Educational

MARITIME WOMEN OF BOSTON: CANADIAN NURSES IN THE 1920 WOMEN’S VOTER REGISTERS

Educational, HISTORY, Rights, Women

by Anna Boyles https://www.boston.gov/news/maritime-women-boston-canadian-nurses-1920-womens-voter-registers The 1880 United States Census reports that roughly fifty-percent of immigrants from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island settled in Massachusetts, while nearly thirty-percent of New Brunswick immigrants settled in the Bay State. Thus far, the Mary Eliza Project has discovered over 600 women from the Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova …

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A map of New York City before it was a city could provide answers to today’s flooding

Educational, Habitat, Imagine, Learning

A map of New York City before it was a city could provide answers to today’s flooding BY ARI EPHRAIM FELDMAN NEW YORK CITY https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/10/27/eric-sanderson-maps-new-york-city-climate-change-flooding Eric Sanderson, a wildlife ecologist at the Bronx Zoo, has developed a historical map of what New York City looked like before European settlement. (NY1/Ari Ephraim Feldman) CLIMATE CHANGE UPDATED …

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Know Your Zone | NYC Emergency Management

Educational, MAPPING, RESOURCES

KNOW YOUR ZONE is your destination for everything you need to know about hurricanes in New York City. You’ll find information about the city’s hurricane evacuation zones, the hazards you may face from a hurricane, and what to do to prepare. #knowyourzone Know Your Zone | NYC Emergency Management

Charlestown Waterfront Coalition Flood… | Coastal Engineering Co.

Action, Critical Factors, Design, Educational, Habitat, Learning, Reports, RESOURCES, Top, Visions

Charlestown Waterfront Coalition Flood Mitigation StudyCoastal Engineering Co. in association with Offshoots, Inc. conducted a series of public forums on potential future climate impacts and available flood mitigation strategies for the Navy Yard in Charlestown, MA. Based upon information provided by Climate Ready Boston, flood zone analysis, regional precedents for climate change resiliency adaptations, and …

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Coletta Announces Schedule for Summer of Service Events

Community, Educational, Learning, Visions, Why

Coletta Announces Schedule for Summer of Service Eventsby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 11, 2022 • 0 CommentsBoston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta announced her  “Summer of Service,” initiative which  prioritizes beautifying District One and encourages residents to get involved in their own neighborhood through community service and civic engagement.“As our office continues to find ways to maintain the beauty of …

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The Weather and Climate Toolkit | NOAA Climate.gov

Educational, Habitat, Learning, MAPPING, RESOURCES

Making climate and weather data manageableVisualizing data makes it easier to understand exactly how an extreme weather event affected people’s lives, livelihoods, and property and how those things could be affected in the future.  Knowing how to access and analyze the wide variety of datasets needed to study those events can be a challenge, however.The …

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Revolutionary War Campaigns | U.S. Army Center of Military History

Educational, HISTORY, Learning, MAPPING, Rights, Social Justice, Why

Boston, 17 June 1775 – 17 March 1776. On the night of 16 – 17 June 1775 about 1,200 men of the Colonial force besieging Boston moved on to the Charlestown isthmus overlooking the city and threw up entrenchments on Breed’s Hill. The British garrison reacted promptly to this threat. On 17 June 2,200 troops …

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