September 9 and September 11, 2019 | Watch Glory!
Glory on Boston Common Monday, September 9, 2019 7:30 p.m. Parade Ground, Boston Common This is a free event [...]
June 3, 2019 | Making History on the Common
On Monday, June 3, over 1,000 Boston schoolchildren gathered on Boston Common for the 10th Annual Making History on [...]
Witch Hazel in the Public Garden | February 16, 2019
Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana The first bright sign of spring in the Public Garden every year, already out now! [...]
A Community Conversation: The Power of Public Monuments and Why They Matter | January 9, 2019
Thank you for joining us for A Community Conversation: The Power of Public Monuments and Why They [...]
Celebrating the Boston Women’s Memorial | October 15, 2018
This October marks the 15th anniversary of the Boston Women's Memorial, commemorating the lives of Phillis Wheatley, Abigail [...]
Founders Memorial Gets a Freshening Up | August 1, 2018
Longtime Friends member, John Winthrop made a generous gift to underwrite the recent conservation work on the Founders Memorial, [...]
July 27, 2018 | Launch of the Shaw/MA 54th Regiment Memorial Restoration Project
Left to right: Christopher Cook, City of Boston; Michael Creasy, National Parks Service; Marita Rivero, Museum of African [...]
October 7, 2017 | Ducklings 30th Birthday
Celebrating a Milestone Anniversary in the Public Garden Hard to imagine it has been 30 years! The famous Ducklings [...]
June 5, 2017 | Making History on the Common
Fishweirs, sheep, protests, dancing, and colonial punishments return to Boston CommonDespite the rain on June 5th, just under 1,000 Boston [...]
The Irish connection: Sculpture in our parks | March 14, 2017
March is famous in Boston for St. Patrick’s Day and the celebration of all things Irish. The history of [...]