by prhstaff | Aug 22, 2020 | Blog
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...
by prhstaff | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog
Sinking Your Teeth into History: Sugar, Dentistry, and Paul Revere By: Ruaidhri Crofton Among the items in the Paul Revere Memorial Association’s collection is a small and somewhat morbid-looking partial denture carved from ivory. This early dental prosthetic device...
by prhstaff | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog
Preventing the Virus “which walketh in darkness”: Rainsford Island, Paul Revere and the Board of Health As the coronavirus quarantine continues in Boston and around the world, it is natural to feel uncertainty and anxiety. During this time, it makes sense to turn to...
by prhstaff | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog
Smallpox in Boston: Inoculation and the Revere Family  On February 16, 1764, Paul Revere reported to the board of selectmen in Boston that one of his children, either Deborah, Paul Jr., or Sarah, had contracted smallpox – an acute and highly contagious viral...
