Donations and Volunteers Sought as Commission Continues to Work on Forthcoming Paul Revere Museum of Discovery and Innovation
CANTON, MA — The Paul Revere Heritage Commission is excited to announce a number of upcoming events as it continues to evolve and move forward with the planned Paul Revere Museum of Discovery and Innovation.
The Heritage Site, located in Canton, played a pivotal role in the U.S. industrial revolution. The restored Rolling Copper Mill building is part of the manufacturing legacy of the site, which began in 1801 when American patriot Paul Revere created the first U.S. copper rolling facility.
For more than 200 years until its abandonment in the early 21st century, the site continued to be used for manufacturing purposes. After the site lay abandoned for a number of years, a group of citizens and historians came together to prevent a total wipeout of the site’s significant historical character.
Their efforts resulted in the formation first of the town’s Paul Revere Heritage Commission, then of the Revere and Son Heritage Trust Corp., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created by a Special Act of the Massachusetts State Legislature, which currently manages and develops the site. It led to the restoration of the Rolling Copper Mill building, which reopened in 2020, and the development of a seven-acre park on the site.
The copper mill building includes a restaurant that pays tribute to 18th- and 19th-century America, as well as a small exhibit space upstairs that currently shares information on the history of innovation by Paul Revere and his son, Joseph Warren Revere, who later led Revere Copper to even more success after taking over the business.
The trust’s main project at present is securing funding for the planned Paul Revere Museum of Discovery and Innovation, which may open as early as 2025. The museum will pay homage to the Reveres’ outsize contribution to the area, while recognizing and chronicling innovation and entrepreneurship across the region. It will also feature a maker space that will allow children to show off their own innovations.
The trust has raised more than $1 million for construction and operational funding for the museum, and it hopes to raise an additional $5 million. Those interested in making donations to the site may click here.
The trust also seeks volunteers who could offer up their time to further the trust’s mission to establish the Heritage Site as a venue for learning, community gathering and development, and fun. Those interested in volunteering may click here.
The commission has a robust schedule of events in the coming months. Among them:
- Sunday, Sept. 10: Second annual Children’s Concert in the Park (3 to 5 p.m.)
- Saturday, Sept. 23: Senior Bingo (7 to 9 p.m.)
- Sunday, Oct. 22: Site-inspired Art Show Opening: Artists are invited to draw and/or paint their impressions of the site (2 to 4 p.m.)
- Saturday, Nov. 4: Paul Revere Heritage Site/ Revere and Son Heritage Trust Corporation Fundraising Gala (6 to 10 p.m. at Brook Meadow Country Club, Canton)
- Sunday, Nov. 12: Paper airplane contest (2 to 4 p.m.)
- Saturday, Dec. 2: Third annual holiday fair, with vendors, children’s activities and a gingerbread house contest (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
Learn more about the Paul Revere Heritage Site at https://paulreveremuseum.org.
About the Paul Revere Heritage Commission:
The Paul Revere Heritage Commission is managed and developed by the Revere and Son Heritage Trust Corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created by a Special Act of the Massachusetts State Legislature.
Donate to the trust:
The trust is seeking donations so it can complete work on the Paul Revere Museum of Discovery and Innovation, which is scheduled to open in 2025. Currently, the trust has raised about $1 million of the $6 million it hopes to raise before the museum’s opening. Click here to donate to the trust.
Volunteer with the Paul Revere Heritage Commission:
The Paul Revere Heritage Commission seeks volunteers to help with various aspects of the site’s growth as it gears up for a 2025 museum opening. Click here to learn more about volunteer opportunities.
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