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.
“Puritans” and Others in 17th-Century Boston
The Commons, Sargent Hall, Suffolk University 120 Tremont Street, Bsoton, MA, United StatesProf. David Hall, Bartlett Professor of New England Church History Emeritus, Harvard Divinity School. Professor Hall will show how the diaries of people such as Samuel Sewall and Cotton Mather along with the notebooks of John Hull, help us understand how early Boston functioned. These sources illuminate how puritans led their lives and how others […]
Captain Amasa Soper’s Company
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MACostumed members of this Revolutionary War reenactment group take on the roles of farmers, printers, and tailors who volunteered to defend Boston harbor after the siege of the city ended in 1776.
Meet Harriet, Daughter of Paul Revere
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MADiane 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.
“Old England in New England: Contradictions in the History of Boston’s Old North Church”
The Commons, Sargent Hall, Suffolk University 120 Tremont Street, Bsoton, MA, United StatesProf. Jaimie D. Crumley, Assistant Professor, Gender Studies Division and Ethnic Studies Division, University of Utah This lecture explores the Church of England's interventions in the Puritan North End with Old North's founding in 1723. Prof. Crumley will also discuss the previously less well-known role of people of color in the Old North Church community […]