Patriots' Day 2022 at Minute Man National Historical Park If you had to leave your home in a hurry, uncertain of your return, what would you take with you? Learn about the local civilians on April 19, 1775 who struggled to save their families and belongings from the path of war. Meet living history volunteers […]
Patriots' Day 2022 at Minute Man National Historical Park Watch hundreds of British and Colonial reenactors who will engage in a battle demonstration showing the running fight that took place along this deadly stretch of road on the border of Lincoln and Lexington. After the demonstration you will have the opportunity to get up close […]
Patriots' Day 2022 at Minute Man National Historical Park Visit the home of Colonel James Barrett and talk with costumed park rangers and volunteers about colonial military preparations. Around 3:30 p.m. British soldiers will arrive and conduct a search of the property, looking for supplies. Note that this event will take place at the Colonel […]
Patriots' Day 2022 at Minute Man National Historical Park Commemorate Patriots' Day with a dramatic Battle demonstration involving Colonial minute men, British regulars, and musket fire, marking the "shot heard round the world." Note that this event will take place at the North Bridge within Minute Man National Historical Park. Photo courtesy of Minute Man […]
Patriots' Day 2022 at Minute Man National Historical Park Lantern light procession: 7:50 p.m. (step off at North Bridge Visitor Center) Ceremony at North Bridge: 8:00 – 8:45 p.m. As darkness descends upon the North Bridge battlefield we invite you to come and reflect on the events of April 19, 1775 and the meaning of […]
Patriots' Day 2022 at Minute Man National Historical Park The Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute will make their annual march to North Bridge in honor of their fellow townsmen who made the same march in 1775. They will fire volleys from North Bridge in soldierly salute. Note that this event will take place at […]
Over the past two years, during the worst of the pandemic, The Umbrella Arts & Environment program has continued to create solace, community, and reconnection with nature. Although they took a very different form from celebrations of the past few decades, 2020 and 2021 gave us opportunities to safely engage new, wider audiences in deep […]
Join the Friends of Minute Man National Park for a spring bird walk! May brings many migrating birds to Minute Man National Historical Park, including thrushes, vireos, orioles, buntings, and warblers in their jewel-colored plumage. Join us for a one-mile stroll through the park with Kathy Dia to see and hear some of these beautiful […]
Edmund Foster, a militiaman from Reading, Massachusetts (portrayed by park volunteer, Ed Hurley), will lead a tour to the Elm Brook Hill (Bloody Angle) Battle Site where he fought on April 19, 1775. He will be joined by Lincoln, Massachusetts historian and author Don Hafner. Note that this event will begin at Hartwell Tavern within […]
Experience Patriots' Day at Minute Man National Historical Park Saturday, April 8, 2023 Meriam's Corner 1:00 - 2:00 pm The Town of Concord, joined by local fife and drum ensembles, minute men and the Concord Independent Battery commemorate the fighting that occurred at Meriam's Corner on April 19, 1775. The Nathan Meriam House will be […]
Experience Patriots' Day at Minute Man National Historical Park Saturday April 8, 2023 Paul Revere Capture Site 3:00-4:00 pm The Lincoln Minute Men, joined by other reenactment units, observe the historic capture of Paul Revere with historic music and a musket fire salute. Photo courtesy of Minute Man National Historical Park via TheHistoryList.com
Experience Patriots' Day at Minute Man National Historical Park Saturday, April 15, 2023 Hartwell Tavern and Captain William Smith House “Trepidation, Fever and Rushing to Arms” ~ 11:15 am Captain William Smith House 11:15 am (30 Minutes) Join living historians at the Captain William Smith house for a program about the civilian experience of April […]
