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A Home Of Her Own – The Story of Zipporah Potter Atkins

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In 1670 a free black woman bought a house and land in Boston, at a time when few women or people of color could own land in the New World. This unusual purchase makes Zipporah Potter Atkins the first black female property owner on record in Boston. Dr. Vivian Johnson, Boston University associate professor emerita…
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Whiskey Rebellion Commemoration Event

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Come join us on the 224th anniversary of the Whiskey Rebellion for a night of interactive, virtual fun. We’ll start the night with a virtual simulation of the Whiskey Rebellion, talk through the facts of the Rebellion itself, and engage in other virtual simulations of President George Washington’s decision making while in office.   Afterwards,…
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Kitchen Cocktail Party

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As you know, the Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club – stewards of the Loring Greenough House – are raising funds for a very important project – the restoration of the Heart of the House, our historic kitchen. Our proposal for the restoration recently received approval from the Boston Landmarks Commission! You are invited to celebrate this…
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Life and Death in Colonial Times – Lunch, Lecture and Tour

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Please join us on Sunday April 2nd for a special event at the Loring Greenough House as we examine what it was like to experience birth and death in colonial America. Enjoy a luncheon buffet followed by a lecture “Life and Death in Colonial Times” from Judy Chevarley and docent-led house tours. Noon – luncheon…
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Annual Revolutionary War Re-Enactment

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Annual Revolutionary War Re-enactment Day Loring-Greenough House Saturday, Sept. 17, 10 am – 3 pm A day of the 18th century in Jamaica Plain!  Experience the Revolutionary War with Gardner’s Regiment encamped on the grounds. See and learn about 18th century life in Boston, the Battle of Bunker Hill, soldiers and their equipment and much more! There…
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