by prhstaff | Feb 5, 2021 | Blog
Paul Revere’s Midnight Rides By Evan O’Connor One of the questions visitors often ask at the Paul Revere House is how much of the Midnight Ride is fact versus fiction, and how we can be certain about the Ride’s specific details. It is a good question since...
by prhstaff | Jan 28, 2021 | Blog
An Introduction to Education in Early Massachusetts By Edward S. Gault English Puritans settled the town of Boston in 1630 on the Shawmut Peninsula, the traditional and historic land lived on and used by the Massachusett people. The Puritans established their...
by prhstaff | Dec 30, 2020 | Blog
“The Cabbage Vendor” – an Unexpected Surprise By: Edith Steblecki It’s not every day that someone contacts the Paul Revere Memorial Association and offers to donate a framed painting showing two of our historic homes- the Revere and Pierce/Hichborn...
by prhstaff | Dec 29, 2020 | Blog
Traditions of the Season: Rachel Revere’s Kitchen By: Emily Holmes Welcome to Rachel Revere’s “modern” kitchen! The kitchen space in this 1680 home was originally down in the basement level. When Paul Revere bought this property in 1770 his wife Sarah and their...
by prhstaff | Dec 23, 2020 | Blog
Virtual Traditions of the Season at the Paul Revere House Recipes By: Nina Zannieri These recipes come by popular request out of our recent virtual holiday program, made possible by the generous support from and sponsorship by the Paul Revere Chapter, NSDAR. These...
by prhstaff | Sep 19, 2020 | Blog
Wait, Did You Say 16 Kids? By: Rachel Mead Visitors to the Paul Revere House are often amazed to learn that Paul Revere had 16 children. No, that is not a typo. He married his first wife, Sarah Orne, on August 17, 1757 when he was 22 and she was 21. They started...
