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EXPLORE The Parkman Murder

In November 1849, Dr. George Parkman, one of Boston’s richest citizens, suddenly went missing. Can you unravel the mystery of his disappearance with this cell phone guide to downtown Boston?

EXPLORE other NEH-funded projects

Depiction of the Boston Massacre, 1770 engraving
The Coming of the American Revolution (1764-1776)
Portraits of Abigail and John Adams, from the Massachusetts Historical Society
John & Abigail Adams
W.E.B. Du Bois, c. 1911
Credo
Donie Bush, Detoit, 1913, black and white photo
Baseball
Immigrants landing at Ellis Island
Forgotten Ellis Island
Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman: An Exceedingly Dangerous Woman
Dolley Madison, by Gilbert Stuart
Dolley Madison
Map of the Slave Population of the Southern States
Visualizing Emancipation