The Cambridge Historical Commission Blog https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Postponed: Opening Reception for Grace: The History of Black Churches in Cambridge Blog About “The Magic Incubator”: MIT Building 20 (1943-1998) Black History Month Feature: Roosevelt Weaver Wikipedia Highlights Black Cambridge Reminder: Submit Your Preservation Awards Nominations! African American Heritage Trail, Cambridge 2026 Preservation Awards: Call for Nominations Frances V. Antupit (1934-2025) Building Old Cambridge A Photographic History of Cambridge Modern Monday: The Bitter House Painting Historic Exteriors: Colors, Application, and Regulation Building Feature: 65 Langdon Street Maintaining Your Old House in Cambridge All in the Same Boat We Are the Port What Does Harry Katz Have to do with Valentine’s Day? America’s 250th Speaker Series: Washington in American Memory Event: Lift Every Voice The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month: Armistice Day Dr. Stella E. Johnson: Medium Event: Lighting of 23 Church St Common Cause, Uncommon Courage Event: In the Key of Cambridge Cambridge Digital Architectural Survey and History (CDASH) Now Available Torn Down Tuesday: Cooke-Holyoke House Event Announcement: The Diner Project Practical Patents: 19th Century Cambridge My Ride Through Life by Anthony Beckwith Celebrate new U.S. Quarter Honoring Vera Rubin Happy Women’s History Month! William B. King (1932-2025) A Subject of Unique Interest: Mary Freeman Heuston Lewis and William Dean Howells Massachusetts Avenue: Life Along Cambridge’s Main Artery Rationing and Salvaging Through WWII Cambridge’s Annual Jane’s Walk is back for 2025 Mid Cambridge NCD: Proposals for Ellery Street Event: Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters Annual Juneteenth Gathering Tribute to Mary Leno Illustrated Talk: Black Patriots of Cambridge Bygone Business: Savanna Books Exhibit – How Sweet It Is: The History of Candy Making in Cambridge Midnight: Harvard Square – April 18, 1775 Event: Headquarters of a Revolution: The 250th Anniversary of Washington’s Arrival in Cambridge 2025 Preservation Awards: Call for Nominations 2024-25 Preservation Awards Event We’re Hiring! Apply today for the CHC Assistant Director Position The Junction: A Cambridge Neighborhood No More