Freedom Trail Foundation

11/09/2024

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11/08/2024

from the USS Constitution 🌊
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11/08/2024

The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Nantucket (LCS 27), a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, November 16, 2024, at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts.

The naming of LCS 27 honors the rich heritage of the people of Nantucket and the maritime legacy that the island represents.

As the sponsor of LCS 27, Polly Spencer, the wife of the 76th Secretary of the Navy, will lead the time-honored Navy tradition of giving the order during the ceremony to “man our ship and bring her to life!” At that moment, the crew hoists the commissioning pennant, and Nantucket becomes a proud ship of the fleet.

Nantucket will be the 14th Freedom-variant littoral combat ship and the fourth ship to bear the name.

Following its commissioning, Nantucket will depart Boston for its homeport assignment of Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida.

Nantucket is a fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatant that operates in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCSs like Nantucket will integrate with joint, combined, manned, and unmanned teams to support forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe.

The mission of CNSP is to man, train, and equip the Surface Force to provide fleet commanders with credible naval power to control the sea and project power ashore.

For more news from Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visit https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/

Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

11/08/2024

11/07/2024

to Paul Revere House 🎞️
📸: Old School Boston

11/06/2024

On election day, we’re remembering Teddy Roosevelt’s visit to Old North Church in 1912. Roosevelt was on the campaign trail in Boston, having formed his own Bull Moose Party after losing the Republican nomination to incumbent president William Taft.

Roosevelt attended services at Old North, but as he was hoping to make a quick exit to attend a luncheon, his plans were derailed by a throng of autograph seekers. He spent 30 minutes signing every letter, paper, and even pages torn from Old North’s hymnals. He warned his admirers that they would “be sorry when they saw his handwriting.”

11/05/2024

Tombstone of Major Thomas Seward, 1800 at Copp's Hill Burying Ground🪦

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11/04/2024

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11/03/2024

featuring the State House🌅

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11/01/2024

featuring the Old State House🖌️🎨
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📍: Revolutionary Spaces

11/01/2024

Everyone's favorite event of the year is BACK!

Get your tickets to the Boston Tea Party 251st Anniversary Commemoration, on sale NOW! Join us at Old South Meeting House on Monday, December 16th for a reenactment of the Meeting of the Body of the People. Watch the vigorous debate that led to the destruction of tea in the very same room where it happened in 1773.

Your ticket includes complimentary admission to the Old State House and Old South Meeting House from Saturday, December 14 through Monday, December 16th. For groups of 10 or more people, contact [email protected] to receive 30% off.

Purchase tickets today! https://revolutionaryspaces.org/explore/upcoming-programs/boston-tea-party-2024/

11/01/2024

We're open year round! Visit daily from 10:00 - 4:15

10/31/2024

State Street in 1875 🎞️
📸: Old School Boston

10/31/2024

Our Executive Director, Nikki Stewart, had a great time talking with GBH Arts Editor Jared Bowen about our After-Hours Crypt Tours on The Culture Show! These special evening tours run every night through November 2.

The crypt segment starts at 22:47:
https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-culture-show/october-28-2024-titus-kaphar-the-old-north-churchs-crypt-tours-and-unfinished-democracy-artistic-reflections

10/30/2024

History is literally being uncovered in Old North Church's sanctuary! An ambitious paint restoration project is currently underway at Old North to remove layers of white overpaint and reveal some of the church’s colonial-era artwork. Expert craftspeople are uncovering a series of beautiful angels in the balcony arches that were painted in the late 1720s and 1730s by congregation member John Gibbs.

Visitors to Old North in November and December will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch the conservation team in action and see long-hidden history being revealed. This sort of paint restoration is rare in the United States; you would typically have to go to Europe to see a similar project. We’re so excited for everyone to enjoy a glimpse of the church as Paul Revere saw it!

Tickets to Old North Church are available at oldnorth.com.

10/30/2024

10/29/2024

10/29/2024

from the Granary Burying Ground 🍂