Boston Women's Memorial: Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone (1818-1893) was an abolitionist and suffragette from a farm in Massachusetts. Even though her family were strong abolitionists, her father did not believe women had or should have equal rights. Initially, he did not support Lucy’s dreams and ...

John Singleton Copley

John Singleton Copley (1738-1815) was the son of Irish immigrants, but was a native-born Bostonian. After his father passed away at an early age, his mother remarried a London trained engraver. By having an artist in the family, Copley was ...

Irish Famine Memorial

The Irish have always been a part of Boston’s history, but in small numbers. During the Great Famine or “An Gorta Mor,” an incredible number of Irish fled their native land for a new beginning in America. Between 1845 and ...

George Middleton

George Middleton (1735-1815) was many things. He tended horses, he was a fighter for equality, and he was the commander of the Bucks of America. His home at 5-7 Pinckney Street, which is now a private residence, is the oldest ...

Elaine Noble

Elaine Noble (1944- ) was the first openly gay person to run for state office and win. She served the Massachusetts State Legislature and represented Boston’s Fenway and Back Bay neighborhoods. She won her first term in 1974 and was ...

Colonel Thomas Cass

Colonel Thomas Cass was born in Queens County, Ireland and then moved to Boston when he was nine months old. While in Boston he married, owned vessels that traded in the Azores Islands, had a share in a towboat company, ...

Chinatown Heritage Mural

The Chinatown Heritage Mural Located at Oxford Street and Oxford Place is a replica of Chinese artist Wang Yun’s “Autumn Mountains with Travellers.” The piece is hidden away in an alley among closely clustered buildings. The street used to be ...

BAGLY

The Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY) began in July of 1980 when youth members of the Committee for Gay Youth became frustrated with the adult leadership of the organization. These founders saw the need for ...

Arlington St. Church

On April 11, 2001, seven same-sex couples filed a suit against the Department of Public Health in the state of Massachusetts. These seven couples wanted the right of civil marriage extended to same-sex couples. The individuals’ reasons varied, but they ...

Cain and Abel

Did you know that the last execution held in Pensacola occurred at noon on July 30, 1920? The condemned man’s name was Hosea Poole who had been found guilty of brutally murdering his brother.

On a warm summer ...