Category: The Atlantic World
Thomas Gruchy remains an elusive figure in Old North’s long history. Gruchy owned pew #25. Appearing in Boston by 1741 and disappearing in 1759,…
For the many worshipers at Old North involved in the maritime trade, being a congregation member was also a way to establish business connections.…
By Nikki Stewart, Executive Director and Catherine Matthews, Director of Education
A horrific discovery has been the catalyst for a new reckoning…
By Gregory N. Flemming
With additions and edits by the Old North Education Department
Near the very front of the Old North Church is…
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…
By Erin Wederbrook Yuskaitis
Has it been a while since your high school history classes? Have you been watching too many…
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…
The number of mariners among the early pew owners of Old North provides an indication of the importance of sea trade as well as its potential for…
By Bernard Trubowitz
Twelve years before immortalizing Paul Revere with pen and paper, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow began a different poem with…