by prhstaff | Nov 23, 2024 | Blog
The Fashionable Reveres? By: Katie Burke Visitors at the Paul Revere House often ask us to identify objects they see around the home and to describe what they were used for. Some of the objects are easily defined, as there are similar items in use today, and...
by prhstaff | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog
“There is all that is left of our Kilby Street store” – Key, 19th Century (PR. 2004. 24) By: Mandy Tuttle 149 years ago on November 9-10th 1872, a great fire raged through downtown Boston. The fire originated at a hoop skirt factory on Summer Street and...
by prhstaff | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog
The Revere Family Move: Dramatic Events in Boston’s North End, Winter 1770 By: Emily Holmes The Reveres faced unexpected and disquieting circumstances as they began a new chapter in their lives as property owners in February 1770. Within a month of purchasing their...
by prhstaff | Feb 12, 2021 | Blog
“I will not give you any of my bad feelings if I can help it”: The Life of Maria Revere By: Nina Rodwin Visitors to the Paul Revere House are often overwhelmed by the sheer fact of the Reveres’ large family size, namely that there were sixteen children in all....
by prhstaff | Dec 29, 2020 | Blog
Traditions of the Season: Rachel Revere’s Kitchen By: Emily Holmes Welcome to Rachel Revere’s “modern” kitchen! The kitchen space in this 1680 home was originally down in the basement level. When Paul Revere bought this property in 1770 his wife Sarah and their...
