by prhstaff | Apr 30, 2024 | Blog
Mourning, Mementos and the Marketplace: Paul Revere and the New England Funeral By: Jay Shanahan If you were to visit the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston today, just across from Gilbert Stuart’s portrait depicting Revere in his old age is a small gold ring....
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 | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog
The Howards of Clark’s Square By: Ruaidhrà Crofton ​Editor’s Note: This Express post is excerpted from our most recent Revere Gazette article. The article stands as the first of a two-part issue that takes a fresh look at Robert Howard’s life and his role in early...
by prhstaff | May 29, 2020 | Blog
One Square, Five Centuries: An Introduction to the History of North Square By Robert Shimp During the Paul Revere House’s temporary closure, the exteriors of the Revere House, the Pierce/Hichborn House, as well as the immediate environs of North Square, present great...
by prhstaff | May 15, 2020 | Blog
That Old Deluder Satan: Puritan Emphasis on Compulsory Education By Ruaidhrà Crofton By the mid 18th century, Boston had established itself as a significant port within Britain’s North American colonies. As the town’s population reached nearly 15,000, the community...
