Mitch Lapin
@walkbostonhistory.bsky.social
I work as a historical tour guide specializing in Boston, MIT, Harvard, and The Battle Road from Lexington to Concord. For the National Archives I transcribe historical documents online. My first novel is The Arlington Sanctum on Amazon, B&N, Books2read
Correcting bad link to the discussion of The Arlington Sanctum novel.
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Fan to Fan -The Book Game - Mitch Lapin, author of The Arlington Sanctum
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December 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Correcting bad link to the discussion of The Arlington Sanctum novel.
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Our new cover, "The Arlington Sanctum," re; discovering MIAs from America's wars; fictional, ethical vs moral discussion of war. Available free to Kindle unlimited cust. $2.99 to other ebookers. Feedback appreciated. #vietnam #MIA #missing #Military #morality #ethics #warcollege #army #marines #navy
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Our new cover, "The Arlington Sanctum," re; discovering MIAs from America's wars; fictional, ethical vs moral discussion of war. Available free to Kindle unlimited cust. $2.99 to other ebookers. Feedback appreciated. #vietnam #MIA #missing #Military #morality #ethics #warcollege #army #marines #navy
"Mad as a hatter," A madman avenges Lincoln's assassination.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Mad as a hatter," A madman avenges Lincoln's assassination.
www.walkbostonhistory.com/boston-corbett #bostonhistory #boston #lincoln #corbett
www.walkbostonhistory.com/boston-corbett #bostonhistory #boston #lincoln #corbett
Re-formatted the 46 inquests conducted by Paul Revere during his five years as a coroner at the age of 62. Another of his fourteen careers. www.walkbostonhistory.com/paul-revere-... #boston #bostonhistory #paulRevere #coroner #infanticide
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Re-formatted the 46 inquests conducted by Paul Revere during his five years as a coroner at the age of 62. Another of his fourteen careers. www.walkbostonhistory.com/paul-revere-... #boston #bostonhistory #paulRevere #coroner #infanticide
Ode to a horse with no name, a hero April 18, 1775. www.walkbostonhistory.com/ode-to-a-hor...
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Ode to a horse with no name, a hero April 18, 1775. www.walkbostonhistory.com/ode-to-a-hor...
The Revere Singapore bell cast in 1843, was protected from the Japanese invasion force of 1942 by Royal British engineers. See its story here. www.walkbostonhistory.com/singapore-re....
September 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The Revere Singapore bell cast in 1843, was protected from the Japanese invasion force of 1942 by Royal British engineers. See its story here. www.walkbostonhistory.com/singapore-re....
Find our Revere Bell Index at Walkbostonhistory.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Find our Revere Bell Index at Walkbostonhistory.com
See our new website introducing the 400 hundred Church bells produced by Paul Revere & Son, Joseph Warren. New findings will be released on Blue. Click on Alt text for more info.
August 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
See our new website introducing the 400 hundred Church bells produced by Paul Revere & Son, Joseph Warren. New findings will be released on Blue. Click on Alt text for more info.
Reached 900 downlds of our Boston self-guided history tours. www.walkbostonhistory.com/self-guided-.... Walk or virtually take our Freedom Trail, Boston Massacre, Civil War, & Boston Brass & Bronze tours. Feel the events that led to the American Revolution.Visit monuments expand on Boston's history.
August 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Reached 900 downlds of our Boston self-guided history tours. www.walkbostonhistory.com/self-guided-.... Walk or virtually take our Freedom Trail, Boston Massacre, Civil War, & Boston Brass & Bronze tours. Feel the events that led to the American Revolution.Visit monuments expand on Boston's history.
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Aug 16, 2024
Released our hard copy, discovering fictional MIAs from America's wars & bringing them to "The Arlington Sanctum" below the Arlington Nat'l Cemetery. amazon.com/s?k=the+arli... #militaryhistory #DNA #historicalnovel
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Aug 16, 2024
Released our hard copy, discovering fictional MIAs from America's wars & bringing them to "The Arlington Sanctum" below the Arlington Nat'l Cemetery. amazon.com/s?k=the+arli... #militaryhistory #DNA #historicalnovel
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August 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
WalkBostonHistory & @walkbostonhistory ( Bluesky)
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Aug 16, 2024
Released our hard copy, discovering fictional MIAs from America's wars & bringing them to "The Arlington Sanctum" below the Arlington Nat'l Cemetery. amazon.com/s?k=the+arli... #militaryhistory #DNA #historicalnovel
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Aug 16, 2024
Released our hard copy, discovering fictional MIAs from America's wars & bringing them to "The Arlington Sanctum" below the Arlington Nat'l Cemetery. amazon.com/s?k=the+arli... #militaryhistory #DNA #historicalnovel
Anthony Burns, arrested May 24, 1854, in Boston, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Tried as property before being sent back to his owner. 50,000 people surrounded the courthouse. Richard Henry Dana defended all three prosecutions in Boston under the act. www.walkbostonhistory.com/richard-henr...
