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Where Beacon Hill Began

May 8, 2008 , 6:00 PM

Discover the history and the families of Beacon Hill with New England Historic Genealogical Society and Historic New England.In a three-part illustrated lecture, Christopher C. Child, genealogist of the Newbury Street Press; Scott C. Steward, NEHGS director of publications; and John Winthrop Sears, former Boston City Councilor and Beacon Hill resident, will discuss “The Changing Landscape from 1625,” “Nineteenth-Century Boston Brahmins,” and “Beacon Hill Today.” This dynamic program will present the historical context of Beacon Hill’s physical transformation, the nineteenth-century migration of families to the Hill and its establishment as Boston’s elite residential neighborhood, plus perspectives on Beacon Hill in the twenty-first century. Program attendees will also receive special discounted tickets for Beacon Hill walking tours, given by Historic New England on Saturdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., May through October.