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Stories

The noted historian and gifted writer, David McCullough, cites a friend and fellow historian, the late Daniel Boorstin, as saying that to plan for the future without a sense of the past is like trying to plant cut flowers.

With these words in mind, we would like to offer you some rooted plants to sink into the fertile soil of Boston’s present as you plan your visit here whether it be virtually on-line, or in-the-flesh, as they say.

These plants, these stories of the events and activities that made Boston what she is, and perhaps, what she will become, will give you, we hope, a better and deeper understanding of why this old, yet very modern city on Massachusetts Bay, is what she is. Enjoy the planting, enjoy the harvest, enjoy Boston!


Old North Church Steeple  

Did You Know?
Did you know that Old North Church's steeple has been replaced twice since the display of the signal lanterns on April 18, 1775? In neither case was the downfall caused by revolution, but by a mighty wind, a nameless storm of October, 1804, and Hurricane Carol, August, 1954.

Last Updated: February 22, 2009 at 15:17 EST