[MassHistPres] What happened to the Boston Post Newspaper Morgue?

[Sudbury Historical Society Email]

The Sudbury Historical Society would also like to know what happened to the 
Photo Morgue and the bound volumes of the Boston Post Newspaper, that once 
existed. Before Mr. Fox took over the paper and did unspeakable things to 
it. Somewhere they may exist, but did not a Library micro-film the paper? We 
have searched on line, but no Library so far lists it as being in their 
Collection of Micro-films. We have not called yet, but I guess that is the 
next step, to call the BPL, etc.
The Boston Post was such a great paper, and so readable. The Cartoons were 
good too.

This question got side tracked, due to the Boston Post Cane Tradition.
Answering for Sudbury, the original Boston Post Cane is held by the Town 
Manager, and only brought out for Ceremonies honoring the oldest resident, 
they get a Photo Op with the Cane, a Proclamation, and a pin, and the Cane 
goes back in to storage.
Yours, Lee Swanson - Curator
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Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] query


> 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)
>
> 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
>
> The Wilmington Historical Commission can also be reached at the above 
> addresses and phone number.
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