A Beacon Hill Legacy Celebrating 50 Years (1961-2011)
Gala Dinner at the Massachusetts State House
Lecture Series
Lecture series inspired by the interests of Rose Standish Nichols: the Suffragist
Movement, garden design, writing and publication, international human rights.
The location for all the lectures will be at the American Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon Street, Boston.
Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello — "Agents of Change: Rose, Margaret and Marian Nichols,
New Women and Social Reform from Park Street to Paris and Beyond"
Lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Patrick Chasse — "Isabella and Her Gardens: Public and Private Garden Experiments"
Lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Amy Ryan: Director, Boston Public Library
Ken Gloss: Owner, Brattle Street Bookstore
Sandi Kirshner: Chief Marketing Officer, Pearson Education
Moderated by Robin Young: WBUR — "eBooks in the 21st Century: Digital Literacy"
Lecture will be held in Moseley Hall at the Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer Street, Boston
Lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Melissa Renn — "Life in the Art World: Life Magazine and Modern American Art"
Lecture will be held at the Nichols House Museum, 55 Mount Vernon Street, Boston
Lecture will begin at 2:00 p.m.
Michael Semple — Human Rights in Afghanistan
Lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Due to travel in Afghanistan, Fotini Christia is unable to present this lecture as planned.
Book Launch
At Home on Beacon Hill: Rose Standish Nichols and Her Family
A book commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the museum.
Book Launch and Champagne reception
