The Paul Revere House

February

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 10:30 - 12:00
Fun and Games in the 1700s
How did families like the Reveres entertain themselves when their chores were completed? Why, by playing games of course! During a tour of the Revere House, families search for beans, a thimble, bed wrench, and other examples of household items the Reveres likely used for both work and play. Then, participants try their hands at popular colonial games such as Snail, Ninepins, Jackstraws, and Beast-Fish-Fowl. Families leave with ideas for turning household objects into entertainment and with rules for how to play these games and more! Each presentation is limited to 20 people. $4.50 for children ages 6-10; $4.50 for accompanying adults Reservations are required and may be made by calling the Revere House at 617-523-2338.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2:00 - 3:30
Fun and Games in the 1700s
How did families like the Reveres entertain themselves when their chores were completed? Why, by playing games of course! During a tour of the Revere House, families search for beans, a thimble, bed wrench, and other examples of household items the Reveres likely used for both work and play. Then, participants try their hands at popular colonial games such as Snail, Ninepins, Jackstraws, and Beast-Fish-Fowl. Families leave with ideas for turning household objects into entertainment and with rules for how to play these games and more! Each presentation is limited to 20 people. $4.50 for children ages 6-10; $4.50 for accompanying adults Reservations are required and may be made by calling the Revere House at 617-523-2338.

April

FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 12:00 - 4:00
Letters from Home: Boston Families Correspond
The Paul Revere House is participating in the House Museum Alliance of Downtown Boston’s Spring 2012 tour series featuring correspondence from Boston’s five downtown house museums. Event takes place on 3 Fridays: April 13, May 11, and June 8. Cost: $20 per person. Ticket provides one admission to each house museum, which can be used on any of the three Fridays. Tickets can be purchased online at: www.thegibsonhouse.org, or in person starting April 3 at the Gibson House or Nichols House museums.

Visits/tours beginning on the hour (last tour at 3:00) will focus on letters and other correspondence illuminating life from the 18th-20th centuries. At the Paul Revere House, three documents written by the patriot will be on display. Copies and information about them will be provided by the Curator. A self-guided tour of the house is included. The other houses are: Otis House Museum 617-994-5920, Nichols House Museum 617-227-6993, Prescott House 617-742-3190, and Gibson House 617-267-6338.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1:00 - 4:00
A Visit with Paul Revere
David Connor brings Boston’s favorite patriot vividly to life in the museum courtyard. Ask him about the details of his midnight ride, inquire about his 16 children, or engage him in conversation about his activities as a member of the Sons of Liberty.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 1:00, 1:45, 2:30
A Loyalist Perspective on the Revolution
Hear a first-hand account of the abuses loyalists suffered at the hands of emboldened “patriots.” Michael Lepage takes on the role of Chief Justice Peter Oliver, brother of Andrew Oliver, a stamp collector.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 11:00 - 12:30
Midnight Ride Storytelling Program
Find out what really happened on Paul Revere’s ride! Watch a short slide program that separates the facts from the myths, then retrace Revere’s route from his home to the banks of the Charles River. Participants don hats and carry props as they go, taking on the roles of Paul and Rachel Revere, their children, British soldiers, rowers, John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 617-523-2338. $4.50 for children ages 6 to 10 and for accompanying adults.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 3:00 - 4:30
Midnight Ride Storytelling Program
Find out what really happened on Paul Revere’s ride! Watch a short slide program that separates the facts from the myths, then retrace Revere’s route from his home to the banks of the Charles River. Participants don hats and carry props as they go, taking on the roles of Paul and Rachel Revere, their children, British soldiers, rowers, John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 617-523-2338. $4.50 for children ages 6 to 10 and for accompanying adults.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 10:00 - 11:30
Midnight Ride Storytelling Program
Find out what really happened on Paul Revere’s ride! Watch a short slide program that separates the facts from the myths, then retrace Revere’s route from his home to the banks of the Charles River. Participants don hats and carry props as they go, taking on the roles of Paul and Rachel Revere, their children, British soldiers, rowers, John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 617-523-2338. $4.50 for children ages 6 to 10 and for accompanying adults.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1:00, 1:45, 2:30
Rachel Revere: A Revolutionary Woman
Paul has left on his ride, now what? Professional storyteller Joan Gatturna takes on the role of Paul Revere’s second wife. Listen to her dramatic account of a woman's struggle to hold home and family together in a time of war, blockades, and shortages.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1:00 - 4:00
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow helped revive the legacy of "the midnight ride of Paul Revere" through poetry in the 19th century. In this drop-in poetry workshop, Longfellow himself (portrayed by literary historian Rob Velella) helps visitors young and old learn how to read and understand poetry better. At 1:00 and 3:30, he will present "Paul Revere's Ride" and explain his reasons for writing it.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1:00 - 3:00
Patriot Fife and Drum
Enjoy a lively concert of music that accompanied colonists as they marched, danced, wooed their beloveds, and waged war. David Vose and Sue Walko provide fascinating insight into each selection they perform.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 12:00 - 4:00
Visit with Paul Revere on The Prado - The Paul Revere Mall - where the famous Cyrus Dallin statue of Paul Revere is located. David Connor brings Boston’s favorite patriot to life during a special event honoring the 150th anniversary of Cyrus Dallin’s birth. You’ll be able to ask “Paul” about the details of his midnight ride, inquire about his 16 children, or engage him in conversation about his activities as a member of the Sons of Liberty. This special event organized by NEWRA’s Parks and Open Spaces Committee and co-sponsored by the Paul Revere House, the Cyrus Dallin Museum, Friends of the Prado, and the Old North Church begins at 12:00 and will include a formal program, a re-enactment of the dedication of the statue, and fun for the whole family! FREE and open to the public.

