American Revolution
Attucks, Crispus, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Revere, Paul, Bunker Hill, Massachusetts, Portrait of Samuel Adams, Samuel Adams, The Decisive Day is Come: The Battle of Bunker Hil
Great Molasses Flood
Eric Postpischil's Molasses Disaster Pages, Molasses Clocked at 35 mph ... in January!, The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, The Great Boston Molasses Tragedy
Historic Sites
Freedom Trail, Dorchester Heights, Old Granary Burial Ground, Old State House, The Old North Church
Organizations
Boston Historical Society, Boston History Collaborative, Boston Women's Heritage Trail, Historic Boston Incorporated, Multicultural Youth Tour of What's Now (MYTOW, Supreme Judicial Court Historical Society, The Boston Preservation Alliance
America's First Newspaper
Historical overview of the Boston News-Letter, which published its first issue on April 24, 1704.
Boston Historic Population Trends
Population figures for Boston since 1620.
Caution Colored People of Boston
Abolitionist poster trying to prevent the recapture of escaped slaves in the North.
Colonial Boston Unearthed
Artifacts which surfaced during the Big Dig.
Dorchester History
Regular column in the neighborhood newspaper, the Dorchester Reporter.
History of Castle Island
Description of the heritage of Castle Island and Fort Independence, along with vintage and contemporary photos.
Hosea's Page
Honors Massachusetts Civil War soldier Hosea Orcutt Barnes and others, of Scituate, Hingham, Pembroke and Boston; photos of veterans' graves in Pinegrove Cemetery, East Pembroke.
Naval Historical Center Detachment Boston
Gives a history of the USS Consitution, as well as the naval history of Boston.
Operation Phips : Archaeological Rescue
Detail of the Sir William Phips expedition to Quebec, the shipwreck and discovery of the remains after 300 years.
Sturtevant History
Historical overview of B.F.Sturtevant Co., the pioneer of the air-handling industry, and its successor the Sturtevant Division of Westinghouse Electric.
When Christmas Was Banned in Boston
Tells about the Puritans' decision to outlaw Christmas celebrations in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.