Blessing of the Sails Ceremony at Old North Church on Sunday, July 1, 2012

Old North Church Creating New “Longfellow Garden” Courtyard

The Old North Foundation has filed a grant application with the Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund to remodel its garden and courtyard area adjacent to the church at 193 Salem Street. Stephen T. Ayres, Vicar of the Old North Church and Executive Director of the Old North Foundation, presented plans to the North End / Waterfront neighborhood groups. Read More…

Video: NEMPAC’s Evening of Chamber Music at Old North Church – Part 2

Video: The final two parts of D. Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 4, Op. 83. Composed in 1949, Shostakovich, a prolific Russian 20th Century composer, was influenced greatly by the Romantic Era, however, his music contains much chromaticism and atonality, which was characteristic in the 20th century. It was “An Evening of Chamber Music” on March Read More…

Old North Suspends On-Site Programming

After being closed for nearly four months due to the Coronavirus, the Old North Foundation reopened the historic site to visitors on July 16, 2020. Unfortunately, the Foundation is unable to sustain operations under the ongoing pandemic restrictions, and has announced it will suspend on-site programming. Read the full statement from Old North Executive Director Read More…