Evacuation Day and the Aftermath of the Siege of Boston

Evacuation Day and the Aftermath of the Siege of Boston Evacuation Day, March 17, is such a local holiday that if you live outside of the Boston area, you may have never heard of it, though some other cities, such as New York, also have their own Evacuation Days....

Wait, Did You Say 16 Kids?

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...

Onesimus Mather and the Origins of Inoculation in Boston

Onesimus Mather and the Origins of Inoculation in Boston By: Rowan Wheeler In 1721, Boston was in the middle of a mass exodus. That summer, hundreds of Bostonians fled to smaller villages and towns to escape the threat of smallpox. That year’s pandemic would wipe out...