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Wednesday March 20 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Gaining Political Power: Lessons Learned from the Women’s Suffrage Movement
Join Old North Illuminated and author Barbara Berenson on Zoom for a talk about Massachusetts’ role at the center of the national struggle for women’s suffrage.Did you know that Massachusetts was at the center of the national struggle for women's rights? Or that this st......More
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Wednesday March 20 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Gaining Political Power: Lessons Learned from the Women's Suffrage Movement
Join Old North Illuminated to learn about women's suffrage.Did you know that Massachusetts was at the center of the national struggle for women’s rights? Or that this struggle was intertwined with the abolitionist movement? Join Barbara Berenson, the author of Massachus......More
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Saturday March 23 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Revelry and Revolution: An Evacuation Day Harbor Cruise
A Boston Harbor cruise highlighting the real history of the British evacuation of Boston in 1776 with live historical music.The Evacuation Day Cruise is a two-hour excursion through the Boston Harbor that tells the story of the Siege of Boston (June 1775 to March 1776).......More
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Saturday March 23 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Gilding Demonstration at Paul Revere House
Join Paul Revere House to watch professional gilder, Nancy Dick Atkinson, apply gossamer thin sheets of gold leaf to wooden ornaments just as craftsmen did in Revere’s era.All Spring events are included with the price of admission to the museum thanks to generous fundin......More
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Wednesday March 27 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
The Great Bengal Famine and the Boston Tea Party
Join National Parks of Boston and Boston Public Library to learn about the Great Bengal Famine. Manufactured by the East India Company through coerced monocropping of tea, led to the death of an estimated 2 million Bengalese. News of this famine traveled across the Atla......More
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Thursday March 28 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Creative Acts of Protest: A History Slam with Revolutionary Spaces
Join Revolutionary Spaces for Creative Acts of Protest: A History SlamAmericans have demonstrated boundless ingenuity in making their voices heard over the centuries. Whether it’s Bostonians dumping taxed tea into the harbor in the 1773, or 19th century bike activists d......More
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Saturday April 6 9:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Stewardship Saturday Boston Harbor Islands: Grape Island
Come join park biologists and volunteer stewards for a Stewardship Saturday at Grape Island! Help us control non-native invasive plants and enhance native ecosystems and natural processes in the park. We will explore the local flora and fauna and discuss the ecology, na......More
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Wednesday April 10 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
The American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party
Join National Parks of Boston and Boston Public Library to learn about how the mid 1960s and 1970s musical revolution found its Boston voice in radio station WBCN and the famed Boston Tea Party venue. WBCN, an independent FM radio station, was a leader in promoting poli......More
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Saturday April 13 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
A Visit with Paul Revere at Paul Revere House
Join Paul Revere House to see Michael Lepage brings Boston’s favorite patriot vividly to life. Learn about the details of his Midnight Ride, his many children, and his work as a gold and silversmith. Talks begin at 1:00, 1:45, and 2:30.All Spring events are included wit......More
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Sunday April 14 11:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Scout Day with the USS Constitution Museum
Calling all Scouts!Join us in the Charlestown Navy Yard for Scout Day–a special day of activities just for BSA Scouts and Girl Scouts. Scouts will learn about life at sea in 1812 and life in the Navy today, all while meeting some requirements for scout rank advancement ......More
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Tuesday April 16 11:00am - 3:00pm EDT Weekly
Pottery and Spinning Demonstration at Paul Revere House
Erich and Janice Steinhagen bring their 18th century craft techniques all the way from Connecticut for a two-day residency as they demonstrate redware pottery production and the fiber art of spinning in our Revere Room. Kids of all ages will delight in the “magic of the......More
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Wednesday April 17 11:00am - 3:00pm EDT Weekly
Pottery and Spinning Demonstration at Paul Revere House
Erich and Janice Steinhagen bring their 18th century craft techniques all the way from Connecticut for a two-day residency as they demonstrate redware pottery production and the fiber art of spinning in our Revere Room. Kids of all ages will delight in the “magic of the......More
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Thursday April 18 10:00am - 4:30pm EDT
Historical Talks Illuminate the Midnight Ride with Paul Revere House
Join Paul Revere House staff people as they review the story of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride on the very anniversary of his now famous adventure. Learn new angles to the story that you may have never learned in school and discover how the humble silversmith became famous......More