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SUMMARY:Boston Tea Party Descendants Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Boston Tea Party Descendants Meet & Greet \nAre you a Descendant of a Participant in the Boston Tea Party? Join us in the Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf on Sunday December 17th after the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party\nfor an informal meet and greet and speaker series. This is a FREE event\, though registration is required on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nTime: 10:30 am Check-In and Social \nPlace: Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf – 280 Congress St\, Boston\, MA 02210 – 2nd Floor on the right at the top of the stairs. Register to meet fellow Descendants of Boston Tea Party participants\, hear from genealogists and researchers who started the program\, and listen to some descendants as they share their family history journey. \nREGISTER HERE: Boston Tea Party Descendants Meet & Greet (google.com) \nThere will be opportunities to sign up for a time slot with a genealogist from American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society if you need application assistance for the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program\, or just want to confirm your research\, or need help. To sign up for the Meet & Greet and Speaker Series\, or genealogy workshop\, simply click on the Google Form Link below\, and select what you would like to attend. \nYou do not need to sign up for a genealogy workshop to attend the Meet & Greet and Speaker series. They are optional. \nWe will also have the capability to digitize primary documents. Do you have research or documents to share? Bring them with you! We will scan them free of charge\, and send you the high-resolution images. \nThis is a FREE event\, simply choose which category you would like to register under. \nRun of Events: \n10:30 am – Check in and tea social\nEnjoy a special Abigail’s tea blend from the tea room at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum\, scones and baked goods\, and mingle with other descendants. \n11:00 am – Speaking Program\nWelcome and Intro – Kristin Harris – Research Coordinator\, Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum \nResearching Boston Tea Party Participants – Lindsay Fulton – Vice President of Research and Library Services\, American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society \nInterpreting the 18th Century as a Descendant – Justin Peavey – Historical Interpreter\, Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum; Genealogist \nMary Crane\, the Forgotten Ancestor – Ashley Morin\, Boston Tea Party Descendants Program Lineage Member and descendant of Boston Tea Party Participant John Crane \n12pm-1pm – Lunch Break for Genealogists and Guests – Guests are free to stay and mingle if they wish. \n1:00pm – 3:00 pm – Rolling Genealogy Sessions/Document Scanning\nYou may sign up for a time slot during the speaking program if you would like\, or sign up for a slot afterward\, space pending. \n20 minute blocks; 10 minute buffer between each slot. \nA special thanks to our expert genealogists from American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society:\nLindsay Fulton – Vice President of Library and Research Services\nDavid Allen Lambert – Chief Genealogist\nMelanie McComb – Senior Genealogist \nGenealogy Workshop Categories:\n1. Application/Research Help – for those hoping to apply to the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program\, but need application help or guidance.\n– 4 slots available at 1:00pm\, 1:30pm\, 2:00pm\, and 2:30pm \n2. Genealogical Research Help – for those who have a lead on a Boston Tea Party ancestor\, but need to confirm lineage\, or just want some genealogy help to confirm an ancestor.\n-4 slots available at 1:00pm\, 1:30pm\, 2:00pm\, 2:30pm \n3. Application Processing – for people who would like to bring their materials in person to be scanned/submitted. We will have the capability of processing payment in person for the application fee.\n– 4 slots available at 1:00pm\, 1:30pm\, 2:00pm\, 2:30pm \n4. Document Digitization – For those who wish to have high-resolution\, digital copies of family papers/original documents pertaining to their Boston Tea Party Ancestor\, and are willing\nto sign a release form for the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program to use images of documents in an online portal available to members of the program. We will send you the high\nresolution images.\n– Rolling/as needed at Application Processing Station \nMore information on the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program as well as Application Manual\nand PDF fillable Application can be found here: https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-party-descendants
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/boston-tea-party-descendants-meet-greet
LOCATION:Atlantic Wharf\, 290 Congress Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meet "The Express that went from hence. . . After the Destruction of the Tea"
