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Finally got to capture our   in their natural habitat! (Pics taken yesterday during our snow-globe style “snowstorm.”)  ...
02/24/2023

Finally got to capture our in their natural habitat! (Pics taken yesterday during our snow-globe style “snowstorm.”) Stay warm out there, folks! We’ll be open all weekend if you need a place to warm up while braving the !

Don’t miss the last part of Henry Cooke’s Residency as an 18th c. Tailor at our site! See him here until 3:00 PM today. ...
02/23/2023

Don’t miss the last part of Henry Cooke’s Residency as an 18th c. Tailor at our site! See him here until 3:00 PM today. https://bit.ly/3YUvlX3

For today’s  we encourage you to walk to US! Don’t miss Historic Tailor, Henry Cooke’s residency in our Revere Room toda...
02/22/2023

For today’s we encourage you to walk to US! Don’t miss Historic Tailor, Henry Cooke’s residency in our Revere Room today & tomorrow! https://bit.ly/3IMn4iw

Discover the wonders of an 18th century tailor at work during our drop in event Wednesday and Thursday this week! Henry ...
02/21/2023

Discover the wonders of an 18th century tailor at work during our drop in event Wednesday and Thursday this week! Henry Cooke, sought after local craftsman will demonstrate the process of "turning" one of our handmade, reproduction garments to extend its life sustainably. https://fb.me/e/3Z8cWI6Dr

In honor of Paul Revere submitting the deed for the property now known as 19 North Square on February 21, 1770, we prese...
02/21/2023
The Paul Revere House Guidebook - Paul Revere House

In honor of Paul Revere submitting the deed for the property now known as 19 North Square on February 21, 1770, we present the Paul Revere House Guidebook for our submission this week!

$8.00 By Patrick M. Leehey, with Edith J. Steblecki and Nina Zannieri. Available for the first time! Visitors have been clamoring for a Paul Revere House guidebook for over a century; we think it was well worth the wait for this lavishly illustrated guide to the house, its history, and the Revere fa...

Despite our lack of snow, our  continue to impress! Happy  from our garden to yours. :)
02/18/2023

Despite our lack of snow, our continue to impress! Happy from our garden to yours. :)

Happy ! We’ve got the Revere House itself today - because  in 1770 Paul Revere purchased the property! This  blog covers...
02/15/2023

Happy ! We’ve got the Revere House itself today - because in 1770 Paul Revere purchased the property! This blog covers some context of that chaotic time in the lives of the Reveres & their fellow Bostonians. https://bit.ly/30gvHdU

We know it’s not Wednesday - but we did spot these  hearts on recent walks and just wanted to send you some neighborhood...
02/15/2023

We know it’s not Wednesday - but we did spot these hearts on recent walks and just wanted to send you some neighborhood love on !

Show your love ❤️ for Paul Revere tomorrow with an enamel Midnight Rider pin in RED!
02/13/2023
Paul Revere Enamel Pin - Paul Revere House

Show your love ❤️ for Paul Revere tomorrow with an enamel Midnight Rider pin in RED!

1 inch enamel pin of Paul Revere on horseback. Eye-catching red and perfect for your jacket, backpack, or hat. Goes great with our 1 inch enamel pin of the Paul Revere House!

The APEX of our visit to Massachusetts Freemasonry makes the ideal  post - seeing the actual gold urn, attributed to Pau...
02/10/2023

The APEX of our visit to Massachusetts Freemasonry makes the ideal post - seeing the actual gold urn, attributed to Paul Revere, in which they store the lock of George Washington's hair requested by Revere and other past Grand Masters was SO COOL! https://bit.ly/3aGuu2y

Bonus related fact - it was on Feb 11, 1800 that 1,600 Massachusetts Masons processed through the streets of Boston in honor of President George Washington's passing (in December of 1799.)

More Massachusetts Freemasonry content! Of course one of our favorite elements of our tour was seeing our , Paul Revere,...
02/09/2023

More Massachusetts Freemasonry content! Of course one of our favorite elements of our tour was seeing our , Paul Revere, featured so prominently. Thought our friends Cyrus Dallin Art Museum would like to see the work of their favorite artist is there too! http://bit.ly/3Ywtvve

This week's  is brought to you by the cool exterior details of the Massachusetts Freemasonry building on the corner of T...
02/08/2023

This week's is brought to you by the cool exterior details of the Massachusetts Freemasonry building on the corner of Tremont and Boylston Streets right across from the Boston Common and Emerson College. Enjoy!

