Earl Taylor, President of the Dorchester Historical Society, and Bill Walczak, co-founder of the Codman Square Health Center will be speaking at the Old South Meetinghouse (OSMH) on February 9, at 12:15 p.m. They will present the history of Boston's largest and oldest neighborhood, Dorchester, and how it began as a small settlement established by a group of hardy English families in 1630, and how it became a wonderful neighborhood that has appealed to immigrants throughout the world! Hear Dorchester represented as a beacon of community, and a compelling neighborhood of distinct villages. The event is free for Dorchester residents with ID, and for OSMH members, $6 for all others. OSMH is located at 310 Washington Street, downtown Boston.
OSMH is hosting a variety of weekday events through February and March, designed to help local residents learn about Boston’s history. The series “Building Beantown: Exploring the Neighborhoods that Make up the ’Hub’” promises to go beyond the Freedom Trail and into the city’s diverse and complex neighborhoods, each with a distinct population and history. >> Read More
The purpose of Career Day is to bring in a group of professionals from a wide variety of career paths. The students receive the opportunity to speak with different professionals and get an idea of what career path they might be interested in pursuing. This event includes a question and answer session. The goal of the event is to help students through the process of choosing a career while gaining inside knowledge about careers that they are already interested in. Volunteers are still needed for this event! Each professional will participate in a "career fair" and will speak with students one-on-one about their specific experience. Volunteers will be needed from 10:00am until 1:30pm. To volunteer, click 
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What you think we should all know about the school desegregation crisis of the 1970s and its connection to today? The Boston Busing/Desegregation Project (a project of Union of Minority Neighborhoods) has partnered with Freedom House is going to hold a two part discussion entitled 'Can We Talk?: The Black Community and the Boston Busing Desegregation Crisis.' On Tuesday, January 24th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. see a clip from the Boston Busing/ Desegregation Project's film "Can We Talk" (Directed by Scott Mercer) and discuss the film and the project.
The next Boston Urban Forest Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday January 24, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This meeting is for all of those interested in improving and expanding Boston's Urban Forest! Become a part of a resident based stewardship group whose goals are to plant trees and educate the public about the benefits of trees. This meeting will feature guest speaker Tabatha White from Boston Parks & Recreation Department to answer questions about the city's street tree program. This meeting will be at the Boston Natural Areas Network office at 62 Summer St., 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02110. To reserve a spot, please RSVP at 
On January 29, at 2:00 p.m. Stephen Puleo, author of Dark Tide, will discuss the historic Great Molasses Flood that ravaged the city of Boston on January 15, 1919. A very notable event in Boston's history, a 50-foot tall steel tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapsed on Boston's waterfront. The flood demolished homes, and even a brick fire station! The flood ultimately killed 21 and injured 150, and became an unforgettable interest of historians and Bostonians for decades to come. The Dorchester Historical Society is located at 195 Boston Street. For more information about the Dorchester Historical Society, please visit their 
