Jamaica Plain Historical Society to tour this part of the JP neighborhood which developed from 19th-century summer...

Courageous Sailing at Jamaica Pond Boathouse

Travel around the Pond with the Jamaica Plain Historical Society. Once a district that only included the houses of Boston’s elite, the Pond was later put to industrial use as tons of ice were harvested there each winter. Learn about the movers and shakers, such as Francis Parkman and James Michael Curley, who made their homes on the Pond’s shores. Discover how the Pond was transformed from private estates and warehouses into the parkland we know today. All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required; just meet the guide at the bandstand. Can't attend the in-person tour? We also have an online version you can take anytime <a href="https://youraudiotour.com/tours/jamaica-pond/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExdVhvSkhpYVVlS040WDRPbXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6xyhMquNGreTZruYdmhF1GX6cQkhZ2bScsW8H24hKioCPal2VY48V4nxIivQ_aem_4dE9hzihKSXdFswbQT-Uxg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youraudiotour.com/tours/jamaica-pond/</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Jamaica Pond

Walking Tour of Jamaica Pond

Travel around the Pond with the Jamaica Plain Historical Society. Once a district that only included the houses of Boston’s...

This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district includes the ancestral home of the Dole Pineapple Company founder and the homes of progressives who were active as abolitionists and women suffragists. All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location. Cannot make this time or date? Our tours are available online via an app as well: <a href="https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/4655/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExU29VYXU1elcwcG95UVVndnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7ueviyXbUZFwsqf5Qnj8GLhWHh-36DE06GAYW0LhwxODZf5opAJ5RTfbVHCg_aem_fIQ6tfkd8rMB53kHWuriTg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/4655/</a>

Come along with the JP&nbsp;Historical Society to learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood with their businesses, schools, and institutions. See how in the early 1960s, Hyde Square changed again when Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican immigrants transformed it into Boston’s first predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. This tour also takes us to the home of Maud Cuney Hare, a prominent music historian and one of only two black women students at the New England Conservatory of Music in 1890. You will also learn about the property currently housing the MSPCA’s Angell Animal Medical Center, which was once a site of the Perkins School for the Blind. The tour will also walk through the Sunnyside neighborhood, the site of homes built by philanthropist Robert Treat Paine from 1889 to 1899 as a “worker’s utopia” for working families. All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location. Can't attend the in person tour? We also have an online version you can take anytime (in English and Spanish) <a href="https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/hyde-square/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExTFU5ZGF5ZkpQbkFoMUFHbXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5fkoN1S4hdbTzuHFBRXx7gsnlbg8AocQ97gq3VL2D_j4Bisrz9P3j835tPNg_aem_KKIlub7OtErX-wtpCTovVA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/hyde-square/</a>

Come along with the JP Historical Society to learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the...

Learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood with their businesses, schools, and institutions. See how in the early 1960s, Hyde Square changed again when Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican immigrants transformed it into Boston’s first predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. This tour also takes us to the home of Maud Cuney Hare, a prominent music historian and one of only two black women students at the New England Conservatory of Music in 1890. You will also learn about the property currently housing the MSPCA’s Angell Animal Medical Center, which was once a site of the Perkins School for the Blind. The tour will also walk through the Sunnyside neighborhood, the site of homes built by philanthropist Robert Treat Paine from 1889 to 1899 as a “worker’s utopia” for working families. All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location. Can't attend the in person tour? We also have an online version you can take anytime (in English and Spanish) <a href="https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/hyde-square/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExbEF5eTJUMWlROFBqZ2IxUXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4z0VLrJgOWy8Jnlr3i-91XSgcMWII2jP4wCFdOlw3I9NMkYJ3HHXB-vcrv0Q_aem_IxLizrCtsbqtfyQ4SJRMig" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youraudiotour.com/tours/hyde-square/</a>

Learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood with their businesses, schools, and...

Gretchen Grozier

Boston

Boston Metropolitan Area

JP resident since 1999
President of the JP Historical Society


Roslindale

Norfolk County

Benjamin Pierce

Brookline

Fenway

West Roxbury

South End

Back Bay

Beacon Hill

Middlesex County

Cambridge

Milton

Porter Square Books: Boston Edition

Join New Normal Boston on Tuesday, May 12th at Porter Square Books - Seaport Edition for Laughs for LUCE, a comedy fundraiser for the Immigrant Justice Network of Massachusetts.
This is the second in New Normal's "Laugh Hard, F*** ICE" show series, pairing comedy with crucial fundraising in collaboration with Boston-area independent bookstores.
The May edition features comedy from:
<ul><li>Mark Antonio (Impostor Syndrome Comedy)</li><li>Steph Dalwin (Boston AAPI Festival)</li><li>Amma Marfo (Black Women in Comedy Festival)</li><li>Hernan Sanchez (Magnet Theater)</li><li>Evan Valentine (JP Speakeasy)</li><li>Cynthia X. Wang (Boston AAPI Festival)</li></ul>
Can't join us live? There's also a "ticket" option to donate to LUCE in our absence. Even if you can't support the comics onstage, we encourage you to support the important work that LUCE is doing in our community.

