Paul Revere’s Gossipy Mother-in-law will Speak at the Historical Society’s Annual Meeting

Submitted by the Bedford Historical Society

 

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Paul Revere’s gossipy mother-in-law will be portrayed by Kate Carney – Image (c) 2016 all rights reserved

Paul Revere’s mother-in-law, innkeeper Rachel Walker — as interpreted by actress Kate Carney, will take us back to Boston in 1789 and describe the chaos of pre- and post-Revolutionary War Boston as the entertainment for the Bedford Historical Society’s Annual Meeting and Potluck Dinner, to be held Tuesday, May 24 in Upper Fellowship Hall of the First Church of Christ, Congregational, Bedford.

The evening will begin at 6 pm with appetizers and punch.  A buffet potluck supper, provided by the Society members, will start around 6:45 pm.  This meeting is open to the public.  Anyone wishing to attend the dinner should bring a salad, main dish or dessert to feed approximately eight people.  Appetizers, coffee, tea and soft drinks will be provided by the Historical Society.

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Following dinner, the Society’s Annual Meeting will be held at 7:30 pm to elect Officers and members of the Board of Directors, and to hear a report on the year’s activities from President Don Corey.  Kate Carney’s living history performance will begin around 7:45 pm.

Interacting with the audience as if they are guests at her North Star Tavern in Boston in 1789, Kate Carney as innkeeper Rachel Walker will present eye-witness accounts of the Boston Tea Party, her son-in-law Paul Revere’s famous ride to warn that the British were coming, and a ladies’ riot over high food prices (Boston Coffee Party).  Carney, in full costume, will describe how Massachusetts convinced the other colonies to enter the War for Independence and tell other rousing adventure tales of everyday colonialists in the turmoil of Revolutionary War Boston.  Her program makes the audience feel that they, too, are living in the midst of the War for Independence.

An actor, storyteller and workshop leader, Kate Carney has been performing her living history “Heroic Women You can Talk To” characters for historical societies, colleges, libraries and museums throughout the Northeast since 1993.  She has won acclaim for capturing the personality, style and history of the women she portrays.  She has performed in Boston and New York theaters and has toured with New York plays and one-woman shows.

Mass Cultural CouncilCarney’s performance is being supported by a grant from the Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

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