FBHI Fan Page

Join us for a New Year's Day adventure to Thompson Island!
http://www.fbhi.org/index.html

Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands​Established 1979 Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands, a group that fosters a love and volunteerism for the Boston Harbor Islands

Remembering Edward Rowe Snow on the anniversary of his birth.

FBHI is recruiting volunteers to help out on Georges Island, Spectacle Island, Boston’s waterfront and the Charlestown Navy Yard.Help is needed with FBHI publicity projects and merchandise and boat trip ticket sales.

There are many ways that you can help out around Boston and the harbor in 2018.
This is a chance to learn about the harbor and its surrounds, meet new people, assist visitors to Boston and get to know boston’s parks.
There are a few positions available on the islands, and 4 hour shift positions on boston’s waterfront and the Charlestown Navy Yard. You will receive training and staff guidance working along side experienced volunteers, learning as you serve about the history of the area and how best to answer visitor questions.
If you would like to find out more about these positions please send your inquiry to www.fbhi.org or leave a message, containing your questions, e-mail address and a phone number and convenient time to call if you would like to be called, on either The Friends of the boston Harbor Islands or FBHI Fan Page pages.

Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands​Established 1979

I usually do not post political issues and major difficult issues but I saw this video last weekend and think it gives a very good explanation and both sides of the removal of confederate monuments around the country. As you all probably know the only one in Massachusetts was located on Georges Island to confederate prisoners who had died, and there are many differediffering opinions about this. This video is a little long but I think it is very clear and deals with the subject well.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-history-and-future-of-confederate-monuments/

The history and future of Confederate monuments As debate over the takedown of Confederate monuments continues, 60 Minutes examines why and when the statues went up in the first place. Anderson Cooper reports.

Storm & Seas

Remembering the blizzard of 1978
http://www.fox25boston.com/news/40-years-later-a-ship-captain-recounts-sailing-during-the-blizzard-of-78-1/694753025

40 years later, a ship captain recounts sailing during the blizzard of 78 Forty years ago on Feb. 5, the storm that would become the blizzard of '78 was just getting organized in the atmosphere.

Park Ranger (Interpretive) The National Staffing Office-Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is currently accepting applications to fill up to 8 vacancies. These positions are located in Massachusetts.. Please visit find a park for additional park...

Visitor Services Assistant The National Staffing Office-Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area~ is currently accepting applications to fill up to 5 vacancies. These positions are located in Massachusetts. Please visit find a park for additional park...

Hingham Ferry up and running today, dock fixed

https://northendwaterfront.com/2018/01/storm-surge-brings-flooding-waterfront-areas-photos/

Storm Surge Brings Record Flooding to Waterfront Areas [Photos] - NorthEndWaterfront.com Record flooding is being reported as the storm surge came in during high tide early on Thursday afternoon. Boston Fire Department Commissioner said the flooding was as high as three feet and that pedestrians had to be rescued from the area around Long Wharf and the Aquarium. Several buildings have b...

Survey Finds Demand For Inner Harbor Ferry Routes - Banker & Tradesman After receiving nearly 3,700 responses from commuters to an online survey, Boston Harbor Now has released a short list of recommended new and expanded ferry routes as part of a nine-month water transportation study.

The Veteran's Day cruise to Georges Island on Nov. 12 is sold out.

Images from Boston’s Island of Exile Mark Lamster's 'The Island That Nobody Knows' explores Boston's Deer Island, a former prison and quarantine site that now holds the city's sewage plant.

Mass. removing state’s only Confederate memorial

happy 301st Birthday boston Light!

just a mantion: I am not sure what all of you se when you visit this page today. The page format is changing today and I have not gone through all of the details about reconfiguring the page. People are certainly allowed to post on this page about anything Boston Harbor. Hopefully you can still see people's posts and pictures. I will work on the new formatting as I go through all of the facebook changes. Feedback welcome.

The Ships of Sail Boston 2017 Are a Sight to Behold On June 17-22 the Tall Ships return to Boston as part of Sail Boston 2017.

Local National Parks on Chronicle WCBV 5 tonight, harbor will be featured. (this might be a repeat).

Pretty Cool!
http://charlesriverboat.com/tours/architecture-cruises/

Architecture Cruises

http://www.wcvb.com/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-sail-boston-2017/9271480

Everything you need to know about Sail Boston 2017 The tall ships are sailing into Boston Harbor this June

Boston Harbor Cruises Web Store :: Ticket Selection

Do you happen to have a favorite New England lighthouse?

