Black Bostonians of the Revolutionary War Era
Summary: Come and learn about Revolutionary War era leaders such as Prince Hall and Colonel George Middleton and how they and other early African American activists in Boston laid the foundation for the Abolition Movement and the early struggles for equal rights.
All tours begin and end in front of the Museum of African American History.
http://www.afroammuseum.org/index.htm.
Friday, August 22, 2008, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Museum of African American History
46 Joy Street
Boston, MA 02114.
Boston Massacre: Copper Plate Printing Demonstration
Discover the techniques Paul Revere used to engrave and print incendiary broadsides and political cartoons, as well as currency to pay soldiers soon after the Revolutionary War began. Gary Gregory demonstrates the process. Free with museum admission.
Summary: http://www.paulreverehouse.org.
Saturday, August 23, 2008, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston, MA 02113
617.523.2338.
For more info visit www.paulreverehouse.org. Rachel Revere: A Revolutionary Woman
Professional storyteller Joan Gatturna takes on the role of Paul Revere's second wife. Listen to her dramatic account of Rachel's struggle to hold home and family together in a time of war, blockades and shortages. Free with museum admission.
Summary: http://www.paulreverehouse.org.
Saturday, August 30, 2008, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston, MA 02113
617.523.2338.
For more info visit www.paulreverehouse.org. Rachel Revere: A Revolutionary Woman
Professional storyteller Joan Gatturna takes on the role of Paul Revere's second wife. Listen to her dramatic account of Rachel's struggle to hold home and family together in a time of war, blockades and shortages. Free with museum admission.
Summary: http://www.paulreverehouse.org.
Saturday, August 30, 2008, 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM.
Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston, MA 02113
617.523.2338.
For more info visit www.paulreverehouse.org. Rachel Revere: A Revolutionary Woman
Professional storyteller Joan Gatturna takes on the role of Paul Revere's second wife. Listen to her dramatic account of Rachel's struggle to hold home and family together in a time of war, blockades and shortages. Free with museum admission.
Summary: http://www.paulreverehouse.org.
Saturday, August 30, 2008, 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston, MA 02113
617.523.2338.
For more info visit www.paulreverehouse.org. Special Display of Rare Books and Documnets relating to 17th century Native Americans
Summary: http://www.bpl.org/central.
Monday, September 1, 2008, 9:00 AM – Sunday, November 30, 2008, 9:00 PM.
Boston Public Library, Rare Book Room
Copley Square, Boylston St.
The Business of Preservation: John Phillips Reynolds, Jr. and the Restoration of the Paul Revere House
"The Business of Preservation: John Phillips Reynolds, Jr. and the Restoration of the Paul Revere House" Patrick Leehey of the Paul Revere House.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St
Boston MA
617-482-6439.
For more info visit www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org. Boston Charter Day
Summary: A celebration of Boston's founding.
September 7th marks the 376th anniversary of Boston's creation as a formal political entity. In 1630, the town of Trimountaine was renamed Boston and declared the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
For a complete list of the weekend's events, visit: http://www.bostoncharterday.org.
Thursday, September 4, 2008, 7:00 AM – Sunday, September 7, 2008, 7:00 PM.
Various locations throughout the weekend.
Native Americans in the Time Before Now: Perceptions from Boston and Beyond
Summary: Exhibit will be open to the public for the month of September during normal Library hours.
Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boylston Street.
http://www.bpl.org/central/
Contact 617-536-5400.
Thursday, September 4, 2008, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Boston Public Library, The Boston Room.
In the Time Before Now: Stories of Massachuset People
Summary: Sachem Gill Solomon of the Massachuset-Ponkapoag Tribal Council will tell stories about the creation of the earth, the Native people's relationship with nature, the traditional ways of life, and the concepts of spirituality.
Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boylston Street.
Contact 617-536-5400
http://www.bpl.org/central.
Thursday, September 4, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Boston Public Library, The Abbey Room.
Perspectives on the Early Conlonial Period of Massachusetts Bay Colony
Summary: Various aspects of life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony will be presented as viewed by two different cultures.
6:00pm Reception and Exhibit
7:00pm Presentation
Contact: 617-727-9268
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mus/museum/index.htm.
Friday, September 5, 2008, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
The Commonwealth Museum, Columbia Point, 230 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston Harbor Islands: Native American Legacies
Summary: Boat tour of Boston Harbor Islands.
Free- reservations are required before September 3rd.
Contact: 617-482-1722 or email: mail@tbha.org.
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Leaves from Rowes Wharf.
Quill Pen Writing & Drawing
Dressed in colonial garb, R.P. Hale uses early American teaching techniques to instruct museum visitors in the art of writing and drawing with quills.
