Collection Number
Moakley Oral History Project OH-060
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Running Time
00:29:22
Description
In this interview, Sean Hennessey, public affairs officer for the National Park Service in Boston, reflects on historic preservation efforts in the city. He discusses the establishment of the Boston National Historical Park; the sites that are part of the park; the efforts of Congressman Joe Moakley to acquire funding for these sites; Moakley’s relationship with John Burchill, the late superintendent of the Boston National Historical Park; and how historic preservation has progressed and regressed during recent decades.
Interview Date
2005
Publisher
Suffolk University
Keywords
Congressman Joe Moakley, Historic Preservation, Boston National Historical Park
Subject Headings
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001, Historic preservation--United States, Boston National Historical Park (Boston, Mass.)
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Hennessey, Sean and Muller, Laura, "Oral history interview with Sean Hennessey (OH-060)" (2005). Moakley Archive Oral History Project. 56.
https://dc.suffolk.edu/moh/56