Jim Vrabel: When and Where in Boston

Local historian Jim Vrabel will demonstrate his Boston History Database, When and Where in Boston, which contains images and descriptions of thousands of events from Boston (including Brighton-Allston) history.

Jim Vrabel is a former newspaper reporter and city official, a longtime community activist, and a Boston historian. He was a founder of the Back of the Hill Community Development Corporation on Mission Hill and of the Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter School in Hyde Park, and he served as assistant director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, executive assistant to the Boston School Committee, and senior research associate and editor at the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library, 40 Academy Hill Road, Boston, United States