Yes, New England has had COLD winters before ... 🧊❄️🥶
Map: U.S. Geological Survey, "Mean monthly average temperature" (1986): buff.ly/rEUu47f
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let us know where you're watching from 💬👇🏻 New York City, Boston, Providence, where you at?! 👀
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Sometimes, a globe is the only kind of travel you need 🌎
Gilman Joslin, “Joslin’s hand-book to the terrestrial and celestial globes: how to use a globe,” (1885): bit.ly/3Igkhw0
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Time Capsule: Dec. 19, 1945. Image of a traincar near a set of snow-covered rails.
Newspaper clippings. "SNOW. Wednesday -- Possibly snow. Thursday -- Cold, high winds." "Boston Digs Out of 12-Inch Snowfall". Old images of two women in the snow, a group of carollers.
Picture of elevated train station with text: "On Dec. 19, 1945, the snowstorm arrived! At elevated train stations like this one, heavy snow caused closures and delays.
Welcome December 19 in our time capsule series, where we jump 80 years into the past to watch a big snowstorm blow over Boston, day-by-day.
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Time Capsule: Dec. 18, 1945. Image of a snowy park landscape, with a church spire in the distance.
Newspaper clippings about cold weather "Tuesday -- Cold. Wednesday -- Some snow." "Frigid Christmas Looms as Cold Spell Lengthens." One day before the snowstorm, only freezing temperatures and "some snow" were predicted.
Welcome back to our time capsule series, where we jump 80 years into the past to watch a big snowstorm blow over Boston, day-by-day.
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#LMEC #maps #bostonmaps #localhistory #bostonhistory #bostonmuseum #thingstodoinboston #bostontourism #fundraiser #letitsnow #snowfall
Time Capsule: Dec. 17, 1945. Image of train coming into South Station
"Sub Zero Blast Brings N.E. Toll of Accidents, Exposures." "BRRR-rrrr! (We're Not the Only Ones!)." Headlines focused on accidents, transportation delays, and storm intensity ... "Snow, Heavy Winds Buffet Shipping, Delay Trains; Cold to Last 2 Days"
... but there were also positives to the chill. "Only scattered snow flurries are expected during the two-day cold spell. Skating, already made possible in suburban communities by the freezing weather of the past week, will be improved by the zero temperature." Image of woman in a warm coat. Snowy street scene with a clock tower, houses, and people walking.
Welcome to our time capsule series, where we jump 80 years into the past to follow a Boston snowstorm as it played out, day by day.
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Pierce Press will be there with @veretskiy.bsky.social's books, plus posters and fine art prints inspired by his trilogy; buttons, bookmarks, and other fun swag!
Advance tickets at uccn.org/event/ukrainia…
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Reminder! On December 7th, we are hosting a reading for the launch of our Winter Issue. Hope to see you there!
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We Bostonians are lucky to have a relatively clean river! But the Charles wasn’t always like that…
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Save the date for our Winter Issue release party! Sunday, December 7th, at Newtonville Books. Readers will be announced soon. A small selection of foods and beverages available at the afterparty. Hope to see you there, Boston!
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Did you know there's a room in Boston City Hall where you can see the entire city ✨in miniature?✨
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Adams and Revere walked here! Follow in the footsteps of the Sons of Liberty on our Road to Revolution tour Sunday November 16 at 10 am.
bostonbyfoot.org/tours/road-t...
#ThingsToDoInBoston #walking #history #FreedomTrail
❗Join us this Friday, Nov 14 for our next map collection showing❗
In this installment of From the Vault, we’ll look at maps that demonstrate historic and contemporary shifts to place names.
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In town on Tuesday? Look for a whole slate of Boston By Foot walking tours this Veterans Day holiday. Learn more and register: bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/
#walking #history #ThingsToDoInBoston
If you’re ever booking a flight to Boston, make sure you’re going to the right one! Wouldn’t wanna accidentally end up in Australia 🫠
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Street scene of a parade, closeup of a woman standing above a banner that reads Trade Union League.
Working Women: Boston Women Find Their Voice
Oct 4, 3 pm
For most of the 19th century, Boston’s working women’s voices were not heard. Learn about the proud, defiant women who led Boston’s women’s trade unionism and suffrage movements!
Register:
bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...
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Thursday, Oct 2 at 5 pm: Boston’s Chinatown! It’s one of the city’s smallest yet most vibrant neighborhoods. Explore one of the few surviving Chinatowns on the east coast with us! Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston... #ThingsToDoInBoston #walking #history
#designday at #SOWA #Boston at Studio 215 in 450 Harrison Ave! @sowaartistsguild @sowaboston #bostonhomemagazine #bostoninteriordesigner #bostonsmallbusiness #thingstodoinboston @bostondesigncenter #design #art #modernart #modern #abstractart #designinspiration #color
🚨TOMORROW!🚨Join me at Porter Square Books for storytime, drawing, sharing original art from the book, signing books, free goodies and activities!!
@portersqbooks.bsky.social
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❗Join us this Friday, Sep 19, for a Map Collections Showing as we explore different ways to view the world through map projections❗
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Are you really a Bostonian if you don’t pronounce harbor like “haah-buh”?
We just wouldn’t be Boston without our harbor 💕
Map: New chart of Boston Harbor (1860)
Images: Digital Commonwealth
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Happy Monday, Boston! Looking for something to do this week? Check out our slate of tours and cruises - 30 to choose from today through Friday! Find out what’s afoot here: bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/
#walkingtours #architecturecruise #thingstodoinBoston
✍🏽Want to become a map maker in 1895? Great, all you need is skills in cartography, some artistic talent, and… perfect penmanship?
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Ready for #FANEXPOBoston this weekend? Want tips and tricks to make the most out of it? Check out our how-to guide and take on the show like a pro.
Don't have your tickets yet? There's still time! Grab yours now. Link in bio.
#FANEXPOBoston2025 #boston #bostonma #BOS #BOSEvents #thingstodoinboston
Picture of cosplayers with their arms out at FAN EXPO Boston
The doors are open, the fans are hyped, and your weekend of fandom fun has officially begun 🎉 What are you looking forward to seeing most on Day 1 of #FANEXPOBoston2025?
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So many tours, so little time! Get on a walking tour with Boston By Foot: bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/ #ThingsToDoInBoston #walking #history
🦎♎🗺️ What do lizards, libras, and our exhibit on the Revolutionary War have in common? Scales!
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Who stayed loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution? Find out on our walking tour, Boston's Loyalists, Sunday, July 27 at 11 am! Learn how families and friends divided over whether to break away from England.
Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...
#ThingsToDoInBoston
Saturday, July 26 at 10:30 am: Slavery and Abolition in Massachusetts. This walking tour explores the history of slavery, the many ways Black residents & allies worked to end it, & the role of Massachusetts in the Civil War. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/slaver... #thingstodoinboston #history
It's creepy, it's spooky, and it's all true: The Dark Side of Boston steps off at 6:30 pm Thursday through Sunday. Join our guides for a walk through 400 years of malfeasance, murder, mayhem and molasses.
bostonbyfoot.org/tours/Dark_Side #ThingsToDoInBoston #strangerthanfiction
