On March 16, 1697, as Hannah Duston was resting after giving birth to her newest baby in Haverhill, MA, the Abenaki Indians raided the area. Her husband Thomas and their eight older children fled, leaving Hannah, her nurse Mary, and […]
On April 19 1775, the battles of Lexington and Concord took place, igniting the Revolutionary War. British troops aimed to confiscate colonial weapons and were met with a group of 77 angry militiamen. The men, all of whom were untrained […]
There is a very narrow townhouse hidden in the heart of Boston’s North End at 44 Hull Street. The “Skinny House” is four stories tall and its widest point measures a scarce 10.4 feet. Also known as the “Spite House,” […]
“Here comes Peter Cottontail, Hoppin’ down the bunny trail, Hippity, hoppity, Easter’s on its way.”
There’s no mention of a rabbit that produced eggs in the Bible, so why do so many of our Easter traditions use these symbols to celebrate? […]
St. Patrick’s day, also know as the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a religious remembrance of the saint and all his work for the people of Ireland. But, over the years, we’ve acquired some fun superstitions and traditions when it […]
“In the 1600s, an English missionary named Richard Bourne was living on the southern part of Cape 
Cod, doing God’s work in the New World. Naturally, he drew the fury of the […]
“Salad Days” – This commonly used phrase was taken from Shakespeare’s play “Anthony and Cleopatra” Act 1 Scene 5. Cleopatra refers back to the time when she was young, bold, and often […]
In honor of Black History Month, we remind you of the struggle our country has with inequality. In her own fight against injustice, Elizabeth Jennings faced discrimination on her way to church in 1854 and started a movement to end […]
“I hope we don’t get another snow storm…knock on wood!”
You can probably imagine 99% of the population thinking or speaking these exact words in response to the horrible snow storm last year and the couple of inches we got this […]
The famous North End is home to some of Boston’s richest history, as well as some of the hidden secrets, tucked away from even its residents: like tunnels that line the city streets. Some tunnels are well known to the […]