by prhstaff | Sep 19, 2020 | Blog
Wait, Did You Say 16 Kids? By: Rachel Mead Visitors to the Paul Revere House are often amazed to learn that Paul Revere had 16 children. No, that is not a typo. He married his first wife, Sarah Orne, on August 17, 1757 when he was 22 and she was 21. They started...
by prhstaff | Sep 5, 2020 | Blog
“Not in His Right Mind”: Paul Revere and Mental Illness in the Early Republic By: Nina Rodwin In May 1788, Paul Revere’s 22-year-old daughter Frances married silversmith Thomas Eayres. Revere encouraged the couple to start their lives in Worcester, sensing that...
by prhstaff | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog
Washing Day at the Revere House By Alexandra Powell Woman Hanging out LaundryFrom the series of Six Studies of Men and Women (Zes studie-beeltjes, Naer ‘t leeven geteekend door J. Lauwers, en geëtst door J. De Frey)Johannes Pieter de Frey, Dutch, 1770 – 1834. After...
by prhstaff | May 29, 2020 | Blog
One Square, Five Centuries: An Introduction to the History of North Square By Robert Shimp During the Paul Revere House’s temporary closure, the exteriors of the Revere House, the Pierce/Hichborn House, as well as the immediate environs of North Square, present great...
by prhstaff | May 22, 2020 | Blog
“Missing” Revere Letter Returns to the Paul Revere House By Emily Holmes Editor’s Note: This Revere Express post is adapted from the Fall 2014 issue of The Revere House Gazette. It has been reformed for use as a companion piece to Monday’s post by Nina Rodwin. Shortly...
