Local History

Locals and visitors alike know the cobblestone streets of Boston’s North End are where you will find some of the …

Stuck in the city this summer? Breathe easy: Not only is July National Parks and Recreation Month, but Beantown is …

While its moniker evokes the infamous 1773 steeping of tea in the city’s harbor, the Boston Tea Party was also …

Poet Amy Lowell (1874-1925) paid homage to Boston in a pair of notable poems — both penned in nearby Brookline …

When Jennie Loitman Barron was born in Boston’s West End to Russian Jewish immigrants in 1891, she changed the course …

When Thomas Paul moved to Boston in 1805, white congregants forced him to sit in the balcony of the First …

In mid-January 1919, the cobblestone streets of Boston’s North End were flooded with molasses – to the whopping tune of …

December in Boston hasn’t always been ho-ho-ho and mistletoe.

In 1869, Douglass delivered a speech in Boston, condemning anti-Asian discrimination and calling for all races to enjoy equal rights

This October, the bronzed brood of Robert McCloskey’s Make Way For Ducklings celebrate 35 years in the Boston Public Garden.

In 1847, Oliver Chase of Boston patented a machine that produced coin-shaped “hub wafers,” which are now known as NECCO …

Bay Staters are well-versed in acts of riotous rebellion.

With ever-changing street names and no concrete city grid, navigating the streets of Boston is not for the faint of …

Contrary to popular belief, the Fig Newton isn’t named after famed physicist Isaac Newton, but was actually named after a small city …

Joseph Warren was a Bostonian leader during the early American Revolution.

Founded in 1630, Kings Chapel Burial Ground is the oldest cemetery in Boston – and believed to be one of …

Boston native “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler, who passed in March 2021, was one of the most accomplished middleweight boxing champions of …

Interested in Freemasonry due to its ideals of liberty, equality and peace, former slave Prince Hall and 15 other Black …

A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette in March of 1812 illustrated the appearance of a “new species of monster” …

For Bostonians, December brings more than just one anniversary.

In 1960, a contest to decide the name of the new Boston NFL team resulted in the world-famous New England …

You’ve heard this nickname a thousand times. But where is it from? 

Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time Boston has faced citywide closure and disturbance to public life.

In 1990, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum lacked a single interior camera to surveil its priceless collection. According to the …

Elon Musk thinks flying cars are silly, and that to counter skyrocketing traffic, we should tunnel underground instead. Does the …

In 1901, baseball was a notoriously rowdy sport. Seeing an opportunity, sports entrepreneur Ban Johnson founded the American League with …

If you were a Harvard Medical student in the late 1700s, passing required access to three supplies: ink, parchment and …

After being purchased in 1634 by the Puritans, the next three centuries were unkind to Boston Common.

Happy hour and Boston seemingly go hand-in-hand. We love our beer, so why not award trivia victors or post-work patrons …

In 986, legendary Viking explorer Leif Erikson stumbled upon a new world he called Vineland for its abundance of grapes. …