New Guinea Joy: Youth-Led Tour of Boston's West End & North End
Jul 18, 2026 · Copp's Hill Burying Ground, 45 Hull St, Boston, MA 02113 · Boston, MA
About this event
Youth guides from Afrimerican Academy lead a walking tour and workshop tracing 'New Guinea,' colonial Boston's first Black neighborhood, starting at Copp's Hill Burying Ground where generations of Black Bostonians are interred.
Why we picked it
Black Boston history that predates Beacon Hill, told by young people trained to tell it — a rare angle on the city's oldest streets.
Good for
families, history walkers
Need to know
July 18 edition runs 1–2 p.m. per the MAAH calendar; the tour is offered on multiple summer dates, so select July 18 when registering on Eventbrite.
When
Jul 18, 2026
Price
See source
Organizer
Afrimerican Academy
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