33rd Annual USS CONSTITUTION Model Shipwright Guild Exhibit Hosted by the USS Constitution Museum – Sponsored by the Boston Marine Society If you build it, they will come… – Field of Dreams 1989 Members of the USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild display the finest of their craft at the USS Constitution Museum this winter. The Read More…
On Saturday, December 3, 12:30 p.m., the USS Constitution Museum is offering a customized tour to the North End Historical Society of their core exhibit about the famous ship built and launched in the North End in October of 1797. North Enders who helped build Constitution, or served aboard her, will be highlighted on the Read More…
I had the pleasure to join some other photographers on the USS Constitution yesterday. The U.S. Navy gave us complete access to the historic ship after all the tourists had gone home. Tripod in hand, this is what came out of my evening with Old Ironsides. (Photos by Matt Conti.) Read More…
[wooslider slider_type=”attachments” limit=”20″] Night views of the North End, this time around the Copp’s Hill and northern part of the neighborhood shot on September 2, 2011. Photos by Matt Conti
View the video of the USS Constitution, “Old Ironsides,” underway in Boston Harbor on July 4, 2011. To celebrate the United States’ independence from Great Britain, USS Constitution and her crew departed from the Navy Yard in Charlestown on July 4, 2011. The turnaround of “Old Ironsides” is an annual event on the Fourth of Read More…
USS Constitution was underway in Boston Harbor today. The ship honored Gold Star Families – families who lost loved ones in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom – and also honored the Navy’s victory at Midway Island during World War II. The Constitution exchanged 21-gun salutes with Fort Independence on Castle Island. Fort Independence is a Read More…
At high noon on Sunday, July 4, 2010, the USS Constitution, “Old Ironsides,” made her annual jaunt into Boston Harbor around the North End to Fort Independence on Castle Island. After a 21-gun salute she did her famous turnaround back toward her berth in Charlestown Navy Yard. On her return sailing, she gave a 17-gun Read More…
The following resolution was unanimously passed today by the Boston City Council, offered by Councilor Salvatore LaMattina and Councilor Steven Murphy. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION OF THE USS CONTITUTION’S HERITAGE AND TIME-HONORED TRADITIONS OF DAILY GUN SALUTES AND PLAYING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IN BOSTON’S CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD WHEREAS, The USS Constitution is one of Read More…
City Councilors Sal LaMattina and Stephen Murphy will offer the following resolution at the Wednesday, November 18th City Council meeting: 1385 – Resolution supporting the preservation of the USS Constitution’s heritage and time-honored traditions of daily gun salutes and playing of the national anthem in Boston’s Charlestown Navy Yard. District 1 Councilor LaMattina will also Read More…