Boston Tea Party 250th Symposium

We will host a world-class speaker symposium at the Grand Lodge beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. Through the generosity of our event sponsors, we can provide the events to the public at no cost.

8:30-9:10-Dr. Brooke Barbier "Radicalizing John Hancock: The Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party."

9:15-10:00-RW Walter Hunt "Freemasonry Before the Revolution"

10:15-11:20-Boston-Lafayette Lodge of Perfection performing "Treason to the Crown"

11:30-12:15-Dr. Jayne Triber "Brother Revere: How Freemasonry Shaped Paul Revere's Revolutionary Role"

12:15 -1:00 Break for Lunch

1:30-2:00 -Dr. William Fowler "A Fireside chat with famed author Dr. Fowler."

2:00-3:00 -JL Bell "How Bostonians Learned to Talk about the Destruction of the Tea."

3:00-4:00 -Dr. James Fichter "Tea: Consumption, Politics, and Revolution, 1773–1776."

4:00-5:00 -Dr. Ben Carp "Teapot in a Tempest: The Boston Tea Party of 1773."

There will be guided tours of the Grand Lodge from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on a first come, first served basis.

The Grand Lodge will also have several rare artifacts on display for you to view.

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