The Revere Express
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Whose Common: 1750-1850
While COVID-19 has forced many operational shifts at the Paul Revere House, I am happy to report that our internship program still continues on strong, albeit in a virtual format. What follows is the tremendous work done by Fahim Rahim, our spring 2021 intern. Fahim...
Nancy Caruso’s North End Legacy
By: Nina ZannieriOver the course of the North End’s deep and rich history, women have played a key role in shaping or, in many ways, changing its history. While some of the names are familiar, most are less well known than their male counterparts. At the very least,...
Illuminating the Past: Create Your Own Historic Window Display!
By: Kristin PeszkaBefore electricity, nights were long and dark. While Boston was early to employ rudimentary lighting at main thoroughfares from fire baskets on poles lit by the night watchman, widespread use of gas street lights did not occur until about a half...
The Revere Family Move: Dramatic Events in Boston’s North End, Winter 1770
By: Emily Holmes The Reveres faced unexpected and disquieting circumstances as they began a new chapter in their lives as property owners in February 1770. Within a month of purchasing their house in North Square, their community was wracked by a series of events...
“A Glorious Tribute which Embalms the Dead:” Paul Revere and Henry Pelham’s Boston Massacre
By: Nina RodwinPaul 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 history, few are aware that Revere’s engraving is actually mostly a copy of a print made by Henry Pelham. ...
Boston Gazette account of Revere’s Illuminated Display, 1771
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“I will not give you any of my bad feelings if I can help it”: The Life of Maria Revere
By: Nina Rodwin Visitors to the Paul Revere House are often overwhelmed by the sheer fact of the Reveres’ large family size, namely that there were sixteen children in all. However, there is much more to learn about the children’s accomplishments and personal lives...
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 in American history, particularly around...
An Introduction to Education in Early Massachusetts
By Edward S. GaultEnglish Puritans settled the town of Boston in 1630 on the Shawmut Peninsula, the traditional and historic land lived on and used by the Massachusett people. The Puritans established their community and civil government with lofty ambitions....
“The Cabbage Vendor” – an Unexpected Surprise
By: Edith Steblecki It’s not every day that someone contacts the Paul Revere Memorial Association and offers to donate a framed painting showing two of our historic homes- the Revere and Pierce/Hichborn Houses. Needless to say, we were surprised and delighted when...