Tag: Robert Allison
Community Schools

St. John School Visits Suffolk University and Meets with President Margaret McKenna

St. John School’s 6th–8th Grade Students visited Suffolk University this week and had the pleasure of meeting with Suffolk University’s President, Ms. Margaret McKenna, along with several of Suffolk’s professors. President McKenna spoke at length with the students about college life, the importance of school and studying, how college gives the students the tools to be Read More…
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“How Did Old North Become Old North?” [Speaker Series Video]

Robert Allison, Suffolk University History Department Professor and Chair, answers the question, “How did the Old North Church become Old North?” Christ Church was built in 1723 when there already was an “Old North,” the venerable Puritan Meeting House over which the Mathers presided. How did the upstart Anglican congregation become the Old North of Boston Read More…