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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 11h

Spending Saturday in Boston this weekend? Come tap your toes to colonial era Dance Tunes and Love Songs at the Paul Revere House from 1:00 - 3:00 PM! You won't regret it! www.facebook.com/share/1BhMCC...

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 1d

Another #WalksOnWednesday in October? Must be another “close to home” pic to share! 😆 Many people are surprised to learn that October is one of our busiest months - comparable to June and August in some years!

Gray cloudy sky above an urban street scene of a row of buildings including a two story seventeenth century gray clapboarded wooden house and an abutting tall late 19th century building with a gift shop on the ground floor and apartments above.

The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoy popular tunes of his era AND music inspired by his actions, as well as reflections on Revere and his legacy from our Massachusetts Poet Laureate, Regie Gibson. Reserve your spot today: bit.ly/48jRUw9y

ont page of a musical piece showing a man in 18th century clothing on a horse calling out to the people in the street behind him. Tones are blues and grays with red trim and mostly black writing in yellow banners. The title reads "Paul Revere's Ride: March Twostep"

The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 2d

Don't miss our last signature 250th #RidingToRevolution event of the year this November! Join us for a FREE concert, sponsored by our friends at the Freedom Trail Foundation, to commemorate Paul Revere's Midnight Ride. www.facebook.com/share/1BXHXK...

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 3d

Happy #MuseumShopMonday! This month we’re focusing on #MidnightRide content as we continue our 250th commemorations, so it seemed auspicious to start with a classic: David Hackett Fischer’s “Paul Revere’s Ride” bit.ly/4a8r2MU #RidingToRevolution

Paul Revere's Ride - Paul Revere House

$25.99 The definitive work on Paul Revere's Ride. Paperback; Non-Fiction; 445 pages.

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 6d

Only a few comfrey blooms are showing currently but they do bring us cheer in this Fall season! #FlowerFriday

Close up of wide, veined green leaves with a few small purple, bell shaped flowers dangling down from fuzzy green stems.

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 7d

We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer Lee to the Paul Revere House for the first time to demonstrate bark basket making for visitors between 1:00 and 3:00 PM on Saturday, October 4th. She will also have previously produced goods for sale! www.facebook.com/share/16hHXQ...

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 8d

Please note, as an independent, private nonprofit, the Paul Revere House is and will remain open during the Federal government shutdown. Most of our fellow @TheFreedomTrail sites and partners are also open as usual.

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A gray clapboarded 17th century two story house with a an ell viewed across a brick courtyard filled with a pear tree and raised garden beds.

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 9d

Join us on the @GBHForumNetwork YouTube channel now for our live-streamed talk from @BillSchulz on his Midnight Rider ancestor, William Dawes! bit.ly/3Krf4GR

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 10d

We have a very special #MuseumShopMonday to share today… after a very long wait Esther Forbes’ classic biography of Paul Revere is back in print and back on our shop shelves! Order your copy today! bit.ly/3VHCIRR

Paul Revere and the World He Lived In - Paul Revere House

$31.99 This vivid account of the life and times of Paul Revere was first published in 1942 to great acclaim and a Pulitzer Prize. An elegant storyteller and expert historian, Esther Forbes paints a m...

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 13d

Our Lavender flowers are enjoying a fall resurgence! Happy #FlowerFriday from our garden in the heart of the #NorthEnd. :)

Row of silvery gray green lavender plants with thin stems rising up topped with clusters of tight dark purple flowers in a raised brick garden bed. Red, white, and blue bunting is visible in the background of the courtyard setting.

Close up view of clusters of dark purple lavender blossoms above silvery greenery.

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 13d

Visitors arriving tomorrow between 1:00 and 3:00 will be able to enjoy the music of the 18th century, played on instruments painstakingly copied from period originals by our multi-talented musician, R.P. Hale! www.facebook.com/share/17AFqg...

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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 13d

We created Boston Family Days to guarantee every kid growing up in Boston can bring their family to museums/aquarium/zoo for free. 65,000+ free visits so far!

Now we’ve added free performing arts access so our students are at every major stage in our city. Thank you to all our amazing partners!

Free museum days program for Boston students expands to include performing arts

Boston students can now score free tickets to the Boston Ballet, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and other performing art institutions.

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 15d

We love history AND the Bruins! Thanks to @ma250.bsky.social for bringing Minty to the PRH - so glad he enjoyed his tour with our Curator, David!

Boston Bruins twitter mirror @bruinsnhlbot.bsky.social · 15d

Minty loves some history.

Get an inside look at Fraser Minten's day exploring the Paul Revere House.