May 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Anthony Burns, arrested May 24, 1854, in Boston, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Tried as property before being sent back to his owner. 50,000 people surrounded the courthouse. Richard Henry Dana defended all three prosecutions in Boston under the act. www.walkbostonhistory.com/richard-henr...
J L Bell is this nations premier historian on the American Revolution. Today at Boston1775.blogspot.com he contrasts the idealism of the Declaration of Independence then and how it is being marketed today. #bostonhistory #history #declarationofindependence #nationalnews
May 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
J L Bell is this nations premier historian on the American Revolution. Today at Boston1775.blogspot.com he contrasts the idealism of the Declaration of Independence then and how it is being marketed today. #bostonhistory #history #declarationofindependence #nationalnews
Boston Corbett disobeyed orders and assassinated John Wilkes Booth. He shoots Booth in the lower left back of the head, much the way Booth assassinated President Lincoln.
Read of Corbett’s insane path to April 26, 1865. www.walkbostonhistory.com/the-mad-hatt.... Learn of Booth's ties to Boston.
Read of Corbett’s insane path to April 26, 1865. www.walkbostonhistory.com/the-mad-hatt.... Learn of Booth's ties to Boston.
Boston Corbett Kills John Wilkes Booth at the Garrett Farm
Boston Corbett kills John Wilkes Booth at Port Royal Virginia. He disobeys orders to capture the assassin
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April 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Boston Corbett disobeyed orders and assassinated John Wilkes Booth. He shoots Booth in the lower left back of the head, much the way Booth assassinated President Lincoln.
Read of Corbett’s insane path to April 26, 1865. www.walkbostonhistory.com/the-mad-hatt.... Learn of Booth's ties to Boston.
Read of Corbett’s insane path to April 26, 1865. www.walkbostonhistory.com/the-mad-hatt.... Learn of Booth's ties to Boston.
In honor of the 250th Anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution this April 19th, visit the attached ode to Paul Revere's horse. www.walkbostonhistory.com/a-horse-with... #Paul Revere #Boston history #history matters #show heard round the world
Reverend Larkin's Horse
Recollections of his famous ride by Paul Revere's borrowed horse
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April 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In honor of the 250th Anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution this April 19th, visit the attached ode to Paul Revere's horse. www.walkbostonhistory.com/a-horse-with... #Paul Revere #Boston history #history matters #show heard round the world
Not a good day, March 31, 1774. One step closer to revolution. Parliament passes the Boston Port Act, close the port wanting reparations. #bostonhistory #AmericanRevolution #historymatters In the end 4 missing brass cannon bring it on. JL Bells The Road To Concord details the events that followed.
March 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Not a good day, March 31, 1774. One step closer to revolution. Parliament passes the Boston Port Act, close the port wanting reparations. #bostonhistory #AmericanRevolution #historymatters In the end 4 missing brass cannon bring it on. JL Bells The Road To Concord details the events that followed.
This Revere Bell has stood the test of time and rings today.
www.walkbostonhistory.com/groveland-co... Groveland Congregational Church will celebrate their 300th anniversary, June 2026, and the Revere Bell has been in constant use. #churchbells #reverebells #bostonhistory #historymatters #boston
www.walkbostonhistory.com/groveland-co... Groveland Congregational Church will celebrate their 300th anniversary, June 2026, and the Revere Bell has been in constant use. #churchbells #reverebells #bostonhistory #historymatters #boston
March 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This Revere Bell has stood the test of time and rings today.
www.walkbostonhistory.com/groveland-co... Groveland Congregational Church will celebrate their 300th anniversary, June 2026, and the Revere Bell has been in constant use. #churchbells #reverebells #bostonhistory #historymatters #boston
www.walkbostonhistory.com/groveland-co... Groveland Congregational Church will celebrate their 300th anniversary, June 2026, and the Revere Bell has been in constant use. #churchbells #reverebells #bostonhistory #historymatters #boston
Walking up to the 250th anniv. of the shot heard round the world at Lexington April 19th. The Brits fire, we run, they sing a very familiar song. We get even. www.walkbostonhistory.com/history-blog... #historymatters #boston #Bostonhistory #yankeedoodle
Yankee Doodle Dandy, Not a Patriotic Song
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March 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Walking up to the 250th anniv. of the shot heard round the world at Lexington April 19th. The Brits fire, we run, they sing a very familiar song. We get even. www.walkbostonhistory.com/history-blog... #historymatters #boston #Bostonhistory #yankeedoodle
Walking up to the 250th anniv. of the shot heard round the world at Lexington April 19th. The Brits fire, we run, they sing a very familiar song. We get even. www.walkbostonhistory.com/history-blog... #historymatters #boston #Bostonhistory #yankeedoodle
Yankee Doodle Dandy, Not a Patriotic Song
Updated 2/26/2025 ...
