Commemoration Commission
The Boston Commemoration Commission will mark upcoming historical anniversaries, including the United States' 250th in 2026, the 400th anniversary of the founding of the City of Boston in 2030, and other significant historical anniversaries for all our local communities to tell the full range of our history, including the struggles and accomplishments of Boston’s communities who are too often left out of the official narrative.
The Boston Commemoration Commission will invest in inclusive and robust historical resources and preservation tools by working with diverse community voices and organizations who steward Boston's history and City departments with responsibilities relating to historical narrative, exhibits, curricula, archives, preservation, and event-planning to deepen public opportunities to engage with history, in collaboration with state and federal partners.
The Commission exists to affirm that our diverse and intertwined community histories are of great value to the City of Boston, that historical tourism should be a driver of true shared prosperity, that inclusive and honest historical memory is a crucial public good worthy of attention and resources, and that communities all over the City should have the tools and resources to research, preserve, acknowledge, and celebrate their history.
Read the enabling legislation for more.
Commission
- January 16, 2024
- April 30, 2024
- July 25, 2024
- October 24, 2024
Events, Exhibits, and Trails
Timelines, Archives, and Curricula
- February 12, 2024
- March 5, 2024
- April 3, 2024
- June 25, 2024
- July 23, 2024
- August 1, 2024
- September 5, 2024
- October 3, 2024
Legislation & Preservation Tools
Events, Exhibits, and Trails
- February 21, 2024
- March 13, 2024
- April 16, 2024
- June 27, 2024
- August 8, 2024
- September 12, 2024
Timelines, Archives, and Curricula
Legislation & Preservation Tools
- February 20, 2024
- March 7, 2024
- April 10, 2024
- June 24, 2024
- July 9, 2024
- August 13, 2024
- September 10, 2024
Current Members
Member | Appointed | Expires | Status |
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Giordana Mecagni | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Jay Ash | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Faries Gray | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Dory Klein | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Carolyn Goldstein | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Collin Knight | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Alison Frazee | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Amanda Zettel | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
James Cedric Woods | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Celia Richa | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
David O'Donnell | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Byron Rushing | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Jean-Luc Pierte | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Joan Ilacqua | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Juan Eusebio | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Juan Aurelio Lopez | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Kanisorn Wongsrichnalai | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Kimberly Barzola | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Kyera Singleton | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Tatiana Cruz | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Suzanne Segura Taylor | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Samuel Chambers | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Ruthzee Louijeune | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Robert Allison | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Nathaniel Sheidley | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Michael Rush | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Lydia Lowe | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Noelle Trent | 10/24/2023 | Active | |
Priscilla MacKenzie Bok | 12/15/2023 | Active |