The Revere Express
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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 was not something that any Revere family member wore. Rather, the...
Redeveloping Place and Narrative at the Site of the Liberty Tree
Editor’s Note: Today’s guest scholar post comes to us from Maddie Webster, and is a timely reflection on the origins of commemoration for the Liberty Tree in Boston, a historic site of great significance for varied stakeholders. Maddie is a Ph.D. student in the...
A Model Society: Victorian Boston in the British Women’s Movement
Editor’s Note: As we approach the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s passage, we are excited to present today’s guest scholar posting from Agnes Burt. Agnes’ work explores one of the lesser-known transatlantic struggles for women’s equality on the way to...
A Street View of the Paul Revere House
By Patrick M LeeheyEditor’s Note: This article is written from the point of view of a visitor standing in the street looking at the Paul Revere House and its neighboring structures. It is meant to serve as a primer for exterior tours of North Square and as extra...
“Horrid Scenes of Villainy”: The Stamp Act Protest of August 1765
By Nina RodwinAugust 14, 1765, most likely began as a typical day for Paul Revere. As he went about the day’s work at his silversmith shop on Clark's Wharf, Revere was probably unaware that a crowd had hung an effigy of Andrew Oliver, Boston’s official Stamp Act...
The Howards of Clark’s Square
By: Ruaidhrí 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 colonial Boston society. Part two...
A Reflection on Racial Injustice and the Role of Public History from the Paul Revere Memorial Association
The Paul Revere Memorial Association stands for racial justice in America and in Boston. We believe that education at public history sites has a tremendously important role to play in working towards a just society for all people. In order to better effect change, we...
Washing Day at the Revere House
By Alexandra Powell Woman Hanging out LaundryFrom the series of Six Studies of Men and Women (Zes studie-beeltjes, Naer ‘t leeven geteekend door J. Lauwers, en geëtst door J. De Frey)Johannes Pieter de Frey, Dutch, 1770 – 1834. After Jacobus Johannes Lauwers, Belgian,...
One Square, Five Centuries: An Introduction to the History of North Square
By Robert ShimpDuring 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 opportunities for visitors to explore five distinct centuries of history in...
Boston Baked Beans: A Case Study in Culinary Tradition
By Alexandra Powell During one of the educational programs we offer here at the Revere House, “The Revere Children and the Siege of Boston,” we task students with preparing Paul Revere Jr. for an extended stay home alone. It is the spring of 1775 and Paul Revere has...