A lecture by Alan Banks, Supervisory Park Ranger, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, Massachusetts.

The firm Frederick Law Olmsted, which was  founded over a century ago, was involved in over 1,200 landscape architecture projects throughout Massachusetts, ranging from expansive 500-acre public parks to intimate private gardens. One of its greatest achievements is a six-mile  “emerald necklace” of ponds, parks, and parkways that winds its way through Boston. This one-hour slide lecture will sample this rich landscape legacy and explore the ideas that shaped some of the most treasured lands in Massachusetts.

Alan Banks, Supervisory Park Ranger, oversees the historical interpretation of Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, Massachusetts. During the last 16 years he has researched and developed a variety of landscape walking tours, slide lectures, and presentations on the Olmsteds and their work. His programs have been presented to clubs, civic groups, schools, and libraries across Massachusetts. He was a featured speaker at Wellesley College’s Davis Museum as part of their Viewing Olmsted exhibit and was highlighted in the Boston Globe for his walking tours of the Boston Park System.

FREE