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Upcoming 60 Minute Webinar with Q&A:
Tuesday, March 11, 2:00pm ET
Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
Please join us on March 11 for an account of the collapse of a 50-foot-tall steel tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses by historian Stephen Puleo, drawing from his book Dark Tide.
As written on the back cover of his book: "Thoroughly researched... weaves together the stories of the people and families affected by the disaster, with often heartbreaking glimpses of their fates... The cleanup lasted months, the lawsuits years, the fearful memories a lifetime." —R.E. Schmid, Associated Press
Presenter
Stephen Puleo
Author and Historian
Stephen Puleo holds a master's degree in history from UMass-Boston and is a Massachusetts Historical Society Fellow. A former award-winning newspaper reporter and contributor of articles and book reviews to publications and organizations that include American History magazine, Politico, the Boston Globe, and the Bill of Rights Institute, Puleo has also taught history at Suffolk University in Boston and at UMass-Boston. He has published eight narrative history books.
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January 14, 2025
2:00 pm
Dining Out in Boston:
A Culinary History
Join us for a historical overview of the development of Boston’s restaurants by historian Jim O'Connell. This presentation draws upon Jim's book Dining Out in Boston: A Culinary History. He will explain how Boston was a pioneer in elaborate hotel dining, oyster houses, French cuisine, ostentatious banquets, ice cream parlors, ethnic cooking, the colonial revival of traditional New England dishes, the “gourmet revolution,” student hangouts, and contemporary locavore and trendy foodie culture. He uses an extensive array of historic menus and photos to reveal the rich story of both Boston’s lost and contemporary restaurants. As written on the back cover of his book, “O’Connell reveals a unique history sure to whet the intellectual and nostalgic appetite of Bostonians and restaurant-goers the world over.”
James C. O’Connell, Ph.D. has been Professor of City Planning & Urban Affairs, Boston University since 2015. He received a B.A. from Bates College and Ph.D. in American Urban History from the University of Chicago. He has served as Deputy Commissioner for Neighborhoods in Springfield MA, as Deputy Executive Director of MA Redevelopment for Springfield, as Economic Development Officer in the Cape Cod Commission, and as Community Planner in the National Park Service, New England Region. He has published several books, including Dining Out in Boston, The Hub’s Metropolis: Greater Boston’s Development from Railroad Suburbs to Smart Growth, A Landscape History of New England, and Becoming Cape Cod: Creating a Summer Resort.
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