February 19, 2024 On the site of 36 Belmont Street in Charlestown lived the Walker family, a prominent Black family with a very rich history. While the former Walker house at 36 Belmont Street was demolished, and eventually the present house designed by Timothy Sheehan in 2007 took its place, it is important to understand […]
Date: Wednesday, February 28 Time: 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Event: A Virtual Book Discussion with authors Stephen Kendrick and Paul Kendrick Join the Charlestown Preservation Society and the friends of the Charlestown Branch Library for a Virtual Book Discussion with authors Stephen Kendrick and Paul Kendrick to discuss their book Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King’s Life and Win […]
Dress up your desk with a fresh view of Charlestown each month in 2024. Our desk calendar includes 12-months of 5×7 cards printed on thick, premium cardstock set into a walnut stand. All proceeds benefit the Charlestown Preservation Society.Get yours today!
The Boston Tea Party’s 250 th Anniversary and the Importance of the Charlestown PatriotsEllen S. Kitzis, Board Member, Charlestown Preservation Society Although the Boston Tea Party occurred 250 years ago-December 16, 1773-the day is stillremembered as a powerful symbol of the American resistance against unjust taxation and governmentoppression as well as one of the key […]