Get short, timely messages from Ben Edwards.

Twitter is a rich source of instantly updated information. It's easy to stay updated on an incredibly wide variety of topics. Join today and follow @BostonHistory.

Get updates via SMS by texting follow BostonHistory to 40404 in the United States
Codes for other countries

Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:
Country Code For customers of
Australia
  • 0198089488 Telstra
Canada
  • 21212 (any)
United Kingdom
  • 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
Indonesia
  • 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel
Ireland
  • 51210 O2
India
  • 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon
Jordan
  • 90903 Zain
New Zealand
  • 8987 Vodafone, Telecom NZ
United States
  • 40404 (any)

BostonHistory

  1. Great Video: Billy Mills - IndianYouth.org ow.ly/bfWK9 3:19 PM May 30th via HootSuite
  2. Video: Steve Martin performs outside Paul Revere's House. ow.ly/bcXby 12:22 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  3. We expect more from technology and less from each other. ow.ly/bbosS 4:33 PM May 27th via HootSuite
  4. Walking through a field of flags on Boston Common. ow.ly/i/Es6E 10:12 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  5. Memorial Day tribute on Boston Common. 33,000 flags for 33,000 fallen soldiers. ow.ly/i/Es0l 10:04 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  6. Enjoying some piano music today on Boston Common. ow.ly/i/EklB 3:27 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  7. Washington in full bloom at the Public Garden. ow.ly/i/DZms 1:28 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  8. New on Boston Common - can you identify it? ow.ly/i/DZj2 1:22 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  9. Rainy day for a tour in Boston - site of the Boston Massacre. ow.ly/i/DZh5 1:19 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  10. Boston's Brewer Fountain as you've never seen it. ow.ly/i/DQLS 3:44 PM May 21st via HootSuite
  11. @derekwbeck Thanks for the RT! How is your movie/TV project going? Here's the one I'm pitching. ow.ly/b3DDr 3:40 PM May 21st via HootSuite
  12. Trove of original Abraham Lincoln documents found in Japan. ow.ly/b3Dlq 3:35 PM May 21st via HootSuite
  13. Milestones of Greater Boston, Then and Now. ow.ly/aW4en @Boston1775 4:23 PM May 15th via HootSuite
  14. The Gift of the Spyglass movie project video is now over 6,000 views! ow.ly/aW17B 3:29 PM May 15th via HootSuite
  15. Goal: To turn a unique children's book into a film or made-for-TV movie. ow.ly/aSJQz 5:57 PM May 13th via HootSuite
  16. Wed. June 13 at 6 pm @OSMHBoston Chronicles of Old Boston book launch. ow.ly/aS4aI 2:42 PM May 12th via HootSuite
  17. TripAdvisor ranks Walking Boston #2 of 76 tours in Boston. ow.ly/aS414 2:34 PM May 12th via HootSuite
  18. Private Tours are Sold Out in May but there are some spots still available toward the end of June. ow.ly/aS3W3 2:31 PM May 12th via HootSuite
  19. Doing some writing today, finalizing the screenplay concept for The Gift of the Spyglass Movie Project. ow.ly/aS3QM 2:27 PM May 12th via HootSuite
  20. Enjoying a much needed day off. Have given 42 private tours of historic #Boston in the past 42 days. Back at it tomorrow. 2:19 PM May 12th via HootSuite
  • Name Ben Edwards
  • Location Boston, MA
  • Web http://walkingbos...
  • Bio Children's book author, Boston historian, tour guide, educator with a passion for new technology, marketing guy, fitness enthusiast, music lover and movie buff.
1,014 Following 1,176 Followers 101 Listed
Smithsonian Channel BackStory NikeStore.com NikeFuel Eileen Hunt Botting Gilder Lehrman SEOmoz Mona Lambrecht Doug Levy Shelby Larsson Kate Houston Caryn Howell BryantMascot Tupper® The Lyric Stage Peter Hopkins HNN National Archives Fort Ticonderoga The Library Company Laurie Davis Scollay Square Diana Conconi Adam Castiglioni MANHATTAN magazine khewett102 ShareHistory.org MassFreemasonry Jen Dorman BostonPublicSchools North End Stories Navy1812Bicentennial Sarah Zaki WhereTraveler Maura Pierce Abraham Lincoln philippaburgess