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REVOLUTIONARY
BOSTON
A CITYWIDE
COMMEMORATION
Boston Public Library • 2015
2015 marks the 250th anniversary of the 1765 Stamp
Act crisis, a polarizing event for the North American
colonies and an important prologue to America’s
quest for independence from Great Britain. During
that pivotal year, Boston — long a hub of colonial
commerce and trade — became the epicenter of
unrest and growing opposition to English taxation
without American representation. Over the next two
decades, the “Cradle of Liberty” would be rocked
by war, politics, pox, and patriotism as the thirteen
colonies traveled the long road to the forming of
a new nation.
REVOLUTIONARY BOSTON is a citywide
commemoration of this storied period in Boston and
New England history. Visitors from near and far are
invited to join in the celebration and reengage with
the spirit of revolutionary thinking that first launched
this country through gallery exhibitions, unique
programs, lectures, tours, musical events, lively
reenactments, digital collections, and more.
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EXHIBITIONS
We Are One: Mapping America’s Road
from Revolution to Independence
May 2 – November 29, 2015
McKim Exhibition Hall
Central Library in Copley Square
This extraordinary gallery exhibition explores
the tumultuous events that led thirteen separate
colonies to join together and forge a new nation.
America’s story unfolds from the strife of the
French and Indian War (1754–1763) through
the Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and concludes
with the creation of a new national government
and the founding of Washington, D.C., as its capital.
Organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map
Center, We Are One features more than one hundred
rare maps, prints, paintings, and artifacts from the
collections of Boston Public Library and twenty
other public and private collections. Treasures
include unique manuscript maps on loan from
the British Library that have never previously been
exhibited in America, the first Congressional Medal
awarded to General Washington, and Paul Revere’s
hand-drawn sketch of the Boston Massacre scene.
The exhibition also features interactive technology
including a smartphone tour and digitized historical
maps with modern overlays and magnification.
We Are One will travel to Colonial Williamsburg
in 2016 and to the New-York Historical Society
in 2017.
maps.bpl.org/WeAreOne
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Liberty Tree 2015
Behind the Scenes: Curator’s Talk
May 2 – November 29, 2015
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Tuesday, May 19 • 6:00 p.m.
presentation at 6:00 p.m.; tour at 7:00 p.m.
Commonwealth Salon & McKim Exhibition Hall
The Liberty Tree was a real elm tree
that once stood on the corner of
today’s Essex and Washington Streets
in Boston. Colonists gathered there to protest what
they felt were unjust taxes imposed on them by the
British Parliament in the years leading up to the
American Revolution. Other towns in the American
colonies also adopted their own liberty trees, and
they became a symbol of protest against British rule.
Curator Ronald Grim provides an insider’s view
of the creation of the We Are One: Mapping America’s
Road from Revolution to Independence exhibition with
a one-hour lecture followed by a walking tour of
the rare maps, prints, and artwork on display in
McKim Exhibition Hall.
This program is presented by the Norman B. Leventhal
Map Center and the Boston Map Society.
Visitors are invited to join the conversation and
share personal responses to the question, “What does
liberty mean to you?” Hang a leaf on the Liberty Tree
at the Central Library in Copley Square, submit a
leaf at a branch location, or join the #LibertyTreeBPL
conversation on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
maps.bpl.org/liberty
Guided Exhibition Tours
Thursdays and Saturdays • 2:00 p.m.
June 4 – October 15, 2015
McKim Exhibition Hall
Special tours of the gallery exhibition We Are
One: Mapping America’s Road from Revolution to
Independence are free and open to the public.
All hour-long tours are led by volunteer guides;
no reservations are required for parties under eight.
For questions, please contact [email protected].
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LOWELL LECTURE SERIES
Abbey Room, Central Library in Copley Square
Joseph J. Ellis on The Quartet: Orchestrating
the Second American Revolution
Cokie Roberts on Founding Mothers, Ladies
of Liberty, and Capital Dames
Thursday, June 11 • 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 21 • 6:00 p.m.
