Paul Revere Chapter, NSDAR

08/14/2026

August 14, 1765, Boston's Sons of Liberty gathered beneath a great elm tree to protest the Stamp Act, Britain's first direct tax on the American colonies. They hung an effigy of the local stamp tax collector from its branches, and that elm soon earned a new name: the Liberty Tree.

It became a rallying point for Patriots in the years that followed, a living symbol that resistance to ""taxation without representation"" could take root and grow.

Eleven years before independence was declared, the seeds of revolution were already being planted.

07/18/2026

On July 18,1776 the Declaration of Independence was read to Bostonians outside the Old State House for the first time. After, jubilant Bostonians climbed the building and tore down the lion and unicorn - symbols of the British crown. The surrounding streets were renamed from King Street and Queen Street to State Street and Court Street.

Today, 250 years later, Revolutionary Spaces celebrated this historic reading by inviting Massachusetts students to read the Declaration inside the Council Chamber.

07/04/2026

Happy 250th, America 🇺🇸

Today, Bostonians celebrated the Semiquincentennial with the time honored tradition of the Declaration of Independence reading from the balcony of the Old State House. It was first read here in July 1776, two weeks after it was signed in Philadelphia.

The Old Granary Burying Ground in Boston is the burying site of three signers of the Declaration: Samuel Adams, Robert Treat Paine, and John Hancock.

07/03/2026

06/28/2026

As we conclude our 135th Continental Congress, we want to thank all DAR members and guests for coming from near and far to join together in a spectacular week of service initiatives, social functions, business meetings, and gala award ceremonies. This year’s gathering at DAR Headquarters had the highest number of attendees assembled for DAR Continental Congress in the 135-year history of our annual convention! DAR members kicked off celebrations for the nation’s semiquincentennial and began the countdown to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence!

Read more about the award winners honored at the 135th Continental Congress here:
www.dar.org/135th-Continental-Congress-honorees

06/25/2026

A fantastic Opening Night of Continental Congress! 🦅🇺🇸

05/25/2026

May we always remember, with deepest gratitude, the sacrifice of the few for the freedom of all. 🇺🇸

05/25/2026

As America prepares to mark our 250th anniversary of independence, we reflect on the generations of men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation. Their sacrifice helped preserve the freedoms and opportunities that have shaped our country's story for 250 years.

This Memorial Day, we honor their courage, remember their service, and express our deepest gratitude. May we never forget those who gave everything for our nation.

05/16/2026

Today we joined the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Sons of the American Revolution to remember and memorialize Paul Joseph Revere and Edward H. R. Revere. Both were grandsons of Paul Revere who gave their lives during the American Civil War.

Colonel Paul Joseph Revere was a Union Army officer in the Civil War. His military service was especially challenging. He was wounded and captured during the Battle of Ball's Bluff in October 1861 and spent several months as a prisoner of war before being paroled. After his exchange, he rejoined his regiment and continued to fight, sustaining a second wound at the Battle of Antietam. By July 1863, Revere was a colonel and commander of the 20th Massachusetts Infantry. On July 2, during the Battle of Gettysburg, he was mortally wounded by artillery fire. He died two days later, on July 4, 1863, at the age of 30.

Dr. Edward Hutchinson Robbins Revere was a Union Army officer in the Civil War. He worked as a doctor and surgeon in private practices, until he enlisted in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment on September 17, 1861, as an assistant surgeon. The 20th Regiment was under the command of his brother, Major Paul J. Revere.
Just over a month after enlisting in the 20th Massachusetts Regiment, Revere found himself as the only medical officer on the battlefield at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff in Virginia. Revere, along with his Brother Paul, was unable to escape being captured by the Confederate troops and spent the next four months a prisoner of war.
Almost a year after joining the military, Edward H.R. Revere found himself in the Battle of Antietam in Maryland on September 17, 1862. That day was the single bloodiest day in American history. While attending to a wounded soldier on the field, Revere was shot through the chest and died almost immediately. A letter sent to his family after his death, expresses his sacrifice and bravery: “The example that he set to devotion to the men of his regiment, at the sacrifice of his own life, is one that has rarely been set, and cannot fail of a wide effect... Massachusetts may well be proud of her surgeons as of her soldiers.”