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Friday Nights at the Movies!

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You bring the blankets and snacks, we’ll provide the entertainment! Join us for five movies throughout the summer on the Grounds of the LGH. Click any of the movies below to purchase tickets! (Space is limited.) Made Up! June 11th Miss Juneteenth June 18th Some Like It Hot July 30 Hairspray (2007) August 27 Raya…
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Suffrage/Anti-Suffrage in Jamaica Plain

Sarah Coyne
Note: The idea and initial research for this post came from Catherine “Kit” Bermon, who died unexpectedly on December 25, 2020. Kit moved to Jamaica Plain in 2014 and soon brought to the Loring Greenough House the expertise she had gained as director of the Mark Twain House and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in…
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Announcing our Gardening Together Series!

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We are pleased to announce that the Loring Greenough House will be hosting a series of events this summer for the community to get together and garden. Our Gardening Together events will have something for everyone! Whether you are a container gardener, a family wanting to get your children interested in plants and nature, or a complete green thumb,…
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Supporting the AAPI Community

Sarah Coyne
The Loring Greenough House stands with the Asian-American community in mourning, after the deadly shootings in Atlanta on March 16th. As an organization dedicated to historic preservation, we recognize that this attack is linked to a continuing history of events that deny the safety and security of the Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander community. We denounce this and all violence, racism,…
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Antique chairs inside the Loring Greenough House

The Misses Balch

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The Misses Balch by Stephen Pepper, Docent and Dorothy Clark, Board Member Ranged along the western side of the second-floor hallway of the Loring Greenough House are three delicate mahogany Chinese Chippendale chairs and a matching settee. Tags dangling underneath the pieces of furniture record that “The Misses Balch” loaned the furniture to the Jamaica…
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Parlor at the Loring Greenough House

Announcing Our 2021 Virtual Events!

Sarah Coyne
Though we still can’t gather in person, please join us from the comfort of your own home for these upcoming events! Register online, receive a link via email the morning of, and Zoom into our historic parlor for games, lectures, stories, and more! February 11th at 6:30pm February 18th at 1pm Three Dates! February 28th,…
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Annual Appeal 2020

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Dear friends and supporters, We need your help! The year 2020 started off with robust plans for lectures, activities, and wedding rentals. Then the pandemic changed everything. Like most organizations, the Loring Greenough House was forced to cancel all indoor events as well as our popular Thursdays on the Lawn, and all of our wedding…
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Pre-Order Your Custom Decorated Wreath Benefitting the LGH

Sarah Coyne
PRE-ORDERS ARE NOW CLOSED Thanks to everyone who purchased a wreath and therefore supported the Loring Greenough House and its mission. —————————- For the past fifteen holiday seasons, members and friends of the Loring Greenough House have decorated wreaths as a major fundraiser for the preservation of this historic landmark. We have been thrilled to…
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