A leading scholar of American history, Joseph Ellis
is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Founding Brothers:The Revolutionary Generation and the National Book Award-winning American
Sphinx, a biography of Thomas Jefferson. In his
latest work The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second
American Revolution, 1783–1789 (2015), Ellis gives
a gripping and dramatic portrait of one of the most
crucial and misconstrued periods in American
history: the years between the end of the Revolution
and the formation of the federal government. The
triumph of the American Revolution was neither
an ideological nor a political guarantee that the
colonies would relinquish their independence and
accept the creation of a federal government with
power over their autonomy as states. The Quartet is
the story of the second American founding and of
the men most responsible — George Washington,
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.
With a lifetime of experience in Washington politics
and a deep and abiding interest in the role women
have played in American history, Cokie Roberts has
a singular perspective on the importance of women
in shaping our country. Her books Founding Mothers
and Ladies of Liberty (published in 2004 and 2008
respectively) became instant bestsellers, and her most
recent work Capital Dames:The Civil War and Women
of Washington (2015) commemorates the achievements
and legacies of remarkable women during that
wrenching period. Ms. Roberts is a political
commentator for abc News, providing analysis for
all network news programming, as well as for npr.
In her more than forty years in broadcasting, she
has won countless awards, including three Emmys.
In 2008, the Library of Congress named her
a “Living Legend.”
Peter Barber on The Colonies in Context:
The Place of North America in King George’s
World View
M. T. Anderson on A Revolution within
the Revolution: The African-American
Struggle for Freedom
Jane Kamensky on John Singleton Copley
and the Sideways American Revolution
Monday, October 5 • 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 14 • 6:00 p.m.
Peter Barber served as Head of Map Collections
at the British Library from 2001–2015. He has
a longstanding research interest in English monarchs
and their maps, and he initiated the ongoing British
Library project to re-catalog and digitize King
George iii’s Topographical Collection. In addition
to research articles and contributions to scholarly
works on medieval world maps and the links between
maps and government in early modern Europe, he
has curated major exhibitions, acted as a consultant
and presenter for television, and authored and edited
several popular books on the history of maps.
Award-winning author M. T. Anderson has
written stories for adults, picture books for children,
adventure novels for young readers, and several
books for older readers (both teens and adults).
His highly praised Octavian Nothing saga is set in
Boston during the American Revolution; the first
volume, The Pox Party, won the National Book
Award for Young People’s Literature in 2006, and
both the first and second volumes of that two-part
series were Printz Honor Books. Meticulously
researched and presented in eighteenthth-century
prose, Anderson’s sweeping nine-hundred-page epic
explores race, science, morality, and the darker facets
of America’s quest for liberty.
Jane Kamensky is the Mary Ann Lippitt Professor
of History at Brown University. Her major
publications include The Exchange Artist: A Tale of
High-Flying Speculation and America’s First Banking
Collapse (2008) and Governing the Tongue:The Politics
of Speech in Early New England (1997). She is also
the author of the historical novel Blindspot, written
jointly with Jill Lepore (2008). With Edward G.
Gray, she edited the Oxford Handbook of the American
Revolution (2012). Kamensky’s next book, Copley:
A Life in Color, a history of painting and politics
in the age of revolution centered on the life of
John Singleton Copley, will be published in 2016. Wednesday, October 28 • 6:00 p.m.
The Lowell Lecture Series is generously sponsored by the Lowell Institute, established
in 1836 with the specific mission of making great ideas accessible to all people, free of charge.
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LECTURES
Local authors and historians present a variety
of lectures focusing on significant battles,
momentous events, and prominent figures.
Evacuation Day 1776: Enslaved Africans
and the “Freeing” of Boston
Author talk with Cornelia Hughes Dayton,
author of Robert Love’s Warnings:
Searching for Strangers in Colonial Boston
Joel Mackall, a local historian and educator with
the ReIdren Business Group, leads an illustrated
talk outlining the developments facing Africans
in Boston and abroad during the birth of the
United States.
Wednesday, May 6 • 6:00 p.m.
Abbey Room
In colonial America, “warning out” was a way for
a community to regulate those to whom it would
extend welfare. Between 1765 and 1774, Robert
Love warned four thousand itinerants, including
migrant workers, demobilized British soldiers, and
other newcomers. Robert Love’s Warnings explores
the legal, social, and political landscape of New
England in the decade before the Revolution.
Cornelia Hughes Dayton is an associate professor
of history at the University of Connecticut.
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Monday, May 18 • 5:30 p.m.
Dudley Branch
Boston and the American Revolution
Monday, June 1 • 6:00 p.m.
Abbey Room
Why did the Revolution begin in Boston?
Why were Bostonians more rebellious than other
British subjects in North America? Professor
Robert J. Allison examines these questions and
discusses Boston’s role in the American Revolution.
Allison is chairman of the History department
of Suffolk University. His many books include
The Boston Massacre, A Short History of Boston,
and The American Revolution: A Concise History.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Saturday, June 13 • 11:30 a.m.
Brighton Branch
John Horrigan, host of the Emmy Award-winning
television program The Folklorist, examines one
of the most important battles of the Revolutionary
War: the Battle of Bunker Hill. Learn how a force
of ordinary citizens fought heroically against
the greatest army on earth.
Author talk with Rosana Wan,
author of The Culinary Lives of
John & Abigail Adams: A Cookbook
Tuesday, June 23 • 6:00 p.m.
Commonwealth Salon
Throughout their fifty-four-year marriage, John
and Abigail Adams enjoyed hearty, diverse cuisine
in their native Massachusetts and Europe. Raised
with traditional New England palates, they feasted
on cod, roast turkey, and mince pie. These recipes,
as well as dishes from published cookbooks settlers
brought from the Old World, are included in this
historical cookbook. This extraordinary couple
humbly experienced an international style of
cookery that inspired modern American culinary
culture. Rosana Wan is a park ranger at the Adams
National Historical Park and the first recipient
of the John C. Cavanagh Prize in History at
Suffolk University.
Lafayette and the Farewell Tour:
Odyssey of an American Idol
Monday, July 13 • 6:00 p.m.
Commonwealth Salon
On the same week as the historic arrival of
the replica of Lafayette’s frigate Hermione to
Boston Harbor, Alan R. Hoffman brings us
expert insight into the marquis and his farewell
tour of America. Hoffman, the translator of
Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825, describes
the full extent of his reputation and explores
its origins.
Rebels, Redcoats, & Revolutionary Maps
Tuesday, September 8 • 6:00 p.m.
Abbey Room
Richard Brown, coauthor of Revolution: Mapping
the Road to American Independence, 1755–1783
(W.W. Norton, 2015) and a member of the Norman
B. Leventhal Map Center’s Board of Directors,
speaks about maps reflecting Boston’s role during
the Revolutionary War period. Ronald Grim,
Leventhal Map Center curator and coauthor
of the We Are One exhibition catalog, discusses
the mapping of America’s new geography during
the first two decades following independence. This program is presented by the Norman B. Leventhal
Map Center and the Boston Map Society. 
LECTURES continued
Author talk with Michael Greenburg,
author of The Court-Martial of Paul Revere
Oxford Union Debate: Was the American
Revolution Bad for Modern Business?
Thursday, September 10 • 6:00 p.m.
Commonwealth Salon
Commonwealth Salon
At the height of the American Revolution in 1779,
Massachusetts launched the Penobscot Expedition,
a massive military and naval undertaking designed
to keep the British out of the strategically important
coast of Maine. The Court-Martial of Paul Revere
is the first book to give a full account of Revere’s
conduct before, during, and after the disastrous
Penobscot Expedition and of his very low reputation
at the time, which only Henry Longfellow’s iconic
poem eighty years later could rehabilitate. Michael
Greenburg is the author of Peaches and Daddy and
The Mad Bomber of New York.