We're still gushing about our special tour of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts yesterday. Many thanks to former PRH Inte...
02/07/2023

We're still gushing about our special tour of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts yesterday. Many thanks to former PRH Interpreter, Bro. Adri Leemput for inviting & guiding us around Massachusetts Freemasonry's incredible building.

YOU can visit too! Learn more about their public tour offerings here: https://bit.ly/3HGXKZs

And stay tuned for more Grand Lodge content to come throughout this week! :)

Today our staff took a rare Field-trip of our own! We'll post more content related to it this week, but here's a hint - ...
02/06/2023
Portrait of Paul Revere Postcard - Paul Revere House

Today our staff took a rare Field-trip of our own! We'll post more content related to it this week, but here's a hint - portraits of this guy abounded - but it was NOT the where the original Copley hangs!

$1.00 Enjoy John Singleton Copley's striking portrait of Paul Revere as a silversmith, painted in 1768. This color reproduction is courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Stay strong like our little  out there in the arctic air this weekend!
02/03/2023

Stay strong like our little out there in the arctic air this weekend!

This event at our local Boston Public Library  branch sponsored by the Friends of the North End Branch Library features ...
02/03/2023

This event at our local Boston Public Library branch sponsored by the Friends of the North End Branch Library features a North Bennet Street School alum who now owns his own woodworking business here in the neighborhood!

Our neighbors over at Friends of Christopher Columbus Park have turned Christopher Columbus Park into a romantic wonderl...
02/01/2023

Our neighbors over at Friends of Christopher Columbus Park have turned Christopher Columbus Park into a romantic wonderland celebrating all kinds of love. Happy 1st of February - the hearts & extra lights will be up all month!

Last Monday of January and about 50 degrees and sunny in Boston today... Who's thinking about planting seeds? Get your m...
01/30/2023
Wildflower Seeds - Paul Revere House

Last Monday of January and about 50 degrees and sunny in Boston today... Who's thinking about planting seeds? Get your mix of some of our favorites from our garden in a cute & convenient PRH tin!

$5.00 Sprinkle these seeds in your garden and enjoy a rainbow of wildflowers, customized for the Paul Revere House and inspired by our historical kitchen garden.

01/28/2023

The North End Stories event is being live-streamed now on the St Leonard's Parish, North End, Boston page!

North End Historical Society of Boston, MA#NorthEnd history lovers! Don’t miss this fascinating event @ Saint Leonard’s ...
01/28/2023
From Italy to the North End

North End Historical Society of Boston, MA#NorthEnd history lovers! Don’t miss this fascinating event @ Saint Leonard’s today at 3:00 - all part of their year’s long celebration of their 150th anniversary - this particular event is co-created by our friends from the North End Historical Society of Boston, MA. bit.ly/3k26Pnv We only wish we weren’t working so we could go too! 😉

Persistence! Happy  from our spring bulbs…
01/28/2023

Persistence! Happy from our spring bulbs…

Please enjoy this super cool Revere document shared by our friends at Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library in Lexingto...
01/27/2023

Please enjoy this super cool Revere document shared by our friends at Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library in Lexington!

In our last post, we shared a handwritten receipt signed by Paul Revere (1734-1818) in his capacity as silversmith. Today, with this beautiful 1768 Masonic summons issued by the Lodge of St. Andrew, we shine a light on one of the multi-talented Revere's other roles: engraver. What makes this exquisitely detailed document even more special is that it was not only produced but also signed by Revere, who was a Freemason, in his capacity as Secretary of the lodge.

Read more about the history of this summons, and Paul Revere the Freemason, on our blog at https://bit.ly/3CjT21P

Heeeyyy… Looks like we are in some pretty good company on this Travel2Next list of 20 Best Museums in Boston! Happy expl...
01/26/2023
20 Best Museums in Boston

Heeeyyy… Looks like we are in some pretty good company on this Travel2Next list of 20 Best Museums in Boston! Happy exploring from your friends over at #6 😉

With over 60 museums in Boston and beyond, the city offers a fantastic experience for avid museum-goers, with both large and small museums.

