The Boston Massacre: Five Deaths That Changed America
On March 5, 1770, a confrontation on King Street ended in gunfire and became one of the Revolution’s defining propaganda battles.
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The Occupation of Boston: When British Soldiers Took the Streets
In 1768, British troops arrived in Boston to enforce imperial authority, placing soldiers and civilians in a tense daily confrontation.
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The Sons of Liberty: Inside Boston’s Revolutionary Underground
The Sons of Liberty turned resistance into a network of merchants, artisans, printers, political organizers, and street power.
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The Liberty Tree: Where Boston Learned to Rebel
An elm near Boston Common became a gathering place, a political symbol, and one of revolutionary America’s most famous trees.
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1765: The Stamp Act Comes to Boston
A tax on printed materials helped turn Boston’s constitutional arguments into street politics and organized resistance.
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Clash of Empires: How a Global War Changed Boston Forever
The Seven Years’ War stretched from North America to Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia—and its aftermath pushed Boston toward revolution.
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The Great Awakening: When Religion Shook Boston
The Great Awakening challenged established authority and turned sermons into mass events across eighteenth-century New England.
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The Boston Smallpox Wars: The Experiment That Divided a City
During Boston’s 1721 smallpox epidemic, Cotton Mather and Zabdiel Boylston backed inoculation—and ignited a fierce public battle.
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Pirates, Privateers & the Dangerous Waters of Colonial Boston
Boston’s harbor connected the town to an Atlantic world of merchants, privateers, smugglers, sailors—and pirates.
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King Philip’s War: The Conflict That Nearly Destroyed New England
The brutal 1675–1676 conflict transformed Native and colonial New England and left scars that shaped Boston’s future.
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The Great Fire of 1676: The Night Boston Burned
A devastating seventeenth-century fire exposed just how vulnerable early Boston was to flame, crowding, and wooden construction.
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John Winthrop’s Boston: The City Upon a Hill
John Winthrop’s famous vision helped shape Boston’s civic mythology—but the reality of Puritan Massachusetts was far more complicated.
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1630: The Ships That Brought Boston Into Being
In 1630, a Puritan migration transformed a small peninsula into the nucleus of one of English America’s most consequential towns.
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Before Boston: The World the Massachusett People Knew
Before Boston was a colonial town, this coast was home to Indigenous communities with deep political, economic, and spiritual ties to the land and sea.
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Celebrating American Entrepreneurship
Boston Made, Inc. publishes an official newsroom update: Celebrating American Entrepreneurship.
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The Role of Entrepreneurship in Building Strong Communities
Boston Made, Inc. publishes an official newsroom update: The Role of Entrepreneurship in Building Strong Communities.
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Why Independent Media Matters More Than Ever
Boston Made, Inc. publishes an official newsroom update: Why Independent Media Matters More Than Ever.
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Waltham, 1813: How Massachusetts Helped Invent the American Company
Long before startups and venture capital, a group of Boston investors built an integrated textile mill on the Charles River. Its model shaped how American businesses are organized.
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Lunar New Year in Boston’s Chinatown: Traditions, Food and How to Celebrate Respectfully
Lunar New Year brings lion dances, red envelopes and family feasts to Boston’s Chinatown. Here is a guide to the traditions and the neighborhood’s history.
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Walking the Emerald Necklace in Winter: A Park-by-Park Guide
Frederick Law Olmsted’s chain of Boston parks is beautiful in winter. Here is a guide to each link of the Emerald Necklace and what to see in the cold months.
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Space Savers, Myth vs. Fact: Boston’s Most Debated Winter Tradition
Cones, chairs and laundry baskets appear on Boston streets after every big storm. Here is what is tradition, what is rule and how to be a good neighbor.
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Skating at the Frog Pond: A Winter Tradition on Boston Common
Ice skating on Boston Common is one of the city’s classic winter pleasures. Here is the history of the Frog Pond and tips for a good visit.
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How First Night Began: Boston’s Gift to New Year’s Eve
Boston’s First Night started in the 1970s as an arts-focused alternative to a typical New Year’s Eve and inspired similar celebrations across the country.
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Beyond Copley Square: A Guide to Boston’s Historic Libraries
From the members-only Boston Athenaeum to neighborhood branch libraries, Boston has a rich library history. Here are the places book lovers should know.
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