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X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - boston-ma BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Boston's Churches Collections Tour DTSTART:20260918T160000Z DTEND:20260918T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T235534Z UID:14588-1789732800-1789736400@congregationallibrary.org CATEGORIES:arts,community DESCRIPTION:Join CLA Archivists Billy McCarthy and Zachary Bodnar at 14 Be acon for a tour exploring records from five centuries of Boston’s church es. \nCelebrate the anniversary of Boston’s founding by exploring the ma ny historic churches that have made Boston unique. This tour will feature records\, images\, postcards\, pew plans\, a 1669 land deed\, and scrapboo ks from both famous churches\, such as Park Street Church and Old South Ch urch\, to lesser-known churches\, such as Salem and Mariners’ Church and Berkeley Temple Congregational Church. \nHeld in the CLA’s historic rea ding room at 14 Beacon Street\, these monthly collection tours connect res idents of Beacon Hill and the greater Boston region with original\, rarely seen materials in the CLA’s collections. \nThis event will run from 12 to 1 pm and will begin with a short talk by Billy and Zachary\, followed b y plenty of time for browsing items from our collections and asking questi ons. \nThanks to the generosity of the Beacon Hill Civic Association\, the se programs are offered completely free of charge to the public. Reservati ons via Eventbrite are appreciated but not required. LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T235534Z LOCATION:Congregational Library & Archives\, 14 Beacon Street\, Boston\, M A\, 02108\, United States URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/bostons-churches-collections- tour X-SOURCE-NAME:Congregational Library & Archives X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.congregationallibrary.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Early New England Witchcraft Collections Tour DTSTART:20261023T160000Z DTEND:20261023T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T235534Z UID:14591-1792756800-1792760400@congregationallibrary.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Tricia Peone\, New England’s Hidden Histories Proje ct Director\, at 14 Beacon for a tour exploring puritan beliefs about witc hcraft. \nGet into the spooky season mood by viewing rare books and manusc ripts from the Congregational Library & Archives’ collections\, includin g seventeenth-century works on ghosts and witchcraft\, books connected to the Salem witch trials\, sermons about witchcraft\, and Cotton Mather’s diary. The tour will also consider why this subject continues to fascinate us today. \nHeld in the CLA’s historic reading room at 14 Beacon Street \, these monthly collection tours connect residents of Beacon Hill and the greater Boston region with original\, rarely seen materials in the CLA’ s collections. \nThis event will run from 12 to 1 pm and will begin with a short talk by Tricia Peone\, followed by plenty of time for browsing item s from our collections and asking questions. \nThanks to the generosity of the Beacon Hill Civic Association\, these programs are offered completely free of charge to the public. Reservations via Eventbrite are appreciated but not required. LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T235534Z LOCATION:Congregational Library & Archives\, 14 Beacon Street\, Boston\, M A\, 02108\, United States URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/early-new-england-witchcraft- collections-tour X-SOURCE-NAME:Congregational Library & Archives X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.congregationallibrary.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Children's Literature Collections Tour at the CLA DTSTART:20261120T170000Z DTEND:20261120T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T235534Z UID:14688-1795176000-1795179600@congregationallibrary.org CATEGORIES:community,family,literary DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Kyle Roberts at 14 Beacon for a tour exploring 250 ye ars of Congregational literature written and published for children. \nThe literature Congregational publishing companies and churches have produced specifically for children has changed dramatically over the centuries\, r eflecting changing ideas about childhood and what constitutes appropriate topics for their learning and reading pleasure. This tour will explore the surprisingly rich children’s literature collection at the Congregationa l Library & Archives\, many originally published at 14 Beacon. \nHeld in t he CLA’s historic reading room at 14 Beacon Street\, these monthly colle ction tours connect residents of Beacon Hill and the greater Boston region with original\, rarely seen materials in the CLA’s collections. \nThis event will run from 12 to 1 pm and will begin with a short talk by Kyle Ro berts\, followed by plenty of time for browsing items from our collections and asking questions. \nThanks to the generosity of the Beacon Hill Civic Association\, these programs are offered completely free of charge to the public. Reservations via Eventbrite are appreciated but not required. LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T235534Z LOCATION:Congregational Library & Archives\, 14 Beacon Street\, Boston\, M A\, 02108\, United States URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/childrens-literature-collecti ons-tour X-SOURCE-NAME:Congregational Library & Archives X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.congregationallibrary.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Illustrated Bibles Collections Tour DTSTART:20261218T170000Z DTEND:20261218T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T235534Z UID:14594-1797595200-1797598800@congregationallibrary.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Join CLA Librarian Meaghan Wright at 14 Beacon for a tour of i llustrated Bibles in the Congregational Library & Archives’ collection. \nThe Christian Bible is the best-selling book of all time (it even holds a Guiness World Record!)\, so it is no surprise that Bibles have been illu strated in many different ways over the centuries. This tour will feature a selection of illustrated Bibles to explore changing perceptions of visua l art and religion\, artistic style\, and illustrative processes. \nHeld i n the CLA’s historic reading room at 14 Beacon Street\, these monthly co llection tours connect residents of Beacon Hill and the greater Boston reg ion with original\, rarely seen materials in the CLA’s collections. \nTh is event will run from 12 to 1 pm and will begin with a short talk by Meag han Wright\, followed by plenty of time for browsing items from our collec tions and asking questions. \nThanks to the generosity of the Beacon Hill Civic Association\, these programs are offered completely free of charge t o the public. Reservations via Eventbrite are appreciated but not required . LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T235534Z LOCATION:Congregational Library & Archives\, 14 Beacon Street\, Boston\, M A\, 02108\, United States URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/illustrated-bibles-collection s-tour X-SOURCE-NAME:Congregational Library & Archives X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.congregationallibrary.org/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR