Boston History Events

Wednesday, Feb 22 10:00a
Old South Meeting House, Boston
Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, a printer, an inventor, and one of the most famous of our Founding Fathers.

Saturday, Feb 18 11:00a
Old North Church, Boston
Where did Bostonians turn when they gave up tea to protest British taxation? Why to chocolate of course!

Monday, Feb 20 10:00a
Old South Meeting House, Boston
Benjamin Franklin experimented with static electricity to discover the properties of lightning. He invited a musical instrument in 1761, and a year later, he discovered the ocean's Gulf Stream through observati

Monday, Feb 20 10:00a
1715 Clough House at the Old North Church, Boston
Join the Old North Church and American Heritage Chocolate on Presidents' Day for this special look into the sweeter side of history!

Saturday, Mar 10 7:00p
Old State House Museum, Boston
Join us and become a part of this infamous event as it is reenacted in front of the Old State House, in the very place where it took place in 1770.

Saturday, Mar 10 11:30a
Old State House Museum, Boston
Watch patriot lawyers John Adams and Josiah Quincy defend the British soldiers accused of murdering Bostonians in the Boston Massacre.

Saturday, Feb 18 1:00p
Boston Common Visitor's Information Center, Boston
A Walk Into History public walking tour is a great way to experience the Freedom Trail. Led by an 18th Century Costumed Guide, the 90-minute tour mixes humor, history and fun.

Wednesday, Apr 25 6:30p
Old South Meeting House, Boston
The capture of James “Whitey” Bulger closed an infamous chapter in Boston history. Yet the city’s criminal underworld has a long and bloody rap sheet that stretches back to the beginning of the Twentieth Centur

Monday, Feb 20 10:00a
1715 Clough House at the Old North Church, Boston
The Printing Office of Edes and Gill is Boston’s only working colonial print shop experience. Come join this Presidents Day for the unique opportunity to engage living historians working their printers trade