Edwina: Growing Up in Jamaica Plain, 1900-1920

The book Edwina chronicles the life of a precocious and delightful girl who lived in Jamaica Plain in the early 1900s. We hope you will enjoy these execerpts.

PeopleJamaica Plain Historical SocietyApril 14, 2005Rememberance, Jill Hofstra

George W. Fowle’s Recollections of 19th Century Jamaica Plain

A 1907 article in which Mr Fowle who has always taken a deep interest in the affairs of the country and its people and thus is able to easily call to mind a host of incidents large and small. And it is a source of great pleasure to him to reflect upon events which have happened since his memory began.

PeopleJamaica Plain Historical SocietyApril 14, 2005Rememberance

In Memory of Walter H. Marx

A series of essays about Walter Marx, one of the founders of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society - written by those who knew him on the 10th anniversary of his death.

Reminiscences of Margherita Brigham

These are the reminiscences of Margherita Brigham, who was born on 23 April 1887 at 13 Warren Square, off Green Street in Jamaica Plain. The memoir concerns the house of Margherita’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Dickson.

PeopleJamaica Plain Historical SocietyApril 14, 2005Rememberance