Official Bluesky account of the City of Boston Archives. We manage, preserve, and provide access to the municipal government records of Boston. boston.gov/departments/archives-and-records-managementhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.govhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mm4zzuklru2xIn honor of #AsianAmericanNativeHawaiianandPacificIslanderHeritageMonth, take a look at Philippine President Corazon Aquino's visit to Boston in 1986! She was first woman president of the Philippines. Image 1: President Aquino arriving at Logan Airport. Image 2: President Aquino with Mayor Flynn. 18 May 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4zzuklru2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mlsy5aae662mIt's #mysteryphoto time! Can you figure out where and when this photo was taken?14 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsy5aae662mhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mlqhok6yyr2fIn honor of #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth, we are sharing Isaac Rosnosky who served three terms on the Boston Common Council and was the first Jewish person elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature in 1880. Image 1: personal record of Rosnosky Image 2: Boston Post newsclipping about Rosnosky13 May 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqhok6yyr2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mllgqo4h3r2mCheck out this aerial view of the Charlestown Navy Yard #onthisday in 1957!11 May 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllgqo4h3r2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mlbeum7v4r2xHere's another #mysteryphoto for you, Boston! Can you figure out where and when this photo was taken?07 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbeum7v4r2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3ml6uftrz7a2mCheck out the view from the elevated railway on Savoy Street #onthisday in 1905!06 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6uftrz7a2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3ml4dxa6u642gIn honor of #AsianAmericanNativeHawaiianandPacificIslanderHeritageMonth, take a look at this photo of Mayor John Collins with Hawaiian boxer Duke Sabedong, Charlie Luongo, and Eishio Toyama! Image 1: Boxer Duke Sabedong, Charlie Luongo, and Eishio Toyama present a pineapple to Mayor John F. Collins05 May 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4dxa6u642ghttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mkprnxnjew2zHere's a new #mysteryphoto for you, Boston! Can you figure out where and when this photo was taken?30 Apr 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkprnxnjew2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mkkqqsxlak2gTake a look at Dudley Street near Norfolk Street taken #onthisday in 1921!28 Apr 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkqqsxlak2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mkaotzkbok2mCheck out this view of Blue Hill Avenue looking towards Columbia Road #onthisday in 1949!24 Apr 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaotzkbok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mk66dzcp5u2eIt's time for another #mysteryphoto! Do you when and where this photo was taken?23 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk66dzcp5u2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mjwmxlgssx2eCheck out Kenji Kimihara winning the Boston Marathon 60 years ago! Kimihara also completed the race in 2016 at the age of 75! #PatriotsDay #MarathonMonday Image 1: Mayor Collins and Gov. Volpe with the 1966 Boston Marathon top finishers. Image 2: Kenji Kimihara crossing the finish line in 1966.20 Apr 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwmxlgssx2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mjml3doa2h2oHere's a new #mysteryphoto! Do you know where and when this photo was taken?16 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjml3doa2h2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mjhk5maelb2hTake a look at Sullivan Square Station photographed #onthisday in 1901!14 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhk5maelb2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mj2xspvyjo2oIt's #mysteryphoto time! Do you know where and when this photo was taken?09 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2xspvyjo2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mitggdbyxe26Check out this view looking easterly across the Fens #onthisday in 1912!06 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitggdbyxe26https://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mijek65eof26It's time for another #mysteryphoto! Do you know where and when this photo was taken?02 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijek65eof26https://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3miedmwxx5a2oCheck out this view of Boylston Street between Clarendon and Arlington Streets #onthisday in 1948!31 Mar 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3miedmwxx5a2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mi2bsn3sdk2uFor #WomensHistoryMonth, we are sharing Jennie Loitman Barron. She was the first woman appointed assistant attorney general in Massachusetts and the first woman judge appointed to the Boston Municipal Court in 1937 and associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court in 1959.27 Mar 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2bsn3sdk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mhxugtus7l2rCheck out this view of Dorchester Avenue taken from an overpass on the Elevated Railway #onthisday in 1948!26 Mar 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxugtus7l2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mhsqlo4pkw2dHere's a new #mysteryphoto for you, Boston! Do you know where and when this photo was taken?24 Mar 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsqlo4pkw2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mhg6bulr5q2pIt's time for another #mysteryphoto! Can you figure out when and where this photo was taken?19 Mar 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhg6bulr5q2phttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mhdnphecpk2hIn honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, we are sharing Dr. Jessie Gideon Garnett, the first Black woman to practice dentistry in Boston. In the 1970s, Dr. Garnett shared her story with the Boston 200 oral history project. Check out her interview at ow.ly/tWVF50YrRzp. Image 1: Garnett's 1940 tax records18 Mar 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdnphecpk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mhb6so4zck27Happy #EvacuationDay, Boston! #onthisday 250 years ago, British forces evacuated Boston, ending a months-long siege and marking a major victory for George Washington and the Continental Army. Read about it at: www.boston.gov/news/day-1776 Image: Reenactors at the 1976 Evacuation Day celebration17 Mar 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhb6so4zck27https://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mgukxxkjm22fHere's a new #mysteryphoto for you, Boston! Do you know when and where this photo was taken?12 Mar 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgukxxkjm22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mgs2frxsup2rIn November 1873, Ann Adeline Badger, Lucretia Crocker, Abigail May, and Lucia Peabody became the first women elected to the Boston School Committee, igniting a legal battle over their eligibility to serve. Learn more at: ow.ly/uVF950YrzSa. #WomensHistoryMonth Image 1: School Committee report, 187411 Mar 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs2frxsup2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mgpjxmbmma26Check out this view of Boylston Street looking east from Copley Square #onthisday in 1913!10 Mar 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpjxmbmma26https://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mgd2wkkuse2uThe Boston Massacre happened #onthisday in 1770! Take a look at the relief sculpture on the Boston Massacre Monument in the Boston Common Image: Boston Massacre Monument from "A Memorial of Crispus Attucks, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, Samuel Gray and Patrick Carr, from the City of Boston" 188905 Mar 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd2wkkuse2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mgakikt2bc2nIt's #mysteryphoto time! Do you know when and where this photo was taken?04 Mar 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgakikt2bc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/archives.boston.gov/post/3mg64izbei22jIn honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, check out this blog post highlighting the many records we have documenting women in Boston! This Teacher Qualification record for Wilhelmina Crosson is just one example. ow.ly/w9KS50Yoy7r03 Mar 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:d7beyvwblcluxx7bn7ntsl76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg64izbei22j