Join Revolutionary Yonkers 250, the Yonkers Historical Society, and Yonkers City Historian Mary Hoar at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site for this special program around the tea parties of New York and Westchester County during the American Revolution. Guests will sample teas of the Boston Tea Party with entertainment by opera singer Yolanda F. Johnson. A presentation by Yonkers City Historian Mary Hoar will feature the story of the Westchester tea party and a few of the women who played a role in the American Revolution.
Schedule:
12:00 PM - Event opens, tea & light refreshments
12:30 PM - Introductions & opera performance by Yolanda F. Johnson
1:30 PM - History presentations, including the History of Tea, "Spilling the Tea: The American Tea Parties," and "Women of the Revolution."
2:30 PM - Trivia
2:45 PM - Trivia results
3:00 PM - Event closes
Tickets:
Tickets are free but limited. Registration opens October 15, 2025. Register at the link below.
