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  • Friday, December 16, 6:30 pm – 243rd Boston Tea Party Reenactment

    Celebrate the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party – take on the role of a Patriot or a Loyalist as you join more than 100 reenactors to bring to life the famous tax protest that sparked a revolution.

    Events begin at Old South Meeting House, where over 100 volunteer re-enactors portray Patriots such as Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock as they recreate the events of Dec. 16, 1773, when more than 5,000 colonists gathered here to voice concerns on a moonlit night.

    After the debate, you can join the procession, complete with fifes and drums, down to Griffin’s Wharf, and watch as the tea is dumped into Boston Harbor.

    When: Friday, December 16, 6:30pm (rain or shine)
    Where: Old South Meeting House
    Closest T station: Red and Orange Line/Downtown Crossing; Orange and Blue Line/State
    Parking: Use the Boston Common Garage and walk over – maybe an 8-10 minutes , or check out Boston garages near Government Center
    Cost: $20 (plus service fee)
    More information and tickets: Old South website, www.osmh.org (don’t wait too long to get tickets – this event always sells out)

  • May, 2016 – Boston Preservation Month: Keep the Change

    The Boston Landmarks Commission invites you to learn more about Boston’s history, architecture, archaeology, and historic neighborhoods by participating in Preservation Month activities during the month of May.  For a complete calendar of activities visit http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/PM16%20Calendar_tcm3-53174.pdf.  Here, however, are some highlights, by no means the complete list of lectures and walking tours, but something to whet your appetite:

    Sunday, May 1 – Revitalizing Roxbury’s Meetinghouse: A Presentation and Tour.

    Tuesday, May 3 – Tour of the Boston Custom House with Rosanne Foley, Executive Director of the Boston Landmarks Commission.

    Wednesday, May 4 – A Necessary Haze: Drinking in Colonial America with author Corin Hirsch at Old North Church.

    Thursday, May 5, 6 pm, Boston Public Library: Keynote Event Panel Discussion on how old and new can coexist in Boston, using examples of recent projects at the BPL, the Burnham Building (Filene’s), and in the South End Landmark District.

    Saturday, May 7 – A Lion, A Unicorn, and a Time Capsule: Preservation Surprises at the Old State House, 206 Washington Street

    Wednesday, May 11 – A History of Boston in 50 Artifacts with Joseph Bagley at the Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street.

    Wednesday, May 18 – Restoring USS Constitution, America’s Ship of State, in the 21st Century, at the Charlestown Navy Yard.

    Thursday, May 19 – Art Deco Walking Tour in Boston’s Financial District.

    Wednesday, May 25 – SAVED: Old South Meeting House and Historic Preservation in America, with Erica Lindamood and Alison Frazee, at 310 Washington Street.

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  • Friday, July 2, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – The Colonial Meetinghouses of New England

    Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street, hosts author and photographer Paul Wainwright on Friday, July 2, from 1 – 4, for a book signing and author talk.  Paul’s elegant book A Space for Faith: The Colonial Meetinghouses of New England, contains photographs and essays of New England’s Colonial meetinghouses, which were an important part of American history.  This book is sure to please readers of history and lovers of architecture and fine photography. When built in the 1700s, colonial meetinghouses were the center of both religious and civic life – concepts not at all separate in colonial New England. Paul Wainwright has collected a wealth of images of New England’s surviving colonial meetinghouses that go beyond mere documentation of what these buildings look like – they explore the feeling of “presence” that exists in them. An accompanying essay by noted colonial historian Peter Benes elaborates on the communities that built and used these meetinghouses, and traces a narrative rich in the history and architecture of New England. $35.  Call 603-362-6589 for more information, or log on to www.aspaceforfaith.com.

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