by prhstaff | May 10, 2020 | Blog
Remembering Paul Revere Today, May 10th, is the anniversary of Paul Revere’s death in 1818. Revere was 83 when he passed from natural causes, closing out a life both “honorable and useful” according to his obituary in the Columbian Centinel. For the Paul Revere House...
by prhstaff | May 8, 2020 | Blog
Windows into Daily Life During the British Occupation of Boston Writing from different sides of the conflict, both Sarah Winslow Deming in her journal, and Ann Hulton in her letters, provide windows into daily life in Boston during the periods of British Occupation...
by prhstaff | May 4, 2020 | Blog
Paul Revere’s Foundry and Mill: Entrepreneurship and Craftsmanship in the American Republic Despite the Paul Revere House’s closure due to Covid-19, our staff continues to work hard behind the scenes in producing new content, maintaining the houses, and planning...
by prhstaff | May 1, 2020 | Blog
Of But Not In: Paul Revere’s Struggles for Leadership and Legitimacy Paul Revere had a chip on his shoulder through his entire life. Time and again, he felt slighted by the American Revolution’s political leaders, and then after its completion, the new United States...
by prhstaff | Apr 27, 2020 | Blog
Paul Revere and Freemasonry: A Lifelong Pursuit In a speech made to fellow Freemasons in 1797, Paul Revere claimed that serving as Grand Master was the “greatest happiness” of his life. No one knows exactly what motivated Revere to become a Freemason, but he reaped...
by prhstaff | Apr 24, 2020 | Blog
Italian Immigration to America and Boston’s North End If you have ever visited Paul Revere’s North Square home, it is hard to imagine the surrounding North End neighborhood without its distinctive Italian flair. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many...
