Illuminating 1771

Revere House Radio Paul Revere’s Illuminations on March 5, 1771 did not occur in a vacuum. What was going on in Boston and with the Revere family at the time, and what impact might they have had on the Sons of Liberty? Listen in to this episode, which comes as...

The life and symbolism of Christopher Seider

Revere House Radio This episode contains a description of death of a child. On February 22, 1770, an 11 year old boy was shot and killed in the North End of Boston. What was the source of this violence, and what were its consequences? And, one year later, how did Paul...

An Introduction to Education in Early Massachusetts

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...

“The Cabbage Vendor” – an Unexpected Surprise

“The Cabbage Vendor” – an Unexpected Surprise By: Edith Steblecki It’s not every day that someone contacts the Paul Revere Memorial Association and offers to donate a framed painting showing two of our historic homes- the Revere and Pierce/Hichborn...