Bostonia
Genealogy’s Golden Age
G. Brenton Simons (CGS’86, COM’88, Wheelock’94) is the president of American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society—and he has a colorful genealogy himself, featuring Charlemagne, William the Conqueror… and a band of Kansas bank robbers.
Opening Doors
BU Wheelock alumni Carolina Amorocho Montaña (’19) and Yuliana Palacio (’19) created a program to help Colombian teens prepare for college.
Proposed LGBTQ+ Library in Boston Would Be a First
Emily Talley (CAS’17, Wheelock’17) is working to create Boston’s first bricks-and-mortar LGBTQ+ library, with a focus on queer and trans authors.
Opening Doors
Alum Sandra Soto (Wheelock’16) is one of the cofounders of Libraries for Liberation.
My Big Idea: A Web- and App-Based Tool to Plan a Meaningful Life
Arthur Emma (CGS’09, CAS’11, Wheelock’15) founded ByDesign, which offers daily planning tools for students and professionals.
Keeping a Small-Town Movie House Alive
Together with her husband Les Gordon, alumna Dafna Krouk-Gordon resurrected a movie theater in Maynard, Mass.