DESCRIPTION:Sunday December 17\, 2023 \n1:00pm\, 1:45pm\, & 2:30pm \nJoin The Paul Revere House to mark the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s first documented “Ride!” Though best known for his Midnight Ride on April 18th\, 1775\, Paul Revere actually began his brief career “riding Express” as a courier for the patriot movement on December 17th\, 1773\, the day after the now infamous Boston Tea Party. If you are in town for the many Tea Party anniversary festivities\, you will not want to miss hearing about what happened next from the famous messenger himself\, as portrayed by Michael Lepage\, during three performances in our Revere Room. Included with admission to the museum. \nHistorian and author\, James R. Fichter\, visiting from his role as Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong\, will also be signing his new book\, Tea: Consumption\, Politics\, and Revolution\, 1773-1776 in the second floor exhibit area. \n \nAbout the Paul Revere House: \nThe Paul Revere House is open daily with the exception of the winter holidays of Thanksgiving\, December 24 and 25\, and New Year’s Day. Please see paulreverehouse.org for our current hours.  \nAdult admission is $6.00\, $5.50 for seniors and college students\, and $1.00 for children 5-17. Members and North End residents admitted free at all times.  \nOn the Freedom Trail\, in Boston’s historic North End\, the Revere House was home to patriot and silversmith Paul Revere from 1770 to 1800. Revere left from the house in 1775 to begin the ride \nthat Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized in the poem\, “Paul Revere’s Ride.” Built c. 1680\, the Revere House is the oldest building in downtown Boston.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/meet-the-express-that-went-from-hence-after-the-destruction-of-the-tea
LOCATION:Paul Revere House\, 19 North Square\, Boston\, MA\, 02113\, United States
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SUMMARY:National Parks of Boston Special Boston Tea Party 250th Programming
DESCRIPTION:On December 17\, 2023\, join the National Parks of Boston at the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall for compelling reenactments of two historic meetings to commemorate the landmark 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. \nInspired by real words spoken in Faneuil Hall and around Boston\, hear arguments about destruction of private property\, historical memory\, and the role of a citizen when facing injustice. Debate with your fellow audience members and vote on the issue. Make your voice be heard! \nBoth programs are free\, open to the public for all ages\, and last 30-45 minutes. \nResponse to the Destruction of the Tea (1:00pm) \nOn December 16\, 1773\, Bostonians boarded three tea ships at Griffins Wharf and dumped over 300 chests of tea into the harbor to protest a tax placed upon tea. In response to the destruction of over 90\,000 pounds of East India Company Property\, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts which closed the Port of Boston until the tea was paid for. \nIn May of 1774 Bostonians gathered in the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall to vote on their response to the closing of the Port of Boston. Should Bostonians vote to pay for the destroyed private property and reopen the port? Or should they endorse a boycott of British goods and continue protesting Parliament? \n1873 Women’s Tea Party (3:00pm) \nOn December 15\, 1873\, Boston’s suffragists held a massive rally in the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall. The New England Women’s Suffrage Association organized the “Woman’s Tea Party” nearly 100 years after the Boston Tea Party to advocate for women to gain the right to vote. Leading suffragists\, who saw themselves as true inheritors of the legacy of the American Revolution\, delivered rousing speeches to a crowd of more than three thousand. \nAt the conclusion of the meeting\, those in attendance voted on a resolution. Should they continue to fight for women’s suffrage? \nVisit: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/boston-tea-party-250.htm#:~:text=Celebrate%20the%20250th%20anniversary%20of\,of%20the%20Boston%20Tea%20Party. for more information.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/national-parks-of-boston-special-boston-tea-party-250th-programming
LOCATION:Faneuil Hall\, Boston\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tea: A Medley of History\, Anecdotes\, and Stories
DESCRIPTION:Tea: A Medley of History\, Anecdotes and Stories\n\n\n\n\nLecture by historian Anthony Sammarco\nSponsored by the North End Historical Society of Boston\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 10 (Wednesday)\, 2024\nat 6:00 PM North End Branch of the Boston Public Library\n\n\n\n\nThis lecture on tea is a fascinating look at how tea has been enjoyed over the centuries\, from its origins in China and India as the Camellia sinensis—an evergreen growing primarily in tropical and sub-tropical climates— to its adoption by Britain and its colonies in the eighteenth century as the drink of choice. Once the drink of choice in Britain and its colonies\, it even was once part of the Boston Tea Party on December 16 in 1773 that led up to the American Revolution.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/tea-a-medley-of-history-anecdotes-and-stories
LOCATION:North End Branch of the Boston Public Library\, 25 Parmenter St\, Boston\, MA\, 02113\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reactions to The Boston Tea Party in South Shore Towns
DESCRIPTION:Join historian and author John Galluzzo at the Dyer Memorial Library in Abington\, MA for this *FREE* event on Sunday\, June 9\, 2024 at 12:00 PM.\n\nDiscover how local communities in South Shore Massachusetts responded to this pivotal moment in American history!\n\nThis is just one of the many wonderful Abington Celebrates events marking the founding of the Town of Abington\, Massachusetts on June 10\, 1712.\n\nFor more details: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/46Grv4rjrxSbc3HN/
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/reactions-to-the-boston-tea-party-in-south-shore-towns
LOCATION:Dyer Memorial Library\, 28 Centre Avenue\, Abington\, MA\, 02351\, United States
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