Boston/Old Colony Chapter

The Boston/Old Colony Chapter meets in Dedham.

The people of Boston were most outspoken and violent in their reaction to taxes, threatening to harm British customs officials trying to collect taxes. As a result, the British quartered troops in Boston to protect their officials. Then, in 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred as British troops fired into a group of protesters, killing five of them. Later, in 1773 the British granted the East India Company a virtual monopoly on the importation of tea. In protest, a group of Boston citizens disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded a ship and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor. Parliament responded with the "Intolerable Acts" where accused Colonists could be tried in England, American homes were forced to host British troops, Boston Harbor was closed, and more. This resulted in the First Continental Congress, in 1774, which met at Philadelphia's Carpenters' Hall.

Chapter Officers

The following members serve as officers in the chapter. Please see the Secretary for records and proceeding of the meeting.

Meeting Place and Times

The chaper meets at The Olde Irish Ale House, 2 Bridge Street, in Dedham (at the intersection of Routes 1 and 109). Please contact an officer of the chapter for information on the next meeting and to be placed on the chapter's mailing list.

Note: Painting of The Battle of Bunker Hill by John Trumbull, c. 1775.