Abbot Laurence Gilman, 2022-08-08
Scope and Contents
This series contains the transcripts of the oral history interviews. The transcripts are organized by neighborhood, and then alphabetically by last name.
Dates
- 2022-08-08
Creator
- From the Collection: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society (99 Newbury Street Boston, MA ) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for researcher use. Please contact us to make an appointment to view this collection at jhcreference@nehgs.org.
Biographical / Historical
Abbot Laurence Gilman was born in 1953 in Boston, MA, and grew up in Dorchester, MA. His parents were Miriam (née Firger, b.1913) and Max Michael Gilman (b. 1908). Abbot went to Northeastern University and became a technology entrepreneur. He and his wife, Lisa, have two children and they now divide their time between Boston, Cape Cod, and Florida. Abbot’s oral history relates how he was named for a Harvard president; his grandparents’ migration from the North and West End immigrant neighborhoods of Boston to Dorchester; the vibrant neighborhood life in Dorchester; the influence of Hecht House and youth groups in his teen years; his love of basketball—and the ethnically diverse makeup of his Hecht House basketball team.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors Repository