The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and Revolution 250 will partner with the community of New Hartford, New York and the New Hartford Historical Society to place a commemorative marker at the grave of Boston Tea Party Participant Thomas Dana Jr. on Tuesday July 11, 2023 at 2:30pm at New Hartford Burial Ground. Forest […]
The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and Revolution 250 will partner with the community of Richfield Springs, New York to place a commemorative marker at the grave of Boston Tea Party Participant George Robert Twelves Hewes in Lakeview Cemetery in Richfield Springs, New York. Lakeview Cemetery is located at 145 Cemetery Road, Richfield Springs, […]
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by The Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts on December 16, 1773. Considered by many historians to be the start of the American Revolution, it was an event with huge consequences for Britain and the Colonies. 250th Anniversary Boston Tea Party celebrations are being held across […]
The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and Revolution 250 will partner with the Town of Hopkinton, MA to place a commemorative grave marker at the grave of John Dickman, recognizing him as a participant in the event known as the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. The ceremony will begin promptly at 11:00 […]
The Boston Tea Party: An Overview at The Historic Winslow House 2023 marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, an event that forever changed the course of American history. Join Evan O’Brien, Creative Manager of the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, for a brief overview of the Destruction of the Tea, its […]
The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and Revolution 250 will partner with the community of Providence, Rhode Island to place a commemorative grave marker at the grave of John Spurr, recognizing him as a participant in the event known as the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. The ceremony will take place on […]
Revolution 250 presents: Tea with James Fitcher The 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party gives us an opportunity to explore the East India Tea Company, tea as a commodity, and how other American communities dealt with the arrival of the tea following the passage of the Tea Act. Join Professor Robert Allison in conversation […]
The Warren Historical Society in Warren, Maine will host Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Research Coordinator Kristin Harris for a presentation about the Boston Tea Party and Boston Tea Party Participant Col. Benjamin Burton. Kristin will not only discuss the details of the Boston Tea Party, but the process of researching the geneaological backgrounds […]
Dr. Drea Brown/Dear Girl: A Reckoning (Gold Line Press/USC, 2015); and Alison Clarke/Phillis (U of Calgary Press) (organizer: Dr. Sarah Robbins/TCU) moderated by Aruni Kashyap (UGA) hosted by Dean Sonja Watson. TCU Library; Zoom webinar. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/phillis-wheatley-peters-poetic-legacies-tickets-695666225407?aff=oddtdtcreator
A performance of the historically-based play written and directed by Debra Wiess Featuring actors Cathryn Philippe and Josiah George May 8, 1773 enslaved African poet Phillis Wheatley left Boston for London for the publication of her book of poetry Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, coming out later that summer. During her 6-week stay in the […]