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
The Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston, MA 02113
Telephone (617) 523-2338.
For more info visit www.paulreverehouse.org. The Massachuset People
Summary: Members of the Massachuset-Ponkapoag Tribal Council will present workshops on the culture, customs, and life of the Native people in the time before now.
4 different workshops available. Times vary.
Contact: 617-536-5400 or visit: http://www.bpl.org/central/.
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boylston St.
Old State House Museum
Summary: Free admission for Massachusetts residents. Visit the headquarters of the British government during Boston's colonial period and see exhibits depicting the city's Revolutionary history.
Contact: 617-720-1713, Ext. 27
http://www.bostonhistory.org.
Sunday, September 7, 2008, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Old State House, 206 Washington St. Boston, MA.
Boston's 378th Birthday Party
Summary: The Birthday Party of Boston is celebrated each year to commemorate the naming of the Town of Boston.
Special Museum activities for children.
Contact: 617-720-1713, Ext. 27
http://www.bostonhistory.org.
Sunday, September 7, 2008, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Hosted by The Bostonian Society at the Old State House.
Architect Joseph Chandler and the Restoration of the Paul Revere House: New Research and Perspectives
"Architect Joseph Chandler and the Restoration of the Paul Revere House: New Research and Perspectives" Architectural historian Timothy Orwig.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St
Boston MA
617-482-6439.
For more info visit www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org. Colonial Basket Weaving
Rather than in plastic bags or cardboard boxes, colonists stored cheese, chickens and candles in specially designed baskets. Fred Lawson weaves and sells copies of period originals.
Saturday, September 13, 2008, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
The Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston, MA 02113
Telephone (617) 523-2338.
For more info visit www.paulreverehouse.org. Wallace Nutting and the Invention of Old America
"Wallace Nutting and the Invention of Old America"
Tom Deneberg of the Portland Museum of Art.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St
Boston MA
617-482-6439.
For more info visit www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org. Captain Amasa Soper's Company
Costumed members of this Revolutionary War reenactment group take on the roles of farmers, printers, and tailors who defended Boston Harbor after the seige of the city ended in March 1776.
Saturday, September 20, 2008, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
The Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston, MA 02113
Telephone (617) 523-2338.
For more info visit www.paulreverehouse.org. The Restoration of the House of the Seven Gables: Historic Preservation with a Civic Mission
"The Restoration of the House of the Seven Gables: Historic Preservation with a Civic Mission"
Anita D. Blackaby of the House of the Seven Gables.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St
Boston MA
617-482-6439.
For more info visit www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org. Salem Witch Judge book talk
Eve LaPlante, author of SALEM WITCH JUDGE: The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall will be at the Boston Public Library to speak about her book.
Thursday, September 25, 2008, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston MA.
The Siege of Boston, Roxbury & Dorchester
Summary: Discover Roxbury and Boston National Historical Park.
617-427-1006
http://www.discoverroxbury.org.
Saturday, September 27, 2008, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Rescuing the Revere House
Revere descendants, as portrayed by Joan Gatturna and Michael Lepage, recall their valiant (and successful) efforts in the early 1900s to save the Revere House from destruction and transform it into a museum.
Saturday, September 27, 2008, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston, MA 02113
Telephone (617) 523-2338.
For more info visit www.paulreverehouse.org. Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Grand Opening
http://www.rosekennedygreenway.org
617-292-0020.
Saturday, October 4, 2008.
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway.
For more info visit www.rosekennedygreenway.org. Fife and Drum Tattoo
Summary: First-Ever Concert in Boston.
Rose. F. Kennedy Greenway Inaugural Weekend.
http://rosekennedygreenway.org
617-357-8300.
Saturday, October 4, 2008, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway.
Colonial Leather Working
Find out how leather workers fashioned scabbards, sword belts, and harnesses to outfit the Continental Army. Fred Lawson demonstrates these methods and invites visitors to try their hands at punching holes and sewing leather.
Saturday, October 4, 2008, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
The Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston, MA 02113
Telephone (617) 523-2338.
For more info visit www.paulreverehouse.org. Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Grand Opening
Sunday, October 5, 2008.
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway.
For more info visit www.rosekennedygreenway.org. Rescuing the Revere House
Revere descendants, as portrayed by Joan Gatturna and Michael Lepage, recall their valiant (and successful) efforts in the early 1900s to save the Revere House from destruction and transform it into a museum.
Saturday, October 11, 2008, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston, MA 02113
Telephone (617) 523-2338.
