The Klondike gold rush of the 1890s must have attracted its share of odd characters, but there probably weren't many like Dr. Lydia R. Clements of Brookline.

Dr. Clements, a graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine and the wife of a prominent dentist in town, set out with a party of men and women in the spring of 1898 determined to make her fortune in the gold fields of the Klondike.

"She thinks the practice of medicine should be profitable in that section," reported the Boston Globe at the outset of her expedition (May 8, 1898), "but if it turns out there is not much demand for medical aid, then she will turn to whatever else will ne...

The Brookline Select Board, at its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, recognized longtime Brookline Historical Society President Ken Liss for his outstanding contributions to preserving and sharing the rich and diverse history of the Town of Brookline.

Select Board Chair Bernard Greene read the Citation (below) to a live audience that included friends and colleagues of Liss, regular attendees, and a virtual audience connected by Brookline Interactive Group's television programming and on Zoom.

Liss humbly accepted the Select Board's praise and spoke briefly of his history with the Brookline Historical Society and the enjoyment he found in leading the organization and telling the stories of Brookline's people and places.

Town Meeting Member Precinct 17 and member of the Housing Advisory Board Jonathan Klein helped to organize the event.