Jamaica Plain Historical Society
About
The Jamaica Plain Historical Society collects, preserves and shares the history of Jamaica Plain, the Boston neighborhood it is named for. It gathers stories, images and items about the area’s past and publishes them as articles on its website, along with collections of old maps and yearbooks. In summer it leads weekly historic walking tours of the neighborhood, and it sponsors monthly events.
The society’s research digs into lesser-known corners of local history, such as a multi-generational free Black family whose story spans three centuries, the Kindergarten for the Blind that opened in Jamaica Plain in 1887, and the Fowler real estate firm that dates to 1905. Its online resources include a bibliography of neighborhood history, a guide to Boston information sources and an index of the First Church graveyard.
What to Know
- All tours and events are free and open to the public.
- Annual memberships are available and include an invitation to a members-only social event.
- The membership year runs from July 1 to June 30.
- The society has teamed up with the Massachusetts Historical Society and the local library branch on a program about researching JP history.
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