History – Rev. Peter M Preble

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The Lone Walk

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Fr. Peter

At 5:30 this evening, Governor Charles Baker will take the Lone Walk, symbolically ending his eight years as Governor.

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FDR’S D-Day Prayer

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Fr. Peter

On the night of June 6, 1944, President Roosevelt went on national radio to address the nation for the first time about the Normandy invasion. His speech took t...

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Further Thoughts on Monuments

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Fr. Peter

As the debate continues about the future of Confederate Monuments, I have been giving monuments in general and our interpretation of history a lot of thought. S...

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History Podcasts

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Fr. Peter

I am an avid podcast junkie. I used to spend hours driving from one place to another on a weekly basis and I was tired of talk radio and commercial radio stati...

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The Election Day Sermon

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Fr. Peter

Election Day of the 18th and early 19th century was very different than it is today. In Colonial New England, Election Day was a holiday, and there would be gr...

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The Story of the Pew

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Fr. Peter

The most common question the Church Educators at The Old North Church are asked is, “what is the deal with the little boxes?’ The most common respo...

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Slavery in Colonial Boston

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Fr. Peter

In a previous post, I mentioned that I have begun giving tours of the Old North Church in Boston a couple of times a month. Giving these tours is an exce...

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William Bradford’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Fr. Peter

Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the fo...

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Ben Franklin’s World Podcast, Well Worth a Listen

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Fr. Peter

My office is the front seat of my vehicle as I travel from facility to facility visiting hospice patients. As such, I spend an enormous amount of time on the r...

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Civil War Reconstruction @ 150

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Fr. Peter

A new blog has been launched that will chronicle the effects of the period after the Civil War known as Reconstruction. The authors purpose for writing this bl...