Comments on Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places

Molly Gleason Giordano commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-07-24T10:41:53Z

Hello everyone! What great way to connect with the relatives. My greatest memory of Boston always involved riding on the green line to get to my destination. Fenway on opening day with my buddies,Downtown Crossing, of course the Swan boats. Bringing my 3 sons to the Swan boats when they were little my very favorite. They kept asking me when were we going back on the train no matter where I brought them.
My husbands name is Bob, we live in Sturbridge Ma with 3 sons Thomas(17),Michael(14),David(13), 3 dogs, 5 cats,24 racing pigeons, 8 chickens, 2 rabbits, rodent brown and white not sure what it is(Toms), 6 horses. look forward to seeing every one this weekend!!!!

Liz Hines Kelleher (lizkdc) commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-07-22T20:35:12Z

Peter, those are such great Fenway memories. Somehow that battered old park is part of the lifeblood of this city.

Elisabeth: yeah, Latin seems to be in the cultural DNA of this family. My late Dad, me and my three brothers all were Boston Latin grads and my mom did some at Emmanuel. I wonder if any of the current younuns are doing amo, amas, amat?

John: even though I was too young to recall our grandparents, I feel like I got part of Grammy and Papa Hines second-hand through my dad's heritage of loving books, news, poetry and especially politics. He too could recite Kipling, not to mention Lincoln, and Casey at the Bat.

Liz Hines Kelleher (lizkdc) commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-07-22T20:22:16Z

Mary, Liz Hines Kelleher here (Peter and Dorothy Hines' daughter). While we don't know one another directly, it is so nice to hear from you. I'm with you--I think we will only scratch the surface at this week's event. If it leads to more reconnections and new connections, that would be wonderful.

And who wouldn't love to travel to the lovely Vineyard?

Liz Hines Kelleher (lizkdc) commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-07-22T20:14:30Z

Folks, there are so many nice comments to this post that I am moving it up so folks can see it more easily.

Mary Hurley Gosselin commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-07-22T01:58:49Z

Hello to the Hines, and all the rest of our relations! I very much wish my family could join you in Duxbury this weekend. For those I haven't seen since way back, my husband is Ray Gosselin, my stepdaughter Meghan(age 26) and my son Carl (age 14) live on Martha's Vineyard and own a Miniature Golf Course w/Rockwall & Grill. So,it would be difficult(no, impossible!) for us to attend. I hope the weather is Beautiful for you all...how will any of you be able to catch up on each others lives in one day?? We all love stories-both the telling and the listening. I think it will take multiple reunions. Any one interested in having one on the beautiful Island of Martha's Vineyard? I know a great place for a golf tournament and burgers!
Love to all, Mary

Elisabeth commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-07-22T00:49:46Z

Being the oldest child in the Hurley family, I am able to reflect on visits with many of the Hines siblings who are long gone. Some of my earliest memories are of Great Uncle George and Great Aunt Helen. I am not certain where they lived in West Roxbury, but I just loved visiting them! Great Aunt Helen always had cookies for my brother Bobby & me. Great Uncle George had the greatest Donald Duck imitation. I was very fond of them, and was quite disappointed when they moved to Washington D.C..My final memory of Great Uncle George was that my parents left to attend his funeral in Washington D.C. just after President Kennedy's funeral. My parents took the train to Washington, and when they returned to Framingham, they told my brother & I about the visit to President Kennedy's grave in Arlington National Cemetary.

Dad took me many times to visit Lilly & May. Both were at their respective convents, and were also favorites of mine. Dad shamed me into taking 4 years of Latin while at Marian HighSchool. As a matter of fact, I still have "OUR LATIN HERITAGE" by Sister Therese Hines S.N.D. on my book shelf!!
Have a wonderful reunion.
Lisa Hurley Gravel

Peter Gleason commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-07-16T04:10:13Z

I just returned to California from the Boston area last week (July 6th). During my visit some of you may have seen our gang of 16 in section 41 of the Fenway Park bleachers, on Jerry Remy night. We were holding the huge sign and were on NESN several times; not sure about SportsCenter. I also took a trip to Yankee Stadium for the first & last time with my son Paul Gleason celebrating his 13th birthday. Which segways me into my favorite Boston locations as Fenway Park and Kenmore Square. Many memorable times with my buddies during the 1980s, but attending the 1986 World Series might be a highlight, and going to my first game with my mother Carol in 1974. I still have the souvenir bank on my dresser to this day.

John Blute commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-07-10T19:43:12Z

I recall summer weeks spent with Grammy and Papa Hines on Bellaire Rd. Papa would lead us in a "workout' every day with the medicine ball and stretching with a golf club. Then, into one of those huge black Buicks, for a ride downtown.We bought corn on the way home and Grammy (she was so sweet!) would have a nice dinner. At night time Papa would regale us with stories about "the Curley Days" and that FDR! and recite Kipling's "Gunga Din" to us. I can still hear him booming
...'and the sun came up like thunder..out of China..across the bay!!"
We are of a great family! Suzanne and I are really looking forward to this!
John Blute

Matt Hines commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-07-10T02:04:08Z

I'd have to rate Arnold Arboretum and the Charles River Parks as among my favorite places in the city of Boston, both for their pure physical beauty and the amount of fun we had there as teenagers hanging out and enjoying the warm weather months.

And Fenway of course, the MFA, the Stuart-Gardner and Symphony Hall...

Peg Blute Marshall commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-07-02T21:04:32Z

Can any one give me the email address of Bobby Kierstead living in Washington State? Thanks!

Marina Hines Mortimer commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-06-11T21:17:42Z

One of my funniest childhood memories is when the four of us decided to “pay a friendly visit” on the reclusive and enigmatic Howard Hughes who occupied the penthouse suite (in addition to two other floors) of the Boston hotel at which we were staying. Lacking viable options--and any pocket money--this seemed like a worthwhile pursuit on a cold, rain swept city afternoon. Despite tiptoeing up a series of back staircases in our Keds, a commando-style raid on a private elevator bank, and spying on one or two indifferent security guards, our kids’ version of “Mission Impossible” turned out to be, well, impossible!

David Hines commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-05-07T13:00:42Z

Liz, Great job with the web site!

Liz Hines Kelleher (lizkdc) commented on 'Boston in Common - Your Favorite Places'

2008-05-07T02:45:33Z

And of course, Swan Boats! We read our copy of "Make Way for Ducklings" till it fell apart.