Category: 18th Century
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…
In the first official episode of Illuminating the Unseen, Jaimie explores the Church of England’s views on Black and Indigenous people in the…
Year: 1723-1765
Pew # 27
The appointment of the Rev. Dr. Timothy Cutler as the first rector of Christ Church (Old North) was a bold statement…
How much did it cost to buy a box pew at Old North Church? The answer to this simple question is not so simple! In this new episode of 99% Sure, our…
The Humphries were a free Black family who worshiped at Old North Church in the 1740s and 50s. They appeared frequently in church documents for…
https://youtu.be/WSLwRfrzf6A
The Crankey family’s story offers a glimpse into three generations of Old North congregation members.
Alderman…
What happened to the Anglican community during the American Revolutionary War? The story of Old North’s third rector, the Rev. Stephen Lewis, sheds…
https://youtu.be/7iy5jnVMDBs
John and Elizabeth Humphries were a free Black couple who first appear in the Old North records in March 1748 with…