[MassHistPres] query

[Dennis De Witt]

I imagine you know that a one point the Boston Post gave a "Boston Post Cane" to be held by the oldest inhabitant of each town and then passed on to his/her successor in turn.  I believe in some places that tradition is maintained, at least nominally.

Dennis De Witt


On May 26, 2010, at 3:12 PM, Harnden Tavern wrote:

> Here's an interesting question -
> 
> Does anyone know anything about the history of the old Boston Post newspaper?  In particular, I am interested in a feature they ran in the 1940's titled "The Old Home Town."  As best as I can tell, every week it was a sort of cartoon compendium of history and trivia about a selected town.  I am asking because I have a photocopy of one of these pages - I'm not sure where it came from, I found it in an old file - and I am wondering if anyone knows how reliable the "facts" cited in these cartoons are, who "researched" them.  I am talking about something printed over 60 years ago, so I know this information might be a bit obscure.  But I know the Boston Post was, at one time, a very popular newspaper, it seems someone might have written a book (or at least an article) about it.  I've had less luck than I would have expected getting information about the newspaper online.  (There is a wikipedia article about it, but it is brief and doesn't cite much in the way of sources)
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> Terry McDermott
> Curator
> Wilmington Town Museum at the
> Col. Joshua Harnden Tavern, c.1770
> 430 Salem Street
> Wilmington, MA  01887
> 978.658.5475
> htavern at town.wilmington.ma.us
> http://www.town.wilmington.ma.us/old/hist.htm
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> The Wilmington Historical Commission can also be reached at the above addresses and phone number.
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