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Sometimes, a globe is the only kind of travel you need 🌎

Gilman Joslin, “Joslin’s hand-book to the terrestrial and celestial globes: how to use a globe,” (1885): bit.ly/3Igkhw0

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January 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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CBS Boston - How to find Boston's hidden gems - A new guide book aims to show travelers and locals some of the best spots in Boston that you may not know about. youtu.be/Xxxeep7vahI?... #Boston #BostonHistory
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January 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Inside Boston's hidden gems - "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil gets an inside look at some of Boston's hidden gems with WBZ News Mornings anchor Chris Tanaka. youtu.be/-ELarZgO_Rc?... #Boston #BostonHistory
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January 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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andybassny.bsky.social Andy Bass @andybassny.bsky.social · Nov 21
100 years ago today, November 21, 1925:

The Oneida Football Club Monument was dedicated in Boston Common by surviving members of the 1860s team. A recent Massachusetts Historical Society forum explored the myths and controversies that have surrounded the monument.🏈⚽

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The Oneida Football Club Monument stands near the Spruce Street Gate in Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts. The 6.5-foot-tall marble tablet was designed by architects Robert Day Andrews and Howland Jones and created by sculptor Joseph Coletti. A controversy endures about whether the club was playing a game more similar to today’s game of American football or to soccer. (Andy Bass photo, 2025) A close-up view of the front of the Oneida Football Club Monument shows the main inscription. It reads, “ON THIS FIELD, THE ONEIDA FOOTBALL CLUB OF BOSTON, THE FIRST ORGANIZED FOOTBALL CLUB IN THE UNITED STATES, PLAYED AGAINST ALL COMERS from 1862 to 1865. THE ONEIDA GOAL WAS NEVER CROSSED. This monument is placed on Boston Common November 1925 by the seven surviving members of the Team.” (Andy Bass photo, 2025) The pediment of the Oneida Football Club Monument in Boston Common originally contained a bas relief of an oval American football, even though the team was known to have played with a round ball. Following the 1994 World Cup, the National Soccer Hall of Fame offered to restore the 1925 monument. As part of their 1996 project, the Soccer HOF changed the bas relief from an oval American football to a round soccer ball. Concerned citizen Tom McGrath objected to the change and led a successful campaign to restore the original 1925 carving. In 2014, the altered bas relief was re-carved back to its original form of an oval American football. (Andy Bass photo, 2025) The back of the Oneida Football Club Monument is inscribed with the names of sixteen team members. It reads, “Members of the Oneida Team: Gerrit Smith Miller, Founder and Captain · Edward Lincoln Arnold · Robert Arthorp Bolt · Edward Bowditch · Walter Denison Brooks · George Davis · John Malcolm Forbes · John Power Hall · Robert Means Lawrence ·James D’Wold Lovett · Francis Greenwood Peabody ·Winthrop Saltonstall Scudder · Alanson Tucker · Louis Thies · Robert Clifford Watson · Huntington Frothingham Wolcott.” (Andy Bass photo, 2025)
January 1, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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This series of wintery panoramic views draws us into the personal connections between geographers and the places they love.

Map: Panorama from the Pinnacle, Lyme, N.H. (1966). See our Digital Collections portal: buff.ly/1uN3XmY

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December 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Love seeing folks playing Molassacre: Escape the Flood!

Make sure to grab a copy of our game, the first based on the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood, today! Check out the link in my bio.

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December 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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In 1920, the sisters lived with Rose’s husband, Maine-born John W. Shiels, and two daughters at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Both sisters successfully registered to vote on October 11th, 1920, and were listed among the 538 New Voters born in Rhode Island in the registries. #BostonHistory
December 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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My traveling copy of Molassacre: Escape the Flood is getting a bit warn out, but that just shows how much we’ve been able to share the history of the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood. I’m proud of the impact we are making!

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December 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Welcome December 19 in our time capsule series, where we jump 80 years into the past to watch a big snowstorm blow over Boston, day-by-day.

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Time Capsule: Dec. 19, 1945. Image of a traincar near a set of snow-covered rails. Newspaper clippings. "SNOW. Wednesday -- Possibly snow. Thursday -- Cold, high winds." "Boston Digs Out of 12-Inch Snowfall". Old images of two women in the snow, a group of carollers. Picture of elevated train station with text: "On Dec. 19, 1945, the snowstorm arrived! At elevated train stations like this one, heavy snow caused closures and delays.
December 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Welcome back to our time capsule series, where we jump 80 years into the past to watch a big snowstorm blow over Boston, day-by-day.

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Time Capsule: Dec. 18, 1945. Image of a snowy park landscape, with a church spire in the distance. Newspaper clippings about cold weather "Tuesday -- Cold. Wednesday -- Some snow." "Frigid Christmas Looms as Cold Spell Lengthens." One day before the snowstorm, only freezing temperatures and "some snow" were predicted.
December 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Welcome to our time capsule series, where we jump 80 years into the past to follow a Boston snowstorm as it played out, day by day.

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Time Capsule: Dec. 17, 1945. Image of train coming into South Station "Sub Zero Blast Brings N.E. Toll of Accidents, Exposures." "BRRR-rrrr! (We're Not the Only Ones!)." Headlines focused on accidents, transportation delays, and storm intensity ... "Snow, Heavy Winds Buffet Shipping, Delay Trains; Cold to Last 2 Days" ... but there were also positives to the chill. "Only scattered snow flurries are expected during the two-day cold spell. Skating, already made possible in suburban communities by the freezing weather of the past week, will be improved by the zero temperature." Image of woman in a warm coat. Snowy street scene with a clock tower, houses, and people walking.
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Video: The #BostonTeaParty comes to life through the artwork of Cortney Skinner. The Boston Tea Party took place #OTD 252 years ago, December 16, 1773. youtu.be/8ijrgQBmz3s?... #Boston #BostonHistory
December 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Ankle surgery on Tue, but couldn’t miss last game at Historic Matthews Arena. Thanks to @GoNUathletics for helping with ADA seat. Many more pics to come… 🩼

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December 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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America’s First Subway #Boston #BostonHistory www.instagram.com/p/DSJHTcokYO...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Final exam. North Square, North End, near the Paul Revere House. #Boston #BostonHistory www.instagram.com/reel/DSGKIUe...
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74 likes, 12 comments - allison5379 on December 10, 2025: "Final Exam! This student gets a B, as he knocked off my hat!".
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December 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Go get your copy of Molassacre: Escape the Flood today!

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December 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Molassacre: Escape the Flood is available to purchase! Grab a loved one a Christmas gift now.

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December 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Your 2025 progress report on the #OldCornerBookstore 😁🫶
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2025 Progress on the Old Corner Bookstore - Historic Boston Inc (HBI)
This giving season, our colleagues and collaborators at Feldman Geospatial gifted Historic Boston Inc. with the chance to share our story in a brand new way! We want to extend our sincere gratitude to...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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"Mad as a hatter," A madman avenges Lincoln's assassination.
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"Mad as a hatter," A madman avenges Lincoln's assassination. Thomas Boston Corbett
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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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
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Christmas in Boston. Decorated park fences. Bunker Hill Monument in the background!
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November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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We Bostonians are lucky to have a relatively clean river! But the Charles wasn’t always like that…

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November 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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American Experience | The Abolitionists - William Lloyd Garrison | PBS youtu.be/s8GT2yNPJQ8?... #Boston #BostonHistory
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November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM