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Join us on Zoom to learn about the harrowing adventure of Old North congregant Mary Ann Patten, the first female captain of a merchant ship. The New York Times bestselling author Tilar…
Join us on Zoom for a special event with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Julia Angwin and former White House senior policy advisor Ami Fields-Meyer, authors of the new book, On Courage:…
Join us at the West End Museum for a special event marking the release of public historian Tad Stoermer’s new book, A Resistance History of the United States. Tad will be joined…
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Please join Indigenous historians and co-founders of Juniper + Pine Indigenous Collective, Danielle Alonso and Malissa Costa, for a presentation exploring the importance of seequan (spring) in Wampanoag life. Marked by the…
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How did Boston spark the American Revolution in the 18th century? How can we once again lead the country toward liberty? Join us on April 22, 2026, from 6:30 –…
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Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:00pm: Live-stream the Lantern Service with The Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde.
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This event was live-streamed on GBH’s Forum Network. Watch the recording on YouTube below: You’re invited to Lanterns & Luminaries: a special evening at the historic Old North Church celebrating the anniversary of…
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The Puritans and New England — most people today can’t think of one without the other. That’s because while the English religious group we call the Puritans migrated from England…
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Questions of gender identity and sexuality are nothing new. Long before people identified as transgender or lesbian, there were female husbands — people assigned female at birth who transed gender,…
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In his forthcoming book, A Resistance History of the United States, public historian Tad Stoermer argues that the U.S. was shaped by resistance—but not in the way we’ve been taught. The…
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What if America’s founding wasn’t inevitable? Long before the Articles of Confederation, colonial Americans spent over a century struggling to unite—and mostly failing spectacularly. Discover the forgotten stories of America’s…
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