Lowell Lecture

Lowell Lecture Series Presented by the Paul Revere Memorial Association "Boston Inside Out"

Date & Time

Sept. 6, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Location

Old South Meeting House
310 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108
Driving Directions

Speaker(s)

Alexander D. Keim, Archaeologist for the Maryland State Highway Administration

Presenting Organization

Paul Revere Memorial Association

Contact

Patrick M. Leehey Research Director, Paul Revere House (pat@paulreverehouse.org, 617-523-2338)

Boston Inside Out: What Archaeological Excavations at a Brothel and Boarding House Reveal About Life in the 19th-century North End Archaeological excavations into the North End’s 19th-century past show that the neighbor- hood was no teeming Irish “slum,” but a thriving neighborhood whose diverse residents struggled to overcome the challenges of urban life in America. Archaeologist for the Maryland State Highway Administration Alexander D. Keim will focus on two mid-19th century sites in Boston’s North End: 27-29 Endico� Street, which served as a brothel at that time, and the Paul Revere House, specifically a privy used when the building served as a boarding-house for sailors. The materials recovered from these sites were used by a colorful cast of characters ranging from doctors and merchants to servants and sex-workers.