Finally getting that winter weather we expect to see at this time of year! Here’s a  pic that was actually taken Monday ...
01/25/2023

Finally getting that winter weather we expect to see at this time of year! Here’s a pic that was actually taken Monday when the snow was falling.

We recently read & loved this piece from North Bennet Street School about their grads who work Colonial Williamsburg in ...
01/24/2023
Historic Knowledge, Today’s Skills | NBSS

We recently read & loved this piece from North Bennet Street School about their grads who work Colonial Williamsburg in the historic crafts program - truly an amalgam of things we love: talented educated folks working in a living history museum!

At Colonial Williamsburg, three NBSS alumni have found unique careers that allow them to be makers, teachers, and historical detectives.

Snow is really falling and sticking this time, making it the perfect day to relax with a . In keeping with our  themed i...
01/23/2023
Historic Houses of New England: Coloring Book - Paul Revere House

Snow is really falling and sticking this time, making it the perfect day to relax with a . In keeping with our themed items for in January we present the Historic Houses of New England Coloring Book:

$4.99 By A.G. Smith. Detailed, accurate illustrations of 43 homes representing a wide range of styles and periods. Paul Revere House, Mark Twain House, House of the Seven Gables, Emily Dickinson House, Nathan Hale Homestead, Winslow Homer Cottage, Robert Frost Place, The Breakers, many more. Informa...

Taking at least a brief break from  to bring a little (late night)  to your timeline. It’s  season!
01/21/2023

Taking at least a brief break from to bring a little (late night) to your timeline. It’s season!

Join the Friends of the Boston Harborwalk this weekend for a hybrid talk/walking tour focused on the Great Molasses Floo...
01/19/2023
The Great Molasses Flood: Tour with Friends of the Harborwalk

Join the Friends of the Boston Harborwalk this weekend for a hybrid talk/walking tour focused on the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 - an epic event on our waterfront. The talk meets in the Seaport and the walk is weather permitting. Register here:

Retrace the story of the disaster that befell Boston's North End in the winter of 1919.

We saw a 1961 pic from the construction of the Callahan Tunnel recently & that inspired our stroll over to our two neigh...
01/18/2023

We saw a 1961 pic from the construction of the Callahan Tunnel recently & that inspired our stroll over to our two neighborhood connections to East Boston & beyond for .

The Sumner Tunnel opened in 1934 with traffic traveling in both directions but was later converted to run from East Boston into the North End once the Callahan opened in 1961 to bring cars from the North End towards the airport and points North and East.

Since you can’t see it from our property you might not realize that the Sumner actually runs below the front end of our Hichborn House so we can certainly feel the work that has been happening below ground on weekends during its current restoration!

Link to the Historic Boston’s Facebook post with the Callahan construction: facebook.com/10483811117633…

In keeping with our new year’s resolutions  theme for January - here is one of our three cookbooks to jumpstart some new...
01/17/2023
Revolutionary Recipes: Colonial Food, Lore, and More - Paul Revere House

In keeping with our new year’s resolutions theme for January - here is one of our three cookbooks to jumpstart some new recipe ideas in case cooking more is on your list!

$4.00 Cookbook author Patricia Mitchell provides this helpful booklet of Colonial era recipes, with fascinating descriptions of the history of various recipes, and some modern equivalencies to make your cooking and baking fun with an historic twist! 32 recipes total.

Hard to believe it has been 20 years since Stephen Puleo published his wonderful book about one of our  neighborhood’s m...
01/15/2023

Hard to believe it has been 20 years since Stephen Puleo published his wonderful book about one of our neighborhood’s more compelling, dramatic, and tragic stories - the Molasses Flood which occurred in 1919. We’re so lucky that Steve chose to write about this topic near to our hearts!

