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The Midnight Rider

Saturday, December 21, 2024

Volume 8 — Number 28

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2024 – VOLUME 8

Traveling through Boston's many revolutions on the Freedom Trail, over Beacon Hill, and in Back Bay!

(28 issues, March–December 2024)

Phillis Wheatley, Old South Meeting House

Favored by the Muses

8.01 – March 21, 2024

James Otis Jr., Granary Burying Ground

The Grand Incendiary

8.02 – April 1, 2024

William Dawes, King's Chapel Burying Ground

The Fate of a Nation

8.03 – April 11, 2024

John Andrews, William Blackstone, Boston Common

This Wretched State

8.04 – April 21, 2024

Abolitionism, Black Heritage Trail, Beacon Hill

A Demand for Freedom

8.05 – May 1, 2024

Women's Suffrage, Lucy Stone, Back Bay Boston

Her Own Emancipation

8.06 – May 11, 2024

John Burgoyne, Thomas Gage, Copp's Hill Burying Ground

Noble Town in a Blaze

8.07 – May 21, 2024

Julia Ward Howe, Chauncy Hall, Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association

Herculean Undertakings

8.08 – June 1, 2024

Peter Salem, Bunker Hill Monument, Battle of Bunker Hill

The Valiant in Bondage

8.09 – June 11, 2024

Frederick Douglass, African Meeting House

No Struggle, No Progress

8.10 – June 21, 2024

John Adams, Abigail Adams, Old State House, Declaration of Independence

A Call for Independence

8.11 – July 1, 2024

Lucy Stone, Boston Women's Memorial, Back Bay, Boston Women's Heritage Trail

Insurrection in Petticoats

8.12 – July 11, 2024

Stamp Act Riots, Boston Massacre, Thomas Hutchinson, Whig versus Tory, Boston Globe Best of the Best

Divergent Perspectives

8.13 – July 21, 2024

John Hancock, Declaration of Independence, Top 20 Tour of the USA

The Prince of Boston

8.14 – August 1, 2024

Andrew Oliver, Stamp Act Riots, Thomas Hutchinson, North End Boston

A General Revolt

8.15 – August 11, 2024

William Cooper Nell, Abiel Smith School, Boston school segregation

The Education Revolution

8.16 – August 21, 2024

John Winthrop, Boston Foundation Monument, Puritan Boston, City Upon a Hill

A City Upon a Hill

8.17 – September 1, 2024

Joseph Warren, founding martyr, Doctor Warren, Dr. Joseph Warren

From Doctor to Martyr

8.18 – September 11, 2024

Peter Faneuil, Faneuil Hall, Cradle of Liberty

Gentleman of Power

8.19 – September 21, 2024

Lewis and Harriet Hayden, Boston, Beacon Hill, Black Heritage Trail

A Temple of Refuge

8.20 – October 1, 2024

King's Chapel, Indigenous Peoples' Day, New England slavery

Reckoning with History

8.21 – October 11, 2024

Back Bay, Boston Public Garden, Women's Suffrage, Boston women's tour

The Route to Victory

8.22 – October 21, 2024

Pope Night, Pope's Night, Isaiah Thomas, Massachusetts Spy, Democracy Brewing

Biggest Night of the Year

8.23 – November 1, 2024

Anne Hutchinson, Old Corner Bookstore Boston, John Winthrop, Antinomian Controversy

A Disruptor of Power

8.24 – November 11, 2024

Thanksgiving history, Wampanoag, Pilgrims, Shawmut, Plymouth

Thanksgiving Mythmaking

8.25 – November 21, 2024

2023 – VOLUME 7

Exploring Boston beyond the Freedom Trail! Now offering tours of historic Beacon Hill.

(18 issues, April–December 2023)

Joseph Warren, Granary Burying Ground

Joseph Warren

7.1 – April 1, 2023

Samuel Adams, Liberty Tree of Boston

Samuel Adams

7.2 – April 15, 2023

Frederick Douglass, 54th Massachusetts Monument, Robert Gould Shaw

Frederick Douglass

7.3 – May 1, 2023

William Hickling Prescott, William H. Prescott House

William H. Prescott

7.4 – May 15, 2023

William Cooper Nell, African Meeting House Boston

William C. Nell

7.5 – June 1, 2023

Major John Pitcairn, Bunker Hill Monument, Battle of Bunker Hill

John Pitcairn

7.6 – June 15, 2023

Abigail Adams, Old State House Boston, Declaration of Independence

Abigail Adams

7.7 – July 1, 2023

William Lloyd Garrison, Park Street Church, Liberator newspaper, abolitionism

William L. Garrison

7.8 – July 15, 2023

Phyllis Wheatley, Old South Meeting House, Boston Tea Party

Phyllis Wheatley

7.9 – August 1, 2023

Thomas Hutchinson, Stamp Act Riots, Hutchinson Mansion Boston

Thomas Hutchinson

7.10 – August 15, 2023

William and Ellen Craft, Lewis Hayden House, Black Heritage Trail Boston

Ellen & William Craft

7.11 – September 1, 2023

Asher Benjamin, Old West Church Boston, Federal style, architecture

Asher Benjamin

7.12 – September 15, 2023

Metacom, King Philip, King Philip's War, Faneuil Hall

Metacom / King Philip

7.13 – October 1, 2023

John Malcolm, Daniel Malcolm, Malcolm brothers Boston, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, tarring and feathering

