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Friday, September 7, 2012

4:30 p.m.   Friday, September 7, 2012

Ringing of Bells to Commemorate the Naming of

Boston, Dorchester & Watertown

16:30 o’clock

 

Church bells will ring in all three locations – Boston, Dorchester, and Watertown – to commemorate their “new” names.  

See below for a list of historic churches that will be tolling their bells in the celebration.
 
Join us for a free public party with birthday cake and bell-ringing at Reader’s Park, the plaza opposite the Old South Meeting House.  The first 50 children to arrive will be given bells to ring in the anniversary celebration.

The Old South Meeting House (1766) will ring its newly installed Paul Revere bell for the first time since 1876 to celebrate Boston’s naming.  Claimed just months ago from a closed church in Westborough, the 876-pound bell is the oldest of the three Paul Revere bells on the Freedom Trail.

Immediately following the bell-ringing, you can also discover the lost history of pre-Revolutionary Boston on a free guided walking tour of the Boston Founders Trail which shares the people, places, and events of Boston from its founding in 1630 to the beginnings of the American Revolutionary War.
 
In Downtown Boston:              In Dorchester:                                          In Watertown:
First Church in Boston             All Saints Episcopal                                    Redeemer Fellowship Church
King's Chapel                         First Baptist Church of Dorchester          
Old North                              First Parish Church in Dorchester      
Old South                             St. Mark Parish                                        

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         CHARTER DAY 2012 PROGRAM 
for PRINTABLE brochure use LINK below 
 
 
BOSTON CHARTER DAY
A celebration of the naming of Boston & Dorchester & Watertown -
September 7, 1630

 SEPTEMBER 20 – 24, 2012
 PRESENTED BY
The Partnership of the Historic Bostons, Inc.

Stirring the Pot:

Women in Early Massachusetts

 

 

 

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

 

 The Downtown Boston Business Improvement District

The Boston Public Library

The Bostonian Society

The Dorchester Historical Society

The First Church in Boston

The Historical Society of Watertown

The National Park Service

The Winthrop Society

 "This program is funded in part by the

Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, Inc."

- Program -

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

“Bringing the Worlds of 17th-Century

Massachusetts Women to Life”

The First Church in Boston

6:30 p.m. – Program

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

“Boston Women’s Heritage Trail:

Tour of sites of Colonial Boston Women”

Tours: - 10:00 a.m. – Noon – 2:00 p.m.

20 person limit per tour

Tours start at the gate in front of the main steps of the Massachusetts State House, Beacon Street

 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

“Charter Day Sabbath Gathering”

The First Church in Boston *

11:00 a.m. to Noon – Nondenominational Service

1:00 p.m. – Boston Founders Trail Walking Tours

Starting from The First Church in Boston

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

“Stirring the Pot: Women in Early Massachusetts”

The Old State House

6:30 p.m. – Program

 
{All events are free, unless otherwise noted}

 


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CONNECTING THE TWO BOSTONS


 

Mission Statement


The mission of the Partnership of the Historic Bostons, Inc. is twofold: to foster public understanding of the contributions of the 17th-century founders of Boston and the Massachusetts Bay Colony whose enduring legacies shaped the principles upon which the United States of America was established; and to preserve the historical links with Boston, Lincolnshire, England, for which our Boston was named.                                            ........approved January 16, 2009


 

In 1630, Boston, Lincolnshire provided Boston, Massachusetts with its name and 10% of its population. In 1999, a partnership was established to celebrate and promote the unique and important historical connections existing between Boston, Lincolnshire and Boston, Massachusetts. Our Partnership was approved in Lincolnshire by the Boston Borough Council in February 1999 and was endorsed by Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston, Massachusetts in October 1999.

Our Partnership is a non-political/non-profit organization. Our mission is to enrich the lives of those in the Greater Boston Area (and USA) by creating and presenting educational and cultural programs and events to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the common, enduring legacies of the two Bostons. We plan, initiate and complete projects that support our Partnership's objectives.

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OBJECTIVES of the PARTNERSHIP:

- to celebrate and promote historical connections existing between the two Bostons.
- to promote active "people to people" exchanges between the two Bostons.
- to promote visitor activity between the two Bostons.

We are supported by gifts from individuals; grants from corporations, foundations and trusts; and donations from participants at specially arranged events.


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