CHARTER DAY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

EVENTS City on a Hill Early Dorchester Early Watertown th Representative Michael F. Rush, 10 Suffolk District The Dorchester Historical Society The Historical Society of Watertown Massachusetts State House THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 All guided tours start at The Elder James Blake House, 10:00 a.m., Walking Tour from the Old Burial Ground Program featuring ’s vision of a “City on 735 Columbia Road, Dorchester *** and neighborhood led by Clare Murphy, Watertown British Roots of Governance a Hill” and its later uses Historian/Genealogist Presentation 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Elder James Blake House (1661) Starting at Old Burial Ground, corner Arlington and Mt. Boston Public Library 1:00 p.m., Program – Great Hall, New State House, Boston’s oldest existing house will be open for tours. Auburn (Rte 16) Streets, Watertown **** Beacon Street Program tracing the British roots of Massachusetts Reciting: Winthrop’s Vision, the “City on a Hill”: 3:30 p.m., Walking tour to Dorchester’s Old North 1:00 p.m., Program – Watertown Free Public Library Governance from to the Colony Steven Busby, Boston Tour Guide and The Partnership Burial Ground led by Ellen Berkland, City of Boston Early town governance: of the Historic Bostons Archeologist Boston – Prof. Robert J. Alison, Suffolk University 6:00 p.m., Reception – Rabb Lecture Hall Foyer Comments: Historical context and other speeches: Dorchester – Mr. Earl Taylor, Dorchester Historical Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boylston St. * Edward Widmer, Director, John Carter Brown Library, 3:30 p.m., Walking tour to Lemuel Clap House (1765) Society Brown University and William Clapp House (1806) led by Earl Taylor, Watertown – Rev. Mark Harris, First Parish Watertown 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., Program – Rabb Lecture Hall President, Dorchester Historical Society The Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main Street Massachusetts State House, Beacon Street, Boston ** (Rte 20), Watertown **** Dr. Tim Harris, Munro-Goodwin-Wilkinson Professor in Contact: 617-722-2637 (Jennifer) 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Relax before the evening’s events at an European History, Brown University informal reception at the William Clapp House. 3:00 p.m., Walking tour of various historic sites near 17th-Century Governance in England 195 Boston Street, Dorchester Watertown Square led by Pam Pinsky, Past Vice Robert Charles Anderson, FASG and Director, Great H U U U I Contact: 617-293-3052 President Historical Society of Watertown Starting at Watertown Free Public Library **** Migration Study Project, NEHGS 17th-Century Governance in Contact: 617-331-2072 The Enduring Freedoms and Governance in the SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boylston St. * Massachusetts Bay Colony Contact: 617-536-5400 The Commonwealth Museum Charter Day Sabbath Gathering The First Church in Boston

