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Shirley (Brauneis) Hutchins will be 88 years old on September 11, 2025. She lived at 76 Weld Hill Street in the Forest Hills section of Jamaica Plain for 75 years. She shares her memories of JP over the decades and of a full and happy life.
This presentation by Ferna Phillips, a Board Member of the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail was provided to celebrate Women’s History Month 2025. The BWHT highlights 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.
A talk by Hidden Jamaica Plain about their research into the remarkable letter written by Sarah Winslow Deming about how she escaped British-occupied Boston and took temporary refuge in Jamaica Plain in April 1775. Lucinda, whom Sarah enslaved, was with her and this talk focuses in on what is known about Lucinda. Presentation given April 28, 2025.