by CDD | Dec 21, 2020 | Revere House Radio
Revere House Radio In the spring of 2019, the Paul Revere House received a unique collections item – a Revere family bible. In this bible Paul wrote his birthday, confirming a date that we had suspected but not confirmed for decades. Resource explaining Julian...
by CDD | Dec 12, 2020 | Revere House Radio
Revere House Radio The Revere family may have observed a few holidays around this time of year in December, but perhaps not in the way you might think. Listen in to discover what they may have been gathering for, and how their celebrations differed from many of ours...
by CDD | Dec 8, 2020 | Revere House Radio
Revere House Radio It is taken for granted today that we should preserve and protect the Paul Revere House, but it hasn’t always been this way! What motivated the restoration and preservation of the house? What was the neighborhood like when the museum opened in...
by prhstaff | Nov 24, 2020 | Revere House Radio
Revere House Radio What about that brick building you see looming over the Revere House courtyard? That’s the Pierce/Hichborn House, built in 1711. Listen to learn more about is architectural and peopled history, starting with window making, bookies, and Paul...
by prhstaff | Oct 31, 2020 | Revere House Radio
Revere House Radio While our primary interpretive focus at the PRMA is on the Revere family and the Revere House, we have two other great historic structures that we maintain and use. Listen in to learn about the history of Lathrop Place, the 1835 building that now...
by CDD | Oct 20, 2020 | Revere House Radio
Revere House Radio Did you know the last name ‘Revere’ was an altered name that Paul Revere’s father created after immigrating to America? Learn more about his experience as an immigrant in 18th century Boston, and how Paul Revere himself kept in...
by CDD | Oct 3, 2020 | Revere House Radio
Revere House Radio Paul Revere’s 15 year old son was asked to stay behind in Boston while his family evacuated to Watertown from 1775-March of 1776, while the town was under a siege. We don’t know a lot about Paul’s life during this time, but there...
by CDD | Sep 26, 2020 | Revere House Radio
Revere House Radio While Paul Revere’s name is known nationally today, Dr. Joseph Warren’s name is generally left out of historical narratives of the American Revolution. What was the connection between these two central figures to the early stages of...
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...
by CDD | Sep 12, 2020 | Revere House Radio
Revere House Radio What are the intersections between Judith Sargent Murray’s writings, Deborah Sampson’s Revolutionary service, and Paul Revere? Listen in to find out! Show Notes: More about Judith Sargent Murray Sargent House Museum Reference information...
