A Window for Freemasony Vol. 30, No 1 Febuary 1999
By Thomas W. Jackson 33, Northern Light book reviewer
.  .  .  .   The first section of the book is dedicated to the presentation of famous personages buried in this cemetery, including Prince Hall, the man for whom the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Freemasonry is named. Many of the names will be recognizable to the reader.
         The second section will be of interest to most Freemasons because it presents a discussion of the participants in the Boston Tea Party. The author makes no attempt to claim, as many Masons do, that this act was that of a Masonic lodge or even an act committed principally by Masons. What he does do is list 175 names compiled from several sources as participants in this action. With this list, he designates, if known, revolutionary war rank, membership in the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, and membership in the Masonic fraternity. Although there are many Masons listed, the majority of those participating are not.
       The book presents a number of interesting discussionsconcerning not only the burial ground but early burial practices and facts relating to this period of history, including the charges for specific services rendered by those associated with burials. A major portion of the book is dedicated to recording all of the epitaphs on the tombstones that are still decipherable and an alphabetical indexing of Copp’s Hill grave markers as inventoried in 1986. This list includes the type and condition of the headstone and the location. There arealso maps in a small packet affixed to the inside rear cover pinpointing each burial site.
       This book should serve as a valuable tool for descendants of those buried there, or for perhaps genealogical study.

The Boston Globe  Saturday, December 12, 1998
    Recalling rebels who
    stirred up a tea party
          By Michael Kennedy
. . . . a bit of family history will be supplied by Charles Chauncey Wells, a descendant of one of the participants in the Tea Party. . . .Wells is a "three greats" grandson of Thomas Wells, a blacksmith who work on the harbor's wharves. Handed down in the Wells family is a wrapper from  of the tea chests, which the protester took and tucked in his shirt. "They had been told not to do that," Wells said, "but they were all pretty lively young men."
       Wells is a former Chicago newsman, and his interest in his ancestor prompted him to research and write a guide to Copp's Hill Burying Ground in the North End, where his ancestor and 28 other Tea Party participants are buried. He will sign copies of his book at Old South Meeting House today from noon to 2.

The Chicago Tribune    Guide books
Sunday, March 14th 1999
By Toi Stroud, Tribune Staff Writer
‘Boston’s Copp’s Hill
Burying Ground Guide”
(Chauncey Park Press, $19.95)

John Farnum was a sinner. Says so right on his gravestone. The errant fellow got on the wrong side of preacher Increase Mather ‘long about 1665. Went so far as to disagree with the good pastor right in the middle of services. The pullout cemetery maps in the back of this guide drew our attention to Famum’s folly and told us to turn to Page14 to learn what we’ve just repeated above.Farnum’s is one of the cemetery’s, and thebook’s, juicer legacies. Most of the rest of the book is consumed with lists, Including what the authors say is the most complete Boston Tea Party List yet published, with the names of those buried In Copp’s Hill highlighted in bold. (708-524-0695)