Happy New Year to all of you! Today is the 104th anniversary of the Great Boston Molasses Flood, which provides me with a great opportunity to thank you for your outstanding support for all of my books, particularly "Dark Tide." This gratitude is especially important this year, which is the 20th anniversary year of "Dark Tide" -- first published in hardcover in 2003, and paperback in 2004!! I find this hard to believe (how could two decades pass so quickly?), and at the same time, I'm honored and humbled that you continue to read, purchase, and talk about "Dark Tide" to others. I think you'll enjoy the accompanying piece in "Wicked Local," based on an interview I did a few days ago (please note that about two-thirds of the way down in the article, the author mistakenly refers to the book as "Red Tide," but the first reference is correct, the pictures offer no doubt as to the book title, and the overall story is well done!). I look forward to continuing my author journey with you, and I'm forever grateful for your encouragement and support.
https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/regional/massachusetts/2023/01/13/facts-and-folklore-boston-molasses-spill-a-story-for-the-ages/69800984007/

Thanks to our good friends from City of Boston Archaeology Program for this bit of  good cheer and  on  - some   can't h...
01/13/2023

Thanks to our good friends from City of Boston Archaeology Program for this bit of good cheer and on - some can't hurt, can it??

We’re watching the NBC10 Boston Livestream of the unveiling of Embrace Boston - a brand new sculpture honoring Martin Lu...
01/13/2023
WATCH LIVE: Unveiling Of ‘The Embrace' Memorial on NBC10 Boston

We’re watching the NBC10 Boston Livestream of the unveiling of Embrace Boston - a brand new sculpture honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. & Coretta Scott King (who met here in City of Boston) - it’s the first new public art added to the in 60 years!

The monument to Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King on Boston Common called The Embrace can be seen LIVE on NBC10 Boston on January 13.

Local friends might be interested in attending this in-person event at St Leonard church here in the : “From Italy to th...
01/12/2023
From Italy to the North End

Local friends might be interested in attending this in-person event at St Leonard church here in the : “From Italy to the North End: Migrant Stories & Human Lives” discussing recently published oral histories on Jan. 28th 3:00 - 4:30 PM.

Today was a beautiful day with more seasonally appropriate temperatures than we have enjoyed lately - perfect for ! We c...
01/12/2023

Today was a beautiful day with more seasonally appropriate temperatures than we have enjoyed lately - perfect for ! We can never get enough of this Rose Kennedy Greenway view in the middle of our parks. It is beautiful at all times of year.

Loving the sun in the City of Boston but it’s making us pine for warmer weather… luckily the North End Page has given us...
01/10/2023
Big Day Boston downtown birding competition to be held in May | NorthEnd .page

Loving the sun in the City of Boston but it’s making us pine for warmer weather… luckily the North End Page has given us something to look forward to this spring - the first ever Big day Boston downtown birding competition on May 6th. Mark your calendars!

The first ever Big Day Boston downtown birding competition will be held May 6th at Copp's Hill Terrace. Described as the anti-competition birding competition, Big Day Boston aims to bring awareness of the abundance and diversity of birds in Boston's downtown.

It was around this time of year in 1819 that Maria Revere Curtis dated her sampler, now on display in the back bedroom o...
01/10/2023
Maria Revere Curtis Sampler Chart - Paul Revere House

It was around this time of year in 1819 that Maria Revere Curtis dated her sampler, now on display in the back bedroom of the PRH. You can follow her stitches yourself with our chart! https://bit.ly/3mlhrKY

$12.00 Recreate the handiwork of Paul Revere's great granddaughter! Completed by 11-year-old Maria Revere Curtis in 1819, the original cross stitch sampler is on display in the Revere House. Package includes chart, instructions for working the sampler, a brief biography of Maria and a color photo of...

We appreciate a bold wreath for  and of course can’t help but note Antico Forno’s commendable choice to include a second...
01/07/2023

We appreciate a bold wreath for and of course can’t help but note Antico Forno’s commendable choice to include a second tier of holiday decor along their roofline. Bravo!

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Great news: our final Omeka artifact database is live! Now you can search for and view all of the artifacts from 5 & 6 Lathrop Place behind The Paul Revere House in the North End! Our NEH grant-funded Boston Digital Archaeology Project is in its final stages. Stay tuned for the big reveal in the coming days!

