The Revere Express

If you have ever visited Paul Revere’s North Square home, it is hard to imagine the surrounding North End neighborhood without its distinctive Italian flair. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many Italians were imagining a community for themselves in the...

Paul Revere’s role as the midnight messenger of April 18, 1775 is well known. His philanthropy, on the other hand, is not. At this time when the coronavirus is isolating us, it is vital that we help each other as best we can. Paul Revere did the same. Examples abound...

Have you ever wondered what historical archaeologists would make of you, two-hundred years from now, should they be given the entire contents of your trash can? That is exactly what happened with two 19th-century privy deposits found during archaeological excavations...

Over the years, many women have played a role in shaping how we remember Paul Revere. Perhaps no woman has had more of an impact than Revere’s great-granddaughter, Pauline Revere Thayer (1862-1934). Pauline, the second child of Paul Joseph and Lucretia Lunt Revere,...

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 history to further understand how Bostonians during the late-18th century grappled with epidemics,...

  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 disease. Beginning with an intense fever, purple spots and...

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