News and Press

Press Releases

• June 3 Performance Art Event Media Alert Old North Church to Host Folklore Performing Artist Dzidzor for an Experimental Multimedia Performance Exploring Faith, Black Women, and Social Justice
• Original Play Press Release Old North Church Celebrates 300th Anniversary with an Original Play; Historic Site Partners with Plays in Place to Produce Revolution’s Edge: Opens June 15th
• Lanterns & Luminaries Press Release Annette Gordon-Reed to be Honored with Old North Illuminated’s Third Lantern Award; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian to Serve as Keynote Speaker at Event Celebrating the Anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride and Old North Church’s 300th Birthday
• April 15 Celebration Media Alert Old North Church Celebrates its 300th Birthday with Free Day of Programming; Launches New Audio Tour in English and Spanish
• Audio Tours Press Release Old North Illuminated Receives Grants from The Lynch Foundation and The Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation to Develop Content for New Self-Guided Audio Tours and K-12 Curriculum to be Used Nationwide (November 8, 2022)
• Name Change Press Release Introducing Old North Illuminated: Old North Church & Historic Site and its Foundation Let History Light the Way (October 20, 2022)
• Blessing of the Animals Media Alert Pets Flock to Old North Church & Historic Site for the Annual Blessing of the Animals (September 8, 2022)
• July 4 Event Media Alert The Old North Church & Historic Site Celebrates Independence Day with Paul Revere Readings, Live Music, Guided Tours and a Historical Scavenger Hunt (June 13, 2022)
• First Female Sexton Press Release Old North Church & Historic Site Welcomes Chelsea Millsap as the 1st Female Sexton in 300 Years (May 5, 2022)
• Clough House Re-Opening Press Release Old North Church & Historic Site Re-Opens the 1715 Clough House; Launches Heritage Goods + Gifts Shop and Revives the Printing Office of Edes & Gill (March 29, 2022)
• Third Lantern Award Press Release Michael R. Bloomberg to Receive the Old North Foundation’s Third Lantern Award (March 29, 2022)
• Blessing of the Animals Media Alert Pets Flock to Old North Church & Historic Site for the Annual Blessing of the Animals (September 21, 2021)
• Window Restoration Press Release Old North Church & Historic Site Restores Windows in its Early 20th-Century Chapel (July 16, 2021).
• Old North Bloomberg Foundation Press Release Old North Church & Historic Site Receives Multi-Year Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies to Preserve Church’s Legacy  (June 11, 2021)
• July 3 Event Media Alert The Old North Church & Historic Site Kicks Off Independence Day Weekend with Paul Revere Readings, Live Music and a Book Signing featuring Make Way for Ducklings Sculptor Nancy Schön
  Saturday, July 3 (June 8, 2021)
• Avery Clock Restoration Release  The Old North Church & Historic Site’s 18th Century Avery-Bennett Clock is Ticking Once Again Thanks to 2nd Generation Clock Repairman Ken Pearson (June 8, 2021)
• Site Re-Opening Press Release The Old North Church & Historic Site Re-Opens for Tourists and Celebrates its Role in Igniting the American Revolution on Patriots’ Day Weekend Saturday, April 17 (April 12, 2021).

