Walking and Talking with Thoreau (past event)

Saturday, November 2, 2019 (rain date November 3)2:00 – 4:00 pmBrook Farm Historic Site, 670 Baker Street, West Roxbury We’re launching our fifth Focus on Brook Farm photography and artists’ outing with a special guided walk with Thoreau re-enactor Mr. Richard Smith. Henry David Thoreau never lived at the Brook Farm community and only visited … Read more

Focus on Brook Farm IV Now on View

Our latest collection of photos and creative works inspired by Brook Farm is on exhibit at Brookline Bank, West Roxbury, 1808 Centre St. at Roche Bros. Plaza. This year features an impressive collection of Brook Farm residents — from birds and bees to serpents and salamanders — along with beautiful landscapes and artistic images. Thanks … Read more

The Women of Brook Farm Come to Roslindale

Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Rozzie Square Theatre 5 Basile Street, Roslindale (just off the square) The Women of Brook Farm are back and look forward to celebrating Women’s History Month with you in Roslindale. In partnership with the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, New Brook Farm presents an updated edition of our engaging … Read more

From Brook Farm to Glory: A Life of Robert Gould Shaw

Sunday, January 27, 2019, 3:00 p.m. at Theodore Parker Church, 1859 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA Robert Gould Shaw is best remembered as the commander of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry, one of the first black regiments in the Civil War. Shaw’s story was told in the 1989 movie “Glory” but the film covered only … Read more