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Ben Edwards
@bostonhistory.bsky.social
Private tour guide in Boston, children’s book author, Revere House board member, marketing guy. Passionate about history, fitness, and plant-based nutrition. walkingboston.com
A few photos taken during today's 10-mile walk through Boston and Brookline. 11.14.25 #Boston #WalkingBoston
November 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Numbers from today’s 10-mile walk. #Boston #WalkingBoston
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Harvard Medical School
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Today’s #Boston quiz. I’m standing on the steps of what building in Boston?
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Photos from today's 7-mile walk through Boston and Brookline. 11.12.25 #Boston #Brookline
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The marker for Samuel Adams in Granary Burying Ground on 11.11.25. #Boston #FreedomTrail
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Early Holiday Savings: Our 5-5-hour private guided walking tour of Boston's Freedom Trail is discounted 30% this December ONLY! Save $200. Normally $650, now $450. Use the Promo Code SAVE 30 on the booking form. www.walkingboston.com/private-tours/ #Boston #PrivateTour #FreedomTrail
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The marker for Paul Revere in Granary Burying Ground at 2 pm this afternoon. 11.11.25 #Boston #FreedomTrail
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
In the West End of Boston this afternoon at the Old West Church. My third-great-grandparents, Joseph B. Edwards and Sarah Mace, were married here over 200 years ago, October 30, 1823. 11.11.25 #Boston #WestEnd
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
After taking away food and healthcare from millions - this is his go-to defense. Obama has never made any profits or royalties from the ACA, ever. Trump LIES NON-STOP!
November 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site - Birthplace of America's 35th President. Here at 83 Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917, JFK was born. Photo taken during today's walk at 1:30 pm. 11.7.25 www.nps.gov/jofi/index.htm
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Today's fitness numbers. 11.7.25 #Boston #WalkingBoston
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Some urban artwork that caught my attention on today's 10-mile walk through South Boston, Brookline, and Allston. 11.7.25 #Boston #WalkingBoston
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
A few photos taken during today's 5-mile walk through Boston. 11.6.25 #Boston #KenmoreSquare #FenwayPark
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. — O Me! O Life! by Walt Whitman
November 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty by Linda Glaser, Illustrated by Claire A. Nivola. Winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. www.amazon.com/Emmas-Poem-V... #EmmaLazarus #TheNewColossus
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Emma Lazarus
November 2, 1883
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Democrats sweep the first major elections of Trump’s second term www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
An absolutely HUGE night for Democrats.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Just cast my vote for Mayor Michelle Wu. Polls are open in #Boston until 8 pm. Get out there and Vote!
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
But red states can gerrymander their districts without any issues.
November 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Boston, Massachusetts - America’s greatest city - at 4:30 pm this afternoon. 11.3.25 #Boston #BackBay #PrudentialBuilding
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Double Heart by Gaetano Pesce, Boston's newest 30-foot-tall piece of public art, glowing at 6:45 pm this evening atop the sunset deck at Lyrik Back Bay. Double Heart symbolizes the importance of love and connecting with others. www.dwell.com/article/gaet... #Boston #LyrikBackBay #LEDIllumination
November 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
THE BEST #NationalTreasure Declaration of Independence movie prop replica! Purchase yours here: www.magnoliprops.com/declaration-...
November 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM