Boston-Online’s Adam Gaffin on where he was during the Blizzard 25 years ago: “Somewhere up in my attic, I still have an I survived the Blizzard of ’78 certificate I bought the day after the snow stopped in Harvard Square. “I was a freshman at Brandeis. At first, the blizzard was great fun: Brandeis is… Continue reading

All the stories in the media about the famous blizzard which paralyzed the area 25 years ago bring to mind a rather humorous episode which occurred at the now-derfunct Boston Herald Traveler newspapers during another major snowstorm in the 1960’s. While not as big as the ’78 blizzard, this one shut down the city for… Continue reading

HubBlog’s Jay Fitzgerald tells me where he was 25 years ago during the Blizzard of ’78: “I was a freshman at Tufts University during the big storm. Students were like excited little kids because classes were canceled. Unlike little kids, though, we didn’t build snowmen or make snow angels—and there were no parents to tell… Continue reading

Where were you during the Blizzard? Boston Phoenix Senior Writer Dan Kennedy tells me: “I was a student at Northeastern at the time, the managing editor of the Northeastern News. We had two sports reporters at the Beanpot that night, and we were pulling our usual all-nighter to get the paper out. I remember that… Continue reading

For anyone who’s interested in history, 25 years ago the Blizzard of 1978 flattened Boston and the surrounding region. Schools were closed for a whole week. For a view of what it was like, check out Farrellmedia’s Video Archive and click on 1978. You’ll need QuickTime (link available on the Archive page) and a broadband… Continue reading