Sandra Scott Travels: Getting A Taste Of The Boston Tea Party

Category: Tea Party

Last week I asked: What historical event took place on December 16, 1773?

The Boston Tea Party.

A woman summons visitors to a meeting by ringing a bell.

I enjoy visiting places where history comes alive.

I especially like watching the visitors, young and old, get excited about historical events while learning more about history and it is even better when they get to participate in the event.

Such is the case at the Boston Tea Party Museum.

Most of us know the basic facts of the Tea Party.

On the night of December 16, 1773, colonists dressed as Indians boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and threw crates of tea overboard as a protest to the Tea Tax but for many that is the limit of their knowledge and some of the facts get skewed with the retelling.

At the museum, the staff dressed in period costumes summoned visitors to a meeting by ringing a bell.

Museum staff dressed in period costumes for the meeting.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Getting A Taste Of The Boston Tea Party

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