• Talk to our volunteer docents, who are available to guide small groups for free during select operating hours
• Schedule a private tour in the Museum or around the neighborhood with our staff
• Schedule a tour for a K-12 or college class
• Schedule a virtual event with Museum staff
• Schedule an on-site talk about the West End or a related topic
• Schedule an off-site event at the Museum
• Rent the Museum for a meeting, party, or other event
After centuries of exclusion by Boston’s ruling Puritan leaders, Roman Catholics were finally allowed to officially practice their faith in Massachusetts in 1780. Led by French Catholics, the movement to establish a Catholic community in Boston is reported to have started with a private mass in the West End. This was the first step in establishing what would become one of the most recognized Catholic archdiocese in America.
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