Program focusing on the evolution of Governance and

September 7 marks the 379th anniversary of Freedoms in the Massachusetts Bay Colony Nondenominational service held at Boston's oldest religious institution, established in 1630. The Reverend Boston's creation as a formal political entity. In 1630, the town of Trimountaine was renamed 6:00 p.m., Reception and Exhibit Tours Stephen Kendrick, Senior Minister, will speak on The Great Paradox Boston and declared the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Boston Charter Day - 7:00 p.m., Presentation How The Puritan’s Hunger for God Created Democracy The genius of American Democracy is based on the an annual celebration of Boston's founding - Dr. Francis J. Bremer, Associate Professor of History, paradox that, in creating God’s ideal society, the 17th highlights the civic spirit, longstanding institutions, Millersville University, and Editor of the Winthrop century founders of The Massachusetts Bay Colony gave and first-class cultural and intellectual life in Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society: us the separation of church and state. Boston. The 2009 Charter Day Events celebrating “From English Roots to American Democracy: H Broadcast live on WERS 88.9 FM and the historic naming on September 7, 1630 of the Shaping Colonial Government” online at www.wers.org/listen/ I three towns – Boston, Dorchester & Watertown - Historical comments following the talk by: BOSTON CHARTER DAY 11:00 a.m. - Noon are coordinated by The Partnership of the Historic Dr. Phil Budden, H.M. Consul-General, UK The Partnership of the Historic Bostons, Inc. The First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street Bostons, Inc., The Dorchester Historical Society The Commonwealth Museum, 230 Morrissey Blvd *** 66 Marlborough Street Corner of Berkeley and Marlborough Streets ***** and The Historical Society of Watertown. Return transportation to JFK/UMASS station available Boston, MA 02116 Contact: 617-267-6730 Contact: 617-727-9268 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Other Events 2009 BOSTON CHARTER DAY EVENTS Monday, September 7, 2009 All events are free, unless otherwise noted. Boston Founders Trail Walking Tour (Event details on reverse) Partnership of the Historic Bostons Old State House Museum The Bostonian Society 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Walking tours THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 The Founders Trail in Downtown Boston traces the 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. – Reception footsteps of the men and women who founded the town Free admission for Massachusetts residents to the Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall Foyer* in 1630 and carried it into the 18th century. Enjoy the 1713 Old State House and the Boston Historical Society Museum in celebration of Charter Day 2009. Visit the 7:00 p.m. – Presentation stories of the people and their churches, government, “British Roots of Governance” homes, schools, and values by visiting 15 historic sites. headquarters of the British government during Boston's Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall * BBOOSSTTOONN Tours start at 1:00 p.m. from: colonial period and see exhibits depicting the city's FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 The First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street and Revolutionary history. 2:00 p. m. - Boston Founders Trail Walking Tour 1:00 p.m. – Program CHARTER DAY The Old State House visitors’ entrance, State & ”City on a Hill” CHARTER DAY On the Founders Trail at the Old State House visitor’s Washington Streets ****** Massachusetts State House, Great Hall** entrance, State and Washington Streets ****** Donations accepted and appreciated. Contact: 617-720-1713, Ext. 27 “Early Dorchester” SEPTEMBER 10 – 13, 2009 Contact: 617-373-3853 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Tours Saturday, September 26, 2009 Š Elder James Blake House A celebration of the naming of Š Old North Burial Ground Abraham Browne House, c. 1698 Š Lemuel Clap & William Clapp Houses Boston & Dorchester & Watertown From the Colony Records: 562 Main Street (Rte 20), Watertown, MA 02472 The Dorchester Historical Society, Dorchester*** September 7, 1630 Historic New England 6:00 p.m. – Reception 1630 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Tours on the hour 7:00 p.m. – Presentation A Court of Assistants holden at Charl[es]to[w]n Constructed between 1694 and 1701, this modest house, “Enduring Freedoms and Governance acquired in 1919 by William Sumner Appleton who in the Massachusetts Bay Colony” Breaking Away The 7th of May September 1630 donated it to SPNEA (now Historic New England), is The Commonwealth Museum, Columbia Point*** Evolution of Governance in the considered to be the first documented restoration in SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Massachusetts Bay Colony It is ordered that Trimountaine shall be called America. **** “Early Watertown” Admission Fee: $5 – HNE members free 10:00 a.m. – Tour Old Burial Ground Boston, Mattapan - Dorchester, and & the Towns Contact: 617-227-3956 1:00 p.m. – Program: Early Town Governance PRESENTED BY upon Charles River- Waterto[w]n. Contact: www.HistoricNewEngland.org 3:00 p.m. – Tour Historic Watertown The Historical Society of Watertown, Watertown****

The Partnership of the Historic Bostons, Inc. Margin note: [ ] Saturday, October 3, 2009 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Boston Dorchester & Water towne th The Dorchester Historical Society Tour of 17 Century History in King’s Chapel and Nondenominational Service 11:00 a.m. to Noon – Sabbath Gathering The Historical Society of Watertown Present Granary Burial Grounds David Allen Lambert, NEHGS Online Genealogist and The First Church in Boston*****

The Governor† Mr. [Increase] Nowell author of “A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries” Boston Founders Trail Walking Tour***** PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Free Tour) 1:00 p.m. – from First Church in Boston & Old State House Deputy Governor†† Mr. [William] Coddington Tour starts at King’s Chapel, 78 Tremont Street ****** t H U U U I Boston Public Library Sir Rich:[ard] Saltonstall k Mr. [Roger] Ludlow New England Historic Genealogical Society Public Transportation Information The Bostonian Society Mr. [Issac] Johnson Mr. [Edward] Rossiter 101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 * Copley Station on the Green Line, Back Bay Station on the The Commonwealth Museum Contact: 617-536-5740 Mr. [John] Endicott Mr. [William] Pynchon Orange Line and Commuter Rail The First Church in Boston Contact: www.NewEnglandAncestors.org ** Park Street Station on the Green or Red Line Mr. [Thomas] Sharpe Mr. [Simon] Bradstreet *** Red Line to JFK/UMASS Station, walk to Blake House, The First Parish Dorchester

H U U U I *** Red Line to JFK/UMASS Station, shuttle bus to UMassB The First Parish Watertown † The Governor was John Winthrop Free Parking at Blake House & Massachusetts Archives New England Historic Genealogical Society †† The Deputy Governor was Visit us at our web site: **** Bus # 71 from Harvard Square to Watertown Square Watertown Free Public Library Metered parking at the Watertown Free Public Library Not present were: www.historicbostons.com The Winthrop Society The magistrates: Mr. [William] Vassall or email us at: ***** Arlington Street Station on the Green Line or ****** State Street on the Orange or Blue Line Mr. [John] Winthrop Jr. [email protected]