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Women Speaking Softly: Female Voices of the Boston Massacre
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Katie Turner Getty “Fire! Fire! You dare not fire!” “Cowardly rascals!” “Lobsters!” Shouts pierced the icy stillness of the night as a raucous crowd gathered in Boston’s King Street on the night of March … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Common Soldier, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Revolutionary War
Tagged 29th Regiment of Foot, Boston, Boston Gazette, Boston Massacre, Captain Preston, Custom House, Elizabeth Avery, Freedom Trail, Jane Whitehouse, John Adams, Katie Turner Getty, King Street, Long Wharf, Paul Revere, Women History Month, Women in the Revolution
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A Tribute to Robert Treat Paine
The city of Boston, Massachusetts is steeped in American Revolutionary War history. The city has designed an entire trail–the “Freedom Trail”–a footpath that leads interested visitors around the city to the areas of most importance. Yet, some history, is just, … Continue reading
Posted in Continental Congress, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Independence, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Boston, Boston Massacre, Declaration of Independence, John Adams, Olive Branch Petition, Robert Treat Paine, Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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The Boston Massacre
The night was chilly, snow laid on the streets and walks of Boston, and the cold air kept people bundled up around the port town of Massachusetts colony. Yet, the cold air could not dampen was the seething resentment a … Continue reading