Local Event: Laughs for LUCE

Somerville

Laughs for LUCE

Join New Normal Boston on Tuesday, May 12th at Porter Square Books - Seaport Edition for Laughs for LUCE, a comedy fundraiser...

Sheraton Boston Needham Hotel

<h2>Bearing Witness: What Hospice Teaches Us About Compassion, Community, and Care</h2>
<h4>With Keynote Speaker: Dr.&nbsp;Katherine Gergen Barnett</h4>
Join Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett, family medicine physician, nationally recognized health equity leader, and trusted voice on the future of American health care, for a powerful and reflective talk on what hospice teaches us about caring for one another when it matters most. Drawing on decades of leadership in whole-person care, equity, and health system reform, as well as her personal experience with Good Shepherd Community Care during her father, Commentator and former White House Communications Director,&nbsp;David Gergen's&nbsp;final year, Dr. Gergen Barnett will explore how compassion, trust, and community can transform the patient and family experience and guide us toward a more humane and just health care system.

Local Event: Good Shepherd Institute Dinner: Bearing Witness

Newton

Good Shepherd Institute Dinner: Bearing Witness

Bearing Witness: What Hospice Teaches Us About Compassion, Community, and Care
With Keynote Speaker: Dr. Katherine Gergen...

Virtual

Academically adventurous students flourish at Commonwealth School, challenged by rigorous classes and supported by faculty at the top of their fields. Are you interested in applying next year? Here’s your chance to discover what makes our school so uncommon!
Join us Wednesday, May 27, from 6:30–8:00 p.m., for a <a href="https://www.commschool.org/admissions-aid/admissions-events/info-session" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Virtual Information Session for Fall 2027 Admission</a>.
During this event, prospective students will have the chance to:
<ul class="rx-format-list-to-text"><li>Participate in a sample class</li><li>Preview the admissions and financial aid processes</li><li>Hear from current students and parents. </li></ul>
Parents of prospective students will also be able to connect with Commonwealth parents.
Please note that pre-registration is required for this event.
<a href="https://www.commschool.org/admissions-aid/admissions-events/info-session" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sign up now to reserve your spot.</a>
We look forward to seeing you there!

Local Event: Commonwealth School Virtual Information Session for Fall 2027 Admission

Commonwealth School Virtual Information Session...

Academically adventurous students flourish at Commonwealth School, challenged by rigorous classes and supported by faculty at...

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Walking Tour of Monument Square, JP

MAY

9

11:00 AM

Loring Greenough House, 12 South St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Sumner Hill

MAY

16

11:00 AM

Loring Greenough House, 12 South St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Hyde Square

MAY

23

11:00 AM

Brendan Behan Pub, 378 Centre St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Stony Brook

MAY

30

11:00 AM

100 Boylston St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Green Street

JUN

6

11:00 AM

Southern Jamaica Plain Community Health Center, 640 Centre St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Woodbourne

JUN

13

11:00 AM

Bethel AME Church, 100 Wachusett St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Jamaica Pond

JUN

20

11:00 AM

Courageous Sailing at Jamaica Pond Boathouse, 507 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Monument Square, JP

JUN

27

11:00 AM

Loring Greenough House, 12 South St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Sumner Hill

JUL

4

11:00 AM

Loring Greenough House, 12 South St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Hyde Square

JUL

11

10:00 AM

Brendan Behan Pub, 378 Centre St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Stony Brook

JUL

18

11:00 AM

100 Boylston St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Green Street

JUL

25

11:00 AM

Southern Jamaica Plain Community Health Center, 640 Centre St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Green Street

AUG

1

11:00 AM

Southern Jamaica Plain Community Health Center, 640 Centre St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Jamaica Pond

AUG

8

11:00 AM

Courageous Sailing at Jamaica Pond Boathouse, 507 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Monument Square, JP

AUG

15

11:00 AM

Loring Greenough House, 12 South St, Boston, MA

Walking Tour of Sumner Hill