Category: 18th Century
By Mark Hurwitz
In the spring of 1768, John Hancock’s vessel, the Lydia, pulled into Boston Harbor after a transatlantic voyage.…
It isn’t often that we can know exactly what someone was thinking on a specific date back in 1775, but today is one of those rare days. It was…
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In 1716, Arthur Savage displayed the first exotic animal to set foot in the American colonies. He exhibited a male…
By Mark Hurwitz
The connections between families in 18th century Boston and subsequently their connections to Old North Church are truly…
As a newbie here at Old North, I saw the church bells before I understood them. They are beautiful and impressive—and between two fairly…
Just inside the entrance of the Old North Church stand two white poles with strange gold pine cones on top. The casual observer might pass…
By Mark Hurwitz
Rebecca Theresa Reed was born in 1813 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. She was raised Protestant and attended Christ Church in the…
By Tom Dietzel
The final article in a four-part series detailing the fascinating story behind the Belgian angels on display inside Old North…
By Bernard Trubowitz
Many visitors chuckle upon seeing the contents of pew 49, pointing to the large 1980s soundboard and mixer that…
By Tom Dietzel
The third article in a four-part series detailing the fascinating story behind the Belgian angels on display inside Old…