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.
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 […]
“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 […]
Paper Marbling
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MA1:00 - 3:00 See how colonial craftsmen created eye-catching marbled papers. Watch as R. P. Hale floats pigments in water, swirls the colors, then transfers the designs to paper. It […]
“Slavery and Smallpox Inoculation”
The Commons, Sargent Hall, Suffolk University 120 Tremont Street, Bsoton, MA, United StatesProf. Elise Mitchell, Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Princeton University The African Atlantic history of smallpox inoculation is a rich, yet oft-overlooked story. This lecture contextualizes the more familiar history of […]