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While digging into historic documents for the Jack and Acton Parker-Harris Pottery Project , the City's Archaeology Program came across a reference to another Black resident in the property deeds.
From Lower Mills to Orient Heights, Charlestown to Hyde Park, 2025 was another productive year for Boston's Office of Historic Preservation.
The City Archaeology Program is pleased to announce a new research initiative called the Jack and Acton Project.
After nearly two years of dedicated work, the City of Boston Archaeology Program, together with an incredible team of volunteers, has fully transcribed all 586 handwritten fire claims submitted by...
A few months ago, our team came upon an article in the Boston Globe from July 1889, describing the apparent discovery of a cave in Franklin Park. The article includes surprising details, including...
The City’s Archaeology team successfully excavated two sites in Charlestown in June and July as part of its ongoing efforts to explore the neighborhood’s Revolutionary-era landscapes and elevate...
The City of Boston Archaeology Program announces the release of original research on the residents of Charlestown impacted by the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, including a reconstructed census...
