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BostonHistory

  1. Great Video: Billy Mills - IndianYouth.org ow.ly/bfWK9
  2. Video: Steve Martin performs outside Paul Revere's House. ow.ly/bcXby
  3. We expect more from technology and less from each other. ow.ly/bbosS
  4. Walking through a field of flags on Boston Common. ow.ly/i/Es6E
  5. Memorial Day tribute on Boston Common. 33,000 flags for 33,000 fallen soldiers. ow.ly/i/Es0l
  6. Enjoying some piano music today on Boston Common. ow.ly/i/EklB
  7. Washington in full bloom at the Public Garden. ow.ly/i/DZms
  8. New on Boston Common - can you identify it? ow.ly/i/DZj2
  9. Rainy day for a tour in Boston - site of the Boston Massacre. ow.ly/i/DZh5
  10. Boston's Brewer Fountain as you've never seen it. ow.ly/i/DQLS
  11. @derekwbeck Thanks for the RT! How is your movie/TV project going? Here's the one I'm pitching. ow.ly/b3DDr
  12. Trove of original Abraham Lincoln documents found in Japan. ow.ly/b3Dlq
  13. Milestones of Greater Boston, Then and Now. ow.ly/aW4en @Boston1775
  14. The Gift of the Spyglass movie project video is now over 6,000 views! ow.ly/aW17B
  15. Goal: To turn a unique children's book into a film or made-for-TV movie. ow.ly/aSJQz
  16. Wed. June 13 at 6 pm @OSMHBoston Chronicles of Old Boston book launch. ow.ly/aS4aI
  17. TripAdvisor ranks Walking Boston #2 of 76 tours in Boston. ow.ly/aS414
  18. Private Tours are Sold Out in May but there are some spots still available toward the end of June. ow.ly/aS3W3
  19. Doing some writing today, finalizing the screenplay concept for The Gift of the Spyglass Movie Project. ow.ly/aS3QM
  20. Enjoying a much needed day off. Have given 42 private tours of historic #Boston in the past 42 days. Back at it tomorrow.