Quaint street scene on Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill History Through the LGBTQ Lens

LGBTQ Walking Tour of Boston
Saturday, September 21, 2019
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Otis House Museum, 141 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114
Tickets: $20.00

Join The History Project and Historic New England for a walking tour of LGBTQ history on Beacon Hill. Learn about historic LGBTQ civil and political rights organizations, protests, bar culture, and the lives of activists and boundary-pushers, including Prescott Townsend, Sarah Orne Jewett and Annie Fields, and the Boston Bohemians.

Tour begins at Otis House. Highlights include Sporters and Gerry Sawyer Square, Charles Street Meeting House, and the homes of several Boston Bohemians. Presented in partnership with Historic New England.

Advance tickets recommended. Please call 617-994-5920 or buy online.

The History Project is an all-volunteer group of dedicated activists, archivists, historians, writers, and community members. Any additional donation you make goes directly to preserving the history of Boston's and Massachusetts' LGBTQ communities and sharing that information with the public.

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