Events are funded in part through generous grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, the Lowell Institute, Hub Town Tours, and the Revere Hotel.
“Musik on the Harpsichord & Hammered Dulcimer”
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MATalented 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 travelling opportunity!
The Many Rides of Paul Revere
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MADid you know Paul Revere traveled far from home many times as a courier in the service of the Committee of Safety and the Sons of Liberty? In May of 1774 he traveled to New York & Philadelphia bearing news of the Intolerable Acts. Learn about the details of some of his other trips beyond […]
Capt. Ephraim Jackson’s Minute Company
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MACostumed members of this Revolutionary War reenactment group take on the roles of farmers, carpenters, tailors, and millers who volunteered to turn out "at a moment's notice" as Minute Men as tensions between occupied Boston and the countryside increased following the closure of the Port of Boston, and seizures of gunpowder and cannon by the […]
“The Narragansett Pacer: The Finest Riding Horse in 18th-Century New England”
OnlineOnline lecture by Charlotte Carrington-Farmer, Professor of History, Roger Williams University Livestream Link Horses first appeared in New England in 1629, when Francis Higginson shipped approximately 25 mares and stallions from Leicestershire, England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Horses were central to survival in terms of work, travel, communication, and leisure. However, for New Englanders, […]