The Roslindale Historical Society
ESTABLISHED 1973
A Walking Tour of Roslindale Village!
Inventing Roslindale: from a Triangle to a Square
Roslindale Historical Society repeat presentation of
Inventing Roslindale: from a Triangle to a Square
Starts at Adams Park, with a short walk around the village
Sunday June 26 2:00≈3:00. RSVP to shigidigi@yahoo.com
Thursday July 14, 7:00≈8:00 PM RSVP to geordie1953@msn.com
Learn about the creation of the original Roslindale commercial district from 1800 to the 1920’s. Hear stories and see photos of the people and businesses that helped turn Roslindale into the neighborhood that you know and love today.
Details and a link to the photos & material to be referenced during the presentation will be sent a day or two before the event to all who RSVP.
News
Roslindale Historical Society,Jamaica Plain Historical Society
collaborate on "Stories Of Mount Hope Cemetery"
4/9/2022
April 5th was the Ching Ming Festival, also known as "Tomb-Sweeping Day in English, a day when people of Chinese descent visit the tombs of their ancestors to clean the gravesites.
You can read more about it here: https://www.boston.gov/news/stories-mount-hope-ching-ming-festival-2022
Roslindale Around The Web
Global Boston: Roslindale
https://globalboston.bc.edu/index.php/home/immigrant-places/roslindale/
An excellent short history of Roslindale by Marilynn S. Johnson of Boston College, this page also includes links to articles about longtime Roslindale residents Josef Porteleki (Roslindale Hardware), Tasula Macrides, and Tony DeBenedictis (Tony's Market).
Atlascope
https://atlascope.leventhalmap.org/
A project of the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library, Atlascope is an interactive layered system of antique surveying maps of Boston. With it, one can see how the neighborhoods, streets, and even lots have changed since the 1800s. A rabbit hole you definitely want to go down!