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.
Paper Marbling
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MASee 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 may look like magic but Hale will explain the very real science behind this fascinating phenomenon.
The Clothes They Wore: Puritan Fashions and their Status Markers
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MADrop in to view a display in the Revere Room of the Visitor Center of three historically correct reproduction dresses each reflecting a different decade and social strata of the Puritan era, hand crafted by Ruby-Grace Miller. Co-sponsored by the Partnership of the Historic Bostons, Inc.
Picture of Health – Medical Histories at Boston’s House Museums
The House Museum Alliance of Downtown Boston explores various aspects of medicine and health in the lives of Boston families spanning three centuries. Attend a special lecture at the Paul Revere House "Beyond the Ride: Paul Revere and Medicine" at 10:30 am; and special tours at the Nichols House at 12:00 pm; Prescott House at […]
Beyond the Ride: Paul Revere and Medicine
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MADid you know that Paul Revere was a dentist? Learn about Revere’s many unexpected connections to the medical field in this special lecture by Nina Rodwin, graduate student and historical interpreter at the Paul Revere House. Lectures at 1:00, 1:45 and 2:30