“Git a pass”: Paul Revere and the Siege of Boston

“Git a pass”: Paul Revere and the Siege of Boston By Nina Rodwin Historians have a clear picture of Paul Revere’s activities and whereabouts during the Midnight Ride, but there is much less information regarding his actions during the week after April 18, 1775....

Remembering Paul Revere

Remembering Paul Revere Today, May 10th, is the anniversary of Paul Revere’s death in 1818. Revere was 83 when he passed from natural causes, closing out a life both “honorable and useful” according to his obituary in the Columbian Centinel. For the Paul Revere House...

Smallpox in Boston: Inoculation and the Revere Family

Smallpox in Boston: Inoculation and the Revere Family   On February 16, 1764, Paul Revere reported to the board of selectmen in Boston that one of his children, either Deborah, Paul Jr., or Sarah, had contracted smallpox – an acute and highly contagious viral...