by prhstaff | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog
“A Glorious Tribute which Embalms the Dead:” Paul Revere and Henry Pelham’s Boston Massacre By: Nina Rodwin Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre is one of the most enduring images of the Revolution. While the work is so well known in America’s...
by prhstaff | Feb 23, 2021 | Blog
Boston Gazette account of Revere’s Illuminated Display, 1771 Transcription NO831.    THE Boston-Gazette, AND COUNTRY JOURNAL. ...
by prhstaff | Feb 5, 2021 | Blog
Paul Revere’s Midnight Rides By Evan O’Connor One of the questions visitors often ask at the Paul Revere House is how much of the Midnight Ride is fact versus fiction, and how we can be certain about the Ride’s specific details. It is a good question since...
by prhstaff | Jul 23, 2020 | Blog
Redeveloping Place and Narrative at the Site of the Liberty Tree Editor’s Note: Today’s guest scholar post comes to us from Maddie Webster, and is a timely reflection on the origins of commemoration for the Liberty Tree in Boston, a historic site of great significance...
by prhstaff | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog
“Horrid Scenes of Villainy”: The Stamp Act Protest of August 1765 By Nina Rodwin August 14, 1765, most likely began as a typical day for Paul Revere. As he went about the day’s work at his silversmith shop on Clark’s Wharf, Revere was probably unaware that a...
