BOSTON CHARTER DAY 2009
Each year The Partnership of the Historic Bostons and participating organizations celebrate the 1630 naming of Boston by John Winthrop and his band of Puritans with four days of lectures, discussions, presentations and tours designed around a relevant theme.
This year the theme is Breaking Away: Evolution of Governance in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The programs are being presented in conjunction with the Dorchester Historical Society and the Historical Society of Watertown. The inclusion of these organizations is particularly appropriate since Boston, Dorchester and Watertown were all named on September 7, 1630 as the first Massachusetts Bay towns to be named.
go to historicwatertown.org to get weblink to printable brochure
Programming will take place in Boston and Dorchester on Thursday, September 10, Friday, September 11, and Sunday, September 13. Download the brochure for a listing of the programs for all four days. Programming will take place in Watertown on Saturday, September 12.
Saturday, September 12: Early Watertown. The Historical Society of Watertown.
10:00 a.m. – Walking Tour from the Old Burial Ground and neighborhood led by Clare Murphy, Watertown Historian/ Genealogist. Starting from the Old Burial Ground, corner of Mt. Auburn (Route 16) and Arlington Streets, Watertown.
1:00 p.m. Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main Street (Route 20), Watertown.
Early Town Governance: Boston, Dorchester, Watertown.
Boston: Professor Robert J. Alison, Suffolk University,
Dorchester: Mr. Earl Taylor, President, Dorchester Historical Society
Watertown: The Reverend Mark Harris, First Parish, Watertown.
A panel discussion regarding the early governance of these three towns.
3:00 p.m. – Walking Tour of various historic sites near Watertown Square led by Pam Pinsky, Former Vice President, Historical Society of Watertown. Starting at Watertown Free Public Library.
The programs offered these four days are free and open to the public.
For further information call Joyce at 781-899-7239.
This year the theme is Breaking Away: Evolution of Governance in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The programs are being presented in conjunction with the Dorchester Historical Society and the Historical Society of Watertown. The inclusion of these organizations is particularly appropriate since Boston, Dorchester and Watertown were all named on September 7, 1630 as the first Massachusetts Bay towns to be named.
go to historicwatertown.org to get weblink to printable brochure
Programming will take place in Boston and Dorchester on Thursday, September 10, Friday, September 11, and Sunday, September 13. Download the brochure for a listing of the programs for all four days. Programming will take place in Watertown on Saturday, September 12.
Saturday, September 12: Early Watertown. The Historical Society of Watertown.
10:00 a.m. – Walking Tour from the Old Burial Ground and neighborhood led by Clare Murphy, Watertown Historian/ Genealogist. Starting from the Old Burial Ground, corner of Mt. Auburn (Route 16) and Arlington Streets, Watertown.
1:00 p.m. Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main Street (Route 20), Watertown.
Early Town Governance: Boston, Dorchester, Watertown.
Boston: Professor Robert J. Alison, Suffolk University,
Dorchester: Mr. Earl Taylor, President, Dorchester Historical Society
Watertown: The Reverend Mark Harris, First Parish, Watertown.
A panel discussion regarding the early governance of these three towns.
3:00 p.m. – Walking Tour of various historic sites near Watertown Square led by Pam Pinsky, Former Vice President, Historical Society of Watertown. Starting at Watertown Free Public Library.
The programs offered these four days are free and open to the public.
For further information call Joyce at 781-899-7239.
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