Media Highlights

• A lantern lighting and birthday cake: Old North Church celebrates 300th anniversary, WBUR (2023)
• Presiding bishop preaches at Boston’s Old North Church for 300th anniversary celebration, Episcopal News Service (2023)
• Old North Illuminated brings Black and Indigenous histories to light, The Boston Globe (2023)
• New research sheds light on Black and indigenous parishioners at Boston’s Old North Church, WBUR’s Radio Boston (2023)
• Historic crypt in the Old North Church, with parts unopened since 1860, undergoing restoration, The Boston Globe (2023)
• Historic Old North Church in Boston restores underground crypt, MassLive (2023)
• Old North Church renovation offers peek into the past, NBC 10 Boston (2023)
• Boston’s Old North Church’s historic underground crypt being opened during renovation, WCVB Channel 5 Boston (2023)
• Pieces of History: Old North Church Records Reveal Untold Stories of Black and Indigenous Parishioners, NBC 10 Boston (2023)
• How Shining A Light On American History Builds A Brighter Future, Comcast Newsmakers (2023)
• The Old North Church is telling a new story. Here’s why., Boston Business Journal (2022)
• Old North Church is shining a light on its connections to slavery, Boston.com (2022)
• The Old North Church, a Boston landmark, reckons with its role in slavery, NPR Morning Edition (2022)
• Old North Church, a beacon of freedom, grapples with its own ties to slavery, GBH News (2022)
• Tom Moroney Talks to Nikki Stewart of Old North Illuminated, Bloomberg Baystate Business (2022)
• Interview with Nikki Stewart of Old North Illuminated, Building Boston & Beyond (2022)
• Old North Illuminated Receives Foundation Grants, North End Patch (2022)
• Introducing Old North Illuminated: Old North Foundation changes its name to better reflect its mission, MassNonprofit News (2022)
• Cape Cod Resident Celebrates Decades Supporting Old North Church, Barnstable-Hyannis Patch  (2022)
• Bostonians, Americans line up to sign condolence books for Queen Elizabeth II, WCVB Channel 5 Boston (2022)
• Digging into the past at Old North Church, Boston Globe (2022)
• What is Boston Known For? 12 Things That Will Make You Fall in Love With the City, Redfin Blog (2022)
• Free things to do in Boston this summer, Boston Herald (2022)
• Inside Boston’s Historic Old North Church, Bloomberg TV (2022)
• 2022 Best of New England | Massachusetts, Yankee Magazine (2022)
• The Crypt At Old North Prepares To Close For Accessibility Improvements, WBZ NewsRadio (2022)
• Woman named sexton of historic Boston church for 1st time, AP News (2022)
• After 300 years, Old North Church’s first woman sexton, Radio Boston (2022)
• Old North Church welcomes first female sexton after 300 years, 7News Boston WHDH (2022)
• Old North Church gets first woman Sexton — a Mayflower pilgrim descendent, Boston.com (2022)
• Clough House In Boston’s North End Reopens After 2 Years With Reimagined Look, WBZ CBS Boston (2022)
• Old North Raises $130K via Annual Lantern Lighting Event, Mass Nonprofit News (2022)
• The gravest danger to US democracy: righteous intolerance, The Boston Globe (2022)
• Cancel Culture Is Bipartisan. Let’s Unite to Fight It, Bloomberg (2022)
• Old North Church, Historic Site Re-Opens the Clough House, North End Regional Review (2022)
• Cacao and Colonial Chocolate, CityLine (2022)
• Old North Church, an icon of the past, adds racial justice to its 21st-century mission, The Boston Globe (2022)
• Old North Church Reckons With History Of Trafficking, Slavery, WBZ NewsRadio (2022)
• Lanterns lit at Old North Church to mark 1-year anniversary of US Capitol attack, WCVB Channel 5 Boston (2022)
• Remembrance Day at Old North Church, Boston Neighborhood Network Media (2021)
• Crypt visit, ghost story in Boston’s Old North Church, WCVB Channel 5 Boston (2021)
• Tales of a Crypt Keeper: Sexton of Old North Church shares ghost stories, Boston Business Journal (2021)
• Nikki Stewart of The Old North Foundation: 5 Things You Need To Know To Successfully Lead A Nonprofit Organization, Authority Magazine (2021)
• Nikki Stewart of The Old North Foundation: “Internal Culture”, Thrive Global (2021)
• How a Disturbing Historical Discovery Inspired a New Mission at Old North Foundation, American Alliance of Museums (2021)
• Historic American church set to integrate its slavery ties, Associated Press (2021)
• National Endowment for the Humanities Announces New Grants, The New York Times (2021)
• In historic Massachusetts, some iconic sites remain closed or have limited schedules, The Boston Globe (2021)
• Old North Church with Nikki Stewart of Old North Foundation, Comcast Newsmakers (2021)
• Old North Church & Historic Site Reckons with its Past While Charting a Course for its Future, New England Museum Association (2021)
• Old North Church director: ‘We’re a lot more than just a historical one-night stand’, Boston Business Journal (2021)
• A Tough Pandemic Year Shaped Nikki Stewart’s Idea about Leadership, Mass Nonprofit News (2021)
• Visitors return to Old North Church to celebrate Independence Day, 7News Boston WHDH (2021)
• Despite stormy weather, Independence Day celebrations prevail, The Boston Globe  (2021)
• Massachusetts rain-proof Fourth of July events, WCVB Channel 5 Boston (2021)
• It’s A Historic Hobby For The Bellringers Still Pulling The Ropes At Old North Church, WBUR (2021)
• We Meet The People Who Ring The Bells In Boston’s Old North Church, NPR Morning Edition (2021)
• Oldest public clock in Boston ticking again in Old North Church, WCVB Channel 5 Boston (2021)
• ‘My life purpose’: Horologist with ancestral ties to Old North Church clock completes latest restoration project, 7News Boston WHDH (2021)
• Old North Church historic clock dating back to 1726 reinstalled after restoration project, The Boston Globe (2021)
• Michael Bloomberg’s charity donates to keep Old North Church open, Boston Business Journal (2021)
• Old North Church Reopens, Marks Patriots Day, BNN News (2021)
• Creating and sustaining Massachusetts history, a Chronicle feature on Old North’s famous angels (2021)
• The Old North Church in Boston is Reckoning With Its Dark Past, NBC LX (2020)
• Old North Church, a cherished symbol, opens up about its link to slavery, The Boston Globe (2019)
• Boston Underground: Old North Church & Unearthing the North End, a Chronicle feature on Old North’s historic crypt (2018)