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Press Releases
Exploring the American & French Revolutions Through Lafayette’s Sword: A Material Memory Program from Revolutionary Spaces
Historian and anthropologist in conversation with community members explore 18th-century sword brought to Revolutionary-era America by the Marquis de Lafayette – April 17, Old South Meeting House
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Revolutionary Spaces to Honor Community Changemakers for Their Commitment to Civic Action and Representation
Limited Tickets Available to the Reenactment of the Meeting of the Body of the People at Old South Meeting House.
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Revolutionary Spaces Announces Tickets On-Sale for Boston Tea Party 250th Anniversary Commemoration
Limited Tickets Available to the Reenactment of the Meeting of the Body of the People at Old South Meeting House.
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Phillis In Boston, Play Celebrating African American Poet and Prodigy Phillis Wheatley’s Revolutionary Legacy, Opens Nov 3 at the Old South Meeting House
Free festival presented by Revolutionary Spaces kicks off 250th Tea Party Commemoration.
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Raising Voices Festival: A Celebration of Music, Art, and the Power of Protest to Provide a Weekend of Free Music & Arts in Downtown Boston on Sept 23 and 24
Free festival presented by Revolutionary Spaces kicks off 250th Tea Party Commemoration.
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Revolutionary Spaces Mounts New Exhibit Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
Impassioned Destruction: Politics, Vandalism, and the Boston Tea Party opens at the Old State House.
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2024
- December 13, 2024 - Old South Meeting House hosts reenactment of debate that sparked the Boston Tea Party
- December 13, 2024 - Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 16-22
- December 12, 2024 - Engelbert Humperdinck, the Boston Tea Party's anniversary, and Mahesh Daas
- November 14, 2024 - Top Historical Things to Do in Boston: A Guide to American History
- November 13, 2024 - Legacy Fund for Boston Leverages $600,000 From Local Real Estate Mitigation Funds to Help Preserve City's Historic Character
- October 4, 2024 - PR Newswire: Boston Globe Media hosts In-Depth Conversation about the 2024 Presidential Election at Old South Meeting House on October 17
- September 24, 2024 - "Unfulfilled Promise": Old State House exhibit explores Boston busing history
- September 20, 2024 - NBC 10: What's up with the ‘pretty awful' smell in Boston's Downtown Crossing?
- September 17, 2024 -The Boston Globe: 100 people sworn in as new US citizens during ceremony at Boston’s Old South Meeting House
- September 8, 2024 - Banker & Tradesman: Reclaim Boston’s Brand with Big Changes to Historic Area
- September 4, 2024 - The Boston Globe: Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond
- August 18, 2024 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Massachusetts is filled with history. Here are 10 historic places you can visit
- July 31, 2024 - WBUR Radio Boston: Short film looks at Boston's role in state-sanctioned scalp bounties on local Indigenous tribes
- July 22, 2024 - The Saturday Evening Post: Considering History: The Troubling Story of Scalp Bounties
- July 4, 2024 - WCVB 5: Boston's historic Fourth of July parade draws visitors from across country
- July 4, 2024 - 7 News Boston: Fourth of July celebrations include parades, fireworks across Massachusetts
- July 4, 2024 - Boston Globe: Your guide to celebrating July 4th in Boston: living history, fireworks, and outdoor fun
- July 4, 2024 - Boston Globe: Pops goes the Fourth! Your guide to Fourth of July fun in Boston
- July 4, 2024 - WBZ News Radio: Boston Kicks Off July 4th Celebrations With City Hall Ceremony And Parade
- July 3, 2024 - Boston Herald: What to know about the Fourth of July celebrations in Boston
- July 3, 2024 - Boston.com: 10 things to do in Boston this weekend
- July 2, 2024 - BU Today: Great Picks for Celebrating the Fourth in the City
- June 27, 2024 - The Boston Globe: A new tour in Boston, an upstate New York escape, and a portable jump starter for summer travels
- June 24, 2024 - Trip Canvas: Boston Historic Sites: 7 Must-See Stops for History Buffs
- June 17, 2024: Passing Thru:Boston’s Secret History Tour: More Than Just Tea Parties
- May 21, 2024 - WBUR Radio Boston: 4 Boston-Area Activists on What Civic Engagement Means to Them
- May 8, 2024 - AOL.com: 39 Landmarks that 'Scream America'
- May 8, 2024 - WBSM1420: World-Altering Event Occurred at this Massachusetts Landmark
