Viv Williams

Viv Williams Viv Williams, a Louisiana native, moved to Massachusetts in 2017 to pursue an MLIS at Simmons University. After working for five years in the library and archives of the Massachusetts Historical Society where she served on both the DEI and Digital...

Kit Rawlins

Kathleen “Kit” Rawlins Kathleen “Kit” Rawlins, a Massachusetts native, is the longtime assistant director (and in-house editor) of the Cambridge Historical Commission, where she “makes the trains run on time,” oversees the department’s finances including guiding...

Frank Lucas

Frank Lucas Frank Lucas is a graphic designer, illustrator, and photographer with many “firsts.” He was the first African American to be hired in Boston’s elite advertising industry and the first to be hired in editorial or art in product development at Ginn...

Diahanne Lucas

Diahanne Lucas Diahanne Lucas is the descendant of Cambridge residents with roots in both Barbados and the South, and she lived in the Port neighborhood for a few years. Diahanne has been a part of the CBHP since its inception and brings her varied interests in...

Melvin Downes

Melvin Downes Melvin Downes is a descendant of Barbadian immigrants. His great-grandfather came to Cambridge from Barbados in 1915. Raised in both the Port and West Cambridge neighborhoods, he attended Cambridge public schools, graduating from Cambridge High and...