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A REALLY BIG NIGHT 10 Feb 2010 | 07:07 am
Thursday, January 28, East Boston Cultural Exchange Center.... Eastie community residents, students, teachers, and Boston Museum supporters pack the exhibit room where the East Boston Historical Socie...
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON... 25 Jan 2010 | 03:50 pm
We are just four days away from the launch of East Boston's first-ever historical society. Today we proceeded with Part One of the exhibit installation at the Cultural Exchange Center at 80 Border Str...
A BEAUTIFUL LOGO! 22 Jan 2010 | 09:08 am
8th grader Udoka Ibeh has created a gorgeous logo for the East Boston Historical Society, featuring an outline of one of East Boston's five islands - Noddle Island. His design was chosen by the board ...
The Board of Directors Gets Down to Biz... 15 Dec 2009 | 05:27 am
A chaotic couple of weeks as students get to work in earnest on their projects for the launch of the East Boston Historical Society January 28th! Nine students have joined the board of directors inclu...
KIDS TO COP: Here's Your BPD History.... 19 Nov 2009 | 05:28 am
A sunny day...good to be out exploring the 'hood! Mary Lyn's class is beginning work with Polly Carpenter of Learning By Design, the educational arm of the Boston Society of Architects. She'll lead ki...
DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS: Visit to the Atlantic Works Building 27 Oct 2009 | 03:03 am
Fran Rowan (shown seated at left with Umana students) is a longtime Eastie activist and saviour of the Atlantic Works building, a former shipbuilding facility with an illustrious history as described ...
GAMES R US... 19 Oct 2009 | 05:11 am
K. and I are walking back to the Umana Middle School Academy from the Atlantic Works building. We've just looked at the space inside this old shipbuilding facility-turned-artist-cooperative where the ...
ELLIS ISLAND #1, EASTIE #2... 18 Oct 2009 | 05:35 am
Our Eastie explorations continued last week with two 7th grade classes out on a neighborhood tour. Our focus: immigration. First stop: 151 Meridien Street, a plain brick building where Joseph P. Kenne...
HERE WE GO... 17 Oct 2009 | 06:27 am
J. is fidgeting at her desk, eager for this long afternoon to be over. Her day at the Umana Middle School Academy started at 7:20 AM. Now it's close to 3 PM. She slumps over her desk, arches a brow an...