- April 23, 2024 - Nazret: 10 Best Tourist Attractions in Boston 2024
- April 11, 2024 - Boston.com:10 things to do with the kids in and around Boston during April break
- March 19, 2024 - GBH: In 'Cost of Living' disabled voices take center stage
2023
- December 20, 2023 - The Boston Globe: What to keep and what to toss in how we view the Boston Tea Party
- December 17, 2023 - WBTV: Boston re-enacts the Boston Tea Party during event’s 250th anniversary
- December 16, 2023 - NPR: 250 years ago, colonists dumped British tea into the Boston harbor
- December 16, 2023 - Fox Nation: Boston Tea Party 250th Anniversary LIVE
- December 15, 2023 - Smithsonian Magazine: The Many Myths of the Boston Tea Party
- December 15, 2023 - The New York Times: The Boston Tea Party Turns 250
- December 14, 2023 - WBUR: The Boston Tea Party at 250: History steeped in myth
- December 14, 2023 - The Washington Post: Boston Tea Party? Rhode Island says its rebellion was first — and just as important
- December 13, 2023 - CBS: Boston Tea Party reenactment Saturday to mark 250th anniversary of historic protest
- December 13, 2023 - Radikaler Ungehorsam! Vor 250 Jahren - die Boston Tea Party-Revolte (Boston Tea Party - Radically disobedient)
- December 12, 2023 - Boston Globe: What’s brewing for the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
- December 12, 2023 - Boston.com: How Boston is marking the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
- December 12, 2023 - TimeOut: The best Boston Tea Party 250th anniversary events
- December 6, 2023 - The Huntington News: Phillis in Boston narrates the struggle for Black freedom
- December 5, 2023 - Broadway World Q&A: Ade Solanke of Phillis In Boston at Revolutionary Spaces
- December 1, 2023 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette:One holiday season party not to miss: the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
- November 21, 2023 - WBUR Radio Boston: Play at Old South Meeting House details Phillis Wheatley's life in Boston in 1773
- November 21, 2023 - The Sleepless Critic: The Wonder of ‘Phillis in Boston’ presented by Revolutionary Spaces
- November 17, 2023 - GBH Basic Black: Unpacking Phillis Wheatley’s life as she’s brought to the stage
- October 25, 2023 - The Bay State Banner: Phillis Wheatley comes to life at Old South Meeting House
- October 23, 2023 - Emerson Today: Regge Life Directing Phillis Wheatley Play
- October 22, 2023 - CityLine: Phillis in Boston - A revolutionary story as the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party approaches
- September 22, 2023 - The Boston Globe: At Raising Voices fest, Taylor Mac will dig into ‘24-Decade History of Popular Music’
- September 21, 2023 - NBC Hub Today: Citywide Raising Voices Festival to celebrate voices of arts revolution
- September 21, 2023 - CBS: Raising Voices Festival commemorates 250th anniversary of Boston Tea Party
- September 21, 2023 - New England Theatre Geek:You Can Lie Down or Get Up and Play: An Interview with Taylor Mac
- September 17, 2023 - WCVB: Discussing legacy of Boston Tea Party with 250th anniversary approaching
- August 4, 2023 - The Boston Globe: Old South Meeting House receives $480,000 in federal money to fix water damage
- August 4, 2023 - MassLive: Building where Boston Tea Party began to get $480K makeover funded by feds
- August 4, 2023 - boston.com: The Old South Meeting House is getting a glow-up, thanks to federal money
- July 18, 2023 - The Boston Globe: ‘Impassioned Destruction’: Exhibit offers new perspective on Boston Tea Party
- July 4, 2023 - AP: In a polarized US, how to define a patriot increasingly depends on who’s being asked
- July 3, 2023 - The New York Times: Will America Be Ready for Its 250th Birthday?
- July 1, 2023 - Boston Herald: The 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party a key focus during Boston’s Harborfest
- March 5, 2023 - GBH: Boston Recognizes the African and Indigenous heritage of the first person killed in the American Revolution
- January 11, 2023 - The Boston Globe: This Fish Swims Upstream-Sacred Cod is carried once again from Old State House to Beacon Hill
2020
- August 7, 2020 – WBUR: A ‘Touchstone’ For Equality And Racial Justice: Reflecting On Crispus Attucks’ Legacy At Old State House
- July 15, 2020 – The Boston Globe: Founding Fathers increasingly viewed through modern lens in time of racial reckoning
- June 4, 2020 – AP: As nation confronts old demons, a 1770 slaying is recalled
- February 18, 2020 – Boston Neighborhood Network News: How Revolutionary Past Speaks to the Present
- February 16, 2020 – WCVB CityLine – CityLine: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020: Crispus Attucks, fallen patriot
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