The Bostonian Society and North End Historical Society offered this behind-the-scenes tour of the 1713 Old State House, including a climb up the 298-year-old tower, along with a tour of the museum and a selection of North End artifacts not normally on display to the public. (Click on the play button to start the 6 Read More…
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…
Upcoming event by the North End Historical Society: On Tuesday, February 8, at 5:30 p.m., at the Old State House, 206 Washington Street, Downtown Crossing The Bostonian Society, which operates the 1713 Old State House as a museum, is offering the NEHS a behind-the-scenes tour of the 298-year-old tower, along with a tour of the Read More…
(Click on the play button to start the video slideshow above.) The North End Historical Society recently sponsored a tour of the Otis House Museum at 141 Cambridge Street in the West End. We were treated to a tour of the historic 1796 mansion guided by Historic New England’s Leah Walczak. The house was designed Read More…
I joined a hearty Boston by Foot group that braved the cold on January 17th to commemorate the 305th Birthday of Benjamin Franklin. This video slideshow shows the downtown Boston landmarks and tells a bit of history associated with Ben and his life. The music features the glass armonica, an instrument invented by Franklin with Read More…
In a recent tour of the North End’s Copp’s Hill Burial Ground, Mellisa Mannon writes about how disappointed she was in its state of disregard: “Copp’s Hill is a mess. I cannot be blunter about that. One cannot even make out the words on the Shaw marker that our ancestors placed to honor this unique Read More…
January 15th is the anniversary of the Great Molasses Flood. Twenty one people were killed and another 150 injured on Commercial Street in Boston’s North End when a tank of molasses ruptured and exploded on January 15, 1919. Click images for slideshow. See more at the Boston Public Library’s Flickr gallery. A huge wave of Read More…
The Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events, the Museum of African American History and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) will present a free tribute concert in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 17, 2011, at 1:00pm at Faneuil Hall. The program will feature a moving selection of classical music, spirituals and freedom songs performed by the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras’ Intensive Community Program, conducted by Marta Zurad.
Otis House MuseumA new event from the North End Historical Society: On Wednesday, January 19, at 5:30 p.m. at the Otis House Museum, 141 Cambridge Street, West End Lorna Condon, the Curator of the Historic New England Library and Archives, will lead a rare and exclusive showing of photographs, advertisements, postcards, architectural drawings, and other Read More…
North End Boston has released the final part of “A Letter From Anna,” from a multi-part story by Jan Maguire recounting her family’s North End immigration experience. Here is how the final Part 5 begins: In 1944, on a quiet Saturday morning, a tragedy that Anna was never to recover from, happened. Michael Pelosi was Read More…
North End Boston has released Part 4 – “A Letter From Anna,” from a six-part story by Jan Maguire recounting her family’s North End immigration experience. Here is how Part 4 continues: The three Anzalone siblings shared a productive 1920s. During that decade, many many babies were born: Ralph and Aurelia had baby they Read More…
The Sacco and Vanzetti Commemoration Society will screen rare film footage of the funeral followed by a general discussion of the case and the Society’s plan to erect a monument, and will conclude with a screening of Peter Miller’s documentary, Sacco and Vanzetti. The event will take place on Saturday, December 4th, beginning at 3:00, Read More…
