What was once a bustling community of artisans and merchants became home to enormous numbers of Irish, Eastern European and Italian immigrants. Along with many other nearby houses, the Revere house was converted to a boarding house, with apartments on the upper floors and shops on the first. Children see for themselves as they participate in an interactive slide program, then explore the Revere House and the twisting streets and alleyways of the North End, discovering tangible evidence of the area's rich immigrant history. Pre-visit materials provided. After Paul Revere made his midnight ride, he couldn t return to Boston for fear of being arrested.
Children find out as two students don reproduction clothing, taking on the roles of Revere children.
Inside the Revere House students search for items the family may have taken with them when they evacuated Boston, and imagine what life was like for Paul Jr., left behind to guard the house against marauding British soldiers. The program concludes with a game Paul Jr. may have played to pass the time during the siege of Boston. Two programs may be scheduled concurrently. Paul Revere's Boston Explore the neighborhood where Paul Revere lived and worked. This tour includes stops at the locations of Revere's silver shop and foundry, Robert Newman's house, Copp's Hill Cemetery and the Old North Church.