The inaugural issue of the Journal of the North End Historical Society has been released. Available online here.
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Volume 1 is a collection of essays based on original research, as well as book reviews, regarding the history of the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Articles in this volume discuss the crypt of the Old North Church as well as African-American and Native-American parishioners; the development of the streets of the North End in the 1600s; and the establishment and function of summer camps for Italian-American children in the 20th century.
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The table of contents is shown below:
CONTENTS
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
7
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
9
FROM PASTURE TO NEIGHBORHOOD:
THE FIRST 50 YEARS OF THE STREETS
OF BOSTON’S NORTH END
BY ALEX GOLDFELD
13
THE LAND UNDER THE CHURCH:
A STUDY OF THE BURIAL CRYPT OF
BOSTON’S OLD NORTH CHURCH
BY JANE LYDEN ROUSSEAU
31
“PERSONS OF WORTHY CHARACTER:”
SERVANTS, SLAVES, AND MASTERS AT
BOSTON’S OLD NORTH CHURCH
BY ROSS A. NEWTON
51
WILDERNESS SETTLEMENTS:
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY OUTDOOR EDUCATION
AT THE NORTH BENNET STREET INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
BY PAUL J. HUTCHINSON
71
BOOK REVIEWS
87
CONTRIBUTORS
97
