2025 Annual Conference, Boston, Mass

The Aaron Burr Association is holding its Annual Meeting and events on Thurs., Sep. 4 through, and including Sep. 11, 2025, in the Boston, Mass. area.

Agenda

Sep. 4:

Our members begin checking in at the Marriott  Boston Quincy.

Fri., Sep. 5: 10 am:

We carpool to the nearby Adams National Park, and visit the homes of US presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. 

Sat., Sep.6: 11:00 a.m.-2:30 pm:

We hold our Annual Meeting and Luncheon in the hotel's 7 Masts private dining room. We have a great featured guest speaker, Brian Bixby, of Cambridge, Mass., who will present his research results on the months spent in Boston by 19-year old Aaron Burr, as he joined the Revolutionary troops, preparing to travel to Quebec. 

Sun., Sep. 7:

We take the Hop On, Hop Off trolley, with 14 stops in Boston. The 'Hop On, Hop Off Bus' travels around downtown/historic Boston enabling one to hop off at different points of interest and hop back on the bus for the next stop.

Just after, or instead of, a short T ride over to Cambridge can be done to see some of the original Revolutionary War 'barracks' at Harvard, and temporary home(s) to some of the Continental Army generals/officers, including Washington and Benedict Arnold

Mon., Sep. 8:

We visit the sites of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and have lunch at the historic Colonial Inn, Concord, where 'the first shots of the Revolution were fired'  (including lunch at the lovely and historic Colonial Inn in Concord dating back to 1716).

Tues., Sep. 9:

In the morning: a visit to the Old South Meeting House (where the Boston Tea Party was conjured up), and the Old State House (seat of the Massachusetts General Court from 1713-1798). 

In the afternoon, we tour the Otis Gray Harrison House, home to a contemporary of Aaron Burr's, who served as MA Senator from 1817-22, as a member of the Federalist Party. (The house is a fine example of Charles Bulfinch architecture (also architect of the Boston State House and the US Capitol/Dome) and includes furnishings original to the house/family.  

Wed., Sep. 10:

In the morning, we tour the Massachusetts Historical Society,  where we’ll see personal correspondence from/to Aaron Burr with Dr. Charles Eustis, in the early 1800's. Dr. Eustis is a Revolutionary War physician/surgeon.

In the afternoon, we tour the Shirley Eustis Estate in Quincy, a mid 19th century home to a descendant of Dr. Charles Eustis.

Thurs., Sep. 11:

We check out of hotel.

Contact Stuart F. Johnson, ABA president, for further details, at 301-336-8222; and stuart.johnson.aaronburr@gmail.com

For guest room reservations at the Marriott Boston Quincy, click on booking link, HERE. Or call 1 (617) 472-1000, and tell them you're with the Aaron Burr Assoc group. Ask for a high floor room with a good view of the Boston skyline. 

Marriott Boston Quincy, for 169.00 USD - 179.00 USD per night

Last Day to Book : Monday, August 18, 2025