The Boston Public Library, in association with
the Oxford Business Alumni Network of Boston,
holds a debate in the style of the Oxford Union.
Up for discussion in this session is the following
motion: this house believes the American Revolution
was bad for modern business. Moderated by the
Oxford Union and including perspectives from
across the business community, attendees are invited
to add their voices to the discussion and enjoy
a lively evening.
The Powder Alarm of 1774
Thursday, September 17 • 2:00 p.m.
Commonwealth Salon
On September 1, 1774, British soldiers from
the Fourth Regiment, under the command of
Lieutenant Colonel George Madison and General
Thomas Gage, took munitions from a magazine
at Winter Hill. This depot held the largest stores
of gunpowder in Massachusetts, and the clandestine
seizure took the colonists completely by surprise.
Join John Horrigan, host of the Emmy Awardwinning television program The Folklorist, as
he discusses the Powder Alarm of 1774.
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A Soldier's Life
Thursday, October 8 • 6:00 p.m.
Commonwealth Salon
“A Soldier’s Life” examines the hardships of enlisted
men in the Continental Army during the early years
of the Revolutionary War. Through lecture and
audience participation, experience the grittiness of
a soldier’s everyday life while on campaign. Tom
Dietzel is an experienced historian conducting tours
along the Freedom Trail.
GENEALOGY SERIES: IDENTIFY YOUR AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY ANCESTORS
DNA Testing and
Your Revolutionary Ancestors
Commonwealth Salon
Are there reliable dna uses in lineage research
as suggested by new lineage society guidelines?
Jennifer Zinck explores several examples including
the dna footprint of a boy who was kidnapped and
escaped to enlist and fight in the Revolutionary
War under General Washington.
Mustering Military Resources for
Revolutionary War Research
Tuesday, August 11 • 4:00 p.m.
Commonwealth Salon
Noted genealogist and military history expert
David Allen Lambert covers records for the
genealogist with a focus on New England veterans. Beyond Historical Records: The Old Colony Historical Society
Commonwealth Salon
Founded in Taunton in 1853, the ochs has
a collection of materials dating back to 1639.
Archivist Andrew Boisvert describes the variety
of these resources as well as brings us the story of
Toby Gilmore, a slave turned Revolutionary hero
and only one of the several African American
patriots from the southeastern Massachusetts region.
The DAR Genealogical Research System
Tuesday, October 13 • 4:00 p.m.
Commonwealth Salon
Carolyn Holbrook reviews how to use the National
Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Genealogical Research System (grs), an online
genealogical portal containing thousands of family
history materials collected by the dar since its
founding in 1890.
Our Ancestors in the Revolution:
Telling the Story to Family Members
Tuesday, November 10 • 4:00 p.m.
Commonwealth Salon
Stirring family stories from the American
Revolution convey the real excitement of
genealogy. Were your ancestors loyalists or patriots?
Slaves leased to militia units? Barbara Mathews,
a professional genealogist, discusses how one finds
answers to such questions.
Genealogy Research Classes
Tuesday, August 25 • 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 27 • 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 24 • 4:00 p.m. Tech Classroom
Drop-in sessions are available for those seeking
additional help researching Revolutionary ancestors.
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LIVING HISTORY
Learn about the lives of influential
figures through a diverse selection
of living history interpreters.
Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti
as Oney Judge
Tuesday, May 19
Jamaica Plain Branch • 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 8
Adams Street Branch • 2:00 p.m.
Fields Corner Branch • 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 10
Lower Mills Branch • 3:30 p.m.
Mattapan Branch • 6:30 p.m.
Monday, September 21
Parker Hill Branch • 3:00 p.m.
Dudley Branch • 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 22
Codman Square Branch • 6:00 p.m.
Oney “Ona” Judge was an enslaved African
American servant on George Washington’s
plantation in Mount Vernon,Virginia. More
is known about Oney Judge than any other
Mount Vernon slave, as she was interviewed by
abolitionist newspapers in the nineteenth century.