John & Daniel Malcolm

7.14 – October 15, 2023

John Adams, Boston Massacre Engraving, Boston Massacre trial, Captain Thomas Preston

John Adams

7.15 – November 1, 2023

Sarah Josepha Hale, Quincy Market, Thanksgiving history

Sarah J. Hale

7.16 – November 15, 2023

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Old Corner Bookstore, Paul Revere's Ride

Henry W. Longfellow

7.17 – December 1, 2023

George Robert Twelves Hewes, Boston Tea Party, Griffin's Wharf Boston

George R.T. Hewes

7.18 – December 15, 2023

2022 – VOLUME 6

Hub Town Tours is expanding! Introducing our small team of expert guides and local historians.

(7 issues, April–October 2022)

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Meet Ted Clark

6.1 – April 7, 2022

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Meet Drew Cleveland

6.2 – May 5, 2022

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Meet Nick Roberts

6.3 – June 9, 2022

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Meet Darcy Daniels

6.4 – July 7, 2022

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Meet Sarah Hagglund

6.5 – August 4, 2022

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Meet Matthew Hutchins

6.6 – September 8, 2022

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Meet Dana Smith

6.7 – October 20, 2022

2021 – VOLUME 5

Introducing the key political players at every level of society in Colonial Boston, from 1760 to 1780.

(18 issues, April–December 2021)

Thomas Hutchinson Boston history

Puppet of Patronage

5.1 – April 1, 2021

James Otis, Jr. Boston history

Flame of Fire

5.2 – April 15, 2021

Samuel Adams Boston history

Master of Puppets

5.3 – May 1, 2021

Ebenzer Mackintosh Boston history

Capt. General of Liberty Tree

5.4 – May 15, 2021

John Hancock Boston history

Merchant of Means

5.5 – June 1, 2021

Crispus Attucks Boston history

Martyr in a Massacre

5.6 – June 15, 2021

Mercy Otis Warren Boston history

Pioneering Playwright

5.7 – July 1, 2021

Benjamin Franklin Boston history

Agent of Massachusetts

5.8 – July 15, 2021

Phyllis Wheatley Boston history

Genius in Bondage

5.9 – August 1, 2021

John Rowe Boston history

Captains in the Chaos

5.10 – August 15, 2021

Joseph Warren Boston history

Doctor, President, General

5.11 – September 1, 2021

John Pitcairn Boston history

Good Man in a Bad Cause

5.12 – September 15, 2021

Robert Newman Boston history

Sexton in the Steeple

5.13 – October 1, 2021

Paul Revere Boston history

The Midnight Rider

5.14 – October 15, 2021

Salem Poor Boston history

Brave and Gallant Soldier

5.15 – November 1, 2021

Henry Knox Boston history

The Noble Train

5.16 – November 15, 2021

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My Dear Friend

5.17 – December 1, 2021

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Prudent Politician

5.18 – December 15, 2021

2020 – VOLUME 4

Recounting the formation of the Sons of Liberty in Revolutionary Boston, from 1760 to 1776.

(16 issues, May–December 2020)

A Coveted Court Seat

4.1 – May 1, 2020

Otis, Jr. Fires Back

4.2 – May 15, 2020

The Child Independence

4.3 – June 1, 2020

The Costs of War

4.4 – June 15, 2020

Liberty, Property, No Stamps!

4.5 – July 1, 2020

A Circulatory Letter

4.6 – July 15, 2020

An Insolent Parade

4.7 – August 1, 2020

The First Martyr

4.8 – August 15, 2020

The Bloody Massacre

4.9 – September 1, 2020

Let It Never Be Forgot

4.10 – September 15, 2020

Abridgement of Liberties

4.11 – October 1, 2020

An Epocha in History

4.12 – October 15, 2020

A Cause So Solemn

4.13 – November 1, 2020

Regulars Are Coming

4.14 – November 15, 2020

The Decisive Day

4.15 – December 1, 2020

We Hold These Truths

4.16 – December 15, 2020

2019 – VOLUME 3

Traveling the iconic Freedom Trail, from Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument.

(18 issues, April–December 2019)

Boston Common

3.1 – April 1, 2019

Massachusetts State House

3.2 – April 15, 2019

Liberty Tree Site

3.3 – May 1, 2019

Park Street Church

3.4 – May 15, 2019

Granary Burying Ground

3.5 – June 1, 2019

King's Chapel

3.6 – June 15, 2019

Boston Latin School Site

3.7 – July 1, 2019

Old Corner Bookstore

3.8 – July 15, 2019

Old South Meeting House

3.9 – August 1, 2019

Old State House

3.10 – August 15, 2019

Boston Massacre Site

3.11 – September 1, 2019

Historic Faneuil Hall

3.12 – September 15, 2019

Paul Revere House

3.13 – October 1, 2019

Hutchinson Mansion Site

3.14 – October 15, 2019

Old North Church

3.15 – November 1, 2019

Copp's Hill Burying Ground

3.16 – November 15, 2019

U.S.S. Constitution

3.17 – December 1, 2019

Bunker Hill Monument

3.18 – December 15, 2019

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