Evacuation Day at 250: The Moment Boston Changed the Course of the Revolution
For many in Massachusetts, March 17 evokes more than just St. Patrick’s Day. It is Evacuation Day, a holiday that commemorates a pivotal moment in early American history, when British […]
Revolutionary Women: Massachusetts Pioneers Who Shaped Industry, Culture, and the Nation
Massachusetts has always been a place where new ideas take root and bold leadership changes the course of history. Across every region of the state, from Boston to the Berkshires, […]
She Was There: Honoring the Black Women Who Helped Build Revolutionary Massachusetts
Photo credit: A statue of Elizabeth Freeman courtesy of The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Black History Month invites us to look beyond familiar names and […]
Revolutionary Romance: How Massachusetts Created the Modern Valentine’s Day Card
Photo credit: Valentine, Esther Howland, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Massachusetts is a place built on firsts. The first public park. The first public library. The first subway system. The first […]
The Concord Colonial Inn, A Witness to Revolution
The Concord Colonial Inn has stood at the heart of Concord, Massachusetts since 1716, long before the first shots of the American Revolution echoed across the town green. Known during […]
Deborah Sampson and the Courage to Serve
Deborah Sampson’s Revolutionary War service challenges nearly every assumption about who fought for American independence. Born in 1760 in Plympton, Massachusetts, Sampson grew up in poverty and worked as an […]
The Knox Cannon March: A December Journey That Changed the War
In early December 1775, as deep winter began settling over New England, a young bookseller-turned-artilleryman set out on one of the most daring logistical missions in American history.
The Winter Washington Chose Cambridge: A Turning Point in the Siege of Boston
By the end of 1775, the Continental Army had settled into a tense standoff around Boston. The siege had begun in April and persisted through summer and fall with no decisive breakthrough.
Mercy Otis Warren: The Revolutionary Voice Too Often Left Out
When we think of the American Revolution, the names that come most readily to mind are Washington, Adams, Revere, and Franklin. But history is also shaped by those whose voices […]
Phillis Wheatley: A Revolutionary Voice in Verse
When the American colonies were still fighting for independence, a young enslaved woman in Boston was quietly making history with her pen. Phillis Wheatley, the first African American and one […]