Professional storyteller Gwendolyn QuezairePresutti brings a spellbinding authenticity to
her interpretation of Oney Judge, connecting
with audiences of older children through adults.
Oney provides an alternative experience on
the nation’s social, political, and economic
development and examines how it contradicts
the promise of America.
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Joan Gatturna as Rachel Revere
Wednesday, May 27 • 4:00 p.m.
Uphams Corner Branch
Hear a remarkable story of the Boston Tea Party,
the midnight ride, and the Siege of Boston from the
woman who rode through life with Paul Revere.
While her husband fanned the flames of rebellion,
Rachel Revere kept the home fires burning. The
character of Rachel Revere was developed with
the assistance of the staff of the Paul Revere House
in Boston.
Family audiences: adults and children grades 3 and up
Joan Gatturna as Deborah Sampson
Jamaica Plain Branch
Disguised as a boy, Deborah Sampson served
undetected as a woman in the Continental Army
for seventeen months. She broke ground again
in her middle years when she went on a lecture
tour relating her war experiences. Truly a woman
ahead of her time, Deborah speaks frankly about
her unusual adventures. Joan Gatturna has presented
living history dramas through the New England
Foundations for the Arts since 1990 and is
a Creative Teaching Partner of the Massachusetts
Cultural Council.
Family audiences: adults and school-age children
A Colonial Dance with
Jacob and Nancy Bloom
rain date: Tuesday, June 23
McKim Plaza
Every colonial lady or gentleman needed to
know how to dance, because the ability to
dance demonstrated social standing. Join Jacob
and Nancy Bloom as they demonstrate colonial
dancing and then lead the audience in dancing,
colonial style. Jacob Bloom leads weekly colonial
dance sessions at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury. Nancy Bloom studied dance at the American
School of Ballet and performs with the Wayside
Inn Steppers.
Kate Carney as Rachel Walker
Commonwealth Salon
Kate Carney, in costume and character as
Mrs. Rachel Walker, takes us back in time to 1789. At the North Star Tavern in the North End, she
shares her perspective on what led to the American
Revolution. Actor, playwright, and teacher, Kate
Carney has captivated listeners from Galway to
Chicago with her historical theater pieces.
Michael Lepage as President John Adams
George Baker as President John Adams
Brighton Branch
Commonwealth Salon
Hear from John Adams himself as he reflects on
his earliest beginnings in Braintree, his opinions
of other famous men at the time, and how he
longs to be home with his “dearest friend” Abigail. A graduate of the University of Maine with a BA
in history, Michael Lepage has been presenting
living history dramas since 1992.
Family audiences: adults and school-age children
George Baker’s one-man performance for the
Never Too Late Group Series represents the humor
and patriotism of President John Adams and the
admiration he felt for his wife Abigail as she defied
conventions of the time. George Baker has presented
living history dramas in venues across the United
States since 2008.
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CONCERTS
From colonial ballads to stately instrumentals,
experience a broad spectrum of music enjoyed
during the American Revolutionary War era.
Songs of the Revolution
Thursday, May 7 • 6:30 p.m.
West End Branch
Diane Taraz presents songs that were enjoyed by
both sides during the American Revolution and
explores the fascinating world behind the lyrics.
Songs include “Free America,” “Johnny Has Gone
for a Soldier,” and “An American Frigate.”
Monday, June 15 • 4:00 p.m.
Jamaica Plain Branch
rain date: Tuesday, August 4
McKim Plaza
Monday, September 28 • 6:30 p.m.
Charlestown Branch
Dressed in authentic period costumes, Poor Richard’s
Penny performs dynamic and colorful arrangements
enjoyed during Benjamin Franklin’s time.
Program sponsored by the Friends
of the West End Branch Library.
Concert in the Courtyard:
Handel and Haydn Society
Glass Harmonica
Friday, July 3 • 12:30 p.m.
McKim Courtyard
South End Branch
Connolly Branch
Monday, September 14 • 6:30 p.m.
