“Our Home” Collection

Our Home: An Eastie Community Archiving Project-- a collaboration between artist Anthony Romero, archivist Giordana Mecagni, Northeastern's NULawLab, and East Boston residents-- aims to activate East Boston's activist past by hosting history capturing and storytelling events for residents and making the material available for research as part of Northeastern University's University Archives and Special Collections.

"East Boston is still not an airport: East Boston Community News 2010 reunion" magnet
Steczynski, Madeleine
Central Square, East Boston, Mass.
Biagiotti, Frank
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"¡¡Gracias!!: East Boston: no Eastie casino" sign
Steczynski, Madeleine

August 25, 2019 Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston Watershed Collecting Event

On August 25, 2019 an event was presented in conjunction with the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston exhibition, "When Home Won't Let You Stay: Migration through Contemporary Art". East Boston Massachusetts residents were invited to bring in a personal object of their choosing that they would like scanned, cataloged, and made publicly available as part of a developing East Boston Community Archive at Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. Residents also had the opportunity to have their portrait taken.

September 29, 2019 ZUMIX Community Collecting Event

On September 29, 2019 an event was held where East Boston, Massachusetts residents were invited to bring in a personal object of their choosing that they would like scanned, cataloged, and made publicly available as part of a developing East Boston Community Archive at Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. Residents also had the opportunity to have their portrait taken.