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Jamaica Plain
Historical Society

 
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About the Jamaica Plain Historical Society

The Jamaica Plain Historical Society was founded in 1987 to preserve and promote the rich history of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. 

From mid-May to the end of September we offer weekly historic walking tours of different areas of the neighborhood. The remainder of the year we sponsors monthly events, usually in the form of a book talk, lecture, or film-screening. All JPHS activities are free and open to the public, with the exception of our annual members' event.  (That event is a chance to celebrate the members of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society who make all our activities possible!) Our website provides a comprehensive source of information about Jamaica Plain history with over 300 articles and more than 1700 historic images.   We also have a collection of historic resources, maps and yearbooks from Jamaica Plain High School and St. Thomas Aquinas.

The JPHS is an all-volunteer organization, with no physical location or paid staff. We welcome contributions of photographs and historic essays about Jamaica Plain. Please review our Collection Policy here. Please contact us for more information using the button below.

 
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Plant Exploration: Then and Now
Feb 8
Plant Exploration: Then and Now

Plant exploration – documenting and collecting wild plant diversity – is not just a Victorian Era activity, but is alive and well in 2025. Veteran plant explorer Michael Dosmann uses examples from his own expeditions in Asia and North America to compare and contrast the historic and modern plant hunter, placing these activities in the context of scholarship, global change, the search for improved garden plants. Hybrid event, please click through for the Zoom link

The Boston Women's Heritage Trail
Mar 15
The Boston Women's Heritage Trail

To celebrate Women’s History Month we are having a presentation by the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail. In 1989, a group of Boston Public School teachers and students decide to highlight the overlooked contributions of women to Boston’s history. Modeled after the Freedom Trail and Black Heritage Trail, the BWHT celebrates the past accomplishments of remarkable women in Boston, claiming their rightful place in our City’s history through education, reflection, and an interactive city-wide monument. This is a hybrid event, please click through to register for Zoom

JPHS Membership

Membership in the Jamaica Plain Historical Society starts for as little as $15 per year. With your membership, you will receive an invitation to our annual members-only social event and you will become part of a group that cherishes Jamaica Plain’s rich history and works to keep it alive. We appreciate your support.

 
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