History Buffs Flock to Boston for Immersive 250th Revolution Event [Boston Globe]

As the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution unfolds, hundreds of history buffs from around the country will descend on Boston this weekend for a busy, immersive gathering where the present will focus on the past.

They’re coming for History Camp Boston — amateurs and academics, neophytes and experts — to partake of a smorgasbord of 50 diverse presentations, from an early American sex scandal to a deadly Lawrence mill collapse, on a day-long menu of simultaneous presentations Saturday at Suffolk University Law School.

“It’s a place where no one thinks being curious, interested, and well-read about the past is odd. Just the opposite,” said Lee Wright, a former tech innovator from Marlborough who founded the event. . . .

The camp falls under the umbrella of Pursuit of History, a national nonprofit organization that will operate the two-day Revolutionary tour this week. Limited to 40 time-travelers led by Newton author J.L. Bell, the tour will explore the siege and liberation of Boston, including visits to the sites of rebel fortifications in Somerville and Roxbury. . . .

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J.L. Bell (center), a founding board member of Pursuit of History, and Arlington Historical Society tour guide Jim Vellenga (left) led a tour of the Jason Russell House. JOSH REYNOLDS FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE