99% Sure | Ep 8: The Bells of Old North

Описание: Have you ever heard Old North Church's famous bells being rung on a Saturday or Sunday? There are a number of persistent legends surrounding the church's iconic bells. In this brand new episode of our web series 99% Sure, Old North's researcher T.J. Todd debunks these myths and tells the true history behind our bells.

Learn more facts and read more stories about Old North's bells in our "Extras": https://www.oldnorth.com/blog/bells-o...

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Sources

Babcock, Mary Kent Davey. Christ Church, Salem Street Boston-The Old North Church of Paul Revere Fame: Historical Sketches (Colonial Period, 1723-1775). Boston: Thomas Todd Company. 1947.


A Philadelphia bell pre-dating Old North’s (and a colonial soundscape):

Boren, Braxton. “Sounds of the City: The Colonial Era.” Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, Rutgers University. 2013. https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/...


On colonial urban life in general; use of bells in cities, particularly smaller bells for patrolling city watchmen:

Bridenbaugh Carl. Cities in the Wilderness: The First Century of Urban Life in America, 1625-1742. New York: Knopf, 1955. http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/991542...


For British bells pre-dating Old North’s:

Rath, Richard. How Early America Sounded. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2003.


And for bells as early as 1598, in the Spanish Empire:

Simmons, Marc. “Peal of Bells was Part of Colonial Village Life.” The Santa Fe New Mexican, updated June 25, 2016. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/new...


The importance of town hall bells in history:

Sloane, Eric. “The Sound of Bells.” American Heritage, Volume 15, Issue 4. June 1964. https://www.americanheritage.com/soun...