[MassHistPres] query

[Barbara]

Wareham's original Post Cane is held at the Town Hall so that it does not get misplaced by a recipient or their heirs as it has in the past.  A ceremony is held for the new holder who receives a proclamation from the town.  I do not know the wording.  This is a great press opportunity to explain the history of the Boston Post Cane and honors the recipient. 



Barbara Bailey 



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From: "Dennis De Witt" <djd184 at verizon.net> 
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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 
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