My Neighborhood Then

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My Neighborhood Then Now Venn Diagram Activity

• Massachusetts Studies Project at UMass Boston
• Created for the Our Town Curricular Project,
  funded by the John H. and H. Naomi Tomfohrde
  Foundation

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My Neighborhood Then and Now.
On the right, list things that exist in your
neighborhood now, but cannot be found on a
pre-1890 map. On the left, list things that can
be seen on the old map, but cannot be found in
your neighborhood today. In the middle,
overlapping section, list things that existed
both then AND now.
PAST
PRESENT
Source Map ____________________
Source Map ____________________
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My Neighborhood Then and Now.
On the right, list things that exist in your
neighborhood now, but cannot be found on maps of
long ago. On the left, list things that existed
in the past but cannot be found in your
neighborhood today. In the middle, overlapping
section, list things that existed both then AND
now.
Railroad Sutton Farm Old Town Hall
MBTA station New Town Hall Movie Theater
Town Green Congregational Church Parkers Hill
PAST
PRESENT