May

Paul Revere’s Boston special events on Saturday afternoons from May through mid-October explore everyday life in early Boston. This year our Saturday events in May honor Boston’s participation in National Historic Preservation Month.

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 11:00 - 3:00
Pierce-Hichborn House Open House
Explore this hidden jewel of a historic house located next to the Paul Revere House since c. 1711. Guided tours of the early English Renaissance style brick home will focus on architecture and life in Boston throughout the 18th century.

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 12:00 - 4:00
Letters from Home: Boston Families Correspond
The Paul Revere House is participating in the House Museum Alliance of Downtown Boston’s Spring 2012 tour series featuring correspondence from Boston’s five downtown house museums. Event takes place on 3 Fridays: April 13, May 11, and June 8. Cost: $20 per person. Ticket provides one admission to each house museum, which can be used on any of the three Fridays. Tickets can be purchased online at: www.thegibsonhouse.org, or in person starting April 3 at the Gibson House or Nichols House museums.

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1:00 - 4:00
Gilding Demonstration
Watch professional gilder Nancy Dick Atkinson apply gossamer thin sheets of gold leaf to wooden ornaments just as craftsmen did in Revere’s era.

SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1:00 - 3:00
Preserving Memory: Revere’s Great-Granddaughter Remembers
Joan Gatturna portrays Pauline Revere Thayer, a Revere descendant and driving force behind the preservation of the Paul Revere House. The house stands today as a monument to her memory of her father, a Union officer killed at Gettysburg, as well as to her famous ancestor..

SATURDAY, AMAY 26, 1:00 - 4:00
Revolutionary War Medicine
Medical historian Ed Page takes on the role of regimental surgeon Elisha Skinner. Find out how he treated bullet wounds and disease on the battlefield during the war.

June

FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 12:00 - 4:00
Letters from Home: Boston Families Correspond
The Paul Revere House is participating in the House Museum Alliance of Downtown Boston’s Spring 2012 tour series featuring correspondence from Boston’s five downtown house museums. Event takes place on 3 Fridays: April 13, May 11, and June 8. Cost: $20 per person. Ticket provides one admission to each house museum, which can be used on any of the three Fridays. Tickets can be purchased online at: www.thegibsonhouse.org, or in person starting April 3 at the Gibson House or Nichols House museums.