Meanwhile, follow this link to explore some of Lathrop Place's amazing archaeological artifacts spanning hundreds of years: https://bostonarchaeo.omeka.net/collections/show/17

Can you find all of the artifacts pictured here on the database? You can search by collection, object, material, stratum and level, and more!
In the of Boston’s , adjacent to the (which has served as a since 1908), is the newly re-dedicated . The square, renovated 5 years ago, includes an open area for the nearby school’s to enjoy , seating areas, as well as limited greenery. The Paul Revere House located just across the street was a for the Revere’s for approximately 30 years. The family also lived in Canton, near the original location of the Revere & Sons Copper and Brass Company Revere Copper Products Inc. (where our Saturday May 14. 11:30am matinee at Canton Heritage Fair takes place!), as well as a larger home, also in the North End of Boston.

Come see "Rendezvous with Rachel Revere™" at the Canton Heritage Festival, Saturday May 14, 11:30am ET, 4 Rolling Mill Way in Canton, MA! Sponsored by Paul Revere Heritage Site https://paulreveremuseum.org/2021/12/09/canton-heritage-festival-may-14-2022/?fbclid=IwAR1MERLdNK_BMoDOJTVv9jnH0YoXbtOoZWwa_ayfZsl_aIyScRM0DJ4m2Yc

Ten years ago today, late Mayor Thomas Menino declared April 29, 2012 as Cyrus Dallin Day in the City of Boston! The occasion was a community celebration in honor of Dallin's 150th birthday, his Paul Revere Monument, and the park that residents affectionately call "The Prado." Members of the Dallin, Revere, and McGann families (of the T.F. McGann & Sons foundry) joined the festivities!

Co-organizers included the Dallin Museum, North End Waterfront Residents' Association, The Paul Revere House, Old North Church & Historic Site, North End Historical Society, and Friends of the Prado. Photos courtesy of Matt Conti of NorthEndWaterfront.com. See more photos from the day here: http://northendwaterfront.com/2012/04/community-comes-together-to-celebrate-cyrus-dallin-his-iconic-paul-revere-statue-and-the-prado/
One last post about Paul Revere's Midnight Ride before next April:

We hope you'll spend time with The Paul Revere House's terrific interactive map, and we encourage you to click through to learn more about "where Mark was hung in chains" and Revere's connections to slavery in colonial Massachusetts.

We thank our friends for highlighting the Royall House and Slave Quarters, which Revere rode past on his way into Medford Square, where he stopped at what was then Captain Isaac Hall's house, was for many years Gaffey Funeral Home, and has more recently become the Islamic Cultural Center of Medford.
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J. Kalaora will be at The Paul Revere House today as Rachel Walker Revere, milling about distressed as to where her husband Paul could be after an epic “midnight ride” and the start of a war in the Colonies. Is he safe? Is he alive?

Come visit! 11am -3pm ET.

Photos: Jude Kalaora as R. Revere by Gustafson Photography . R. Revere as painted by Joseph Dunkerley Circa 1784.
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Hosted by Burlington, Massachusetts . “Rendezvous with Rachel Revere,” by The Paul Revere House in 2018.
Next up in the introduction of our living history performers:

Laura Rocklyn (Louisa Catherine Adams) has performed with regional theaters across the country and worked as a first person historical interpreter at museums up and down the East Coast. She is a museum educator at the The Paul Revere House Museum, a Troupe Member with History At Play, LLC, and an Associate Company Member with Chesapeake Shakespeare Company where she won the 2018 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Ellen Tree in 'Red Velvet.' Laura has published articles in “Brontë Studies” and “The Revere Express”. She was the winner of the “LitMag” 2021 Virginia Woolf Award for short fiction, and her stories have also appeared in the literary journals “Stork” and “New Square.” She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College and an MFA from The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University.
The Paul Revere House in Boston’s North End
One of the top attractions in Boston and a good way to see many historical sites in a short amount of time is to follow Boston's Freedom Trail. This trail runs 2.5 miles through the city and is marked with a red brick path. The path leads to 16 historical sites scattered around the city. It's an absolute must when visiting Boston for the first time.

On October 12, The Paul Revere House will be highlighting our founder’s impact on Boston and beyond. Pauline Agassiz Shaw, defined her legacy by developing and funding social and educational programs for recent immigrants of all ages and much more. Link to event https://hubs.la/H0YRwR_0
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