When Paul, Sarah, Rachel, or any Revere found a tear in their clothing, what did they do next? Today’s guest, Emily Whitted, is examining early American textile repair for her dissertation. Her research touches on cultural, economic, and military history and has brought her into the collections of a wide range of museums. To finish out Season 5 of Revere House Radio, interpreters Derek and Greg discuss some of the details that help them and our visitors see Paul Revere as a real person.

• Some information on our Facebook page about the sampler made by Revere’s great-granddaughter
• Book: The Needle’s Eye: Women and Work in the Age of Revolution, by Marla Miller (2006)
• Explore the University of Rhode Island’s textile collection online
• A brief summary of different ways the Revere House has been used over the years

https://www.paulreverehouse.org/

“He was a fan!” today’s guest says about Paul Revere’s relationship to Freemasonry. Hilary Anderson Stelling is the Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library in Lexington, MA. We discuss Freemasonry in Revere’s life and in the Revolution, silver and paper objects Revere made for a number of lodges, and how Revere shows up in all kinds of other objects. Additionally, interpreters Derek and Kathryn talk about the novel Johnny Tremain, which was written by a biographer of Paul Revere and was the inspiration for a Disney movie and part of the inspiration for Liberty Square in the Disney parks.

• Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
• An example of the jewels we discuss
• A second example
• The Masonic summons we discuss
• The can of tomatoes
• The matchbox
• There are a number of editions of Johnny Tremain and Forbes’s biography of Revere on the Internet Archive, and we also sell them in our gift shop.

https://www.paulreverehouse.org/

The North End is geographically one of the smallest neighborhoods in Boston, but it has a big personality. Dr. Jessica Dello Russo is a native North Ender and therefore a neighbor of the Paul Revere House. In today’s episode, she discusses her experiences seeing the neighborhood change over the decades, her background as an archaeologist, and history shared by the North End Historical Society. To close out the show, high school interns Erin and Elena talk about the perspectives they gained by spending a week learning about the Paul Revere House.

• The North End neighborhood on Google maps
• St. Leonard’s Church virtual tour. Created by the church, this tour has information about the religious meaning of visual elements in the space, but it is also a good visual resource for people who have not been inside a church like this one.
• North End Historical Society
• Streaming film “Boston’s North End: An Italian American Story”
• Mr. Revere and I by Robert Lawson on The Internet Archive

https://www.paulreverehouse.org/