#MA250 | #NHLBruins

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 15d

Kind of a gray day but we’re always happy to see this view. Turns out Fall is also a busy season for us, so not a very long stroll for #WalksOnWednesday this week… maybe next week!

Stretch of an urban street lined with stone pavers and a brick lined sidewalk. In the middle a brick wall opens to reveal a gray wooden booth like structure. On the right is a two story gray clapboarded 17th century house and on the left is a long brick structure mostly out of the frame. A few people mill about on the sidewalk.

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 16d

We are looking forward to a wonderful (FREE) talk in Lexington at the fascinating Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, on October 16, at 6:00 PM, where WPI Prof. Steven Bullock will illuminate how participating in Masonic culture shaped Paul Revere's life. #RidingToRevolution bit.ly/3KBBKUL

Background is a sepia toned image of an engraving made in the 18th century with the largest legible word being Brother in script near the top. Overlaid on that is a blue box with gold writing which says: Within the Compass of Good Citizens: Paul Revere's Masonic Journey" and then the date in white October 16, 6 PM and SRMML. org at the bottom.

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 17d

We are in full on back-to-school season here, which is the perfect time to pick up a copy of the Jean Fritz classic: "And then What Happened, Paul Revere?" for any young history lovers in your life! #MuseumShopMonday bit.ly/3x2AbmT

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? - Paul Revere House

$8.99 By Jean Fritz. A noted children's author takes a creative look at Revere's ride. Many illustrations make this a fun and educational book for children. Paperback, 47 pp. Ages 6-10.

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Old North @oldnorth1723.bsky.social · 17d

On this day in 1940, Boston’s Paul Revere statue was unveiled!

Around 8,000 people gathered to watch the big reveal, including the statue’s sculptor, 79-year-old Cyrus Dallin. He had waited 55 years since a committee had first selected his design to see the statue displayed.

The Paul Revere statue in Boston's North End with the Old North Church in the background.

A photo of Cyrus Dallin working on a model of the Paul Revere statue.

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 20d

Holding on to the last vestiges of summer on #FlowerFriday… 🐝

Bright yellow blossoms extend out from the stems of a tall green plant with long thin leaves against a background of a brick courtyard.

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 21d

Don't miss this rare opportunity to see a Revere letter up close and learn about the Revere family's experiences during the Siege of Boston, 250 years ago this year! Included with admission between 1:00 and 3:00 on Saturday this weekend. www.facebook.com/share/1EEr9r...

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 22d

Taking an indoor #WalksOnWednesday today to feature a very rare Paul Revere letter, currently on loan to us from Bruce R. Bartlett and only on display in our Visitor Center this month! Revere wrote it to his son Joseph Warren Revere in June of 1810. Come see it if you can!

Close up image of Paul Revere's signature at the bottom of a letter written in cursive in now brownish ink.

An 18th century handwritten letter in brown ink, written in cursive on off white paper.

A shelf in an exhibit case with a letter on the right side and wooden painted fish weathervane in the shape of a cod on the right.

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 23d

Join us in watching the first of our The Lowell Institute Lecture Series from @boston1775.bsky.social tonight at 6:30 via GBH Forum Network's YouTube livestream: bit.ly/42glfUr

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Old North @oldnorth1723.bsky.social · 24d

Since 1943, the historical fiction book "Johnny Tremain" has captivated generations of young readers.

This Wednesday, we're hosting a book chat on Zoom all about this beloved novel! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-chat-...

The book "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Forbes.

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 24d

All of our talks will be in a hybrid format this year, come in person to Suffolk Law School's Smith Commons to listen in person, or watch online live or later via @wgbh.org Forum Network's livestream recording. Don't miss @boston1775.bsky.social tomorrow at 6:30! bit.ly/42glfUr

Lost and Legendary Riders

With J.L. Bell, Historian. Beyond Paul Revere and his companions, Americans have passed along stories of other notable riders on April 19, 1775. Historian J. L. Bell investigates the facts and fictio...

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The Paul Revere House @paulreverehouse.bsky.social · 24d

Our annual Lowell Lecture Series starts tomorrow & this year it is aptly titled "Whose Midnight Ride? Reflections on the 250th Anniversary of the Famous Ride" so for #MuseumShopMonday we present our publication "Paul Revere's Ride: An Illustrated History": bit.ly/4l1PK7W

Paul Revere's Ride: An Illustrated History - Paul Revere House

$15.00 This book’s extensively documented and evocative illustrations, created by artist and author Cortney Skinner, illustrate Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride as it happened, incorporating details from ...

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