In the guise of itinerant musicians, Al Petty & Deirdre Sweeney perform popular 18th-century tunes such as “Mr. Isaac’s Maggot” and “Jack’s Health” on the penny whistle, flute, fife, & other instruments.

What really happened on the night of April 18, 1775 and how did Paul Revere become part of our American mythology? Hear the real story from one of our experienced staff people during these drop-in talks.

Talented fiber artist, Zoe Lawson, demonstrates the art of creating cloth by hand and simple machines. Practice weaving on the small looms provided.

In the guise of itinerant musicians, Al Petty & Deirdre Sweeney perform popular 18th-century tunes such as “Mr. Isaac’s Maggot” and “Jack’s Health” on the penny whistle, flute, fife, & other instruments.

Prof. 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 […]

Costumed 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.