Daffodils at Copp’s Hill Burial Ground – April 2011

“Mather Redux” Brings Perspective on the North End’s Cotton Mather [Photos]

The symposium MATHER REDUX: New perspectives on Cotton Mather culminated on Mather’s home turf this weekend in Boston’s North End. Alex Goldfeld, Board President and Historian of the North End Historical Society expertly led a tour exploring places related to the much-misunderstood cleric, physician and philosopher. Sites included the corner of Richmond and North Streets Read More…

Copp’s Hill Burying Ground Receives Estate Funds

In a small windfall, three liquidating estate trusts have directed $21,089 to the City of Boston for the maintenance of Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, located in the North End. While details are sketchy, the names of the trusts imply the funds come from descendents of those interred there, including the naming Copp’s Family. The willed Read More…

Neighborhood Photos: Daffodils Out Early at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

Thomas F. Schiavoni took these “signs of spring” photos of the daffodils at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground this morning. He noted they are out a full month earlier than last year.       “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. The North End’s fabled streets and the phenomenal views of the waterfront are Read More…