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Below please read a letter from our Interim Executive Directors regarding the closure of Old North Church & Historic Site in response to…
Q&A with Christian Di Spigna, author of Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, The American Revolution’s Lost…
This month we were grateful to Place Based Boston for asking us to share a reflection on how Jared Hardesty’s recent research findings about a…
The number of mariners among the early pew owners of Old North provides an indication of the importance of sea trade as well as its potential for…
By Amanda Tuttle
At 12:45 pm, on January 15, 1919, a tsunami-like wave swept down Commercial Street in Boston’s North End neighborhood. This…
By TJ Todd
This article is the third in a three-part series. Read Part 1 and Part 2 first.
Ultimately, the most compelling part of the story,…
By TJ Todd
This article is the second in a three-part series. Start with Part 1 here.
The odds were even more stacked against the Amistad…
By TJ Todd
This article is the first in a three-part series.
In the early morning of July 2nd, 1839, off the shore of Cuba aboard a Spanish…
Any North End local has become familiar with the tolls of Old North Church’s bells, but few are aware of their history, or the skill and technique…
With much affection and gratitude for his service, Old North Church & Historic Site shares the news that The Rev. Stephen Ayres will retire as…