YYYY in CanadaFeb 21

1812 in Canada
#CanadianHistory
#history
#WarOf1812
#MilitaryHistory

Pres. Madison is advised that 1,000 soldiers, artillery and #Maine volunteers could take New Brunswick, "one of the most valuable of the British Provinces"

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-04-02-0546
See also: A correspondent of Madison says Boston is defenceless against attack from Nova Scotia
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-05-02-0052

#JamesMadison #NewBrunswick #Boston #BostonHistory #NovaScotiaHistory

See also: New Brunswick - History - Development
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/new-brunswick
James Madison
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-madison

Founders Online: Joseph Wheaton to James Madison, 27 June 1812

Joseph Wheaton to James Madison, 27 June 1812

Show threadknizerFeb 13
#BostonWeekend 3/x Sat HISTORY Walking tour of #NubianSquare #Boston - starts at the Shaw-Roxbury BPL branch - $34 https://www.emeraldnecklace.org/event/brl88-once-upon-a-time-in-nubian-square-workshop-walking-tour/ #BostonHistory
BRL88: Once Upon a Time in Nubian Square – Workshop/Walking Tour - The Emerald Necklace Conservancy

Step into the heart of Boston’s Black history as we journey through Lower Roxbury and the South End—exploring what happened once upon a time in Nubian Square. Led by the Afrimerican Academy & Live […]

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy
YYYY in CanadaFeb 2

1812 in Canada
#CanadianHistory
#history
#WarOf1812
#MilitaryHistory

A #Boston mercantile house says a British #military force is coming to #Halifax, a pre-war U.S. embargo is expected, and they are "at a loss how to act"

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269476
Pg. 2 (4th column)

#BostonHistory #commerce

The Quebec gazette = La gazette de Québec, 9 avril 1812, Cahier 1

À voir sur BAnQ numérique : The Quebec gazette = La gazette de Québec, 9 avril 1812, Cahier 1

Retro LibrarianJan 26
Snow day here in Boston.
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4 postcards from 1907-1910.
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#Boston #SnowyBoston #WinterInBoston #HistoricBoston #VintagePostcard #Postcard #VintagePostcards #BostonHistory #Massachusetts #WinterScene #HistoricPostcard #Early1900s #UrbanWinter @universalhub
YYYY in CanadaJan 20

1811 in Canada
#CanadianHistory
#history

Some Bostonians say #Congress, by "coercing the only European nation with whom we have any safe or honorable intercourse," deeply wounds U.S. #commerce

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3660890
Pg. 122

#Boston #BostonHistory

The Quebec mercury, 22 avril 1811, lundi 22 avril 1811

À voir sur BAnQ numérique : The Quebec mercury, 22 avril 1811, lundi 22 avril 1811

Show threadknizerNov 28
#BostonWeekend 4x Fri DANCE #Wampanoag celebration at the jfk library in #Boston, museum admission is free. https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/celebrate-family-programming/wampanoag-nation-20251128 #BostonHistory #NativeAmerican
Ozzie D, NP-hard  Nov 13

https://www.universalhub.com/2025/back-when-boston-harbor-was-cesspool

great look back, thanks @universalhub

#BostonHistory #BostonHarbor

Back when Boston Harbor was a cesspool

This 1969 video by Derek Lamb and Lawrence Rosenblum of MIT brings us back to the time when raw sewage flowed into Boston Harbor and Spectacle Island glinted in the sunlight from the thousands of pounds of shattered glass littering the ground around the abandoned horse-rendering plant - and the Long Island Bridge still stood. Watch video.

Universal Hub
Show threadknizerNov 6
#BostonWeekend 6x Fri-Sun BOOKS Old Books at the Hynes, free, 100+ #Antiquarian vendors http://www.abaa.org/bostonbookfair #Books #Boston #BostonBooks #OldBooks #BostonGeek #BostonHistory
47th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Show threadknizerOct 30
#BostonWeekend 17x Fri&Sat CRYPTKEEPER 10-5 Tour the actual crypt below the 1686 King’s Chapel in #Boston https://www.kings-chapel.org/history-tours.html #BostonHistory
King's Chapel History Program

As you explore Boston’s rich history, plan a visit to King’s Chapel to discover its role in the formation of the United States. Founded in 1686, King’s Chapel was the first Anglican Church in predominantly Puritan Boston, paving the way for religious fre

KING'S CHAPEL
FactovateOct 9

Fact underscored 🌟: The 1919 Great Molasses Flood in Boston’s North End exemplifies calamitous convergence of engineering lapses (tank substructure), biochemical drivers (fermentation-induced CO₂), and climatic impetus (thermal expansion), culminating in a lethal 25-foot molasses surge (~35 mph). Causation rooted in avertable negligence informed seminal shifts in industrial safety statutes. #FACTOVATE #IndustrialCatastrophe #SafetyParadigms #BostonHistory #Negligence

https://factovate.com/why-did-the-great-molasses-flood-happen