Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Author Talk with Steven Beaucher


The State Library of Massachusetts Author Talks Series presents Steven Beaucher as our May speaker!

Please join us at noon in our historic reading room or tune in virtually; the event will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel courtesy of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Broadcast Services.

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About the book: Boston in Transit is an illustrated history of Boston’s public transportation system. This beautiful book was the 2024 New England Society Book Award winner in the Art & Photography category. The book details the Commonwealth’s rich history of public transport starting in 1630 with the use of ferries to the evolution of the MBTA. The book includes photographs, pamphlets, examples of tickets and schedules, and more. Check out the book’s companion site which is just as visually appealing as the book!

About the author: Steven Beaucher is the co-founder and proprietor of WardMaps LLC, dealing in antique maps and public transportation artifacts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Steven established and operates MBTAgifts, the licensed merchandise program of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Steven is a licensed architect, who, before focusing on WardMaps and the creation of Boston in Transit, practiced architecture throughout Greater Boston. He grew up in the Merrimack Valley, graduated from Syracuse University, and resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

As always, this author talk is free and open to all. Assisted listening devices will be made available upon request. If you are able to join us in person for this talk, attendees will be able to participate in a question-and-answer session with the author.

Any questions or concerns, please email us at AuthorTalks.StateLibrary@mass.gov.

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