Category: 18th Century
By Amy Budge
With additional information added by the Old North Education Department
“With an extension of her allusion religious…
By Mark Hurwitz
In the center aisle of Christ Church (Old North) hang two ornate brass chandeliers, gifts to the church by one of its members,…
By Mark Hurwitz
Thomas Kast, a renowned doctor with an interesting story, attended Old North Church in the 18th century and owned Pews #6 and #27…
By Amy Budge
“And who sat up there?”
This is a question often received in reference to Old North’s upper gallery. From the lower level,…
By Mark Hurwitz
John Hooton, Jr., owner of pew #17, was born September 4, 1754 in Boston. He served as Junior Warden of Christ Church (Old…
Welcome to our Season 1 finale of “99% Sure”, a video series where we take a deeper dive into the legends, people, and events of Old North…
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…
Welcome to Episode 6 of “99% Sure”, a video series where we take a deeper dive into the history, people, and events that made Old North the…
By Erin Wederbrook Yuskaitis
Has it been a while since your high school history classes? Have you been watching too many…
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…