Events are funded in part through generous support from the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, the Lowell Institute, Hub Town Tours, the Revere Hotel, and Ruby W. and LaVon P. Linn Foundation.
Events
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The Tailor’s Craft
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MAClothing historian Henry Cooke takes on the role of an early Boston tailor. Watch as he “takes the measure” of visitors, then sits cross-legged, fashioning waistcoats from luxurious fabrics and “slops” from coarse weaves.
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Patriot Fife and Drum
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MAEnjoy 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.
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The Art of Spinning
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MAThe art of spinning is best learned by the young, and Zoe Lawson has been practicing the craft of spinning by drop spindle and on a wheel since childhood. She shares her techniques dressed in 18th-century garb while illuminating the various methods colonists used to produce their own textiles.
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Hammered Dulcimer Concert
The Paul Revere House 19 N Square, Boston, MAAward-winning musician Dave Neiman plays jigs, reels, and Baroque and Renaissance tunes that Paul Revere and his family may have enjoyed.