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North End Stories: John Tosi Talks About His Childhood and the Loss of Industry in the North End and South Boston

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John Tosi was born and raised in the Italian section of Roxbury, MA, but spent his adult years living in the North End. In this video he talks about his childhood and the loss of industry in the North End and South Boston.

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Paul Revere House Holiday Events

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Thanksgiving Traditions and Christmas Controversies
Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009
9:30 AM – 4:15 PM

Did early Bostonians celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas? Would Paul Revere put up holiday decorations, or exchange gifts with his many children? How did people in colonial Boston mark the darkest season of the year? Come to the Paul Revere House, home of Boston’s favorite patriot, to find out. We invite you to immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, smells, even tastes of the holidays in colonial Boston!

Costumed interpreters in the Revere House, c. 1680, and neighboring Pierce-Hichborn House, c. 1711, will acquaint visitors with colonial thanksgiving traditions and controversies surrounding the observance of Christmas. Both houses will feature period appropriate displays of tropical fruits, prized by the colonists for their bright colors as much as their sweet flavors. Discover why Boston banned any observance of Christmas at times during the 1600’s. Learn how by the Reveres’ era, even Puritans sometimes treated themselves to delectable thanksgiving feasts scheduled suspiciously close to December 25, and visited Anglican churches to enjoy the greenery and festive music.

Studying the Artifacts of an Endicott Street Brothel

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BU Today has posted an article regarding ongoing research into the residents of a 19th century brothel through artifacts uncovered during the Big Dig. Mary Beaudry, a professor of archaeology at Boston University, describes the artifacts found at the Mill Pond site in the video slideshow by Amy Laskowski. “A team of archaeology students from Read More…

Boston’s Archaeologist Discovers Trove of Artifacts at Old North Church

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City of Boston City Archaeologist Joseph Bagley unveiled a trove of artifacts recovered from a dig at the Washington Garden at the Old North Church this week. The artifacts revealed a snapshot of English, Irish, Jewish, and Italian immigrant life in the mid to late 1800s, including ceramic pottery, children’s toys, and a clay tobacco Read More…