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 […]
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, ERW is excited to have Dr. Benjamin Carp author of the book "Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America." Dr. Carp's book is one of the preeminent works on the Boston Tea Party. Dr. Carp currently holds the […]
Rothe House & Garden is delighted to welcome the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and Revolution 250 to commemorate Boston Tea Party participant and Kilkenny man, Thomas White with a ceremonial marker, as a part of their 250th Anniversary initiative, the Boston Tea Party Participant Marker Project. Thomas White emigrated to America in 1771 […]
The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and Revolution 250 will partner with The City of Paris, and the Rochambeau Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to place a commemorative marker at the grave of James Swan, recognizing him as a participant in the event known as the Boston Tea Party on December […]
Professor Robert Allison joins the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum for a discussion on the impact of the Boston Tea Party on America's road to Revolution. As the cursed East India Company tea arrives in Boston Harbor between November 28th and December 15th 1773, the town of Boston becomes gripped by the drama of […]
The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and Revolution 250 will partner with the community of Cambridge, MA to place a commemorative grave marker at the grave of John Hicks, recognizing him as a participant in the event known as the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. The ceremony will take place on Friday […]
***PLEASE NOTE: IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE IS NOW SOLD OUT! However, you can register for the live-stream at the link below.*** When John Hancock needed to win people over, he didn't talk about resisting taxes--he served alcohol. He offered rum punch and wine at his home and paid for lavish meals in taverns to bring people together. […]
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, ERW welcomes Revolutionary Spaces to discuss their plans for the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party including their new exhibit on the destruction of propery in public protests. This program will also discuss the important role the Old South Meeting House in the […]