Second Sunday Open House Tours

Visit the Golden Ball Tavern Museum for our Second Sunday&nbsp;Open House Tours from 1-3 pm. Sunday, March 10th. Free and family friendly! Join us to learn more about colonial life and see what it was like to live in the 18th and 19th century first hand. This month we will present special&nbsp;tours focusing on the Weston Tea Party - which happened right here at the Golden Ball Tavern. We commemorate the 250th anniversary of this event on March 28th. In 1774, a group of irate citizens (Patriots) organized the "Weston Tea Party", painting their faces and raiding the Golden Ball Tavern, sending a warning to Isaac Jones (and perhaps hoping to capture him, though he was away at the time). Isaac was considered to be loyal to the Crown and the local citizens were not happy. They broke down the door, smashed windows and crockery and stole items from the bar, frightening his wife who was upstairs with a newborn. We have also reinterpreted our Visitors Center and look forward to welcoming you to our newly designed space. Here history still lives and breathes, telling the story of change through time. Come and explore this unique Revolutionary era tavern and learn of spies who visited the tavern and played a pivotal role in the revolution, the Weston tea party, and the eventful visit of Paul Revere's men.&nbsp;&nbsp;You will also learn about six generations of the Jones family who lived in this house for 200 years. The Golden Ball Tavern was established and operated by prominent Weston resident, Isaac Jones. Isaac was a Loyalist turned Patriot and faced a dilemma not unlike those we face today. The tavern "at the sign of the Golden Ball" operated as an inn from 1770 to 1793 and played a pivotal role in the unfolding of the Revolutionary War when it served as a base for British spies. The house and Tavern were later occupied and carefully preserved for 200 years by six generations of the Jones family. The Golden Ball Tavern is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is entirely self-sustaining

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