Events are funded in part through generous grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, the Lowell Institute, and the Revere Hotel.
“‘To Begin the World over Again’: Revolutionary Rights”
The Commons, Sargent Hall, Suffolk University 120 Tremont Street, Bsoton, MA, United StatesProf. Janet Polasky, Presidential Professor of History, University of New Hampshire Explore how these reverberations of American claims to their revolutionary rights influence our understanding of liberty and equality from the eighteenth century to the present throughout the Atlantic world.
“Musik on the Harpsichord & Hammered Dulcimer”
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MA1:00 – 3:00 Talented musician R. P. Hale plays 18th century tunes on instruments he has painstakingly reproduced from period originals. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Paul Revere’s time in this time-traveling opportunity!
Meet Harriet, Daughter of Paul Revere
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MA1:00, 1:45, 2:30 Diane Lent brings to life Harriet Revere, one of Paul Revere’s 16 children. Join her in reminiscing about her father’s dramatic life, the adventures of her many siblings, nieces, and nephews, and growing up in the historic North End.
“The Other Fourth of July: The American War of Independence in the Southern Caribbean”
The Commons, Sargent Hall, Suffolk University 120 Tremont Street, Bsoton, MA, United StatesProf. Tessa Murphy, Associate Professor of History, Syracuse University Consider what the American Revolution meant to British colonial subjects in these lesser-studied parts of the Americas. Indigenous, enslaved, and free people seized the opportunity to ally with Great Britain’s chief rival, France, and many used this moment of disruption to seek freedom, sovereignty, or autonomy. […]