UPCOMING TALK BY AUTHOR at Cambridge Center for Adult Education.  Register here    

 “Boston’s History Told Through Places of Worship”

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 – 3-5 p.m.

Boston has many historic churches and other places of worship that are remarkable for their architecture, beauty, and connection to the early development of the city. In this illustrated talk with slide show, we’ll discuss a varied selection of historic religious sites built in earlier eras, up to the early 20th century. We will focus especially on those that still function today and are open to the public. Participants will leave with an enriched understanding of the city’s history, and plenty of ideas for visiting historic religious sites on their own.

HOW TO PURCHASE BOOK:

ONLINE through 1) this website; 2)  www.lulu.com;  3)  major online retailers including Amazon http://tinyurl.com/amazon-Be-There-Then    Hardcover, softcover, or e-book.

INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES 

CAMBRIDGE:  Harvard Bookstore,  Porter Square Books

CONCORD:   The Shop at Walden Pond

AND AT SELECTED HOUSE MUSEUMS IN GREATER BOSTON!

EVENTS AND MEDIA

9/19/18  Historical Society of Watertown. “Exploring Greater Boston’s Historic House Museums: Bringing the Past into the Future”

4/25/18 Cambridge Center for Adult Education. “Beyond the Freedom Trail: 15 Other Local Places Where History Was Made”   

2/21/18  Cambridge Center for Adult Education. “Exploring Historic House Museums in Greater Boston”

10/18/17  Cambridge Center for Adult Education.  Class on Exploring Historic House Museums in Greater Boston.

5/17/17  Cambridge Center for Adult Education.  “Visiting the Past in Greater Boston: Discovering Historic House Museums” Lecture and discussion highlighting several houses. Part of the Gonson Lecture Series.

4/3/17  Stoneham Historical Society.  “Greater Boston’s Historic House Museums: Bringing the Past into the Future”  Lecture and book signing. Topic: How local house museums are tackling today’s challenges in keeping history alive.

5/19/16 –  Presentation and book signing at Cambridge at Home

1/12/16 – “Visiting the Past in Greater Boston: Reflections of a Historic-House Devotee”  A talk by Elizabeth S. Levy Merrick at Stonehurst-The Robert Treat Paine Estate. Co-hosted by the Waltham Historical Society, Friends of Stonehurst and the City of Waltham.  http://whistsoc.waynemccarthy.com/pdf/March_2016.pdf

Jamaica Plain Historical Society Newsletter, August 2015, recommends Be There Then   www.jphs.org

Waltham Daily News Tribune/Waltham Wicked Local, 3/25/15:  “Travel Guide Highlights Waltham Historic Homes”  http://waltham.wickedlocal.com/article/20150325/NEWS/150329701/0/NEWS 

Be There Then is highlighted in the News section of Historic Newton’s website: historicnewton.org

Featured on the Maritime Heritage Project website:  www.maritimeheritage.org/ports/usMassachusetts.html

Be There Then book signing hosted in January 2015 at Royall House and Slave Quarters

Royall House and Slave Quarters Facebook page and website introduced Be There Then on January 25, 2015  www.facebook.com/RoyallHouseSlaveQuarters