Category: 19th Century
On Friday, June 19, we mark 155 years since Union General Gordon Granger announced General Order Number 3 (proclaimed on June 19, 1865), which…
Welcome to Episode 2 of “99% Sure”, a video series where we take a deeper dive into the history, people, and events that made Old North the…
The Messenger series features scholarly articles exploring how Old North and our region fit into a greater historical perspective while…
By TJ Todd
This article is the third in a three-part series. Read Part 1 and Part 2 first.
Ultimately, the most compelling part of the story,…
By TJ Todd
This article is the second in a three-part series. Start with Part 1 here.
The odds were even more stacked against the Amistad…
By TJ Todd
This article is the first in a three-part series.
In the early morning of July 2nd, 1839, off the shore of Cuba aboard a Spanish…
By Catherine Matthews
Twenty-two years before he wrote “Paul Revere’s Ride,” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow penned an article for the July 1838…
By Bernard Trubowitz
On October 20, 1878, North Enders awoke to a neighborhood full of familiar, unchanging edifices in an ever-changing…
By Bernard Trubowitz
Many visitors chuckle upon seeing the contents of pew 49, pointing to the large 1980s soundboard and mixer that…
By Mark Hurwitz
Q. How is the Old North Church tied to the production of newspapers in the 19th century?A. Through a man named Lynde…