Category: News & Announcements
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Feature: Old North on Place Based Boston
This month we were grateful to Place Based Boston for asking us to share a reflection on how Jared Hardesty’s recent research findings about a colonial-era smuggling ring, the slave trade, and Old North has impacted our site, how we talk about our history, and how we interact with visitors and the public. Below see…
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Announcing the Retirement of the Rev. Stephen T. Ayres
With much affection and gratitude for his service, Old North Church & Historic Site shares the news that The Rev. Stephen Ayres will retire as Vicar and Executive Director at the end of 2019. Vicar Ayres has served Old North Church for over twenty years, first answering the call to lead the church as Vicar…
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The Old North Church Lantern Ceremony!
You’re invited to the 243rd Lantern Ceremony at Old North Church & Historic Site! What is the Lantern Ceremony you ask? It all began on the night of April 18th, 1775… Two men acting under the orders of Paul Revere snuck into the Old North Church late at night, climbed up Boston’s tallest steeple, and hung…
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Old North Church & Historic Site Receives Mars Grant
Pictured above: Old North Foundation staff Catherine Matthews, Linda Greene, Steve Ayres, and Pam Bennett The Old North Church & Historic Site is proud to announce it has received a $13,000 grant as one of the recipients of the Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Chocolate History Research Grant. Winners were announced…
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Do You Know About Our Crypt?
NARCITY named the crypt at Old North Church & Historic Site to its list of 11 Secret Places in Boston You Never Knew Existed. We couldn’t agree more with author Ashley Rego when she says, “Sometimes it’s nice to enjoy things that are a bit more off the beaten track. Areas that aren’t constantly flooded with humans,…
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Tim Wenrich Accepts Good Neighbor Award
Tim Wenrich, Sexton of the Old North Church, was recently presented with the Good Neighbor Recognition Award on behalf of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). Recognition Committee Chair Janet Gilardi presented him with the award. The monthly award is voted by NEWRA’s Executive Committee and given to local businesses, organizations, and property…
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Common Boston Recap
This past weekend, on Saturday, June 4, Lead Educator Bernard Trubowitz led an Experience Art & Architecture Tour for fifteen enthusiasts! This tour was free and open to the public as a part of the Common Boston Festival. This tour is designed to have visitors learn more about the aesthetic elements of Old North Church. This hour-long interactive…
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$30,000 Award Will Support Garden Project at Old North
The Garden Club of America Announces 2016 Founders Fund Winner$30,000 Award will support Beacon Hill Garden Club’s project at the Old North Church Minneapolis (May 21, 2016) — Beacon Hill Garden Club, Boston has been named 2016 recipient of The Garden Club of America (GCA) Founders Fund Award. The $30,000 award was announced during the GCA’s annual meeting…
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RIP, Prince
Prince was a cat beloved by many– his caretaker, John, Prince Postale friends, North End neighbors, staff members at Old North Church, and thousands of Freedom Trail visitors. His passing was recognized all over the world, through tributes on social media, the NorthEndWaterfront.com, and even Buzzfeed. Those who loved Prince gathered together on Tuesday, March…
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Old North Foundation Awarded $10k in Chocolate History Research
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Nov. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Mars Chocolate North America announced the inaugural awarding of the Mars, Incorporated Chocolate History Grant for Research, Development and Investigative Studies to three institutions innovating in the areas of chocolate history research, scholarship and education. Winners were acknowledged last night at the banquet dinner of the Colonial Chocolate Society annual…