Uncovering Boston's history videos

Ever wonder what happened to the Green Line "A" branch?

In the 1960s, the City of Boston released a comic book for tourists visiting the city.

From tallying votes by hand to limiting folks to 5 minutes at the polls, we're taking a look at an elections scrapbook from the 1890s.

The First Church in Roxbury sits on soil that hasn't been disturbed for thousands of years.

A look through voting records in Boston and a 1915 vote for whether women should gain suffrage in Massachusetts.

"It's kind of like playing battleship." Take a look at a fundamental aspect of archaeology: strategically digging holes.

The way we discard of trash has evolved. What's next for archaeology?

Archaeology is the history of trash -- the studying of people through what they leave behind.

Going back into time to learn about the different immigrant communities that called 6 Hudson Street home.

The Community Preservation Act and Charlesgate Alliance are working to revitalize the 13-acre historic park.

Built in 1902, the Westland Avenue Gateway served as a grand entrance and anchor to the Back Bay Fens portion of the Emerald Necklace.

Community Preservation funds will help us restore a historic image found in an old Franklin Park Zoo exhibit.

Olmsted Park, part of the Emerald Necklace, is being restored by Community Preservation funds.

Thanks to a community grant, we'll be able to conserve more than a hundred grave stones at Copp's Hill.

In the 1940s, the Colonial Theatre helped a production team turn a struggling show into a hit.

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston but had a lifelong feud with its residents. 165 years after his death, Poe returned.

Students take thermal images help identify potential issues such as heat loss and water damage.

A tank full of molasses ruptures, sending a wave of molasses through the North End.

How Boston Blue Clay can help us trace pottery back to the city.

Here's a look at how the Archaeology Team documents and digitizes artifacts from a dig.

The team was at the The Shirley-Eustis House in October digging up hundreds of artifacts. Here's a look at what they found.

The City's Archaeology Team completed a dig at the Roxbury mansion, searching for the original foundation.

When digging an archaeological site, you're destroying it as you go.

Buried 30 feet below the mud of Back Bay is an enormous fishing structure built by Native Americans.

A blast from the past: this baseball pin is from the 1912 World Series – the first year the World Series was held at Fenway Park.

In the 1860s, many of Boston's residents joined the Union Army. Here's a look at Civil War recruiting records from Dorchester.

The City's Archaeology Team discovered a completely intact record at Malcolm X's house. Naturally, they played it.

Smashed dolls found at the school indicate the girls were rebelling against being trained as domestic servants.

It's small but powerful – believed to have taken part in some serious damage during the Battle of Bunker Hill.

The Eustis Street Fire House was built for the Town of Roxbury in 1859 – it's now the oldest remaining firehouse building in Boston.

In 1850, Mary Littlehale wrote to Boston's Board of Alderman wondering why she should have to pay taxes when she can't even vote.

In the 1830s, a request is made to put on a show in Boston called The Learned and Industrious Fleas.

Roxbury Puddingstone underlies most of Roxbury. It inspired a poem from Oliver Wendell Holmes about its fantastical origin.

The Boston Public Library is digitizing around 8,000 negatives taken by Boston press photographers from the 1930s through the 1960s.

Before Before Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father of the United States, he was living and learning in Boston, Massachusetts.

The archaeology team was at the Pierce-Hichborn site in May, digging up dirt and sifting through artifacts.

A look at Boston artifacts from the Revolutionary War, including a brick from the powder house, musket ball, gunflint, and cannonball.

A look at Native American artifacts from 400 to 1,000 years ago.

Unraveling the mystery of a shipwreck found in the Seaport.

A look at one of the biggest collections in the City of Boston Archives: tax records.

For the first time since it closed in the 1960s, the abandoned subway tunnel under City Hall Plaza was opened to the public on May 21, 2018.

The City's Archaeology team spent some time at the Pierce-Hichborn site, digging through 300 years of artifacts. From bones to buttons, here's a look at what they found.

An artifact with King William III's face on it found during a dig in the North End.

A look back at the 1963 groundbreaking of City Hall.

For much of its history, the Dorchester School for Girls was occupied by up to 30 girls age 6-15. On this week's Boston Uncovered, take a look at artifacts from the 1800s that were uncovered during an archaeological dig.

Paul Revere and North Street residents band together to fight a sewer issue.

A look at ceramics from around the world uncovered in Boston.

A look at the voting records from 1920, when women were granted the right to vote.

Hear the story of a 300-year-old gravestone found during a construction project in Boston.