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SUMMARY:Bolton's Revolutionary Quest
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Rev Quest! Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and learn a bit about life in Bolton at that time. Included are stories of fourteen Bolton citizens who were involved in the American Revolution. Each citizen-patriot is paired with a site in Bolton\, marked by the number in the upper left corner of each story. In the case of Jonathan and Benjamin Atherton\, father and son share a single story but each has their own site on the map.   \nUse the map to locate each site and begin your self-guided tour; you can also use it as a game to see how many sites visited. Enjoy\, and we would love to hear back on how you did. \nClick here to start! \nThis activity is offered by the Bolton Historical Society as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!  \n\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n		 \n		\n			This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/boltons-revolutionary-quest/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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SUMMARY:Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Bolton\, MA
DESCRIPTION:LAFAYETTE COMES TO BOLTON\nMonday\, September 2nd at 6:00 p.m.\nat the Wilder Mansion\, 101 Wilder Road\, Bolton  \nTwo hundred years ago on August 14\, 1824\, the Marquis de Lafayette arrived in New York to begin his 13-month Farewell Tour of America. As the last surviving general of the American Revolutionary War\, Lafayette was invited by Congress and President James Madison in part to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the nation. He received a hero’s welcome in all of the twenty-four states that he visited.\nIt is well documented in Bolton history that on the eve of September 2\, 1824\, Lafayette arrived at the home of his friend Sampson Vryling Stoddard Wilder to spend the night.\n​\nFrom August 2024 to September 2025\, the American Friends of Lafayette (AFL) will be commemorating Lafayette’s Farewell Tour with hundreds of events that will trace his footsteps on the exact dates and in the exact order he followed on his tour of America as the “Guest of the Nation” between 1824 and 1825. General Lafayette re-enactor Mark Schneider will be on hand to kick-off his tour of the Commonwealth\, which includes events scheduled in communities across the state. The Bolton Historical Society\, in partnership with the AFL will be recreating the arrival of Lafayette to the Wilder home at 101 Wilder Road on Monday\, September 2nd at 6:00 p.m.\nAll are invited to welcome Lafayette back to Bolton.  \nPeter Reilly\, the Chairman of the Massachusetts AFL committee organizing Lafayette’s tour across the Commonwealth is on a mission to inform citizens about our freedom by shining a bright light on Lafayette. He announced details of the upcoming celebratory tour across several Massachusetts communities. “I started working on this in 2016 coming off attending numerous Civil War Sesquicentennial events. I was inspired by a small marker that I often walked by noting Lafayette’s stop in the Rochdale neighborhood of Leicester on September 3\, 1824. I knew that Lafayette’s visit had been a big deal\, but I did not appreciate how big it was. Lafayette enthusiasts often compare it to the reception of a rock star. That is apt but inadequate. In contemporary terms\, Lafayette was not a rock star. He was a superhero.” He continued\, “This 24-state bicentennial journey includes a visit to Bunker Hill\, where Lafayette had laid the cornerstone of the Bunker Hill Monument. Lafayette was so enamored by the symbolism of that ceremony and the monument itself that he is buried in France with soil from Bunker Hill.” Reilly hopes that this event will also serve to excite the young minds of the Commonwealth\, with the same spark that ignited a young Marquis de Lafayette when America’s quest for independence began. He also hopes his excitement spreads\, and the word gets out so history lovers may plan to attend one of the many events in store. “The world has changed\,” said Reilly\, “and I’m hoping America opens its arms for Lafayette as it did 200 years ago.” \nFor more information\, visit the American Friends of Lafayette at www.friendsoflafayette.org or learn more about the planned 24-state bicentennial events at www.Lafayette200.org. For a detailed summary of each city and town Lafayette visited in 1824\, and speeches given\, visit Peter’s blog at www.lafayetteMA1824.org.  \nImage: Portrait of Marquis de Lafayette\, Parlor\, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello\, Charlottesville\, VA \n  \n\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n		 \n		\n			This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! \nLearn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/bicentennial-of-lafayettes-farewell-tour-visits-bolton-ma/
LOCATION:Wilder Mansion\, 101 Wilder Road\, Bolton\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Revolutionary Stories,Exhibits,Living History,Open House
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of a Hobby: Model Ship Building
DESCRIPTION:On display at the Bolton Historical Society are examples of one Bolton resident’s decades-long hobby of model ship building\, both scratch and kit built. From the ill-fated Titanic to the Jefferson Davis\, an 1853 Baltimore Clipper\, these models demonstrate the patience\, skills\, and eye for detail of the modeler\, the late Deborah Kellett. \nOpen every Tuesday and Thursday in May from 1:00 to 3:30.\nSpecial open hours on Saturday\, May 18th from 10:00 to 1:00 and Sunday\, May 19\, from 1:00 to 5:00. \nACCESS: Entrance to building has two steps\, no ramp.\n \n  \nThis program is offered by the Bolton Historical Society as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/the-pursuit-of-a-hobby-model-ship-building/2024-05-02/
LOCATION:Sawyer House & Barn\, 676 Main Street\, Bolton\, MA\, 01740\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Exhibits
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SUMMARY:Tools of the Time: 19th-Century Farm & Woodworking Tools
DESCRIPTION:Step back in time for a carpentry demonstration of tools of the 19th century\, including the tools of Amos Evans\, a joiner who lived and worked in Bolton. On display are 19th-century farming and woodworking tools from the Bolton Historical Society’s collection. \n  \nThis program is offered by Bolton Historical Society as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!  \n 
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/tools-of-the-time-19th-century-farm-woodworking-tools/
LOCATION:Sawyer House & Barn\, 676 Main Street\, Bolton\, MA\, 01740\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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