East Boston Branch
Enjoy the melodious tunes of this fascinating
instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin.
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Poor Richard’s Penny
Come celebrate Independence Day with
a performance by the Rowe’s Lane Quartet. Made
up of members of the Handel and Haydn Society,
the acclaimed ensemble plays string quartets
composed during the 1770s and the Revolutionary
War era. This program is presented in partnership
with the exhibition The Handel and Haydn Society:
Bringing Music to Life for 200 Years, on display through
September 5 in the Cheverus Room at the Central
Library in Copley Square.
YOUTH PROGRAMS
Enjoy a variety of interactive programs
for children, teens, and families.
Children’s Library, Central Library in Copley Square
American Revolution Stories and Crafts
The Otis House
Friday, May 1 • 3:30 p.m.
Friday, October 2 • 3:30 p.m.
Kick off the commemoration of the Revolutionary
War with stories about the rides of Paul Revere and
Sybil Ludington, followed by a craft.
Learn about the Otis House, which was built by
Harrison Gray Otis, a wealthy lawyer who grew
up during the American Revolution. Children
also play an interactive computer game based on
the Revolution.
Johnny Tremain
Friday, June 5 • 3:30 p.m.
Children learn about Johnny’s job as an apprentice
and the Battles of Lexington and Concord, followed
by a printing craft reminiscent of Johnny’s work at
The Boston Observer.
Boston Tea Party
American Revolution: Art and Poetry
Friday, November 6 • 3:30 p.m.
Learn about artists such as John Trumball, see
important pieces of art such as Washington Crossing
the Delaware, and hear Phillis Wheatley’s poetry.
The Boston Tea Party occurred on a cool, dark
night; join us on this summer day to make and
taste iced tea. We will also enjoy excerpts read
aloud from The Magic Tree House #22: Revolutionary
War on Wednesday and You Wouldn’t Want to Be at
the Boston Tea Party.
Founding Fathers of the Revolutionary War
Friday, August 7 • 3:30 p.m.
Find out some funny facts about the men of
the Revolutionary War, followed by a craft.
Women of the Revolutionary War
Friday, September 4 • 3:30 p.m.
From Betsy Ross to Phillis Wheatley, celebrate
women of the Revolutionary War.
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YOUTH PROGRAMS continued
At the Branches
We Are One Family Day
Henry Knox: A Revolutionary Hero
Saturday, June 6 • 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 7
10:30 a.m. • Lower Mills Branch
4:00 p.m. • East Boston Branch
Take a tour of the We Are One exhibition and
create your own map that tells the story of America’s
fight for independence. Participate in American
Revolution-themed activities, and meet a living
history interpreter who discusses the unrest in
Boston in 1775 and 1776.
Teens Debate the American Revolution
Wednesday, July 8 • 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 5 • 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 2 • 3:00 p.m.
Teen Central
Join the American Revolution. Using debate topic
cards, choose your character, support your cause,
and debate the Revolutionary War. Maybe you
will even change the outcome of the war.
Wednesday, July 8
10:30 a.m. • Charlestown Branch
2:00 p.m. • Hyde Park Branch
4:00 p.m. • Jamaica Plain Branch
Thursday, July 9
2:00 p.m. • Connolly Branch
3:30 p.m. • Central Library in Copley Square
Friday, July 10
10:00 a.m. • Tierney Learning Center
3:00 p.m. • Egleston Square Branch
Monday, July 13
2:00 p.m. • Fields Corner Branch
Tuesday, July 14
10:30 a.m. • West Roxbury Branch
Lanterns at the Liberty Tree
Thursday, July 16
3:00 p.m. • Mattapan Branch
Monday, July 20
4:00 p.m. • South Boston Branch
Come learn about the role of the Liberty Tree in
the American Revolution, where it was located
in Boston, and what it came to symbolize. As
the colonists hung lanterns on the Liberty Tree,
participants create their own lanterns and hang
personal leaves on the interactive Liberty Tree at
the Leventhal Map Center.
