In the 80's and 90's you could see graffiti just about everywhere in Boston: on the Statehouse, on the Longfellow Bridge, all over Harvard Square, in the South End, on Mass Ave. and almost every street. Mary Leno's lively slideshow will revisit older graffiti messages, and show what has being [...]
SpeakOUT and The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston invite you to join us on November 27th in honor of Veteran’s Day to share the stories of LGBTQ veterans with a moderated question and answer session. The History Project will also share a short history of LGBTQ people and the military.
As Halloween draws near, come join The History Project as we share spooky and sensual stories and readings about women loving women and the occult. Spooky snacks will be provided. Featured speakers: Joan Ilacqua and Bren Cole.
Honoring Orlando del Valle and the LGBT Elders of Color.
The History Project and Historic New England present 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.
Join us as author Patrick E. Horrigan reads from his new novel Pennsylvania Station (Lethe Press) and discusses how he weaves together the history of New York's old Penn Station, the historic preservation movement, and the pre-Stonewall gay rights movement.
Join us for a reading by David Scondras, Boston’s first openly gay city councilor, from of his 4-volume memoir, Angels, Liars, and Thieves. David Scondras was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in a Greek immigrant community, speaking Greek as his first language. He graduated valedictorian, winning a scholarship to attend Harvard [...]
Rare among historic house museums, Beauport tells the story of a gay man in the early twentieth century: celebrated interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper. This special tour sheds light on Sleeper's family and friends and includes readings from books and letters written by Sleeper and his social circle. After the [...]
Boston's first official Gay Pride March was held on Saturday, June 26, 1971. When the March took place it sought to highlight four oppressive institutions in Boston: the police, the government, hostile bars, and religious institutions. This June, The History Project is offering a walking tour that follows the first [...]
Boston's first official Gay Pride March was held on Saturday, June 26, 1971. When the March took place it sought to highlight four oppressive institutions in Boston: the police, the government, hostile bars, and religious institutions. This June, The History Project is offering a walking tour that follows the first [...]