#faneuil hall
On this day in 1870, a group of Bostonians requested to meet in Faneuil Hall for the purposes of discussing ways to “aid the French sufferers of the present European War.” Do you know which war they were referring to?
Dockets 18700133-C, Proceedings of the City Council, Collection 0100.001, Boston City Archives .
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Did you know that the you can research businesses and vendors using the city’s tax records? This 1844 tax record shows vendors selling their wares at Faneuil Hall Market.
Tax records, Ward 4 Street book, 1844, Collection 2100.004, Boston City Archives
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#tbt to August 22, 1842, when the City of Boston invited Lord Ashburton to visit Faneuil Hall as part of his tour of the United States
Dockets 1842-0002-B, Proceedings of the City Council, Collection 0100.001, Boston City Archives .
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In 1842, a group of Boston abolitionists met at Faneuil Hall “for the purpose of holding a public meeting of those in favor of the immediate abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. Take a look at this petition for the meeting. Do you recognize any of the names? What do you know about them?
Docket 1842-0049-H, Proceedings of the City Council, 1842, Collection 0100.001, Boston City Archives
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On this day in 1974, city officials in Boston recovered Faneuil Hall’s stolen grasshopper weather vane.
Faneuil Hall’s grasshopper had a habit of finding its way down from its perch. In 1755, an earthquake threw the grasshopper to the ground and about a century later in 1889, an Evacuation Day flag raising knocked the grasshopper down. Despite its adventures, the grasshopper always returned to its perch!.
Fortunately, 1974 was no different. On January 4, it was discovered that the weather vane had been stolen. Only a few days later after the theft was discovered, the police received a tip that the thief had hidden the iconic insect in Faneuil Hall’s cupola. The grasshopper was found and repaired, returning to its proper place in July of 1974.
Faneuil Hall exterior, grasshopper weather vane, circa 1970s, Waterfront series, Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Collection 5210.004, Boston City Archives, Boston
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On this day in 1850, the Boston’s Board of Aldermen approved this petition to use Faneuil Hall to “consider the operation of the Fugitive Slave Law upon our own citizens.” Take a look at the signatures on this petition - do you recognize any of the names?
Docket 1850-0009-A. 1850, Proceedings of the City Council, Collection 0100.001, Boston City Archives .
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