John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

For 2017, John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site unveiled “Out of the Attic: The Maids of 83 Beals Street,” a living history program featuring Alice Michelin, the Kennedy family nursemaid, and Mary O’Donahue, the maid of all work. Presented during select days throughout the summer, the program revealed the once-hidden lives of the domestic servants. Visitors engaged with the maids to find out what life was like for servants in the Kennedy household and left with a greater appreciation for the lives of all residents at the Beals Street home.