The Massachusetts Historical Society, the Jamaica Plain Historical Society and the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library team up to help you learn more about ways to research the rich and vibrant history of JP by talking about the items in each of their collection and how to access those things.
Read MoreA bibliography revised and augmented from Jamaica Plain: Collected Bibliographies, Boston Landmarks Commission, 1983, as part of its Jamaica Plain Preservation Survey. The first edition was produced by Walter H. Marx in 1991. In 2019 JPHS added in as many online resources as could be found.
Read MoreA Guide to Boston Information Sources originally published by the Jamaica Plain Historical Society as a booklet but now updated with the online resources available in the 21st century.
Read MoreA brief history of Jamaica Plain prepared by the Jamaica Plain Historical Task Force for the Place Over Time Exhibit, Jubilee 350
Read MoreA guide to the history of Jamaica Plain, compiled by Walter H. Marx. Production assistance by Frank Norton. Edited by Chris Globig, Charlie Rosenberg, and Jennifer Stewart. Copyright 2003 © The Jamaica Plain Historical Society
Read MoreReprinted below is the tenth chapter from the book "The Town of Roxbury, Massachusetts: Its Memorable Persons and Places, Its History and Antiquities With Numerous Illustrations of Its Old Landmarks and Noted Personages" by Francis S. Drake. It was published by Drake in October, 1878.
Read MoreAn explanation of the interesting name 'Jamaica Plain' with some theories about how it originated. Article by Walter H. Marx
Read MoreThis page contains links to files showing grave descriptions and photographs of the graves in the First Church of Jamaica Plain graveyard on Eliot Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
Read MoreThis page shows the index of the First Church in Jamaica Plain Graveyard by Grave Number
Read MoreThis index lists the people buried in the First Church of Jamaica Plain Graveyard listing them by name.
Read MoreThis oral history project was complied and edited by Bill Vanderbeck and Jamaica Plain High School students circa 1984
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