The Boscobel House and Garden's Loyalist Trail explores the Revolutionary War from the perspective of American Loyalists. Created by Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, New York. it features historic sites across eight US states and Ontairo and includes the Golden Ball Tavern Museum. This trail marks the 250th anniversary of American Independence by sharing the personal, cultural, and economic stories of those who stayed loyal to the British Crown.

PSA! We will be CLOSED on Thursday, July 2nd due to the excessive heat warning in effect for the Boston area - our historic house museum does not have air conditioning! Please join us next week for our regular Thursday Tours or come to our Second Sunday Open House tours on Sunday, July 12th.

Visit the museum on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for our weekly Open House Tours Learn about 200 years of the Jones family, the “Weston Tea Party”, the visits of General Gage’s spies and Paul Revere’s men. You will also see our 2026 exhibit “Lost Liberties - Broken Promises” sponsored by Mass Humanities and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

"Lost Liberties - Broken Promises " is a yearlong exhibit focusing on the enslaved, indigenous, displaced Loyalists, and veterans of Weston who were on the wrong side of history. The exhibit opens in February 2026 and will continue throughout the year.

The exhibit is funded by a grant received from Mass Humanities program for "Expand Massachusetts Stories - Promises of the Revolution”. which has a special focus on the 250th. Mass Humanities grants are made possible by funding from the Mass Cultural Council.

Join us every Second Sunday of the month from 1-3 p.m. and learn about six generations of the Jones family living in this house for 200 years! Learn about the unique role that the tavern and Isaac Jones played during the Revolutionary War - including the visits from British Spies, Paul Revere’s men and a Weston Tea Party. and view our sculpture “Mightier Than the Sword”. Free and Family Friendly.

Join historian Brooke Barbier on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. for a virtual look at how 18th-century tavern culture and drinking alcohol helped fuel the American Revolution.

The recording of our presentation with Norman Poser, author of From the Battlefield to the Stage, The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne. can be found on our YouTube channel HERE!

Watch our online lecture about the history of Concord’s African American community with Jen Turner, Executive Director of The Robbins House HERE. Jen told the story through the lens of Ellen Garrison, the daughter and granddaughter of men who had been enslaved, who spent her life educating newly freed people and fighting for their civil rights.