Category: 18th Century
By Bernard Trubowitz
Twelve years before immortalizing Paul Revere with pen and paper, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow began a different poem with…
By Bernard Trubowitz
New England’s history and development is inextricably tied to the sea, and by no accident. The ocean provides many…
By Hugh Evans
Regulars of the British army occupied Boston in 1768 ostensibly to enforce the Townshend Acts, passed the previous year by…
By Hugh Evans
On New Years Day of 1762 or ’63, young apprentice shoemaker George Robert Twelves Hewes called upon the gentleman John…
By Nicole Breault
In July 1765, Constable Isaac Townsend sat quietly at the door of his watch house, listening to sounds of Boston’s North End.…
By Gregory N. Flemming
Vessels sailing back to Boston harbor from faraway destinations would often sell their cargo at public auctions in 1722,…
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…
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…