Upcoming Events

Meet the Authors - Christopher Klein, Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands
Wednesday, March 28th

Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street | 5:30pm

The blockbuster movie “Shutter Island” was set on a fictitious island in Boston Harbor, but the true stories of the 34 Boston Harbor Islands are even stranger than fiction.

Join Christopher Klein, author of Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands, as he takes you on a virtual tour through the colorful history and natural beauty of one of our best-kept local secrets during our first "Meet the Authors" series, presented in collaboration with Old South Meeting House.  Hear tales of ghosts, shipwrecks, prisoners of war, and Revolutionary War battles that took place on “the real Shutter Islands” and get inspired to leave port and visit this urban oasis.

Admission is free for Boston Preservation Alliance and Old South Meeting House members; $10 for non-members.
Members and non-members may both register securely here.

For more information, please email Christine Piontek or call 617-367-2458.

2012 Auction & Gala
Wednesday, April 4th

State Street Pavilion at Fenway Park | 5:30pm

The Boston Preservation Alliance’s 2012 Auction & Gala will be held at Fenway Park in association with the ballpark’s centennial celebrations.  Enjoy live and silent auctions featuring: travel packages, tickets to cultural and sporting events, gift certificates to Boston’s finest restaurants and historic hotels, and novelties related to preservation.  All proceeds support the Alliance’s advocacy efforts and help to sustain our education programs in the city’s underserved communities. To purchase tickets and for a preview of auction items, click here.

"Picture Preservation" Photo Contest

In celebration of National Historic Preservation Month in May, the Boston Preservation Alliance is requesting entries for their "Picture Preservation" photo contest.  Photographs should highlight an example of historic preservation in Boston’s neighborhoods or downtown area.

Deadline for submissions is April 13th.  Photographs will be judged by a panel consisting of representatives from the Alliance, historic preservationists, and photographers.  All photographs will be exhibited in Boston City Hall during the month of May and also displayed on the Boston Preservation Alliance website.

Guidelines for the contest are as follows:

• An entry form must be completed for each photo (limit 2 photos per photographer).
• Images should have been photographed within the last 2 years.
• Images may be in color or black and white.
• Images must be unmatted 11”x14” prints.
• Images will NOT be returned. 
• Images may be used by the Alliance for display, promotion of the photo contest, or on the Alliance website. Photographers will be credited on any published photos.

For more information, please email Christine Piontek or call 617-367-2458.