Old North’s 2012 Lantern Ceremony Honors Home Base Program – Photos
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In celebration of Patriot’s Day, Old North Church hosted the 237th Anniversary Annual Lantern Ceremony on Sunday, April 17, 2012. This year, Old North honored the work of the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Home Base Program, which assists veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. The keynote speaker was General (Ret) Fred Franks. The lantern carriers were children of soldiers on active duty in Afghanistan.
Stacey Lucchino, Boston Red Sox Reads Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Rev. Stephen T. Ayers, Vicar, Old North Church
General (Ret) Frederick M. Franks, Jr. Gives Kenote Address
Reading Paul Revere’s Letter to Jeremy Belknap – Joe Kearns Goodwin, U.S. Army Veteran and Victoria Bonney Goodwin
Old North Chamber Choir
Paul Revere Meets His Fans on the Prado
Lantern Presentation – Arthur Coviello (Chair, Old North Foundation and Exec Chair, RSA, Security Division of EMC to Gen. (Ret) Frederick M Franks, Jr
After a longer than anticipated hiatus, the Paul Revere Memorial Association has begun the final work on its proposed Education and Visitor Center in the building at 5/6 Lathrop Place. From North Square, where visitors enter the Paul Revere House, you can hardly tell that anything is going on which is perfect as the House Read More…
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has awarded the Old North Church an $11,000 grant to trim the trees in the Prado behind the church. The matching grant, from the competitive Beautify Boston program, will pay half of the cost of pruning the forty-four linden trees and eight locust trees in the park. The Old Read More…
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. View more at NorthEndStories.com, a digital narrative project.
