Category: People of Old North
By Lauren Middleton, Old North Illuminated Research Intern (Spring 2023)
Boston’s Old North Church is perhaps best known for its pivotal role in…
By Samantha Frost, Old North Illuminated Research Intern (Spring 2023)
Meet Mehitable Nelson
On August 11, 1721, 30-year-old Mehitable, who was…
By Will Washko, Old North Illuminated High School Intern
Matilda Frances Bibbey was born in 1868 in the North End of Boston to immigrant…
Join us for a two-part blog series based on research by Fall 2022 Old North Illuminated Research Intern, Lee Parker. In part one, you learned about…
In this episode of Illuminating the Unseen, Jaimie examines the efforts of missionaries in the late 1700s and early 1800s to urge Indigenous people…
If you have visited Old North, then you may have noticed the three-story brick townhouse that sits next to the church. Have you ever wondered what…
In this episode of Illuminating the Unseen, Jaimie examines the struggle for Black freedom in Massachusetts from 1723 – 1795. Jaimie tracks what the…
In this episode of Illuminating the Unseen, Jaimie examines the story of Beulah Speene, a mixed-race woman who was married at Old North Church in…
In this episode of Illuminating the Unseen, Jaimie discusses slavery in Boston during the British colonial period. How did it differ from Southern…
In this episode of Illuminating the Unseen, Jaimie shares primary sources that reveal the relationship that one adolescent Indigenous woman, a…