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6:30 pm

Marriage, Taxes, and a Dose of Rebellion – Dinner & A Show at the Meeting House!

May 19, 2016 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108 United States
$40

Local author Martha Lufkin will perform her original, one-act comedy, “Marriage is Taxing,” during a fun-filled evening at Old South Meeting House. This comedy takes its inspiration from the documented rush to marry in the weeks before the infamous Stamp Act took effect in 1765 – to avoid the impending tax on marriage certificates. What […]

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