For more info visit www.paulreverehouse.org. The Muse of the Revolution: Mercy Otis Warren
In 1776, John Adams wrote of her "of all the Genius's which have yet arisen in America, there has been none superior." Mercy Otis Warren-poet, playwright, historian and bold chronicler of the Revolution-was a true Founding Mother. Sister to James Otis, Warren was one of the greatest enlightenment thinkers, whose work directly influenced the Bill of Rights. Historian Nancy Rubin Stuart reveals how her provocative writing made her an exception among the largely voiceless women of the eighteenth century. *Book signing to follow
$5; Free to Members.
Sunday, October 12, 2008, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St
Boston MA
617-482-6439.
For more info visit www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org. Where did the Puritans Go?
Travel through the Puritan history of Boston with renowned tour guide Linda Palmer portraying Ann Vassal, an early settler from Essex, England. Learn about the early Puritans, their theological foundations and controversial history, their famous ancestors and notable descendants. Included in this tour are an in-depth look at the Old Burying Ground and reflections on the Puritanical roots of Old South Meeting House.
$5 each for OSMH members, $10 each for non-members. Reservations required. Call (617) 482-6439 for details.
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St
Boston MA
617-482-6439.
For more info visit www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org. USS CONSTITUTION’s 211th Birthday
The USS Constitution Museum will celebrate CONSTITUTION's 211th birthday with hands-on activities.
Free.
Reservations recommended for groups of 10 or more, 617-426-1812 x 146.
Summary: The USS Constitution Museum will celebrate CONSTITUTION's 211th birthday with hands-on activities. Free.
Reservations recommended for groups of 10 or more, 617-426-1812 x 146.
http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org.
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
USS Constitution Museum
Charlestown Navy Yard
Charlestown, MA
(617) 426-1812.
For more info visit www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org. Paper Marbling
See how colonial craftsmen created eye-catching marbled papers to decorate book covers and instrument boxes. Watch as R.P. Hale floats pigments in water, swirls the colors, then transfers the designs to paper.
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
The Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston, MA 02113
Telephone (617) 523-2338.
For more info visit www.paulreverehouse.org. Puritan Pastor: Samuel Willard and the Old South
Meet the Puritan pastor whose sermons once resounded in old Cedar Meeting House. Samuel Willard was a theologian who deeply shaped the history of the Old South. Come hear about his influence on America's religious heritage and experience a sample of his sermons as read aloud by a Willard reenactor. This program is presented in collaboration with the Willard Family Association of America and Willard House and Clock Museum of Grafton as part of our Partners in Public Dialogue series.
Free with museum admission.
Sunday, October 19, 2008, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St
Boston MA
617-482-6439.
For more info visit www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org. USS Constitution 2008 Chairman's Dinner and Awards Ceremony
Summary: This year's guest speaker will be Admiral Gary Roughead, USN, the Chief of Naval Operations.
For more information, please contact the USS Constition Development Department at (617)426-1812 ext. 124
http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
The Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel.
Hidden Secrets of Puritan Grave Markers: A 30-Minute History
Walk through Boston's oldest burial grounds and you will be confronted by grotesque and comical images in the shadows. Terrifying coffins, crossed bones and scowling skulls are carved into the Puritan grave stones at your feet. Noted historian Peter Benes offers an explanation of these unique mortuary monuments and compares them to the redemptive images that appear on gravestones in other regions.
$5; Free for members.
Thursday, October 30, 2008, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St
Boston MA
617-482-6439.
For more info visit www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org. Halloween Parade
Begins at Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown.
http://www.nps.gov/bost/.
Friday, October 31, 2008, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Holiday Lighting Ceremonies
Saturday, November 1, 2008, 6:00 PM – Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 11:00 PM.
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Downtown Crossing
Boston Common
Commonwealth Avenue.
Middays at the Meeting House: Lost and Found in Beantown
The Hidden History of the Boston Irish
When it comes to Irish America, the names Kennedy, O'Neill and Curley testify to the proverbial "footsteps of the Gael" in Boston. The Irish influence runs deep in our city's culture. In social and political history, architecture, literature, and more, the Irish have garnered numerous historical firsts. Come hear the tales of Boston's forgotten Irish heroes in this talk with writer Peter F. Stevens. * Book signing to follow
$5; Free for members.
Thursday, November 6, 2008, 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM.
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St
Boston MA
617-482-6439.
For more info visit www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org. What They Left Behind: Exploring Boston's Past through the Archaeological Record
Think of all the items you lose in your lifetime: the tattered umbrellas, broken earrings, and lost IDs. Now imagine all the debris discarded and buried below Boston-a city that has been inhabited for nearly 12,000 years! City Archaeologist Ellen Berkland unearths the amazing artifacts and rich archaeological finds discovered at recent excavations.
$5; Free for members.
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St
Boston MA
617-482-6439.
For more info visit www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org.