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March 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Walking up to the 250th anniv. of the shot heard round the world at Lexington April 19th. The Brits fire, we run, they sing a very familiar song. We get even. www.walkbostonhistory.com/history-blog... #historymatters #boston #Bostonhistory #yankeedoodle
Samuel Gridley Howe established the Perkins School for the Blind & deaf on this day in 1829. Read about his amazing work.
www.massmoments.org/moment-detai... Our bio covers his engagement with John Brown & the Secret Six and his Civil War effort to end slavery. www.massmoments.org/moment-detai...
www.massmoments.org/moment-detai... Our bio covers his engagement with John Brown & the Secret Six and his Civil War effort to end slavery. www.massmoments.org/moment-detai...
March 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Samuel Gridley Howe established the Perkins School for the Blind & deaf on this day in 1829. Read about his amazing work.
www.massmoments.org/moment-detai... Our bio covers his engagement with John Brown & the Secret Six and his Civil War effort to end slavery. www.massmoments.org/moment-detai...
www.massmoments.org/moment-detai... Our bio covers his engagement with John Brown & the Secret Six and his Civil War effort to end slavery. www.massmoments.org/moment-detai...
Land of the free! You have supported him despite his gangster behavior expecting an economic reward. He is destructive. It’s time to wake up!
February 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Land of the free! You have supported him despite his gangster behavior expecting an economic reward. He is destructive. It’s time to wake up!
My website has helped promote American history, especially when its lessons needed renewed attention. Two men in the Oval Office acted like 1905 Russian gangsters. One President avoided Vietnam with a bone spur deferment, and his VP served mainly from behind a desk, issuing press statements;
February 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My website has helped promote American history, especially when its lessons needed renewed attention. Two men in the Oval Office acted like 1905 Russian gangsters. One President avoided Vietnam with a bone spur deferment, and his VP served mainly from behind a desk, issuing press statements;
The Roots of a surname in a Revolutionary Soldier, Amos Lincoln 1753-1829, twice Paul Revere’s Son-in-Law
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Why was Lincoln and Boston a familiar surname in 18th Century New England? Boston, Massachusetts was settled by Puritans from the hamlet of Boston in Lincolnshire, England. The surname requirement...
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February 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The Roots of a surname in a Revolutionary Soldier, Amos Lincoln 1753-1829, twice Paul Revere’s Son-in-Law
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The Witch Trials began in February.The Last Woman Hanged in Mass., was not convicted of Witchcraft! Rachel (Schmidt) Wall 1760-October 8, 1789. Her story crosses John Hancock, Col Thomas Dawes, Robert Treat Paine. Possibly the last of the northern pirates www.walkbostonhistory.com/rachel-wall-...
February 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Witch Trials began in February.The Last Woman Hanged in Mass., was not convicted of Witchcraft! Rachel (Schmidt) Wall 1760-October 8, 1789. Her story crosses John Hancock, Col Thomas Dawes, Robert Treat Paine. Possibly the last of the northern pirates www.walkbostonhistory.com/rachel-wall-...
www.walkbostonhistory.com/history-blog... See our blog about the 4 brass cannon stolen from the Boston Common, marched to Portsmouth, Salem and finally Concord. J. L. Bell's book "The Road to Concord covers the militias nine month route chased by General Gage to re-capture.
February 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
www.walkbostonhistory.com/history-blog... See our blog about the 4 brass cannon stolen from the Boston Common, marched to Portsmouth, Salem and finally Concord. J. L. Bell's book "The Road to Concord covers the militias nine month route chased by General Gage to re-capture.
The Tuscaloosa, Revere Bell 1828, traveled through the Antebellum South. Cotton trading, northern benefactors veterans of the War of 1812, Miss.& Ala. Supreme court decisions, land grants, replevins, Texas independence, in the history of this Revere Bell.
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February 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Tuscaloosa, Revere Bell 1828, traveled through the Antebellum South. Cotton trading, northern benefactors veterans of the War of 1812, Miss.& Ala. Supreme court decisions, land grants, replevins, Texas independence, in the history of this Revere Bell.
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