FREE Ferry Opening Day: Saturday May 13, 2017

Join us for the kick off to the season with a free ferry ride to the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park this Saturday, May 13th. Ferry service depart from Long Wharf for Spectacle and Georges Island and is available on a first come first served basis.

For more info: http://www.bostonharborislands.org/free-ferry-day

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/03/13/boston-fish-pier-line-for-historical-designation/j7AbVxXsonR489yZSHaRKK/story.html

Boston Fish Pier in line for historical designation - The Boston Globe State officials have taken a step to help ensure the Pier’s industrial character doesn’t sink in the development waves.

Learn Our History Today: On March 4, 1776, during the American Revolution, 2,000 troops of George Washington’s Continental Army began digging trenches and positioning cannons on Dorchester Heights, just south of Boston. These cannons were the same ones that Colonel Henry Knox had dragged hundreds of miles from the recently captured Fort Ticonderoga, and with straw and blankets muffling the wheels, the Continentals rolled them onto Dorchester Heights, which held a looming position over the British held city of Boston.

When British commanding General William Howe looked out at the artillery laden heights the next morning, he knew his days in Boston were numbered. With the city now indefensible, the British and their Loyalist American allies began to frantically evacuate. By March 27, the entire army had set sail for the safe-haven of Halifax, Nova Scotia. In August, George Washington and Howe would meet again, this time in New York City.

If you enjoy Learn Our History’s posts, why not try Learn Our History videos for your children. Visit LearnOurHistory.com for more information.

Image-Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

On PBS tonight some interesting Boston history
http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/2017/01/pbs_goes_underground_on_america_s_first_subway

PBS goes ‘Underground’ on America’s first subway I f you’re like me, there are probably a lot of thoughts that run through your mind every time you descend into a Boston MBTA station:Are the trains running? Didn’t I see the guy next to me on “America’s Most Wanted”?Will I get home before next Thursday? You probably aren’t thinking you’re risking G...

Today in 1915: The Coast Guard is created by an act of Congress.

This engine room is from the U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender Oak. The Oak was built for the U.S. Light House Bureau in 1921 and measured 160 feet long. It was transferred to the U. S. Coast Guard in 1939, when that agency succeeded the Light House Bureau.

Buoy tenders are known as the "Black Fleet" within the Coast Guard. Their hulls are painted black to hide the unavoidable scrapes and bumps from hauling buoys and channel markers.

The engine and radio room were removed from the Oak in 1971 and installed in the museum in 1974. Visit our "On the Water" exhibition.

The legal basis for the Coast Guard is Title 14 of the United States Code, which states: "The Coast Guard as established January 28, 1915, shall be a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times." Upon the declaration of war or when the President directs, the Coast Guard operates under the authority of the Department of the Navy.

Learn Our History Today: On January 13, 1776, during the American Revolution, British troops launched a raid on Prudence Island near Narraganset Bay, Rhode Island. Arriving on the Island in the early morning hours, the Redcoats’ main objective of the raid was not to attack Patriot positions or gain information; it was to capture the large quantity of sheep that roamed the Island.

Valued for their wool, the British greatly wanted to get their hands on Prudence Island’s sheep, but unfortunately for them, the Minuteman Company of Captain Joseph Knight was not about to let that happen. Meeting the Redcoats on the southern beaches of the island, Knight and his men ambushed the scarlet clad columns and poured fire into them. A short and deadly firefight ensued between the two sides, with the patriots eventually forcing the British troops to retreat.

If you enjoy Learn Our History’s posts, why not try Learn Our History videos for your children. Visit LearnOurHistory.com for more information.

Image-Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Looking forward to seeing some of you on Thompson Island tomorrow. should be a fabulous day, great weather, plenty of great places to hike and warm place to catch up and share. Hope you will join us and spend the first day of 2017 on the harbor!

Great people great asset
http://www.wcvb.com/article/family-business-on-the-harbor/8533532

Family Business on the Harbor ​Plus, there's more than stationary at The Paper Store

Today in 1773: Colonial opposition to British taxes leads to Boston Tea Party. This silver milk pot from the era is inscribed as follows: "Britons take back your baneful tea, You n'er make a slave of me."

Learn more about colonial beverages, from tea to whiskey: http://ow.ly/XPlD306WcoW