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Photo Gallery: Restoring the Iron Fence for Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

Posted on Author Matt ContiComments Off on Photo Gallery: Restoring the Iron Fence for Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

The restoration of the iron work fence at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground continues this Fall with the woven steel and distinctive pieces now at Adamark Coatings in East Boston for blasting and refinishing. Mark Kochanski is one of the folks working on the project and he shares these close up photos of the iron fence restoration in progress.

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Growing Up: Holden Court

Posted on Author Natalie Romano Cinelli

When I was a child growing up in the North End, the streets were my playground. We didn’t have specially designed play spaces with eco-friendly, non-toxic equipment made from recycled materials. The turf we played on was concrete and asphalt and brick. If we wanted to see some grass, we went to Sly Park. Or Read More…
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Boston Fashion Week Goes Eighteenth Century at Old North on September 30th

Posted on Author Old North Church

Founding Fashions – Clothing from the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 Wednesday, September 30, 2015 6 p.m. Fashion Show in the Bigelow Courtyard / 21 Unity Street, Boston’s North End As part of Boston Fashion Week, the Old North Foundation is hosting an Eighteenth century fashion show. Learn about both fashion and function of men and women’s Read More…
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Italian-American Identities in the North End Discussed by Dr. Augusto Ferraiuolo (Video)

Posted on Author Matt Conti

[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CoR2E9VaIak] Dr. Augusto Ferraiuolo discussed his book, Religious Festive Practices in Boston’s North End, to a community audience at an event sponsored by the North End Historical Society. Ferraiulo is a native of Italy and a visiting lecturer at Boston University, Department of Anthropology. The lecture was held on April 26, 2012 at the Read More…