North End Stories: Ken Rothman Reflects on 40 Years of Business on Salem Street

Back to the Windmill

CLEAN ENERGY– Sustainability is wired to the DNA of Boston. The birthplace of America is on a mission that began with a windmill. WINDMILL HILL (the predecessor to  the site of Boston’s second largest burying ground, otherwise known as Copp’s Hill)– was the site of the first working windmill erected in Boston. ‘Puritan Picnics’ occupied the Read More…

New Paul Revere House Education & Visitor Center Opens [Photo Gallery]

The Paul Revere Memorial Association opened its new Education and Visitor Center at Lathrop Place on Saturday December 3, 2016. This marks the culmination of a transformational project and multi-year construction effort to make the Paul Revere House historic site fully handicapped accessible, provide modern amenities for all visitors, debut a new permanent exhibit on Paul Read More…

North End Stories: Nick DiCarlo Looks Back on His First Job, Meeting His Wife and the North End Beach

Nick DiCarlo, a 94 year-old lifelong North Ender, looks back with North End Stories in this video about his about his first job in Quincy Market, meeting his wife, and the North End beach. North End Stories is a digital narrative project documenting neighborhood history through the images and videos of its people. See more Read More…