Events are funded in part through generous grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, the Boston Cultural Council, and the Revere Hotel.
May 2020
A Loyalist Perspective on the Revolution
Hear a first-hand account of the abuses loyalists suffered at the hands of the emboldened "patriots." Michael Lepage takes on the role of Chief Justice Peter Oliver, brighter of Andrew Oliver, a stamp collector.
Find out more »September 2020
Global Warming and Global Cooling in Early Boston
The 2020 Lowell Lecture Series presented by the Paul Revere House in partnership with Revolutionary Spaces and Boston’s Green Ribbon Commission will focus on three distinct time periods to explore how climate patterns have changed around Boston, how humans interacted with, contributed to, and adjusted to such changes, and what the implications of these actions were for Boston and New England. Prof. Anya Zilberstein’s (Associate Professor of History, Concordia University (Montreal)) lecture will reveal why we should care that early…
Find out more »Frozen Over: Boston’s Nineteenth Century Ice Age
The 2020 Lowell Lecture Series presented by the Paul Revere House in partnership with Revolutionary Spaces and Boston’s Green Ribbon Commission will focus on three distinct time periods to explore how climate patterns have changed around Boston, how humans interacted with, contributed to, and adjusted to such changes, and what the implications of these actions were for Boston and New England. The Boston area became a key center of ice production and trade in the nineteenth century. As ice became…
Find out more »Panel Discussion: “Where We Are, and Where Do We Go from Here?
The 2020 Lowell Lecture Series presented by the Paul Revere House in partnership with Revolutionary Spaces and Boston’s Green Ribbon Commission will focus on three distinct time periods to explore how climate patterns have changed around Boston, how humans interacted with, contributed to, and adjusted to such changes, and what the implications of these actions were for Boston and New England. A panel discussion featuring Zoe Davis (Boston’s Climate Resilience Project Coordinator), Amy Longsworth (Director, Boston Green Ribbon Commission), and…
Find out more »October 2020
There’s No Place Like Home: Virtual Architecture Tour
The House Museum Alliance of Downtown Boston presents: Admire five landmark historic homes, experience four centuries of architecture, and explore three of the city’s iconic neighborhoods on this virtual tour that winds its way through picturesque Boston, making for one special experience from the safety and comfort of your own home. From Colonial to Federal to Victorian, the stylistic intricacies of the Paul Revere House, Otis House, Nichols House, Shirley Eustis House, and Gibson House will be highlighted. This program is free, suggested donation $10-$15. Advance…
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