Tuesday, July 21
10:30 a.m. • Roslindale Branch
Ages 5 and older
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Wednesday, July 22
10:30 a.m. • Dudley Branch
Thursday, July 23
11:00 a.m. • North End Branch
Friday, July 24
10:00 a.m. • West End Branch
Tuesday, July 28
10:30 a.m. • Grove Hall Branch
1:30 p.m. • Parker Hill Branch
3:00 p.m. • Codman Square Branch
Thursday, July 30
2:00 p.m. • Uphams Corner Branch
Monday, August 3
2:00 p.m. • Faneuil Branch
Tuesday, August 4
2:00 p.m. • Adams Street Branch
Wednesday, August 5
10:30 a.m. • Brighton Branch
2:00 p.m. • South End Branch
Inspired by the book Henry and the Cannons
by Don Brown, educators from Historic
New England share how an ordinary bookseller
became a real-life hero in Boston during
the Revolutionary War. Participants also make
their own hero medals to take home.
Ages 3 to 12
SPECIAL/DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
American Revolution Portal
John Adams Library
Colonial and Revolutionary Boston
The American Revolution Portal is a curated,
freely available online collection of digitized maps
combining the most outstanding works from the
Boston Public Library’s Norman B. Leventhal Map
Center, partner institutions, and private collections.
The focus is cartographic materials from 1750–1800
that are a resource for teachers, scholars, collectors,
and the general public interested in the historical,
geographic, and cultural context of the events in
North America during this period.
The John Adams Library includes nearly three
thousand volumes collected by Massachusetts
native and the second President of the United
States John Adams during his lifetime (1735–1826),
as well as hundreds of additional volumes donated
by friends and family members during the
nineteenth century. Visit the John Adams Library
website at www.johnadamslibrary.org to learn
about Adams and his collection, view digitized
books, and discover more resources.
Boston Public Library holds thousands of
manuscripts, correspondence, documents, and
printed records from the colonial and Revolutionary
War periods. This collection is unparalleled in
the extent of its administrative and judicial records
of Massachusetts Bay Colony and early Boston.
Online resources include over one thousand
original American Revolutionary War manuscripts;
digitization of this collection has been generously
funded and inspired by David McCullough’s
Yale class of 1955 and the Associates of the Boston
Public Library.
Participating institutions include the British Library,
Library of Congress, Richard Brown Collection,
Massachusetts Historical Society, American
Antiquarian Society, Harvard University, Boston
Athenaeum, New York Public Library, William
L. Clements Library, John Carter Brown Library,
Colonial Williamsburg, and Newberry Library.
All digital content can be accessed at
maps.bpl.org/weareone.
https://archive.org/details/bplscarwm
Collections of Distinction
Collections of Distinction represent the most
outstanding, expansive, and renowned of the
Boston Public Library’s special collections. Several
Collections of Distinction have particularly extensive
and important holdings dating from the American
Revolutionary War period.
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BOOK DISCUSSIONS
BOOK LISTS
Join library staff for two book discussions featuring
fascinating accounts of Thomas Jefferson and
George Washington. Both discussions take place
in the Abbey Room at the Central Library in
Copley Square.
Book lists feature American Revolution-themed
titles that are available in print, audio, and e-book
formats. Separate lists for adults, teens, and children
that map the American road to independence can
be found in the bpl’s online catalog at bpl.org.
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
by Jon Meacham
Wednesday, June 17 • 2:30 p.m.
Washington’s Revolution
by Robert Middlekauff
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All images from the collections of Boston Public Library.
For more information, please contact [email protected].
bpl.org/revolution
City of Boston
Martin J. Walsh, Mayor
Boston Public Library
Amy E. Ryan, President
Board of Trustees
Jeffrey B. Rudman, Chair
Evelyn Arana-Ortiz,Vice Chair
Zamawa Arenas
Laura DeBonis
Carol Fulp
John T. Hailer
Paul A. La Camera
Dennis Lehane
Byron Rushing
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