history

Broadway Redesign Project: Historical View

Broadway Redesign Project: Historical View

As part of my work on the Beverly Bike Committee, I was asked to join the Broadway Task Force Raw Data Massachusetts Historical Commission, Office of the Secretary, State House Boston – extensive research into houses in the late 1970s Summaries cull data from Assessor’s records, Beverly Citizen, City Directory, Essex county registry of deeds(…)

St. Joseph’s Church: Rest in Peace

St. Joseph’s Church: Rest in Peace

In the summer of 2004, the Archdiocese of Boston closed the doors on this 131-year old parish. Like anyone raised in a French-Canadian family in South Salem, St Joseph Parish was where the kids went to school, the family went to worship and was a symbol of our culture. I have my own feelings on why(…)