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SUMMARY:Revolution 250 Podcast - Tea with James Fichter
DESCRIPTION:Revolution 250 presents: \nTea with James Fitcher \nThe 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 with Professor James R. Fichter of Hong Kong University and author of the forthcoming “Tea; Consumption\, Politics\, and Revolution\, 1773 – 1776. \nThis Facebook live event can be viewed here: https://fb.me/e/gX5DsyBe7 \n 
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/revolution-250-podcast-tea-with-james-fichter
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SUMMARY:Warren Historical Society hosts "The Boston Tea Party"
DESCRIPTION: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. \nKristin will not only discuss the details of the Boston Tea Party\, but the process of researching the geneaological backgrounds of those involved and the challenges of creating a list of participants–many of whom swore an oath of secrecy. \nKristin Harris oversees the newly launched Boston Tea Party Descendants Program in partnership with American Ancestors/New England Historic Geneaological Society which launched in March of 2023. \nThis event takes place on: \nTuesday September 5th\, 2023 \nDr. Campbell House and Museum \n225 Main Street \nWarren\, ME 04864 \n7:00pm \n  \nAbout the speaker: \n \nKristin Harris is the Research Coordinator for the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum\, and is responsible for overseeing both the Boston Tea Party Participant Marker Program\, and the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program. Harris has been with the museum for almost 7 years\, working as an interpreter\, Lead Actor\, and Research Coordinator throughout her time there. Kristin holds an M.A. in American Studies from UMass Boston\, and a B.A. in American Studies/Early American History from Penn State Abington. Her primary area of research has involved the study of death and popular culture\, and how mourning practices and belief in the supernatural have shaped society throughout American history. \nHarris has been working in public history for over a decade\, and has worked with many historic sites\, arts programs\, and tour companies in Salem\, Massachusetts\, and consulted for the Peabody Essex Museum as a community consultant on sharing the history of the Salem Witch Trials. \nIn addition to her work with the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum\, Harris is also the consulting historian\, and co-writer for an immersive theater company\, Intramersive Media located in Salem which has been featured in the New York Times for their work in virtual game experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/warren-historical-society-hosts-the-boston-tea-party
LOCATION:Dr. Campbell House & Museum\, 225 Main Street\, Warren\, ME\, 04864\, United States
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SUMMARY:“Poetic Legacies: Interpreting New Texts from Writers Inspired by Phillis Wheatley Peters”
DESCRIPTION: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)\nhosted by Dean Sonja Watson. TCU Library; Zoom webinar. \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/phillis-wheatley-peters-poetic-legacies-tickets-695666225407?aff=oddtdtcreator \n 
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/poetic-legacies-interpreting-new-texts-from-writers-inspired-by-phillis-wheatley-peters
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SUMMARY:A Revolutionary Encounter in London: A Conversation Between Phillis Wheatley and Bejamin Franklin
DESCRIPTION:A performance of the historically-based play written and directed by Debra Wiess \nFeaturing actors Cathryn Philippe and Josiah George \nMay 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 British capital she was feted and entertained\, the toast of the town\, meeting many notables\, among them Benjamin Franklin. This historically-based drama depicts the little-known meeting of these two icons of American Colonial History late one summer afternoon. 2023 marks the 250th anniversary of their historic meeting\, as well as the publication of her book of poems  and her emancipation later in the year. \nThis live theatrical performance will take place at the Old South Presbyterian Church \nSunday September 17\, 2023 \n29 Federal Street \nNewburyport\, MA 01950 \nFREE General Admission (Donations greatly appreciated) \nDoors at 1:30pm \nPresentation begins at 2:00pm \nDebbie Wiess (author & director) is a Boston-based writer\, who writes plays and poetry\, in French as well as English. Her work in both languages has been presented throughout the US and abroad in traditional theatres\, alternative spaces\, on the radio\, cable and internet. She is a published author\, and several of her plays have won awards. In addition to writing\, she directs and produces\, projects and events.  She particularly enjoys writing on subjects concerning the Arts and Literature\, as well intriguing encounters. She is thrilled to be presenting her one-act play A REVOLUTIONARY ENCOUNTER IN LONDON about Phillis Wheatley and Benjamin Franklin’s meeting in London summer 1773.
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/a-revolutionary-encounter-in-london-a-conversation-between-phillis-wheatley-and-bejamin-franklin
LOCATION:Old South Presbyterian Church\, 29 Federal Street\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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SUMMARY:Emerging Revolutionary War Presents: "The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America" with Dr. Benjamin Carp
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\n\nDr. Carp currently holds the Daniel M. Lyons Chair in American History at Brooklyn College as a member of its History Department and is affiliated Faculty in the History Program of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He specializes in the history of the American Revolution and the eighteenth century\, particularly in the seaport cities of eastern North America. He has written about firefighting\, gunpowder explosions\, fear\, Quaker merchants in Charleston\, Benjamin Franklin\, and Thomas Jefferson’s Embargo of 1807–1809.\n\n\nJoin ERW for a great discussion on the history of the Boston Tea Party\, the complicated genesis of the event\, its implications globally and dispelling some myths.\n\n\nTo watch the live steam click here:  https://fb.me/e/3qjaEVwuU
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SUMMARY:Boston Tea Party Participant Commemoration: Kilkenny\, Ireland
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThomas White emigrated to America in 1771 and joined the Sons of Liberty in Boston. Until now\, his participation in the historic Boston Tea Party has largely gone unmarked in Kilkenny\, Ireland. \nThis year marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and on Sunday\, September 24th a commemorative event will take place in Rothe House & Garden\, Parliament St Kilkenny. Rothe House is an early-modern townhouse that once belonged to John Rothe\, one of the wealthiest merchants in Kilkenny. Built in 1594\, Rothe House now welcomes guests from all over the world. In addition to guided tours of the houses and collections\, Rothe House is the center for Kilkenny family history research and provides a genealogy service for those with Kilkenny roots. It is fitting that this is the location for this commemorative event. \nThe event will take place at 2pm on Sunday 24th September with a piper\, costumed re-enactors\, and remarks from several guest speakers. \nRothe House & Garden \nParliament Street \nKilkenny\, Ireland \nR95 P89C
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/boston-tea-party-participant-commemoration-kilkenny-ireland
LOCATION:Rothe House and Garden\, Parliament Street\, Kilkenny\, R95 P89C\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Boston Tea Party Participant Commemoration: Paris\, France
DESCRIPTION: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 16\, 1773. \nThe ceremony will take place on Friday September 29\, 2023 at 10:30 am and will take place at: \nPère Lachaise Cemetery \n16 rue du Repos \n75020 Paris\, France \nThe ceremony will begin promptly at 10:30 am at the site of James Swan’s\ngrave. There is no stone marking the area\, but the grave is located at the corner\nof section 41 on the Chemin des Anglais\, maps to the site will be available at\nthe gate. \nRemarks will be made by the follow speakers: \nCatherine Armand (Regent – Rochambeau Chapter of the Daughters of\nthe American Revolution – Paris) \nEvan O’Brien (Creative Manager – Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum\,\nBoston\, Massachusetts\, USA) \nJonathan Lane (Executive Director – Revolution 250\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, USA) \nErika Vause Ph.D. (Associate Professor – St. John’s University\, New\nYork\, USA) \n  \n \n \n 
URL:https://www.december16.org/event/boston-tea-party-participant-commemoration-paris-france
LOCATION:Père Lachaise Cemetery\, 16 rue du Repos\, Paris\, 75020\, France
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