Category: The Messenger
Walking through Boston’s North End, it’s hard to ignore the beautiful brick tenement buildings that line the crowded streets. Built during…
By Jared Ross Hardesty, PhD
On the night of May 31, 1743, terror struck the Rising Sun. As the ship tracked eastward off the coast of…
By Samuel Zeiberg Boston in the early 1720s was a town in the midst of an epidemic. Brought to Boston on a ship from the carribean in early…
The Messenger series features scholarly articles exploring how Old North and our region fit into a greater historical perspective while…
by Renee Barouxis, former staff member
Introduction
There is a long tradition of drinking on ships. Drinking alcohol on board became…
By Andrea Antidormi, Old North Foundation Educator
Editor’s Note: In celebration of Women’s History Month, Old North is highlighting…
Boston is a city well known for its institutions of higher education. Harvard is synonymous with academic excellence, and the prestigious…
By Robert J. Allison, PhD
Today’s post is the first in a series of editorial “think pieces” touching upon some of the themes that will be…
Last week, December 16th marked the 243rd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, one of the most remembered acts of resistance against…
In 2017, the Old North Foundation will take a new direction with its history blog, starting with its new title, The…