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Press Releases
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
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)