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By Bernadette Kinlaw The Virginian-Pilot© November 17, 2014Why is a person from Boston called a "Bostonian" while a person from New York is called a "New Yorker"? Like many things, the answers aren't so simple. An expansive 20th century writer named George R. Stewart created a set of rules on how residents of states and cities get their names. Studying the methods of forming proper names or words in a particular discipline is called "onomastics," which sounds ominous but isn't. It comes from the Greek word "ounouma," meaning name. The name of a person based on residence is also called Continue reading >>>

A new time capsule filled with significant markers of today’s generation will be packaged into the recently restored State House lion statue this weekend, where The Bostonian Society hopes it will reside for the next 100 years. Unbeknownst to most Boston residents until this September, a time capsule was hidden in the head of the golden lion statue perched on top of The Old State House in downtown Boston since 1901. Continue reading below On Sunday, The Bostonian Society will place the 2014 version of the time capsule in the newly restored lion in a studio in Woburn Continue reading >>>

by Janine EduljeeFrom a Boston Marathon medal to a Dunkin' Donuts gift card, suggestions have been pouring into Twitter about items that should be placed in a new time capsule to replace the one recently unearthed in the Old State House.People from all over Boston have tweeted recommendations to the Bostonian Society about what they think would best represent the city and this generation."We were surprised by how much the time capsule -- both the old one and new one --caught people's attention," said Heather Leet, director of development for the Bostonian Society, the city's historical society Continue reading >>>

Why is a person from Boston called a “Bostonian” while a person from New York is called a “New Yorker”? Like many things, the answers aren’t so simple. An expansive 20th century writer named George R. Stewart created a set of rules on how residents of state and cities get their names. Studying the methods of forming proper names or words in a particular discipline is called “onomastics,’’ which sounds ominous but isn’t. It comes from the Greek word “ounouma,” meaning name. The name of a person based on residence is also called a "demonym" or "gentilic.'' Here are the Continue reading >>>

An iPhone 5, a photo of the late Mayor Tom Menino, and a letter from Boston.com will be among the items placed in a time capsule in the golden lion statue when it is returned to the top of the Old State House. The lion and unicorn statues were taken down from the Old State House for restorations in September, when historians discovered a 1901 time capsule hidden inside the lion’s crown. The copper time capsule was carefully opened last month and revealed a number of photographs of political leaders, letters, newspaper articles, and one mystery red book. The refurbished statues will be “super Continue reading >>>

Image via Nick DeLuca In mid-October, The Bostonian Society cracked open the highly-anticipated time capsule from 1901 and provided us with a mere window of what life was like, and what was held dear, 113-years ago. After examining and cataloguing the time capsule's contents, one peculiar item, a letter addressed simply to posterity from the daily newspapers at City Hall had yet to be unsealed. But once archivist Elizabeth Roscio was finally afforded the time to handle the delicate letter, to her, our and surely everyone's utter surprise and chagrin, it was discovered that the envelope Continue reading >>>

A new time capsule is going up on the Old State House, to be opened in 100 years, and Boston was asked to write a letter to posterity to be included in the box. PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE BOSTONIAN SOCIETY If you could tell the people living in Boston 100 years from now one thing to best describe life in the city in 2014, what would you say? In the next two weeks the Bostonian Society, the non-profit organization that recently unveiled the contents of the time capsule discovered inside the lion statue that sits atop the corner of the Old State House, which contained relics like Continue reading >>>

Words Images by: Andrew Bruss Umphrey's McGee :: 10.31.14 11.01.14 :: House Of Blues :: Boston, MA Read Andrew's review after the gallery... 11/1/14 - Umphrey's McGee @ House of Blues (Boston, MA) View Photos Over the course of their two-night run, Umphrey’s McGee ran the gauntlet, feeding rabid Bostonian Umphreaks a taste of everything they have to offer as an ever-evolving live act. We documented the first of their two gigs at the House of Blues as a part of our Halloween coverage, but failing Continue reading >>>

Growing up in an era centered around social media, most of us use it as a platform for our creativity, our self-expression, and our way of putting ourselves out there for everyone to see. It's the perfect atmosphere for bubbly and magnetic girls like The Beautiful Bostonian, also known as Jazmyne Roulhac, a 21-year-old fashion and beauty blogger and vlogger studying Biology for her junior year at the University of Massachusetts Continue reading >>>