[MassHistPres] query

[Jack Authelet]

The Boston Post is in the microfilm collection at Boston Public Library 
1842 to 1956.

Jack Authelet
Foxborough Town Historian

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Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] query

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)
> 
> 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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