August 8, 2009
Buildings at Fresh Pond, Part I: Homes, Hotels, and Ice Houses
With the help of her "Paper PowerPoint," binder, Fresh Pond Ranger Jean Rogers portrayed people, places and events in the vicinity of Kingsley Park at Fresh Pond during the nineteenth century. At that time, nearby buildings included the famous Fresh Pond Hotel, the Jacob Wyeth house, and the enormous the ice houses, which were used to store ice that was cut from the Pond for shipment around the world. Participants asked lots of questions and came away with many answers as well as maps and photocopies of lithographs and other illustrations.
This program was offered in cooperation with the Historic Cambridge Collaborative, as part of this year's Cambridge Discovery Days.

Photos by Carol Collura