{"id":2972,"date":"2026-04-10T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr1981.org\/?page_id=2972"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:46:45","slug":"pre-reunion-tours-thursday-june-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr1981.org\/?page_id=2972","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Reunion Tours (Thursday, June 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Classmates have organized several tours for those arriving earlier on Thursday. Most have <strong>limited capacity<\/strong>. If you&#8217;re bringing a guest, please note that most of the forms require a sign-up for each person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up links and contact info are below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#kayaking\">Kayaking on the Charles<\/a> (9:00\u201311:30 A.M.), Mark Gluck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#arnold\">Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University<\/a> (12:15\u20133:15 P.M.), Joe McDonough<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#square\">Harvard Square: Past, Present, Future<\/a> (1:00\u20132:30 P.M.), Cara Seiderman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#adams\">Adams House Renovations<\/a> (1:00\u20132:00 P.M.) Barbara Watson (coord.) &amp; Claire Mays\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you can\u2019t make the Thursday tour, there\u2019s a shorter early-Friday tour at 8:15 A.M.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#art\">Harvard Art Museums<\/a> (2:30\u20133:20 P.M. &amp; 3:30\u20134:20 P.M.), Mary Schneider Enriquez (guide) &amp; Ruth Milkman (coordinator)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#houghton\">Houghton Library<\/a> (2:30\u20133:20 P.M.), Barb Shubinski (coordinator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note: you must coordinate your own transportation to these tours.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To explore on your own, check the individual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/campus\/museums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harvard Museums<\/a> for their hours, exhibits, and tours, or go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/visit\/tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harvard Visitor Center<\/a> to register for University walking tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Descriptions &amp; Sign-ups<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kayaking\"><strong>Kayaking on the Charles (9:00\u201311:30 A.M.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Email <a href=\"mailto:gluck@rutgers.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mark Gluck<\/a> if interested in more information once kayaking rentals reopen in May. No prior paddling experience required. Must know how to swim; life jacket required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"arnold\"><strong>Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University (12:15\u20133:15 P.M.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join us for a no-host (<strong>optional<\/strong>) lunch followed by a Guided Walking Tour of the Harvard Arnold Arboretum in Boston. Private Guided Tours last approximately 60 minutes and showcase seasonal plant highlights as well as Arboretum history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeWu6l_T7kPobsED4ACor2ixSt3Zz3L-gAZNd4Pja0rRYBKEQ\/viewform\">Sign-up Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12:15-1:15 Lunch at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=The+Galway+House+Jamaica+Plain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Galway House<\/a> on Centre Street in Boston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:15-1:30 Short walk from lunch to the Arboretum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:30-2:30 Tour of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Harvard+Arnold+Arboretum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arnold Arboretum<\/a> led by Arboretum staff.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meet at <a href=\"https:\/\/arboretum.harvard.edu\/visit\/directions-to-the-hunnewell-visitor-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hunnewell Visitor Center<\/a> inside the Arboretum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2:30-3:15 Return to Harvard Square<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Event Notes: Classmates have the <strong>OPTION <\/strong>to join us for lunch before the tour, at The Galway House pub (a short walk from the arboretum) or meet up with us after lunch inside the arboretum at the Hunnewell Visitor Center. Lunch is no host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Classmates are responsible for their own transportation to and from. Once attendees are confirmed, Joe McDonough will try to organize carpools one week before the event. Please contact Joe at 650-245-7907 if you have a car and can drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> The Arboretum will charge a small amount for our group guided tour. To defray this expense, a donation of $20 (give to Joe McDonough) is welcome. All funds in excess of the tour fee will be donated to the Arboretum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-Sponsors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:2jomcd@gmail.com\">Joe McDonough<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Blumberg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Jacobi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barbara Koh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vivian Lee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sam Perry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bill Rose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karen Scott<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"square\"><strong>Harvard Square: Past, Present, Future (1:00\u20132:30 P.M.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meeting Place: <\/strong>In front of the Smith Center (if it is raining, we will gather in the lobby of the Smith Center and the tour will proceed but bring umbrellas or raincoats!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> Harvard Square is as much a part of the Harvard undergraduate\u2019s landscape as the Yard. On this leisurely walking tour we will explore its rich history, look at how things have changed over time, and attempt to answer the inevitable question: why is it always under construction?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/1MRpYF54nsHsef9o9\">Sign up<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tour Leaders:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"mailto:Cara@HR1981.org\">Cara Seiderman<\/a>, HR \u201981<\/strong> (University of CA, Berkeley, MCRP and MLA). Cara spent over three decades as Transportation Program Manager for the City of Cambridge and takes great pride in being the instigator of change on the city streets in hopes for a better future.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Charles Sullivan, MCP \u201970<\/strong> has been the Executive Director of the Cambridge Historic Commission since 1974 and takes great pride in working to ensure that Harvard Square doesn\u2019t change too much and retains its historical essence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"adams\"><strong>Adams House Renovations (1:00\u20132:00 P.M.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you can\u2019t make the Thursday tour, there\u2019s a shorter early-Friday tour at 8:15 A.M.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/z3bUZ91q19YaxDSi9\"><strong>Sign up (Thurs. 1:00\u20132:00 P.M.)<\/strong><br><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/BVzhZCpH6UFfsbRi7\">Sign up (Fri. 8:15\u20138:45 A.M.)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Adams House Administrator Matt Burke on a tour of the Adams House renovations, just completed this past fall. Matt will show us all that can be covered in an hour including the dining hall, library, new study spaces, former Bow and Arrow Press space, the Pool Theater, the FDR Suite, study and gathering spaces, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is a space you might like to see, let us know as we gather and we\u2019ll see if we can see it!  Contact: <a href=\"mailto:Barbara@HR1981.org\">Barbara Watson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"art\"><strong>Harvard Art Museums (2:30\u20133:20 P.M. &amp; 3:30\u20134:20 P.M.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.net:443\/C20832_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=7669&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\">Sign up (2:30 P.M.)<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.net:443\/C20832_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=7670&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\">Sign up (3:30 P.M.)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tours led by Mary Schneider Enriquez &#8217;81, formerly Houghton Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Harvard Art Museums.&nbsp; Mary will give a brief tour of the museum overall, focusing, in particular, on the Modern and Contemporary galleries. Time permitting she will touch upon other highlights of the collection, the pigment collection and the current exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"houghton\"><strong>Houghton Library (2:30\u20133:20 P.M.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/u6VM1kGFXCy7R7D66\">Sign up<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for an introduction to Houghton Library, Harvard\u2019s primary rare book and manuscript library. The tour includes visits to our exhibition spaces and display rooms dedicated to the English writer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/library.harvard.edu\/collections\/donald-and-mary-hyde-collection-dr-samuel-johnson\">Samuel Johnson and his circle<\/a>, Romantic poet&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/library.harvard.edu\/collections\/harvard-keats-collection\">John Keats<\/a>, American poets&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/library.harvard.edu\/collections\/emily-dickinson-collection\">Emily Dickinson<\/a>&nbsp;and Amy Lowell, as well as the library of Harvard collector&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/library.harvard.edu\/collections\/william-king-richardson-collection\">William King Richardson<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A history of the building and an overview of services available to library patrons will also be provided. Contact: <a href=\"mailto:Barb@HR1981.org\">Barb Shubinski<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classmates have organized several tours for those arriving earlier on Thursday. Most have limited capacity. If you&#8217;re bringing a guest, please note that most of the forms require a sign-up for each person. 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