Highlights from Our History

Assembled in 1629 under the Great Oak in City Square. Gathered in 1632.

In 1638, John Harvard joins and becomes one of our Ministers. Later, Harvard College is named in his honor.

For those interested in researching their First Church ancestors, we recommend consulting the New England Historical Geneological Society at http://www.newenglandancestors.org. For those doing historical research on First Church or our ministers, we refer you to the Massachuesetts Historical Society, which holds the bulk of our collection of historical materials. Their web site is http://www.masshist.org

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