What’s For Dinner?

What’s For Dinner? By: Katie Burke During the holiday season, food is often on everyone’s minds. Menus are prepared, ingredients are purchased, and baking is done. But what was cooking like in colonial times? Cooking, and eating, were quite different during Revere’s...

Thomas Edison’s 1914 Paul Revere Film

Thomas Edison’s 1914 Paul Revere Film By: Mehitabel Glenhaber Paul Revere has featured in countless films and TV shows over the years, including Disney’s Johnny Tremain, and, recently, the Sons of Liberty miniseries. But Revere’s first appearance on the silver...

Paul Revere and Boston’s Committee of Safety

Paul Revere and Boston’s Committee of Safety By: Mehitabel Glenhaber As we’ve explored in other blog posts and our lecture series this past year, Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride was far from the only messenger work that he did to support the Patriot cause. We know...