Crispus Attucks: First Martyr for Liberty | February 12, 2021
The Boston Massacre Memorial was dedicated near the Tremont Street Mall on Boston Common in 1888, honoring Crispus Attucks [...]
Meet the Statues: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento | January 12, 2021
Beloved by Argentinians, educator, statesman, and writer Domingo Faustino Sarmiento rose from country schoolmaster to become president of his [...]
Who Was Samuel Eliot Morison? | November 18, 2019
On the Exeter-Fairfield block of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, you’ll find the statue of Samuel Eliot Morison. It was [...]
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, [...]
Wendell Phillips: American Abolitionist | March 13, 2018
The eight-foot standing sculpture of Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) along the Boylston Street path in the Public Garden was designed [...]
John Glover, Overlooked Hero of the American Revolution: Sculpture in our Parks | February 14, 2018
John Glover statue on Commonwealth Avenue Mall Created by renowned sculptor Martin Milmore, a bronze statue of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]