GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
The Littleton Historical Commission invites you to the celebration of Patriot’s Day on April 19 at 10 AM to 10:30 AM at Liberty Square, and from 11 AM to 3 PM at Fay Park and the Littleton Historical Society. Rain or shine. At the 10 AM ceremony at Liberty Square, the Historical Commission Chair and […]
Tours include information about Jason Russell and his family, who continued to live in the house he built until the 1890s. Learn about the history of the house and hear about its role in the momentous events of April 19, 1775, when the retreating British Regulars clashed with local minutemen in the Battle of Menotomy. […]
Experience the Wright Tavern on a Self Guided Tour. There will be narrators sharing stories and history with visitors in each of the rooms of this very historic "witness house". This will be an opportunity for you to travel back in time and learn about the events and experiences of this iconic building. A fine […]
Saturday, April 19, 2025 11:15 am Parker’s Revenge Battle Site Join Historian Alexander Cain as he discusses the pivotal events surrounding Captain John Parker's Lexington Company and the dramatic moment known as "Parker’s Revenge" on April 19, 1775. After the defeat on the Lexington Green, where Parker and his militia were overwhelmed by British forces, […]
Saturday, April 19, 2025 11:45 am Viewing Areas near Hartwell Tavern Join us on Saturday, April 19, 2025 for the Elm Brook Hill Tactical Demonstration. This signature event of the 250th Anniversary of April 19, 1775 will include the largest and most historically accurate living history experience of Patriot Day Celebrations. Watch over 750 British […]
“Our Untold Stories” Observing the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution On April 19, the actual first day of the American Revolution, we celebrate with food and craft beverages the passage of Paul Revere and William Dawes through present-day Arlington to warn of advance of British troops to suppress the colonial rebellion Note: The re-enactment […]
Saturday, April 19, 2025 12:45 PM Viewing Areas around Minute Man Visitor Center in Lexington Join us on Saturday, April 19, 2025 for the Parkers' Revenge Tactical Demonstration. This signature event of the 250th Anniversary of April 19, 1775 will include the largest and most historically accurate living history experience of Patriot Day Celebrations. Watch […]
Saturday April 19, 1:00 PM Fort Devens Museum, 94 Jackson Road, Devens, MA Although the events and story of Lexington and Concord are well known, the British side is too often dismissed or ignored. What did the British know about the supplies at Concord and the countryside? How was the march to Boston conducted? This […]
In honor of Concord 250, Thoreau Farm has special open house hours this April. Beginning with the afternoon of April 19, and continuing through April 27, drop-in to Thoreau Farm for activities for all ages. https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/REV-STORIES_logo-mark_square.png This event explores our region's revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom's Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage […]
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the historic battle of Concord, the Concord Scout House is proudly offering an afternoon and evening of stories, dance, song, and historical exhibitions with family-friendly entertainment on Saturday April 19, 2025. Throughout the day, exhibitions will include demonstration of historic letterpress printing. Broadsides: News, prose and verse from […]
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