by EHP | Dec 14, 2021 | Blog
Interactive Map:The Midnight Rides of April 18 & 19, 1775 The Midnight Rides of April 18-19, 1775 Get Started Map goes here. Enabling JavaScript will give you the best...
by prhstaff | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog
“There is all that is left of our Kilby Street store” – Key, 19th Century (PR. 2004. 24) By: Mandy Tuttle 149 years ago on November 9-10th 1872, a great fire raged through downtown Boston. The fire originated at a hoop skirt factory on Summer Street and...
by prhstaff | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog
The “Boston Marriage” of Edith Guerrier and Edith Brown By: Tirzah Frank Edith Guerrier begins her autobiography “It is good to be alive! That is how I feel today, and that is how I felt seventy-seven years ago when, at the age of three, I ran away, taking...
by prhstaff | Jul 24, 2021 | Blog
“Mark Hung in Chains:” Slavery & Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride By: Nina Rodwin When visitors to the Paul Revere House learn about the Midnight Ride, they are often surprised that Revere was not celebrated for that mission during his lifetime. Although...
by prhstaff | May 21, 2021 | Blog
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...
by prhstaff | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog
Nancy Caruso’s North End Legacy By: Nina Zannieri Over 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...